Author: Chris

Saturday May 16th – 10.00am to 5.00pm. Only 1 place still available.

Saturday June 27th – 10.00am to 5.00pm. Places available.

Each course is limited to just 6 places. Places cost £99.00 per person.

Please contact us to request a booking form.

The courses are being held at a private Field Centre in a beautiful rural location in the heart of the Peak District, just a few miles from Bakewell. 

Our beginners’ digital photography courses are not just for owners of digital slrs – they are suitable for any digital camera provided it can be used in other than “all-auto” or “scene” modes – whether it is a compact, bridge, mirrorless or dslr. On these one day workshops in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District, you will learn solid, practical photographic techniques that will be relevant not only to your current camera, but also any other type of camera you may own in the future.

On these beginners’ level courses, you will learn:

• what the different shooting modes on your camera are, how they work and when to use them
• how to get correct exposure in your photographs by using the right combinations of shutter speeds, lens apertures and ISO
• how to avoid blurred pictures by setting the correct shutter speed
• how to get your camera to focus exactly where you want it to
• get colours in your images the way you want them to look
• how to understand the information your camera gives you both before and after exposures, and how to use it to improve your pictures

You will also be given a printed sheet for your particular make and model of camera, telling you what your camera’s most important controls and menu items are, showing you where to find them, explaining in plain English what they do, and showing you exactly how to set them. Continue reading “Beginners Digital Photography Courses in the Peak District – Getting off Auto Mode”

Saturday March 21st – 10.30am to 6.30pm.

Places cost £99.00 each. Places available.

Please contact us to request a booking form for this course. 

This intermediate level landscape photography course will be held in the area around Fox House (on to the border between Derbyshire and Sheffield). It will start at 10.30am, and run until 6.30pm – just after sunset.

To allow all participants to get plenty of individual attention, the course will be limited to just four photographers, with places costing £99.00 each.

This course is also accessible by public transport.

This edge of the Peak District offers a wonderful range of subjects – including waterfalls, colourful oak and birch woodlands, old millstone quarries, and natural gritstone outcrops. Since the sun will set just before the course finishes, we should be able to get some great shots in golden hour light and at sunset if conditions permit.

Please contact us if you would like a booking form to reserve a place on this course. Continue reading “Landscape Photography on the Moors near Sheffield”

Saturday March 28th – 10.30am to 6.00pm.

Places cost £99.00 per person. Fully booked.

Please contact us if you would like a booking form for this course.

This course is being held in one of the Peak District‘s most beautiful valleys, which is also a National Nature Reserve. Lathkill Dale is beautiful at any time of year, but in winter the bare trees and abundant water give it a special stark quality which can produce some exceptionally striking images. The course will run until shortly before sunset, so it will also be a great chance to experience taking pictures in low light conditions using long exposures.

This intermediate level course will be limited to just four photographers – so everyone will receive plenty of individual attention and get their questions answered. 

Continue reading “Peak District Waterfalls in Spring”

Saturday May 2nd – 10.00am to 6.00pm. 

This course will be limited to just 4 photographers. Places cost £99.00 each. Fully booked.

Please contact us to request a booking form for this course. 

This intermediate level landscape photography course has been timed to capture some of the Peak District‘s woodlands in springtime when they are looking their best. One of the features of the course is that all the locations which we may visit are very accessible – no more than a few hundred yards from where we can park our cars. The walking is also very easy (with one small exception which is optional anyway). Continue reading “Springtime Landscapes and Bluebells in the Peak District”