Course Dates

Saturday June 10th – 10.00am to 5.00pm

Saturday August 12th – 10.00am to 5.00pm

Places available.

These practical one day courses are being held outdoors in the area around Fox House, on the edge of Sheffield, and are accessible by public transport. Each 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 courses. 

No prior knowledge of photography is required for these courses – so they are 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.

Continue reading “Beginners’ Photography Courses near Sheffield – Getting Off Auto Mode”

Saturday June 17th – 10.00am to 6.00pm.

Cost £99.00 per person. Fully booked.

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.

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 the parts of a large steam engine house standing, while the visible remains of most of the other features have been made more attractive for photography by being reclaimed and softened by nature during the 170 years since mining here finished. Continue reading “Midsummer Landscape Photography in Lathkill Dale”

Saturday July 8th– 10.00am to 4.30pm

Only 1 place still available.

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 this one day workshop 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.

The course is limited to just 6 places, which cost £99.00 per person. Please contact us to request a booking form.

Continue reading “Beginners Digital Photography Courses in the Peak District – Getting off Auto Mode”

Saturday August 26th – 1.00pm to 8.30pm

£99.00 per person. Only 1 place still available.

This 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 (as well as to allow for adequate social distancing), numbers will be limited to a maximum of only four photographers. 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. The area has a wealth of subject matter for the landscape photographer, with high 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 Course near Sheffield”

Saturday 23rd September 2023 – 4.00pm to 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.

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.

There are often some lovely evenings in September,  with light winds, spectacular sunsets – and warm temperatures! On September 23rd, the sun will be setting just after 7.00 pm, and the course will begin three hours before that – so we will be able to take full advantage of “golden hour” light, continue through sunset and into “blue hour“, and finally night itself.

The moon will be 57% illuminated on this date, and will rise at around 5.00pm, so we will have the chance to photograph it while the buildings and other foreground features are also still illuminated by daylight – a great combination which can produce spectacular results straight out of the camera with no complicated post processing required.

Later, when it has got properly dark, we will be able to get some different shots with the buildings and landscape illuminated just by the light of the moon – a relatively easy introduction to photography at night.

The photographic possibilities on this course are obviously dependent on the weather and cloud conditions, but even if it’s cloudy, we will still be able to get some great photos using combinations of natural light and “light painting” using flashguns and/or the lights that we will be bringing along.

“many thanks for a brilliant low light/night workshop …  I personally learned a lot that evening as did all the other participants and I respect that you keep your groups small so everyone gets your valuable help.” Stuart

There will be a maximum of only 6 photographers on the course, with places costing £99.00 each. Numbers are deliberately being kept low, and priority will be given to people who have already attended one of our landscape photography courses.

Please contact us if you would like more information, or to request a booking form for the course. Continue reading “Sunset and Beyond – Low Light and Night Photography in the Peak District”