Saturday August 9th – 1.00pm to 8.30pm. Places available.
Places cost £99.00 per person.
This intermediate level landscape photography 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, numbers will be limited to a maximum of only four photographers, with places costing £99.00 each.
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. This area has a wealth of subject matter for the landscape photographer, with high rugged 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.
The course will be divided into two parts, with the first part (before the light gets more interesting in late afternoon) probably being spent photographing the waterfalls and moving water in a delightful wooded valley, where you will have the chance to experiment with different shutter speeds and long exposures. You will need a tripod for this (but we have some that you can borrow if you don’t already have one of your own), and we also have some sets of filters that you can borrow for use with the moving water and waterfalls.
“Thank you for an excellent course last Saturday. Lots more knowledge now on the dials and buttons and am now beginning to see the differences they make. Your patience in going over stuff from my first course which I had forgotten is very much appreciated. Again, you managed to have the perfect mix of photographers which added to the enjoyment.” Richard
We’ll break for afternoon tea in a local pub or tearoom (not included in the course price) – where we will also have a chance to review the photos you have taken on our laptop.
Then we will head up onto the moors, in an area which has some of the best heather moorland in the whole of the Peak District – as well as superb views over the Dark Peak to the west. In addition to the heather there are plenty of other natural subjects – including many photogenic rock formations and gritstone edges. These will open up other options for long exposures with moving clouds if sky conditions are suitable. Since sunset will be at about 8.00pm, we will be able to get some great shots in golden hour light, at sunset and in “blue hour” if conditions permit. The course will finish at 8.30pm.
The locations we will be using are all quite accessible, so we can spend the minimum amount of time walking to locations, and the maximum time actually taking photographs. Even if we go to Stanage Edge (the highest point), the walk will be no more than 1/2 mile and involve about 350ft of ascent from our vehicles – so it should be well within the capabilities of anyone who is reasonably fit (though it is not suitable for people who have mobility problems). We will be on moorland where the paths are often rough and uneven, and there will probably be some muddy and boggy areas, so stout footwear with good grip is strongly advised, as is appropriate outdoor clothing for the time of year.
As this is an intermediate, rather than beginners’ level course, it is important that you are already familiar with the basics of photography and how to use your camera in other than the “all-automatic” mode. If you are not confident about how to use shutter speeds, lens apertures and ISO to control exposure, and how to focus your camera, please look at our beginners’ digital photography courses near Sheffield where we teach those skills.
On these Peak District landscape photography courses, we concentrate less on what the buttons and dials on your camera do, and more on the creative side of photography.
Subjects covered include:
- composition for picture impact
- creative use of lens apertures, shutter speeds and different types of lenses
- how to get the colours looking the way you want them in your photos
- tips for shooting in RAW format for maximum quality
- shooting in fully manual (M) mode
- how and when to use different types of filters on your lenses
- correct tripod technique
Our landscape photography courses are most suitable for owners of digital slr or mirrorless cameras that have interchangeable lenses – whether it is Nikon, Canon, Sony, Pentax, Ricoh, Panasonic, Olympus, Fuji, Samsung or any other make. Compact and bridge cameras may also be suitable, but some may have certain limitations due to their small sensor sizes, and whether or not filters can be attached to them. Please contact us for advice if you are unsure whether your camera is suitable.
We also run landscape and beginners’ level courses in other parts of the Peak District. See here for details of all the other digital photography courses we currently have scheduled. Please contact us to request a booking form, or if you need any further information about any of these courses.