Reviews Widget | ClassBento

Norman Mackenzie

I learned a lot. We started experimenting with shots. Photographic techniques and things about the apps I didn't know, and also editing over coffee at the end. The latter of limited use as the app was new to me and I do most if any editing on my PC with other tools. Also clip lenses. Overall, very + more

Heidi Douglas-Osborn

Great experience and really helpful on how to use my new phone!

Tamar Nissim

I had a fab smartphone session with Jeanne in Hitchin today. We covered so much in a short space of time. Jeanne gave great tips and helped demystify the editing functions so I can now tinker and get the best out of my shots. Jeanne was patient, encouraging and fun!

Kayse Key

Was a fun couple of hours! Jeanette had some great tips and I am so pleased with the photos I made that day.

Linda Lumb-Evans

Had an enjoyable informative couple of hours in St James Park increasing my knowledge of using my iPhone for photography. It has such a powerful camera that I wanted to make better use of it. Jet was very knowledgeable and helped me tweak the camera settings and how to get the best out of it. There + more

Steve Lumb-Evans

Really enjoyable afternoon, Jet is very friendly knowledgeable and encouraging and I learnt lots about my iPhone camera and great tips on photography composition

Daniel Clifford

My wife and I really enjoyed this. We got some great tips for how to take better photos and spent a nice couple of hours exploring the London Bridge area.

Alan Heald

Ended up switching to the Barbican due to the weather which worked really well. Really informative 2 hours - learnt a lot which we'll now put into practice. Thanks Jet

Abi Falola

What an amazing course. Jeanette was so friendly and down-to-earth! She paid close attention to what we wanted to focus on, bringing great ideas to life and keeping things genuinely interesting. We walked away with so many cool new techniques and were amazed by what our phones could actually do. Working + more

Dimu Gunaratne

Learned a lot from Jet. She was excellent!!

Julia Minott

Amazing, brilliant, superb, informative, fun! So excited to test out our new skills! Thank you SO MUCH x

David Price

A brilliant day with Jeanette on the Oxford Smartphone Safari. She was friendly, knowledgeable, and made everything easy to understand, whatever your level of experience. We all picked up lots of practical tips that we're already using, and the follow-up notes were excellent. Highly recommended for anyone + more

Jill Taylor

Fabulous course Jeanne was informative & inspiring & great company! Come away with loads of tips & ideas. Thank you.

Jayanthi Mohan

We had a wonderful experience with the photography lessons. The teacher Jeanne was extremely kind, gentle and soft-spoken, and showed great patience throughout the sessions. She taught my son so many useful photography tricks and techniques and encouraged him to explore his creativity. What we appreciated + more

Freddie Tosh-Kilcooley

Really good experience - walked around Stratford and have tips and tricks for all types of shots. Definitely found out some new techniques and ways of shooting! Would recommend! Jeanette was lovely too and answered all my questions with great detail and kindness!

Sharon

I booked a smartphone photography experience with Jeanne as a birthday gift for my sister, and we both had such a lovely time. Jeanne was extremely friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic, and made the whole experience really enjoyable. She was very open to our ideas and suggestions, while also giving + more

Leon Marcou

Very useful class. Jet was lovely and taught us some techniques that we’ll definitely use in the future

Stephen Marriott

Excellent teaching very clear and easy to follow instructions. Thank you

Judith Abraham

Jen is fabulous and is a wonderful tutor! They allowed and encouraged us to explore, practice and enjoy using our camera cellphones!

Keshia Dodd

Mike was great, we explored the south bank and captured different outside activities and places of interest. Mike was really helpful in breaking down different kinds of interesting filming techniques in easy ways, and I already see the difference in my own work!

Kit Lam

Had a fantastic lesson with Mike. The skills and knowledge learnt in terms of positioning, creating the best photographs and editing will definitely transform my approach - can’t wait to get started with my new found knowledge. An extra big thanks for being so patient with me!

Rachel Fitz-Desorgher

What a great workshop! Gail made us feel very at ease and confident learnt so much about my phone’s photography app that I simply did not know. I came away more confident and competent. Thanks very much indeed - I would 100% recommend this workshop to anyone wanting to improve their phone photography knowledge and skills.

Melinda Orum

Mike was fantastic; patient, full of great tips on composition/editing and able to structure the session for beginners. Booked last minute, my 11 year old and I ended up having a class on our own which was huge fun and very informative. Would definitely do again!

Jayne Ralls

I was the only one signed in for this workshop so had the privelage of having a one to one class with Lee who was friendly and informative. I got to learn a lot more about how to use my phone more productively to get a better picture and some clever ideas and helpful tips. All in all a great gift and + more

Cath

A really useful session with Jeanne around the South Bank. I learned lots of things to take away and practice. Thanks!

Anonymised ClassBento customer

I had a fantastic experience on the Jet Black Squares Smartphone Photography course. Gail was wonderful and taught me so many photography and editing techniques that I had never known before. The whole course was relaxed, enjoyable and truly memorable. Thank you so much, Gail!

Neil Freshwater

Had an interesting & enjoyable 2 hours with Jeanne on South Bank, exploring how to make the most of my phone's camera, experimenting on pictures of St Pauls, The Tate Modern and some unusual buildings. Picked up a few good tips - just need to put them into practice now...

Nick Flindall

Had a fab time and learnt loads!

Colette Davidson

Really great afternoon. Learnt some great tricks and technique to use with my iPhone. I also enjoyed the chance to look after the City and see it in a different way. Can't wait to try out what I learnt on my own.

Craig Johnston

Chris was an excellent tutor - great combination of theory and practical

Richard Tarves

My son and I had a bit of spare time in London and came across Jet’s smartphone photography safari by mistake. I’m delighted we did - I can’t rate it highly enough. Jet was relaxed, informative and friendly, giving an easygoing insight into Brick Lane and tons of photography & editing tips. She + more

Jonathan Lau

Stellar! Very approachable and fun way to learn some great skills

Carol

Such a great smartphone photography class. Jet took us on a walk around the London and Tower Bridge areas demonstrating various ways of getting the very best out of our cameras. We learnt some very useful tips on how to get really great, artistic photos. We were also given access to an editing app that + more

Stefanie Pfeil

This was super on all levels! Jet explains it all so well and in a short amount of time I learned so much.

Hollie Atkins-Creed

What a wonderful class! The teacher was wonderful and so full of knowledge. As well as teaching us about smartphone photography she also gave us so many facts about the area of London we were in. I came away from this class full of excitement for my next photographic adventure. I feel I can finally make + more

Luis Espinosa

Amazing class! Would totally do it again.

Wendy Primmer

Lee was very professional On time, friendly and kept things moving so that we covered a lot of ground but at the right pace I learned a lot about the settings and options on my iPhone and also how to use the free app Snapseed effectively Lee does not use an iPhone so he is familiar ROH different types of mobiles

Anthony Dimmer

An excellent afternoon. Chris was very knowledgeable about photography and all aspects of the camera features in my phone. Is was wider and more in depth than I had expected. I really enjoyed it and it definitely encouraged me to look at the pictures I take in a different light.

Natalie S

Starting at St Pancras station and working our way across to the coal yard we learned a lot about the features of our phones and how to edit our pictures. Jeanne from Jet Black Square was very well prepared on all our different types of phones and gave brilliant tips on how to make the most of it. Two + more

Joanne Corbett

We had a great two hours at Bristol Harbourside with tutor Lee. He was clear, the pace and content were pitched perfectly and we learned lots. Highly recommended. Thank you.

Caroline Jacobs

Great class! Can highly recommend.

Hannah Moore

Absolutely loved it. Some great tips and so well explained. Lee was great and I’m so excited to practice what I’ve learned today!

Sharmini Kotecha

I learnt so much about smartphone videography on the session. As a beginner I found the session very informative and practical. Mike is a great teacher and made sure all of us understood the basic concepts of the session. Fully recommend the course.

Hilary

A brilliant session learning about what I can do with my camera phone. Informative, fun and great results. Would highly recommend to anyone, and great to explore an area of London I usually dash through.

Samantha Schinkel

The teacher told us so many tips and was informative and patient. Such an interesting class. I would recommend this for all ages from teenagers to retirees.

Stephen Lucas

Really enjoyed the class with Mike! Had the luck of a 1-1 session for 3 hours which was really beneficial. I learnt the importance of detail in each camera shot, and placement of subjects, as well as maximising lighting. Mike was kind enough to inform of where I can also grab high-quality video-shooting + more

Michele Morgan

I really enjoyed this two hours. I knew very little about how to take good photos on my iphone and Andy was excellent at explaining all the features and capabilities of the phone. He also spent a lot of time discussing how to compose an excellent and different photo of iconic images that have been captured + more

Farhana Akhtar

Bought this as a gift for my husband and two neurodiverse kids. Jet was really patient, flexible and engaged with both kids really well. They came away with some good tips and tricks but most importantly, had a great time! Thank you very much. :)

Shivani Gupta

Such a lovely way to spend the afternoon. I took my 13yrs old neice along and we came away feeling like our knowledge of what smartphones can do was excelerated.

Richard Jones

I had a great evening wandering around the harbourside, helped by the amazing weather! I learnt about lots of features on my shartphone camera that I didn't know about and different possibilties to take pictures.