Peak District Through The Lens (19th July 2025)

Description

Join me on the 19th July for a packed day of photographing the best the Peak District has to offer. There is no fixed itinerary for this workshop, but what I will do with my intimate knowledge of the area is take us to the most suitable locations for the weather and lightning conditions at the time. We will chase light to reward ourselves for the best photos.This workshop will suit most people. It will be great if you are a beginner as there will be plenty of 1-2-1 time between each person, but even if you are more experienced you can learn from my reading of conditions of the day and locations we pick. I will keep the locations within physical ability of the group as well.It is likely we will start off the day slowly by photographing a waterfall which will give me chance to get to know you and how you work and this way I can bring you up to speed if needed and we can also have a play with long exposures and filters.After this we will go wherever the weather takes us! I would hope to get to some fantastic viewpoints looking along cliff edges or across limestone dales if the weather allows and the great thing about the Peak District you often don’t have to walk far to get to them!There are also fantastic spots such as Magpie Mine, Nine Ladies Stone Circle, Upper Moor and more if the weather and light isn’t so kind. I will have lots of ideas to utilise the best of the day.We will meet to do a meet and greet with myself and the other photographers at 13:30 before discussing the final plans for the day.We will break for food around 17:30 and if time allows, look at our images on a laptop to discuss basic processing techniques within Adobe Lightroom. The day will conclude after sunset around 21:30.Please note that although this workshop is listed as easy accessibility, there may some short uphill sections. I will always keep it to the level of the group.What if the weather is poor? Don’t worry, unless it’s torrential all day, I have plenty of locations that suit a variety of weather and with my experience, you will still get to the best locations possible and you will still get some great images, for example waterfalls are brilliant for those overcast days. As we are in the UK, we see more grey than we do yellow and I am well adapted to getting us to the best spots if we need to change itinerary. This may even include chasing the light, with my knowledge of how the weather works in certain areas and using forecasts, webcams and other tools on the day to help us make those decisions, which I will share with you. We will spend a lot of time working on technique and composition and most of the day is designed to work up until that hopeful sunset so you have the skills to get the best you can at the end of the day. So even if we don’t get the weather or even that sunset you will have learnt a load of new skills, even if you are a more advanced photographer which you can take away with you and use on your next photographic outing.Upon booking you will be sent an order confirmation email which includes meeting details, kit-list, discount codes and a questionnaire for you to fill out. This questionnaire just allows me to get information about you so I can plan the day appropriately for the whole group.Throughout the day we will look at techniques such as focusing, using a tripod, use of filters vs exposure blending, composition, working with the light and more.I am more than happy to discuss other more advanced techniques on 1-2-1 basis as well as to the group, depending on what is beneficial.The day is tailored around you as much as possible, and I strive to give each of you on the course for that day the best day possible. At the end of the day, you will have hopefully learnt new techniques and taken away some imagery you will be proud of. I am a friendly and relaxed tutor and I welcome you to keep in touch with me after the course to ask me any questions you may have looked over on the day. I have also created a Facebook client area where you can keep in touch, share your photos and keep in touch with other attendees from the day.There will be a maximum group size of 4 meaning there will be plenty of 1-2-1 time. I will be on hand throughout the day for any questions, and my focus will be on ensuring you have the best day possible.There is a £40 deposit required to secure your place on this workshop, with the balance due no later than 6 weeks before the workshop.