Here are the dates for our next digital photography courses in the Derbyshire Peak District and on the edge of Sheffield for the next few months. They are all one day courses, in small groups (with a maximum of only 4 or 6 people), led by an experienced professional photographer with extensive local knowledge. You can read what some of our clients have said about our courses here on Google.
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You can contact us to request a booking form for any of our training courses listed below. Just click on the links for more information about individual courses.
Saturday May 4th – beginners’ digital photography (part 1) – getting off auto mode in the Peak District. The first part of our beginners’ level courses is designed to help you take control of your camera, and get you off the “all-auto” mode. Held at a beautiful rural location near Bakewell. Suitable for all makes and models of digital cameras – from compact cameras to dslrs. Only 2 places still available.
Saturday May 11th – Peak District landscape photography course around Stanton Moor. This course will take us to some of the finest bluebell woods in the whole of Derbyshire, just when the flowers are at their best. Plus a mine engine house, stone circles, quarrying remains and impressive sandstone outcrops to photograph. Not to mention lunch in a great little pub!
Saturday May 18th – beginners’ digital photography (part 2) – getting creative in Monsal Dale in the Peak District. The morning will be spent trying out long exposure techniques with the impressive weir, and the afternoon at a different location nearby, chosen according to the light conditions on the day.
Saturday May 25th – Peak District landscape photography course in the White Peak. Timed to coincide with the hay meadows looking at their best, this course will include both landscape and some close up photography.
Saturday June 1st – beginners’ digital photography (part 1) – getting off auto mode in the Peak District. The first part of our beginners’ level courses is designed to help you take control of your camera, and get you off the “all-auto” mode. Held at a beautiful rural location near Bakewell. Suitable for all makes and models of digital cameras – from compact cameras to dslrs.
Saturday June 8th – beginners’ digital photography (part 2) – getting creative in Lathkill Dale in the Peak District. Half the day will be spent photographing the weirs and waterfalls, and for the rest of the time we will be in the top part of the dale with its beautiful limestone scenery and spectacular wild flowers.
Saturday June 15th – beginners’ digital photography (part 1) – getting off auto mode near Sheffield. The first part of our beginners’ level courses is designed to help you take control of your camera, and get you off the “all-auto” mode. Suitable for all makes and models of digital cameras – from compact cameras to dslrs.
Saturday June 22nd – Peak District landscape photography course in Lathkill Dale. A midsummer day in one of the most beautiful dales in the White Peak. Numerous weirs and waterfalls, spectacular wild flowers, wildlife, mining remains and limestone cliffs. Timed to coincide with the rare and beautiful Jacob’s Ladder being in flower. Always a very popular location.
Saturday July 13th – beginners’ digital photography (part 1) – getting off auto mode in the Peak District. The first part of our beginners’ level courses is designed to help you take control of your camera, and get you off the “all-auto” mode. Held at a beautiful rural location near Bakewell. Suitable for all makes and models of digital cameras – from compact cameras to dslrs.
Saturday August 3rd – beginners’ digital photography (part 1) – getting off auto mode near Sheffield. A day out on the moors as the heather come into bloom, turning them purple. This course is designed to help you take control of your camera, and get you off the “all-auto” mode. Suitable for all makes and models of digital cameras – from compact cameras to dslrs.
Saturday August 10th – beginners’ digital photography (part 2) – getting creative near Sheffield. A full day out on the moors as they turn purple with the blooming heather. Photographing waterfalls, abandoned millstones, gritstone rock outcrops and more!
Saturday September 7th – beginners’ digital photography (part 1) – getting off auto mode in the Peak District. The first part of our beginners’ level courses is designed to help you take control of your camera, and get you off the “all-auto” mode. Held at a beautiful rural location near Bakewell. Suitable for all makes and models of digital cameras – from compact cameras to dslrs.
Saturday October 5th – beginners’ digital photography (part 1) – getting off auto mode in the Peak District. The first part of our beginners’ level courses is designed to help you take control of your camera, and get you off the “all-auto” mode. Held at a beautiful rural location near Bakewell. Suitable for all makes and models of digital cameras – from compact cameras to dslrs.
Saturday October 12th – sunset and night photography in the Peak District. An advanced level course timed to coincide with a full moon – a relatively easy introduction to night photography. Held at a fantastic rural location with great subjects, wide horizons and relatively little light pollution.
If none of these courses are convenient for you, and you would prefer training on weekdays, why not book some bespoke one to one training at a time and place to suit you?
Our next beginners’ digital photography (part 1) courses are full day workshops designed to help you take control of your camera and get off the “all-auto” modes! We run at least one of these courses on nearly every month of the year at a variety of locations in Derbyshire, the Peak District and on the edge of Sheffield. Part 1 of our beginners’ level courses is suitable for all makes and models of digital cameras – from compact “point and shoots” to digital slrs. Each course is limited to a maximum of 6 people, and everyone attending will receive a printed sheet listing the most important settings (and explaining exactly how to set them) for their particular make and model of camera.
Part 2 of our beginners’ level courses is where you can start to unleash your creativity! This course is the second part of our digital photography courses for beginners, and the ideal follow-on for anyone who has already been on one of our beginners’ digital photography (part 1) courses. On these full day outdoor workshops, we concentrate less on basic camera settings, and more on the use of shutter speeds and lens apertures for creative effect. All of the course locations are carefully chosen to take advantage of some of the most spectacular subject matter that is available at the particular time of year – waterfalls, wild flowers, heather moorland, autumn colours etc. Each course is limited to 6 persons, and places cost £85.00 each. Tripods and filters are available for you to borrow at no cost, if necessary.
For more experienced photographers – or people who have already been on our beginners’ level courses – we run Peak District landscape photography courses throughout the year. These intermediate level courses are limited to just 4 people, with places costing £85.00 each. They concentrate more on creative aspects of photography – such as composition – rather than technical ones (those are covered more on our beginners’ level digital photography courses). Our landscape photography courses all involve a full day’s outdoor photography, in stunning locations in Derbyshire or the Peak District, chosen to be at their best at the particular time of year. They almost always include some waterfall or moving water photography, as well as other popular subjects such as abandoned millstones and gritstone edges, wild flowers, heather moorland and lead mining remains depending on the location and time of year. Tripods and filters are available for you to borrow at no cost, if necessary.
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