Aviation & Action Photography Course – Photographing Aircraft in Flight

A day of exciting fast action photography at East Midlands Airport.

Saturday May 23rd – 11.00am to 5.00pm. Fully booked.

Saturday July 11th11.00am to 5.00pm. Places available.

Places cost £125.00 each. 

This course is limited to just 4 photographers, to ensure that everyone gets plenty of personal attention.

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

Photographing aircraft in flight is challenging but also great fun, and it can result in some really spectacular images. Like any other type of action photography, it does require some specific skills and understanding of camera settings for the best results. On this one day aviation photography course at East Midlands Airport, you will learn those skills. We will start with some relatively easy subjects (large jet airliners in good light), before trying our skills on some of the smaller turboprop and jet aircraft as well.

On this  course, you will learn how to:

  • choose the correct shutter speeds to either freeze motion, or allow some motion blur for creative effect
  • using panning techniques to increase the impression of movement and speed, and help blur out distracting backgrounds
  • choose the correct autofocus settings for really sharp results with fast moving subjects
  • plan your shooting locations and camera angles to help you get the best results in different lighting conditions and at different times of the day
  • get optimum results with telephoto lenses

The knowledge you will gain on this course will be applicable not only to photographing aircraft, but also other types of action photography    including wildlife, pets, and sports photography (especially motorsports). Continue reading “Aviation & Action Photography Course – Photographing Aircraft in Flight”

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

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

These courses have now taken place, but we will be running more beginners’ courses on June 27th in the Peak District and in July and August on the moors near Sheffield.

To allow for plenty of individual attention, there will be a maximum of only 6 people on each of these courses. Places cost £99.00 each.

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 James

These 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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Peak District Waterfalls and Woodlands in Autumn

Saturday, October 18th from 10.30am to 6.30pm. £99.00 per person. Fully booked.

This course is limited to just four photographers, and places cost £99.00 each.

This intermediate level landscape photography course has been timed to take advantage of the wonderful colours of autumn, and will be held on the moors around Fox House (close to the border between Derbyshire and Sheffield). The course is accessible by public transport.

This practical course features a whole day’s outdoor photography, starting  at 10.30am and finishing just after sunset at 6.30pm. 

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. As this is one of the best spots in the Peak District for temperature inversions, we might also get lucky and have some mist in the morning. For those interested in close-up and macro subjects, there should be plenty of interesting fungi at this time of year as well.

Please contact us if you would like to request a booking form to reserve a place on either of these courses. Continue reading “Peak District Waterfalls and Woodlands in Autumn”

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, South Yorkshire and the East Midlands in the next few months. They are all one day courses, led by a professional photographer with over 40 years’ experience. He also has extensive local knowledge of the Peak District and its surroundings.

You can read what some of our hundreds of clients have said about our courses here on Google.

Our beginners level courses assume no prior knowledge of photography – so they are ideal for people who have just bought their first dedicated camera – or who have only been using their camera in “auto” mode and would like to learn how to use it to its full potential.

Our intermediate level landscape photography courses are held outdoors in  Peak District locations chosen to be looking at their best at the particular time of year. These courses are designed for people who already know how to use their cameras in other than the “auto” or “scene” modes, and who want help to develop their skills while immersing themselves in their photography for a whole day. They are the natural next step up for people who have already been on a beginners’ level course. 

Just click on the links below for more details about individual courses.

You can request a booking form here for any of our training courses listed below.

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

Peak District beginners' photography workshops by Peak Digital Training. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday May 16th – Peak District Beginners’ Photography Course: Getting Off Auto Mode.

This beginners level course is suitable for complete beginners, and assumes no previous knowledge of photography. It is suitable for all types of digital stills cameras. It is being held at a superb rural location near Bakewell in the Peak District, 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. 2 places available.

Aviation photography training by Peak Digital TrainingSaturday May 23rd – Aviation and Action Photography Workshop at East Midlands Airport.

An intermediate level course photographing the different types of aircraft at East Midlands Airport. Have fun while learning the techniques and camera settings you need for photographing fast moving subjects – including wildlife, pets or sports. The course is limited to a maximum of only 4 photographers, and places cost £125.00 each. Fully booked.

Peak District landscape photography courses in Lathkill Dale. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday June 20th – Midsummer Landscapes in the Peak District.

Join us on a midsummer’s day for a landscape photography course in one of the Peak District’s most beautiful valleys. Learn how to photograph waterfalls using long exposures, and how to take close-ups of beautiful and rare wild flowers. The course is limited to a maximum of only 4 photographers, and places cost £99.00 each. Places available.

Peak District beginners' photography workshops by Peak Digital Training. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday June 27th – Peak District Beginners’ Photography Course: Getting Off Auto Mode.

This beginners level course is suitable for complete beginners, and assumes no previous knowledge of photography. It is suitable for all types of digital stills cameras. It is being held at a superb rural location near Bakewell in the Peak District, 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.

Aviation photography training by Peak Digital TrainingSaturday July 11th – Aviation and Action Photography Workshop at East Midlands Airport.

An intermediate level course photographing the different types of aircraft at East Midlands Airport. Have fun while learning the techniques and camera settings you need for photographing fast moving subjects – including wildlife, pets or sports. The course is limited to a maximum of only 4 photographers, and places cost £125.00 each. Places available.

Photography courses Sheffield. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday July 18th – Beginners’ Photography Course near Sheffield: Getting Off Auto Mode.

This practical beginners’ level course is being held near Fox House on the edge of Sheffield. It assumes no previous knowledge of photography, and is suitable for all types of digital stills cameras. We will be outdoors on the moors for the whole day, with a wonderful range of subjects – including waterfalls, gritstone edges, abandoned millstones and wildlife. The course is limited to only 4 photographers, so everyone can get plenty of individual attention. Places cost £120.00 each. Places available.

Heather moorland near Sheffield. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday August 15th – Heather Landscapes near Sheffield.

This intermediate level course is for a maximum of just 4 photographers, and is being held in the area around Fox House on the Sheffield/Derbyshire border. It has been timed to catch the heather at its best, and will run from early afternoon until after sunset. We will photograph waterfalls, gritstone edges, abandoned millstones – and of course the beautiful purple heather as well! Places cost just £99.00 each. Places available.

Photography courses Sheffield. Photo © Chris JamesSaturday August 22nd – Beginners’ Photography Course near Sheffield: Getting Off Auto Mode.

This practical beginners’ level course is being held near Fox House on the edge of Sheffield. It is being held when the moors will be looking at their very best with the purple blooming heather. We will have a wonderful range of subjects to photograph – including waterfalls, gritstone edges, abandoned millstones and wildlife. The course assumes no previous knowledge of photography, and is suitable for all types of digital stills cameras. It is limited to only 4 photographers, so everyone can get plenty of individual attention. Places cost £120.00 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 bespoke one to one training in Derbyshire, the Peak District, Sheffield and the East Midlands.

Photographing the Industrial Heritage of South Yorkshire

This course has now taken place, but you can see details of all our other courses over the coming months here.

Sunday May 29th, 10.30am to 6.30pm. Places cost £99.00 each.

This course will be limited to just six photographers – so everyone will receive plenty of individual attention and have their questions answered. Please contact us to request a booking form.

The relics of our industrial past can be extremely photogenic, and this unique workshop in and around Elsecar (between Sheffield and Barnsley in South Yorkshire) will give you the chance to photograph some excellent examples. 

Most of the workshop will be spent at the former Hemingfield Colliery, where we will have exclusive access. This well preserved colliery was developed in the 1840s, and worked the Barnsley coal seam until 1920. From then until 1989, it worked as a pumping station to keep other local mines dry. The site was finally bought by the Friends of Hemingfield Colliery in 2014 – and apart from on open days – is not open to the public, so we are fortunate to be given exclusive access for this course. Part of the course fee will be going to help them conserve and protect the site. More details about the mine and its history can be seen here on their website. Continue reading “Photographing the Industrial Heritage of South Yorkshire”