Tutorials & Workshops
Tutorials, Workshops and Trips
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Are you interested in learning some of the skills needed to become a wildlife photographer?
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Would you like to pick up field skills that you can use to take better images of British wildlife?
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Is the conservation of the animal or plant important to you?
If you have answered yes to these questions then one of my individual or small group workshops may be ideal.
Examples of Workshops
Each workshop is designed to meet your individual needs. This could simply be to spend a full day working with me on one specific animal or plant. However you may like to spend a longer period of time working on a number of species or visiting a specific area. You may want to reduce individual costs and book the workshop for a small group of your friends. During each workshop you will have my full attention for the full day. Before we actually spend time in the field we will discuss your own needs in terms of the type of image you are looking for, the level of field skills you would like to acquire and how much tuition you may want with your camera equipment.
Camera Club Workshops
I run a number of workshops specifically designed for Camera Clubs that are very competitively priced. These are one day workshops for 10 people with 3 different options - Birds of Prey, Reptiles and Amphibians or Tank (underwater). The cost is £30 (Reptile and Tank workshops) and £42 (Birds of Prey) per person depending on which workshop is booked. These workshops can be delivered at your own venue (Reptile and Tank workshops) or on the edge of the Peak District at a private farm that includes woodland and attractive farm buildings for the Birds of Prey workshop. It is possible to deliver the Birds of Prey workshop at a venue of your own. To see images taken using tanks on my workshops please look at the underwater gallery. Images from recent Bird of Prey workshops can be seen on my blog page dated 30 March 2010
For more details and a fact sheet please contact me via the contacts page.
I am a trained teacher, I am CRB checked and I have public liability insurance. I worked in a college with students aged 16+ for a number of years. My training as a teacher means that I fully prepare each workshop and that I am comfortable with working with new people. It is essential that you enjoy your experience and that you have confidence in my ability as both a wildlife photographer and tutor.
Individual or small group Workshops
One of the themes that runs strongly through my work is the conservation of the animals or plants that we will photograph. I work with a number of conservation organisations and during my degree I specialised in British wildlife conservation. 10% of your costs will be donated to the conservation of the species with which we work. In some cases you will meet key people such as wardens during your workshop and you will learn about some of the conflicts that ethically aware photographers have to take into consideration when working with British wildlife.
Each workshop will vary during the year. Many species are best photographed during certain months. I also have excellent contacts with a number of centres with captive mammals and birds of prey. If you would like to work for a day at one of these centres I am able to design and build sets and props which means you will come away with not only natural looking shots but unique ones as well.
You can buy a workshop for yourself or as a gift for a friend or family member. if you would like the latter I can supply a gift coucher in a card which makes an ideal present.
You can pay for your workshop on the payments page.
Costs
For a full day individual workshop, £150.
For small groups up to 5 people, £80 per person. These costs are based on one day's workshop. There are no additional costs if the venue is within 60 miles of my home in Sheffield. If however I need to travel beyond this distance then a small petrol charge will be added. Please ask when booking and this will be clearly displayed in the costing before you commit your deposit. I require a 10% booking fee paid in advanced and the full fee paid one week before the agreed workshop date.
I am very adaptable and if there is anything you would like to ask or you have any species you specifically would like to photograph please contact me by phone or email and I may be able to organise it for you. I am able to organise longer workshops. For overseas visitors I can organise a week's wildlife photography in either England, Wales or Scotland to include all transport, meals and accommodation. If you have any specific requests or would like a quote please do not hesitate to contact me.
I run a number of workshops with other organisations, below are the dates and contact details for pre-arrange workshops for 2009-10
- Birds of Prey day at Waters Edge Country Park, Barton on Humber, 14 Nov 2010 £40/person
- To book phone Waters Edge (DN18 5JR) on 01652 631500
- During 2011 I will be running a number of courses at Gibraltar Point NNR. These include Reptile days, beginners photography days and a weekend wildlife photography residential. Dates to be announced shortly!
- To book phone Gibraltar Point on 01754 898057, select Wash study centre
New photo walks with Going Digital.
I am pleased to announce that I will be delivering a number of photo walks with Going Digital. The first was on Sat 17 July and was very successful. Our next photo walk is at Clumber park on the 23 October tiltled 'Toads and Toadstools'. To book and find out more follow the link below.
Going Digital
Trips
I lead a number of trips for the UK's premier wildlife-photography company, Natures-images. In 2010 I led trips to Sweden, Shetland and the Saltee Islands. To book and find out more details contact Natures-images using the link on the contact page. http://www.natures-images.co.uk/
Finland and Brown Bears, 11-16 June 2011.
I have worked in Northern Finland twice before photographing brown bears. I rate this as one of the most spectacular and thrilling wildlife encounters it is possible to get in Europe. Wildlife photography does not get any better than this!
Cost £1295
Seabird Spectacular - The Saltees and Skomer, May 2011
This short but intense trip combines two of Britain ’s best seabird islands, the Saltees in Ireland and Skomer in Wales . Gannets to Puffins in stunning surroundings deliver photographic possibilities endlessly. See my blog for images from 2010's trip
Cost £875
