Newsletter Readers
Offers - 10th March 2024
As part of the relaunch, I would like to offer you as Newletter readers, the following workshops at a discounted rate.
If you are interested, this gives you a chance to book a place before they are promoted more widely during this coming week.
Below is a summary of the workshops. If you would like to receive the more detailed informations sheets please email me back to say which you would like to receive.
I shall be sending them out to people who are interested from Monday evening onwards.
The workshops on offer are:-
Salisbury Cathedral Views
Salisbury City and Country ScapesBirds Of Prey
Engines Of Steam
Salisbury Cathedral Views
Salisbury City and Country Scapes
Salisbury Cathedral Views
Date: April 4th, Thursday, 10:00am to 12:30pm
Location: Cathedral grounds, Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Salisbury Cathedral Views - Information Summary
Overview
This grand cathedral acts as a great subject for us to capture as we explore the cathedral grounds and the local area for our vantage points to shoot from and capture images dicting the diverse parts of the cathedral.
Please note that we do not go into the cathedral itself during this workshop.
On Your Day
This is an ideal workshop for anyone wishing to practise their photography with coaching and guidance on hand; including those who may have been away from photography for a while and wish to dust off a few cob webs with a refresher!
Subjects Covered
The emphasis during this workshop is looking at how best to capture the cathedral, up close and from the local surrounding area. Looking at both composition and framing, besides which camera settings to use and taking into account the lighting conditions.
The settings covered will be tailored for each of those attending and their different levels of experience.
Suitable
This workshop is for any level of photography experience from the beginner onwards. With a small group, step-by-step instruction, guidance and demonstrations, are tailored to the individuals on the workshop.
Total beginners will be guided through their cameras automatci and semi-automatic modes, but you may wish to attend one of our beginner courses or workshops first, to get an appreciation of the main camera settings.
Please ask for details of about our beginner courses and workshops are taking place.
Training Support
This includes pre-workshop check sheets to help you prepare; with tailored guidance and coaching to your level of experience during your workshop; and a range of options to help you progress further afterwards. This includes a live on-line review session in the week afterwards.
Access
An access friendly route will be followed with hard standing areas used or next to where we will shooting from. We shall not be far from public/access toilets.
Total walking distance covered throughout this workshop is a maximum of 0.5 mile/0.8 km).
Price
£37 (normally £57)*
Please note we do not go into the cathedral during this workshop
* Carers and guardians may accompany you for free if they do not bring a camera with them.
Salisbury City & Country Scapes
Date: April 4th, Thursday, 1:30pm to 4:00pm
Location: City & water meadows, Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Salisbury City & Country Scapes - Information Summary.
Overview
We explore to find interesting landscape and cityscapes locations of the older and more interesting parts of Salisbury city, as we take a gentle walk from the cathedral grounds, across the water meadows and out to the the old mill.
On Your Day
This workshop will introduce you to both landscape and cityscape photography, with the route chosen, it is highly likely with the route we shall be taking that there will be a chance to capture some of the local wildlife.
Also an ideal workshop for anyone wishing to practise their photography with coaching and guidance on hand; including those who may have been away from photography for a while.
Subjects Covered
Although the workshop main theme is landscapes and cityscapes, there are some interesting landmarks to shoot sometimes close up, plus the local wildlife as we follow the path across the water meadows.
Composition and framing, camera settings and changing lighting conditions will be covered. With these tailored for each of those attending and their different levels of experience.
Suitable
This workshop is for any level of photography experience from the beginner onwards. With a small group, step-by-step instruction, guidance and demonstrations, are tailored to the individuals on the workshop.
Total beginners will be guided through their cameras automatci and semi-automatic modes, but you may wish to attend one of our beginner courses or workshops first, to get an appreciation of the main camera settings.
Please ask for details of about our beginner courses and workshops are taking place.
Training Support
This includes pre-workshop check sheets to help you prepare; with tailored guidance and coaching to your level of experience during your workshop; and a range of options to help you progress further afterwards. This includes a live on-line review session in the week afterwards.
Access
An access friendly route will be followed with hard standing areas used or next to where we will shooting from. We shall not be far from public/access toilets.
Total walking distance covered throughout this workshop is a maximum of 1.5 mile/2.4 km).
Price
£37 (normally £57)*
* Carers and guardians may accompany you for free if they do not bring a camera with them.
Birds Of Prey
Workshop
Date: March 21st, Thursday, 10:00am to 4:00pm
Location: Hawk Conservancy Trust, Weyhill, Andover, Hampshire. SP11 8DY.
Birds Of Prey - Information Summary
Overview
The Hawk Conservancy Trust is home to a large collection of beautiful birds of prey, that provide great subjects for us to capture both whilst they are stationary and also when 'on the wing' ….. flying during the displays.
Each flying display has different themes and locations, during which a range of different birds are flown for us.
The group size is limited to allow plenty of time for individual coaching to each photographer, tailored to the individuals level of experience from the beginner onwards.
On Your Day
Each display offers us different challenges for our photography, which you will be guided through. From low level passes across wild flower meadows; very fast action and multiple birds flying at once; and birds weaving through the woods under reduced light of trees canopy.
We work very much in align with the trusts daily program to ensure we witness other events taking place between the flying displays.
Subjects Covered
The emphasis during this workshop is looking at how best to capture the beautiful birds both during the flying displays and also when they ae more static. A lot of tips are given on how to best shoot at such locations, which will help you at other venues.
The trust is also home to a great range of wildlife and plants, which may distract us a little if we see something interesting.
Suitable
This workshop is for any level of photography experience from the beginner onwards. But I would recommend total beginners first take a Beginners Digital Photography workshop or course, to get an appreciation of the main camera settings and which will allow you to get the most from this Birds Of Prey workshop.
Please ask for details of when these workshops are taking place.
Training Support
This includes pre-workshop check sheets to help you prepare; with tailored guidance and coaching to your level of experience during your workshop; and a range of options to help you progress further afterwards. This includes a live on-line review session in the week afterwards.
Access
The trust has good access facilities plus tarmac paths throughout.
Price
£77 (normally £147) *
* Please note that this does not include your entrance ticket to the trust.
This lets thosewith HCT membership to take advantage of any discounts. Plus first time visitors will have a receipt which may entitle them to a discount if they apply for annual membership in the future.
* Carers and guardians may accompany you for free if they do not bring a camera with them.
Engines Of Steam
Workshop
Date: March 23rd, Saturday, 9:30am to 4:00pm
Location: Watercress Railway, Alresford to Alton, Hampshire.
Engines Of Steam - Information Summary
Overview
There is plenty of action for us to capture with these magnificent engines under steam and you most certainly do not have to be a steam train fan to get a lot from this workshop.
We will be looking at how to best capture images of the engines when both static and moving, controlling how to capture the motion using the shutter speed whilst balancing our exposure level.
We shall also be capturing images of the whole environment along the railway line and atmosphere from a by-gone era, shooting the wider railway infrastructure including a signal box, period buildings, platform gardens and the restoration work being carried out in the engineering shed.
On Your Day
We travel the Watercress Line with the steam engines and alighting/board at the stations, to explore the great range of photographic opportunities at each location and capture the engines as they pass us by.
Breaks will be taken in between train movements.
Our travel along the line and time spent at locations have been designed to allow us to observe the most train movements and visit all the key locations and vantage points.
There will be a lunch break around mid-day at one of the stations and between train movements. A packed lunch is recommended, but some stations have a cafe/hot drinks facility.
We start and finish the workshop at the Alton station end of the railway line.
Please note that the finish time of this workshop may slip due to trains sometimes running a bit late as the timetable may be revised during the day to meet local conditions and events.
Subjects Covered
The emphasis during this workshop is to capture the steam engines at their best under steam and working in a typical environment. plus capturing the wider aspects of a steam railway from the first half of the twentieth century and a bygone era - the age of steam.
Suitable
This workshop is for any level of photography experience from the beginner onwards. With a small group, step-by-step instruction, guidance and demonstrations, are tailored to the individuals on the workshop.
I would suggest that total beginners would be better off attending one of our beginner courses or workshops first, to get an appreciation of the main camera settings, which would allow them to get the most from this Engines Of Steam workshop.
Please ask for details of about our beginner courses and workshops are taking place.
Training Support
This includes pre-workshop check sheets to help you prepare; with tailored guidance and coaching to your level of experience during your workshop; and a range of options to help you progress further afterwards. This includes a live on-line review session in the week afterwards.
Access
All stations have step less access with ramps to cross between platforms at some stations.
Staff with ramps will help wheelchair users board/alight from trains.
Some carriages have been made accessible for a limited number of people.
There are disabled toilets at Alresford, Ropley and Alton stations, but none at Medstead - where we will be only for about 15 minutes.
Longest journey between stations is 30 minutes.
In total the walking distance covered throughout this workshop is a maximum of 0.5 mile/0.8 km).
Price
£77 (normally £147) *
* Please note that this does not include your entrance ticket to the railway.
This lets those with Watercress membership take advantage of any discounts. Plus first time visitors will have a receipt which may entitle them to a discount if they apply for annual membership in the future.
* Carers and guardians may accompany you for free if they do not bring a camera with them.
