Photography Courses
I run photographic courses at Burton Manor, Adult Residential College in Burton, Cheshire. I also deliver bespoke courses for schools, groups and societies at other venues to suit client requirements.
Four full day Courses are currently available, each comprising two morning and two afternoon sessions. Lasting approximately 5hrs 30mins in total, excluding morning and afternoon breaks and lunch interval. Fees for these full day Courses start at £120 plus travelling expenses, if outside the Merseyside and Cheshire areas.
Course topics currently available for booking include:
Photographing Wildlife
Wildlife photography - capturing images of wild plants, animals and other organisms - is generally regarded as being one of the more challenging forms of photography. This full day course aims to prove that we can all take decent wildlife shots, and sets out some theory and tips for successful photographs.
Using my portfolios of wildlife images, we analyse the key elements which make a successful wildlife photograph, and look at the different messages we can convey in our wildlife images, for example; recording endangered wildlife, capturing animal behaviour and portraying wildlife in its environment.
Travel Photography
Travel photography is taking images which capture the ‘essence of a place or places’.
This full day course looks at various aspects of Travel photography. Firstly, what is Travel Photography? - we start with a few definitions, then look at the History of Travel Photography focussing on some of the finest travel images from the early C19th to the mid C20th.
We discuss photographic equipment and analyse the many techniques which make a successful travel photograph. In the 2nd half of the course, we look in some detail at my images from over 25 years travelling to 35 countries under the themes of People, Places, Nature, Landscape and Culture.
The History of Early Photography
This full day course looks at the history and development of early photography from 1826, when Niépce created the first permanent photographic image and 1834 when Fox Talbot created the first permanent negative, up to the introduction of roll film by George Eastman in 1884, when photography became available to the mass public.
This richly illustrated course will look at the Calotype, Daguerrotype, Wet Collodian and Ambrotype processes and feature stunning photographic images by masters such as Henry Fox Talbot, Niepce, Daguerre, Maxime Du Camp, Frederick Scott Archer, George Fenton, Henry Emerson and Frank Sutcliffe
This course is a must for all historians and photography enthusiasts.
ICE, FUR & FEATHERS - Antarctica Through A Lens
Get a detailed insight into Antarctica, the most hostile and remote continent on earth. This course will look at the geography, wildlife, science and history of this unique place. You will also pick up some pointers for successful photography in the polar regions. This one day course is packed with information and richly illustrated with stunning wildlife and landscape images from four icebreaker trips to the Antarctic region.