Smartphone Photography Class: South Bank

Explore the iconic South Bank through your smartphone at this London photography class.



2 hours

Class size 1 to 10 (public classes), 3 to 15
  £55

Grab your smartphone — it's time to explore London's South Bank at this exciting photography class! Whether you're looking to focus on your photography skills or want the inside scoop on interesting places to visit in London, this smartphone safari is a brilliant way to see a new side of the city.
Guided by an enthusiastic local photographer, you'll explore the bank of the Thames area as you learn how to visualise, frame and snaps some impressive pictures. Whether you're coming along to a public class or bringing the whole gang for some photography fun, you'll soon be seeing a new side of London through the screen of your smartphone.
It doesn't matter if you're a photography whiz or a complete newbie, as you'll learn how to get the very best out of the camera you carry around with you every day, as well as how to edit your snaps using the best free photo editing app. It's the perfect way to spend a couple of hours taking in the sights and sounds of this vibrant area of London.

Upcoming dates for Smartphone Photography Class: South Bank

Times are London time. Dates and prices as of 9 Oct 2026, 6:04pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

4 upcoming dates between 10 Oct 2026 and 5 Dec 2026.

  • Sat 10 Oct 2026, 3:30pm-5:30pm
  • Sun 25 Oct 2026, 3:30pm-5:30pm
  • Thu 5 Nov 2026, 1:30pm-3:30pm
  • Sat 5 Dec 2026, 11:30am-1:30pm
What you'll get
  • A tour of iconic London landmarks and off-beat locales.
  • Tips to get the best photos out of your smartphone.
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Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly.
What to bring
Just yourself, your smartphone and a comfy pair of shoes.
Suitable for

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 10 years old).

An adult must accompany any attending kids, and must pay for a separate ticket.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum, Xmas gift or gift for couples.

Location

Blackfriars

Exact location is masked for privacy. You'll automatically get the specific address after booking.

Your teacher can also travel within 30 miles of Blackfriars, to a venue of your choice for a private class.

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Recent reviews of Smartphone Photography Class: South Bank

  • 5/5 from Maria Jose Berrocoso, attended Sep 2026: Amazing smart phone photography Class. We learn a lot of new things than you can do when you want a nice picture. Highly recommend.!!!
  • 5/5 from Kayse Key, attended Sep 2026: Was a fun couple of hours! Jeanette had some great tips and I am so pleased with the photos I made that day.
  • 5/5 from Heidi Douglas-Osborn, attended Aug 2026: Great experience and really helpful on how to use my new phone!
  • 5/5 from Leon Marcou, attended Aug 2026: Very useful class. Jet was lovely and taught us some techniques that we’ll definitely use in the future
  • 5/5 from Neil Freshwater, attended Jul 2026: 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...
  • 5/5 from Cath, attended Jul 2026: A really useful session with Jeanne around the South Bank. I learned lots of things to take away and practice. Thanks!
  • 5/5 from Stefanie Pfeil, attended Jul 2026: This was super on all levels! Jet explains it all so well and in a short amount of time I learned so much.
  • 5/5 from Komal Bhudis, attended May 2026: It was so much fun and most of all I learnt a lot of useful skills. I’m definitely going to sign up for photography in other spots with this team! Thank you for the matcha latte at the end! :)
  • 5/5 from Elisabeth Gara-Adams, attended Apr 2026: Jeanette is a wonderful teacher, and provides great tips in a super-relaxed way. I had gotten the course for my 14-year old nephew, who loved it and was super excited to learn all of these easy things to make his photos better. I'd recommend this course for anyone who wants to improve their photos - and general way of looking at life!
  • 5/5 from Nicola Rondel, attended Apr 2026: I can’t recommend the Class highly enough. We learnt so many amazing tips and tricks. Best of all Jet Black made the whole experience great fun. It was worth every penny!
  • 5/5 from Miss Sarah Beth Vinestock, attended Apr 2026: Jet was very friendly and welcoming and within minutes, we as a group, already had a better idea if how to take a good photo with a smart phone. The session was fun and interesting and we visited a range of different places to try out different photography techniques. Thank you!
  • 4/5 from Adrian Lazell, attended Apr 2026: Excellent easy to follow lesson. Learnt a lot in a small group
  • 5/5 from Nicola Hayat, attended Jan 2026: Loved this! Jet was amazing, simple tips and tricks which turn even the most basic phone users into photographers! Can’t recommend this enough. Thank you
  • 5/5 from Enza Wilkes, attended Jan 2026: We really enjoyed it thank you, Jeanette was amazing so clear so easy and so clear with the instructions! Great tips
  • 5/5 from Sara Nuttall, attended Jan 2026: Jeanette Lendon was just great. She is so kind, approachable and flexible. She responds to people's needs and at the same time gives a truly professional class in photography. She taught ways to use the camera that were incredible, giving results that were so artistic and inspiring. And her follow-up summary was above and beyond. I couldn't speak more highly of her. Such a rewarding course.
  • 5/5 from Sarah Payne, attended Oct 2025: Fantastic couple of hours with Jeanette walking around the South Bank and taking better photos than we usually do. Lots of tips and tricks shared and helped make a real difference to our photos. We felt we learnt an enormous amount and really enjoyed the two hours. Highly recommend.
  • 5/5 from Ming-Shih Hwang, attended Oct 2025: Amazing class, learned loads about smartphone photography capabilities that I didn't know before!
  • 5/5 from Eugenia Kvedaras, attended Sep 2025: The teacher was extremely friendly and very helpful! So fun to see London and taking pictures in a new way, definitely recommend for tourists and locals alike
  • 5/5 from Ellie Jung, attended Sep 2025: Good spirit, some great tips, it was a lovely two hours session.
  • 5/5 from Maxine Tharian, attended Sep 2025: Really enjoyed today’s iPhone photography class, informative and enjoyable! We walked along the South Bank of the Thames, stopping to put into practice various photographic techniques along the way as Jeanette explained them. A great teacher and a great way to spend an afternoon! Thoroughly recommend the class
  • 3/5 from Daniela Stamati, attended Sep 2025: Fun class and engaging teacher, but it’s not great value for money. It is very basic and focusing mostly on what the device can do rather than principles in photography.
  • 5/5 from Olga Camacho, attended Aug 2025: Jet was very enthusiastic and totally on her element! Learnt new tricks... so, guys, never underestimate either yourselves as photographers or your phone camera. This class is definitely worthy
  • 5/5 from W Glev, attended Aug 2025: super fun!
  • 5/5 from Jon von der Heyden, attended Aug 2025: It was amazing! Very eye opening, I didn't know my mobile phone has such an amazing functionality. I highly recommend this course and I'm definitely going back for more!
  • 5/5 from Esther Davies, attended Jun 2025: What can I say apart from amazing, wonderful and great! From start to finish and I learned a lot of awesome things you can do with your smartphone camera’ Jet is a lovely and very helpful teacher.
  • 5/5 from Gill Jessop, attended May 2025: Attended the course as a birthday present for a friend. Not sure what to expect, but the course was very informative and interesting. Learnt a lot about me phone and how to think before taking a picture. Our teacher was lovely lovely, friendly and knowledgable. A wonderful day out and got a lot from it.
  • 5/5 from Paul Ford, attended May 2025: Really insightful couple of hours. Jet was a great teacher and really knowledgeable and engaging
  • 5/5 from Amanda Brown, attended Apr 2025: Great Enthusiastic Teacher called Jet. Learnt a lot but couldn’t take all info in as fast moving. Would recommend
  • 5/5 from Rose Exley, attended Apr 2025: Had a great time on the SouthBank. Jet fab tutor, really friendly and informative. Learnt loads of things about my iPhone camera that I didn’t know about as well as some nifty photographer tricks! Turned out to be one of my best birthday pressie’s ever and while booking process super-easy!
  • 5/5 from Tracy Reid, attended Mar 2025: Really informative course. I learned such a lot and the teacher was very easy to chat to. We asked lots if questions and she was very knowledgeable. Would highly recommend.
  • 5/5 from Mark Cobain, attended Feb 2025: Great class! Very friendly and knowledgable. Learned lots of cool tricks and tips as well as meeting nice people. Perfect!
  • 5/5 from Osen Akkemik, attended Feb 2025: It was so easy to claim had a lovely teacher and learnt so much.
  • 5/5 from Katen Senior, attended Feb 2025: It was an excellent class, lots of fun and I’ve come away with some lovely photos and lots of tips to get the most out of my IPhone camera. Jet was a very friendly and knowledgable teacher.
  • 5/5 from Niamh Harmsworth, attended Jan 2025: We had a fantastic afternoon with Jet. It was a very wet day so venue was moved to the Barbican which meant we weren’t all soaked! Jet was communicative, enthusiastic and fun.Time flew and we took away some simple, effective techniques that will definitely improve our day to day phone photos. Amazing experience!
  • 5/5 from Elena Borreani, attended Jan 2025: Jeanette was really good, knowledgeable and enthusiastic. I highly recommend her classes!
  • 5/5 from Antoine Sourie, attended Dec 2024: Highly recommended for unleashing the potential of your phone camera. Friendly and enthusiastic teacher/coach (thanks Janet). Lots of tips about choice of topics, framing, lighting and use of Snapseed for "photoshopping" your photos.
  • 5/5 from Rachael Keal, attended Nov 2024: Jett was great! Very friendly and taught me lots of tips and tricks. I’d definitely go along to another class. Thank you as well for the coffee, really nice touch ️
  • 5/5 from Jennifer, attended Oct 2024: I was given this class as a present - what a great present! I have had an IPhone for a while and didn’t know so many things about the camera function. I learnt lots - from basic points to taking photos upside down, with your on the floor and on a Lego brick in a puddle!! Jet was hugely knowledgeable, patient and fun.
  • 5/5 from Orsetta Hosquet, attended Sep 2024: Had a great couple of hours with Jet. She was very friendly & welcoming. She provided wrist straps to hold the phone & explained setting on the camera phone. We practiced on subjects & effects. She also provided macro lenses to test. At the end we sat down with a drink & went through some edit techniques on a free app. I had a great time and I am sure my photos will be much better now!
  • 5/5 from Karl O'Donnell, attended Aug 2024: Great class to learn very effective and simple tips and tricks to take great photos. The course gave a very good insight into what to look for in everyday life to catch a great shot. Definitely recommend giving it a try.
  • 5/5 from Claire Harvey, attended Aug 2024: This was a really enjoyable class and I learnt some great new tricks that I am eager to try out in different areas. Really small group meant we were able to ask questions and take our time with the photos. Jet is a really fun teacher and super knowledgeable about smartphone photography. I really liked how Jet was able to show us how to edit our photos at the end of the lesson. I found this course fun and interesting and would highly recommend
  • 5/5 from Sara Smart, attended Aug 2024: This course was kindly brought for me as a present, as I love taking photos. I was really impressed with Jets knowledge and understanding of smartphone photography. We were a small group which was really nice as it call we'd us to ask lots of questions and find out as much as we could. I have learnt new techniques that I will take away and use to enhance my photos. It was nice to see London from a different angle. I would highly recommend Jet and the course. Thank you.
  • 5/5 from John Riddick, attended Jul 2024: My lesson was with Jet.She showed us things on the phone to help take pictures I didn’t know existed. I particularly liked putting the phone down on the ground to take pictures and also all the different ways of taking pictures of reflections. The snap seed app and how to use it was absolutely great.We all particularly liked adding drama to our photos. This was part of a birthday present from my husband and I enjoyed my lesson very much.
  • 5/5 from Susan, attended Jul 2024: I attended Jet’s smartphone safari yesterday where we walked around London’s Southbank. I thought I knew my way around my iPhone pretty well but Jet taught me so many new things I don’t know where to start! Jet is so knowledgeable and communicates so well everything seems so easy, and she was extremely patient responding to all our various questions. Thank you Jet, and I thoroughly recommend her classes, suitable for all levels.
  • 5/5 from Paul Danny, attended May 2024: Brilliant! Learnt so much in just too hours. Jet made the whole experience fun and educational and we came away with an arsenal of tips and tricks that will change our iPhone photography forever. You’ll never look at a puddle in the same way after the class. Every minute was worth it. Highly recommended.
  • 5/5 from Asma Alhazmi, attended May 2024: The class was very good, the teacher was very helpful and patient, she gave us some ideas that changed my perspective on photography and pictures. I like her
  • 5/5 from Yu Chen Gan, attended Apr 2024: Brilliant, learnt good techniques for my upcoming trip. Jeanette was very patient and informative. Useful session.
  • 5/5 from Ana Williams, attended Apr 2024: Lovely teacher and learned a lot of really quick and useful new tools and functions to improve the quality of my photos that I didn’t know about. Would recommend.
  • 5/5 from Polly Morgans, attended Feb 2024: This lesson was given to me by my children for my 60th birthday. I love taking photos but didn’t know how to use an iPhone camera to its full advantage. The lesson exceeded my expectations. Jet was a great teacher, she was kind and patient when I needed some extra help. She showed us how to take photos as well as how to use functions on the phone. I would absolutely recommend her and would do it again! Thank you
  • 5/5 from Stacey, attended Feb 2024: I was expecting the class to be something fun and different but it exceeded all of my expectations. I learnt so much and came away with photographs I didn't even know I could take. Jet is such a fantastic teacher - so patient, professional and friendly. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone (local or visiting) for an incredible day out in London. You will not believe what your simple smartphone can do when it comes to taking amazing photos.
Your teacher

Jet Black Squares
Jet Black Squares

5.0 (453)
female Women-owned

Jet is the founder and Creative Director of Jet Black Squares. Combining her former teaching career in the East End of London with a more recent corporate photography business of 13 years, she has created a hub for everything creative surrounding the smartphone. Jet Black Squares offer Smartphone Safaris all over the country, with a trusted band of associates who deliver workshops to an exceptionally high standard. More locations coming soon.

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