36exp runs practical, high-quality photography courses and workshops in London, led by experienced professional photographers.
Our photography training is designed for photographers who want to improve their skills and take wonderful photos! 36exp is a group of professional, knowledgeable and enthusiastic photographers offering photography training in London. We create and deliver photography courses and workshops for photographers so that they can improve their skills. The photographers who run our courses and workshops
03/08/2026
A few favourite photos on black and white of dancer Giorgio Garrett shot around Greenwich on Friday afternoon.
Giorgio was amazing to work as always. It’s brilliant to work with a dancer who invests in the shoot and makes it a real collaborative shoot.
For years, many of us have been hoarding our own photography.
We capture landscapes from trips, portraits of friends, and random, experimental shots, only for the files to end up buried on hard drives or lost in a social media feed.
Aside from the select few images that get printed and framed for the house, the vast majority of our work never actually sees the light of day.
If people occasionally look at your photos and tell you that you should “do something” with them, it asks a question: how do you get your work out into the world for people to see? Real people!
If you are looking for meaningful ways to share, exhibit, or license your photos, free from the usual social media grind, here are a few avenues to explore.
17/04/2026
Routine often dulls creative observation. Finding inspiration in the mundane requires a deliberate shift in perspective.
We frequently postpone photography until a perfect moment or a specific destination trip occurs. True creative development often happens right outside your door, simply by changing how you view your everyday surroundings.
This carousel outlines some methods for identifying photographic potential in a quiet, familiar environment.
Shift your focus from finding complex subjects to isolating geometry, spotting textures, and creating atmosphere.
Experiment with these observational techniques on your next walk. Save this outline for reference when you need to break out of a creative rut.
02/04/2026
Lots of people do photography by following rules.
Rule of thirds.
Shoot RAW.
Watch your histogram.
Then they go out, follow all of it…
and the photos still look average.
Because none of that helps in the moment.
When you’re actually standing there, deciding whether to take the shot or not.
What matters is simpler:
What’s the photo about?
Is the light doing anything?
What’s creeping into the frame that shouldn’t be there?
That’s it.
If you get those right, most of the “rules” become irrelevant.
Better photos aren’t about knowing more.
They’re about noticing more.
21/03/2026
Reflections and people in Valencia today.
Just watching how it lines up and taking photos when it does.
Shot on an iPhone.
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Do you ever feel like your interest in photography is fading?
A lot of photographers go through this.
At the start, everything feels like a photo.
You notice light, reflections, people, buildings. You go out constantly and come home with hundreds of images.
Then something changes.
The camera stays in the bag. You have a free afternoon and good weather… but you don’t feel like going out just to take photos.
It starts to feel like a chore.
Most people think this means they’ve lost interest.
Usually that isn’t the problem.
What’s changed is your expectations.
At the beginning, simply photographing something interesting feels satisfying.
Later on, that isn’t enough. You start thinking:
“I’ve seen this before.”
“I’ve already taken this photo.”
“This doesn’t feel that interesting.”
That’s actually progress.
You’re no longer impressed by simply recording something.
You start wanting a reason to take the photo.
A theme.
A subject.
A small project.
Instead of photographing anything, you’re looking for something specific.
Most photographers cycle through phases like this.
Sometimes you shoot constantly.
Sometimes the camera sits on the shelf for a while.
Then something catches your attention again and you’re back out shooting.
That rhythm is normal.
Photography rarely disappears.
It usually just waits until something makes you curious again.
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One of the simplest ways to improve a photograph is subject separation.
The viewer needs to know where to look.
A shallow depth of field is the most obvious way to do this. The background softens, the subject stays sharp, and attention goes exactly where you want it.
It’s a simple technique, but it forces you to make a decision: what is the photo actually about?
If everything is sharp, everything competes.
If one thing is sharp, the photograph becomes clearer.
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09/02/2026
Views of the Shard.
5 of our favourite images of the highest building in Western Europe captured over the last few years on our Architecture & Urban Landscape Workshop.
Which do you like?
05/02/2026
Here we have a truly epic shot from Steve Hall taken on one of this week’s night photography workshops.
The weather was a bit grim on the night and we were in two minds as to whether we should go ahead.
But the drizzle subsided and we were left with low clouds lingering over Docklands and Canary Wharf.
From our vantage point across the Thames, this brilliant image was produced by workshop participant, Steve Hall.
It goes to show, you have to persevere to achieve something outstanding.
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