Want to take better pictures? Then join our Walk the Dial Walkshop, a fun and informative way to brush up your digital photography skills, while getting out and about on foot.
Check out the City – looking up and looking down – both in daylight and twilight – the buildings of the city draw the camera’s eye. Walk the Dial: The City from Monument tube station (Fisher Street Hill entrance).
The Museum of Walking has teamed up with professional photographer, Brian Galloway, to devise a 150 minute walkshop in which we walk and talk you through how to take better pictures. Specifically looking at the different functions that digital compact cameras and DSLRs offer. Like what does P and M mean, and er… Tv?
We take you on a series of walks through an intriguing London neighborhood sharing tips on observation, capturing shots and getting you familiar with the different functions that digital cameras, smartphones and tablets offer.
Walk the Dial – Primrose Hill, Camden – February 2015
Magical Primrose Hill is a photographers’ dream of light and space. With fantastic views across London our Walkshop takes you to the canals and old pubs of Chalk Farm and curiosities of Camden Town.
Walk the Dial – Angel, Islington – January 2015
The Inaugural Walk the Dial walkshop took place at the end of January 2015, including getting to know your camera, composition, trying out those pesky functions, and having chin wag over a coffee at the Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art.
What previous participants said about Walk the Dial
- ‘Very informative and enjoyable’
- ‘Very good atmosphere, lots of ideas shared’
- ‘Really enjoyed it – good fun!’
- ‘Excellent – I would love to do this again in any part of London’
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