Find Your Creative Voice Through the Lens! | Ffeindia Dy Lais Creadigol drwy'r Lens!

Are you 16-25 and ready to level up your photography skills? After a brilliant first year, Explore Photography is back - and this time, it’s all about discovering your style, building confidence, and creating work that tells your story.

Across six free weekly sessions, you’ll learn the foundations of photography, experiment with creative techniques, and develop your own mini‑project - all in a supportive space led by filmmaker and photographer Pierre Simon. You’ll finish the course with a live exhibition at Wales Millennium Centre, showcasing your work to friends, family, and fellow creatives.

What to Expect

A hands‑on, creative journey designed to help you explore your environment, sharpen your eye, and build a body of work you’re proud of.

You’ll:

Learn photography fundamentals - composition, lighting, framing, and visual storytelling

Experiment with different styles - portrait, event, editorial, documentary

Develop your own project - from first ideas to final edit

Build confidence through feedback, collaboration, and guided practice

Showcase your work in a group exhibition at WMC

Your 6‑Week Creative Journey

Session 1 - The World of Photography

Explore the basics, discover creative pathways, and start shooting your environment.

Session 2 - Explore Your Niche

Try portrait, event, or editorial photography and begin shaping your direction.

Session 3 - Explore Your Art

Experiment with style, light, perspective, and creative techniques - plus a guest speaker.

Session 4 - Sharp Shooters

Plan your project, build a shot list, and begin creating your exhibition work.

Session 5 - Constructive Criticism

Learn to edit, sequence, and refine your images through group feedback.

Session 6 - Tying Loose Ends

Final edits, captions, layout - and preparing your exhibition for launch.

Final Outcome

You’ll create a small body of photographic work responding to “Exploring Your Environment”, interpreted in your own style. The course ends with a public exhibition at Wales Millennium Centre - a chance to celebrate your achievements and share your perspective with the world.

Timeline

Weekly Sessions: 13 Oct – 17 Nov (Tuesdays, 6–8pm)

Shooting & Editing Day: 14 Nov, 11am–4pm

Exhibition Launch: 24 Nov

All sessions take place at Wales Millennium Centre.

Ready to Join?

Spaces are free but limited - and allocated on a first‑come, first‑served basis. Sign up now via our Eventbrite page.

Wyt ti rhwng 16 a 25 oed ac yn barod i wella dy sgiliau ffotograffiaeth? Ar ôl blwyddyn gyntaf wych, mae Archwilio Ffotograffiaeth yn ôl – a'r tro yma, mae'n ymwneud â darganfod dy steil, magu hyder, a chreu gwaith sy'n adrodd dy stori di.

Drwy chwe sesiwn wythnosol am ddim, byddi di'n dysgu sylfeini ffotograffiaeth, yn arbrofi gyda thechnegau creadigol, ac yn datblygu dy brosiect bach dy hunan – a hynny i gyd mewn gofod cefnogol o dan arweiniad y gwneuthurwr ffilmiau a'r ffotograffydd Pierre Simon. Byddi di'n gorffen y cwrs gydag arddangosfa fyw yng Nghanolfan Mileniwm Cymru, gan arddangos dy waith i ffrindiau, teulu a phobl greadigol eraill.

Beth i’w ddisgwyl

Taith ymarferol, greadigol sydd â'r nod o dy helpu di i archwilio dy amgylchedd, datblygu llygad graff, ac adeiladu corff o waith rwyt ti'n falch ohono.

Byddi di:

yn dysgu hanfodion ffotograffiaeth – cyfansoddiad, goleuo, fframio ac adrodd straeon gweledol

yn arbrofi gyda gwahanol arddulliau – portread, digwyddiadau, golygyddol, dogfen

yn datblygu dy brosiect dy hunan – o'r syniadau cyntaf i'r golygiad terfynol

yn meithrin hyder drwy adborth, cydweithio ac ymarfer o dan arweiniad

yn dangos dy waith mewn arddangosfa grŵp yng Nghanolfan Mileniwm Cymru

Dy Daith Greadigol 6 Wythnos

Sesiwn 1 – Byd ffotograffiaeth

Archwilio'r hanfodion, darganfod llwybrau creadigol, a dechrau tynnu lluniau o dy amgylchedd.

Sesiwn 2 – Archwilio dy faes penodol di

Rhoi cynnig ar ffotograffiaeth portreadau, digwyddiadau, neu olygyddol a dechrau siapio dy gyfeiriad di.

Sesiwn 3 – Archwilio dy gelf

Arbrofi gydag arddull, golau, persbectif a thechnegau creadigol – a bydd siaradwr gwadd.

Sesiwn 4 – Sgiliau saethu

Cynllunio dy brosiect, adeiladu rhestr saethu, a dechrau creu dy waith arddangosfa.

Sesiwn 5 – Beirniadaeth adeiladol

Dysgu sut i olygu, dilyniannu a mireinio dy ddelweddau drwy adborth grŵp.

Sesiwn 6 – Cau pen y mwdwl

Golygiadau olaf, capsiynau, cynllun – a pharatoi dy arddangosfa ar gyfer lansio.

Canlyniadau terfynol

Byddi di'n creu corff bach o waith ffotograffig yn ymateb i “Archwilio dy amgylchedd”, wedi'i ddehongli yn dy steil dy hunan. Bydd y cwrs yn dod i ben gydag arddangosfa gyhoeddus yng Nghanolfan Mileniwm Cymru – cyfle i ddathlu dy lwyddiannau a rhannu dy safbwynt gyda'r byd.

Llinell amser

Sesiynau Wythnosol: 13 Hyd – 17 Tachwedd (nos Fawrth, 6–8pm)

Diwrnod Ffilmio a Golygu: 14 Tachwedd, 11am–4pm

Lansiad yr arddangosfa: 24 Tachwedd

Cynhelir yr holl sesiynau yng Nghanolfan Mileniwm Cymru.

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