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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.
Xmas voucher from Peak Digital Training for photography courses and one to one training in Derbyshire, Sheffield & Peak DistrictThis Christmas, we are again offering a special gift voucher. Great value at only £99.00, ordered online and valid for the whole of 2025, you can see full details here.

Beginners' photography courses in Matlock Derbyshire. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday December 7th – Beginners’ Digital Photography 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 assumes no previous knowledge of photography and is suitable for all types of digital stills cameras. It is a mixture of classroom-based teaching and practice outdoors, and is being held in Tansley Village Hall near Matlock in Derbyshire. The course is limited to a maximum of only 6 photographers, and places cost £99.00 each. Only 2 places still available.

Peak District landscape photography course on Stanton Moor. Photo © Kevin HartleySaturday December 14th – Peak District Winter Landscapes.

This intermediate level course will include some of the wonderful photographic subjects around Stanton Moor, between Bakewell and Matlock in the Peak District. We will explore some former gritstone quarries which still have reminders of their former industrial past, and other subjects will include stone circles and impressive natural rock outcrops. There will also be an almost full moon rising during the afternoon! The course will begin shortly after sunrise, and we may be lucky enough to get a temperature inversion as we did on last year’s course. The course will finish shortly after sunset. It is limited to a maximum of only 4 photographers, and places cost £99.00 each. Only 2 places still available.

Beginners' photography courses in Matlock Derbyshire. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday January 18th – Beginners’ Digital Photography 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 assumes no previous knowledge of photography and is suitable for all types of digital stills cameras. It is a mixture of classroom-based teaching and practice outdoors, and is being held in Tansley Village Hall near Matlock in Derbyshire. The course is limited to a maximum of only 6 photographers, and places cost £99.00 each. Places available.

Peak District landscape photography course in Lathkill Dale © Chris JamesSaturday January 25th – Winter Landscapes in the White Peak.

This intermediate level course is being held in one of the Peak District‘s most beautiful valleys. 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 beautiful images. The course will run until sunset, so it will be a great chance to experience taking pictures in the low light conditions using long exposures. The course is limited to a maximum of only 4 photographers, and places cost £99.00 each. Places available.

Beginners' photography courses in Matlock Derbyshire. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday February 15th – Beginners’ Digital Photography 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 assumes no previous knowledge of photography and is suitable for all types of digital stills cameras. It is a mixture of classroom-based teaching and practice outdoors, and is being held in Tansley Village Hall near Matlock in Derbyshire. The course is limited to a maximum of only 6 photographers, and places cost £99.00 each. Places available.

Peak District stone circle in winter. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday February 22nd – Peak District Landscapes Around Stanton Moor

This intermediate level course will explore some of the wonderful photographic subjects around Stanton Moor, between Bakewell and Matlock in the Peak District. Apart from the impressive disused quarry faces, there are abandoned millstones, a well-preserved blacksmith’s forge and a large stone cutting shed. There are also two stone circles (including the famous Nine Ladies) and other Bronze Age remains. This area is also a great location for sunsets, and as the course will run until after sunset at 5.30pm, we will be able to take photos during golden hour as well as at sunset if the conditions permit. The course is limited to a maximum of only 4 photographers, and places cost £99.00 each. Places available.

Beginners' photography courses in Matlock Derbyshire. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday March 15th – Beginners’ Digital Photography 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 assumes no previous knowledge of photography and is suitable for all types of digital stills cameras. It is a mixture of classroom-based teaching and practice outdoors, and is being held in Tansley Village Hall near Matlock in Derbyshire. The course is limited to a maximum of only 6 photographers, and places cost £99.00 each. Places available.

Photography courses near Sheffield by Peak Digital Training. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday March 22nd – Landscape Photography on the Moors near Sheffield

This intermediate level landscape photography course will be held in the area around Fox House (on to the border between Sheffield and Derbyshire). This part 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 also be able to get some great shots in golden hour light and at sunset if conditions permit. The course is limited to a maximum of only 4 photographers, and places cost £99.00 each. Places available.

Peak District landscape photography course in spring. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday May 10th – Springtime Landscapes and Bluebells in the Peak District

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 finest. We will spend the first part of the day in woods not far from Matlock photographing bluebells and other spring wild flowers, as well as the impressive ruined steam engine house of a former lead mine. After a pub lunch, we will visit another nearby location – which could be a stone circle, industrial remains in one of the disused quarries, or the famous Cork Stone. The course is limited to a maximum of only 4 photographers, and places cost £99.00 each. Places available.

Peak District landscape photography course in spring. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday May 17th – Springtime Landscapes and Bluebells in the Peak District

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 finest. We will spend the first part of the day in woods not far from Matlock photographing bluebells and other spring wild flowers, as well as the impressive ruined steam engine house of a former lead mine. After a pub lunch, we will visit another nearby location – which could be a stone circle, industrial remains in one of the disused quarries, or the famous Cork Stone. The course is limited to a maximum of only 4 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.

Christmas Gift Vouchers for Photography Training Courses

If you are looking for a Christmas gift for a photographer in your life, why not help them take better photographs with some professional photography training?

This Christmas, we are once again offering a special Christmas gift voucher for photography training in the Sheffield and Derbyshire areas (or online). 

Avoid the hassle of Christmas shopping, and order from the convenience of your computer or phone. Your voucher will be delivered into your inbox in just a few hours (or even minutes), ready for you to send or print out yourself.

Xmas voucher for photography courses and one to one training in Derbyshire, Sheffield & Peak DistrictAt only £99.00 (the same price as the last three years), the voucher represents great value for money. It allows the person receiving it to choose the level of training that suits them best, and at a time that is most convenient for them right until the end of 2025.

The voucher costs just £99.00. Please click here to request a booking form. Continue reading “Christmas Gift Vouchers for Photography Training Courses”

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 December 7th – 10.00am to 4.30pm. Only 2 places still available.

Saturday January 18th – 10.00am to 4.30pm. Places available.

Saturday February 15th – 10.00am to 4.30pm. Places available.

Saturday March 15th – 10.00am to 4.30pm. Places available.

Places cost £99.00 each.

To allow for plenty of individual attention, and also to enable proper social distancing, 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.

Xmas voucher from Peak Digital Training for photography courses and one to one training in Derbyshire, Sheffield & Peak DistrictThis Christmas, we are offering a special Christmas gift voucher for our courses. Great value at only £99.00, ordered online and valid for the whole of 2025, you can see full details here.

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.

Continue reading “Beginners’ Digital Photography Courses in Derbyshire – Getting off Auto Mode”

Peak District Winter Landscapes Photography Course

Saturday December 14th – 9.00 am to 4.00 pm. Only 2 places still available.

This course will be limited to just 4 photographers, with places costing £99.00 each. Please contact us to request a booking form, or if you need any further information about this course. 

This intermediate level course will explore some of the wonderful photographic subjects around Stanton Moor, between Bakewell and Matlock in the Peak District. We will spend the first part of the day in one of the former sandstone quarries which surround the moor. Stanton Moor has been prized for its fine grained stone for centuries (the paving for Trafalgar Square came from here), and the quarry we will visit still retains plenty of interesting features from its industrial past – though they have now been softened and partly reclaimed by nature. Continue reading “Peak District Winter Landscapes Photography Course”

Winter Landscapes in the White Peak

Saturday January 25th – 10.00am to 4.30pm. £99.00 per person. Places available.

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 beautiful images. The course will run until sunset, so it will be a great chance to experience taking pictures in the 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. 

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

Continue reading “Winter Landscapes in the White Peak”

Peak District Landscapes Around Stanton Moor

Saturday February 22nd – 10.00am to 5.30pm. Places available.

This course will be limited to just 4 photographers, with places costing £99.00 each. Please contact us to request a booking form, or if you need any further information about this course. 

This intermediate level course will explore some of the wonderful photographic subjects around Stanton Moor, between Bakewell and Matlock in the Peak District. The first part of the day will be spent photographing industrial remains in one of the former sandstone quarries which surround the moor. Stanton Moor has long been prized for its fine grained stone for centuries (the paving for Trafalgar Square came from here), and the quarry we will visit still retains plenty of interesting features from its industrial past – though they have now been softened and partly reclaimed by nature.

Apart from the impressive quarry faces, there are abandoned millstones, a well-preserved blacksmith’s forge and a large stone cutting shed (see below) – all of which make for some great subject matter.

Continue reading “Peak District Landscapes Around Stanton Moor”