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Next One Day Photography Courses in the Sheffield and Peak District Areas

Here are the dates of the next digital photography courses we have planned in the Derbyshire Peak District and around Sheffield and South Yorkshire in the next few months. They are all one day courses, led by an experienced professional photographer with extensive local knowledge. You can read what some of our hundreds of clients have said about our courses here on Google.

You can request a booking form here for any of our training courses listed below. Just click on the links for more information about individual courses. 

We also continue to offer one to one training either face to face or via video link. See here  for further details.

Peak District landscape photography courses by Peak Digital Training. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday August 9th – Heather Landscapes Photography Course near Sheffield.

This landscape photography course for more experienced photographers has been timed to coincide with the heather coming into bloom, turning the moors a beautiful purple colour. It will run from early afternoon until after sunset, and is being held in the area around Fox House, on the edge of Sheffield. Subjects available will include waterfalls, rugged gritstone edges and rock formations, old abandoned millstones as well as some of the finest heather moorland in the Peak District. The course is limited to a maximum of only 4 photographers, and places cost £99.00 each. Places available.

Photography courses Sheffield. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday August 16th – Beginners’ Photography Course near Sheffield: Getting Off Auto Mode.

A full day outdoor photography course which is being held in the area around Fox House on the edge of Sheffield, and is suitable for complete beginners. It has been timed to coincide with the heather coming into bloom, which will turn the moors a beautiful purple colour. Learn about the basic controls and settings on your camera that will help you take better and more creative photos, in a small group of people with similar levels of experience. The course is limited to a maximum of only 6 persons, and places cost £99.00 each. Fully booked.

Beginners' photography courses in Matlock Derbyshire. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday September 27th – Beginners’ Photography Course in Derbyshire: Getting Off Auto Mode.

Learn how to take control of your camera and get off the auto mode on this one day beginners photography course. It is suitable for complete beginners, assumes no previous knowledge of photography and is suitable for all types of digital stills cameras. It is being held near Matlock in Derbyshire and is a mixture of classroom-based teaching and practice outdoors (so it is not weather-dependent). The course is limited to a maximum of only 6 photographers, and places cost £99.00 each. Places available.

Sunset and night photography course in the Derbyshire Peak District. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday October 4th – Sunset and Night Photography in the Peak District.

This is an advanced level course which will require participants to be able to use their cameras in fully manual (M) mode. The course will run from 4.00pm in the afternoon until midnight, so will include photography during “golden hour“, sunset and dusk as well as at night. It is set in a fantastic rural location with photogenic old industrial buildings, twisted trees and other subjects for foreground interest. The course is limited to a maximum of only 6 photographers, and places cost £99.00 each.

Beginners' photography courses in Matlock Derbyshire. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday October 11th – Beginners’ Photography Course in Derbyshire: Getting Off Auto Mode.

Learn how to take control of your camera and get off the auto mode on this one day beginners photography course. It is suitable for complete beginners, assumes no previous knowledge of photography and is suitable for all types of digital stills cameras. It is being held near Matlock in Derbyshire and is a mixture of classroom-based teaching and practice outdoors (so it is not weather-dependent). The course is limited to a maximum of only 6 photographers, and places cost £99.00 each. Places available.

Beginners' photography courses in Matlock Derbyshire. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday November 15th – Beginners’ Photography Course in Derbyshire: Getting Off Auto Mode.

Learn how to take control of your camera and get off the auto mode on this one day beginners photography course. It is suitable for complete beginners, assumes no previous knowledge of photography and is suitable for all types of digital stills cameras. It is being held near Matlock in Derbyshire and is a mixture of classroom-based teaching and practice outdoors (so it is not weather-dependent). The course is limited to a maximum of only 6 photographers, and places cost £99.00 each. Places available.

More course dates for later in the year will added shortly, and if you would like to be kept informed of all the training courses we are running when they are announced, please sign up to our newsletter.

We are also able to offer one to one training either in person, or via video link.

Beginners’ Digital Photography Courses in Derbyshire – Getting off Auto Mode

Learn how to get off the auto mode and take control of your camera!

Saturday September 27th – 10.00am to 4.30pm.

Saturday October 11th – 10.00am to 4.30pm.

Saturday November 15th – 10.00am to 4.30pm.

Places available.

To allow for plenty of individual attention, there will be a maximum of only 6 people on each of these courses. Please contact us if you would like to be emailed a booking form to reserve a place.

Beginners' photography courses in Matlock Derbyshire. Photo © Chris JamesThese one day courses are being held in the village of Tansley, near Matlock in Derbyshire. They are run in a relaxed and informal atmosphere, and designed to bring together people with similar levels of ability. Group numbers are deliberately kept low so that the workshops are flexible and easily adapted to suit the specific needs and level of experience of the participants.

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Beginners’ Photography Courses near Sheffield – Getting Off Auto Mode

Learn how to take control of your camera on the beautiful heather moorland near Sheffield!

Saturday August 16th – 10.00am to 5.00pm. Fully booked.

This course is now fully booked, but you can see details of our other beginners’ courses in the coming months here.

This practical one day course is being held outdoors in the area around Fox House, on the edge of Sheffield, and is accessible by public transport. It has been timed to catch the peak of the heather season, when the moors in the area will turn purple with the blooming heather.

The course is limited to a maximum of just 6 places, which cost £99.00 each. Please contact us to request a booking form, or if you need any further information about the course. 

Photographing a stream on a photography course for beginners near Sheffield. Photo © Chris JamesNo prior knowledge of photography is required for this course – so it is ideal for people who have just bought their first dedicated camera (and have only previously used a smartphone to take photos), as well as those who have only been using their camera in “auto” mode and would like to learn how to use it to its full potential. The course is not just for owners of digital slrs, but is equally suitable for any type of digital camera provided it can be used in other than “all-auto” or “scene” modes – whether it is a compact “point and shoot” camera, travelzoom, bridge, mirrorless, or dslr.

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Heather Landscapes Courses near Sheffield

Waterfalls, heather and sunset all in one day!

Saturday August 9th – 1.00pm to 8.30pm. Places available.

Places cost £99.00 per person. 

This intermediate level landscape photography course is being held on the edge of Sheffield, in the area around Fox House and Stanage Edge, and is readily accessible by public transport from Sheffield. To make sure that you get plenty of individual attention and can have your questions answered, numbers will be limited to a maximum of only four photographers, with places costing £99.00 each.

Please contact us if you would like us to send you a booking form.

The course will run from early afternoon until just after sunset, and has been timed to coincide with what should be the peak of the heather season. This area has a wealth of subject matter for the landscape photographer, with high rugged gritstone edges, abandoned millstones, a beautiful wooded valley with lots of little waterfalls, and natural rock outcrops as well as superb views over the Dark Peak for sunsets. Continue reading “Heather Landscapes Courses near Sheffield”

Sunset and Beyond – Low Light and Night Photography in the Peak District

“It often seems to me that the night is much more alive and richly coloured than the day” Vincent Van Gogh

Saturday October 4th – 4.00pm until midnight. Places available.

This advanced level course is limited to just 6 photographers, and places cost £99.00 each. Please contact us to request a booking form or if you require further information.

Most photographers have tried to photograph a sunset at some point (many cameras even have a special “sunset” mode), but are often disappointed with the results. On this course you’ll find out why this can happen, and learn some of the techniques that will make your sunset photos really come alive. Many of these same techniques also apply to twilight and night sky photography, and during this course, you will learn how and when to use them.

Night photography course in the Peak District. Photo © Chris James

Modern digital cameras work extremely well in low light conditions, and have made night photography much easier and predictable than it used to be just a few years ago. So if you’ve ever wanted to try low light, night photography or “light painting“, this course will show you how to get started, and what fun it can be!

It is being held at a very safe, rural location in the Derbyshire Peak District – which has relatively little light pollution and is ideally suited for sunset and night photography. With wide horizons, twisted trees and amazing old industrial buildings and chimneys silhouetted against the sky, this is one the prime locations in the whole of the Peak District for this type of photography. Continue reading “Sunset and Beyond – Low Light and Night Photography in the Peak District”

Midsummer Landscape Photography in Lathkill Dale

Join us on a midsummer’s day for a landscape photography course in one of the Peak District’s most beautiful valleys.

This course has now taken place, but you can see details of all the other landscape and beginners’ photography courses we are currently running in other locations here.

This course will be limited to just four photographers – so everyone will receive plenty of individual attention and get their questions answered. Please contact us if you would like to be sent a booking form.

A dipper in Lathkill Dale, where Peak Digital Training are running a midsummer landscape photography course. Photo © Chris James
Dippers are a common sight in Lathkill Dale

Lathkill Dale (most of which is a National Nature Reserve) has a fantastic range of subjects for us photographers – from the numerous weirs used to manage the water levels on the river, to waterfalls, woodlands, caves, impressive limestone cliffs and many species of beautiful flora and fauna. It has also been the scene of industrial activity for hundreds of years, and the remains of the two largest lead mines are today a Scheduled Monument for their significance. One of them still has parts of a large steam engine house standing. Continue reading “Midsummer Landscape Photography in Lathkill Dale”