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.

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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.

Peak District Waterfalls and Woodlands in Autumn

This course has now taken place, but you can see details of all the other courses we are currently running here.

Saturday, October 26th from 8.30am to 4.30pm. £99.00 per person. 

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 also accessible by public transport.

The course on November 18th features a whole day’s photography, starting just after sunrise at 8.30am and finishing after sunset at 4.00pm. As this is one of the best spots in the Peak District for temperature inversions, we might get lucky and have some mist in the morning.

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. 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”

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”