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WORKSHOPS
Camera Techniques
Camera Techniques Workshop
All year round
All year round
This workshop will help you develop the basic skills and knowledge of apertures, shutter speeds,
camera functions, compositional rules and tips for taking better photographs.
This workshop will be conducted indoors in a convenient location (a café for example),
although home visits can be arranged dependent on distance required for travel.
camera functions, compositional rules and tips for taking better photographs.
This workshop will be conducted indoors in a convenient location (a café for example),
although home visits can be arranged dependent on distance required for travel.
1-2 hours: £45 - £55 pp
(cost will vary dependent on distance needed to travel)
(cost will vary dependent on distance needed to travel)
Discover Wildlife Photography
Oxfordshire / Berkshire based
Outdoor Photography Workshops
All year round
Discover great British wildlife on your doorstep.
Available to travel to various locations around Oxfordshire and Berkshire
depending on your preferred photography species and time of year.
Outdoor Photography Workshops
All year round
Discover great British wildlife on your doorstep.
Available to travel to various locations around Oxfordshire and Berkshire
depending on your preferred photography species and time of year.
This workshop will help you practice camera skills gained in the Camera Techniques Workshop, photographing moving animals in the field and learning about certain species in relation to behaviours and composition for effective wildlife photography.
Anyone already skilled with a camera is also very welcome to book this workshop
to further their understanding and practice of wildlife photography,
to which I am open to focussing on particular species if desired.
Possible locations include (although are not limited to):
Anyone already skilled with a camera is also very welcome to book this workshop
to further their understanding and practice of wildlife photography,
to which I am open to focussing on particular species if desired.
Possible locations include (although are not limited to):
Oxfordshire
Berkshire
- North Oxfordshire wetlands at sunrise: chances of grass snake, common lizard, crane, lapwing, brown hare, weasel, reed bunting, repoll, marsh tit, roe deer, red fox, muntjac deer, red kite, marsh harrier, sparrowhawk
- South Oxfordshire River Thames at sunset: chances of kingfisher, barn owl, sparrowhawk, kestrel, buzzard, red kite, roe deer, yellowhammer, corn bunting, otter
- South Oxfordshire chalk grasslands: chances of brown hare, red kites, skylarks, roe deer, buzzard, kestrel, red kite, butterfly species
- South Oxfordshire Woodlands: chances of Muntjac deer, roe deer, fallow deer, badger, red fox, red kite, greater spotted woodpecker, woodland birds
Berkshire
- Heathland in spring/summer: chances of adder, dartford warbler, stone chat, green woodpecker, red kite, common lizard, lapwing
- Northern woodlands in any season: chances of muntjac deer, kingfisher, red fox, greater spotted woodpecker, woodland birds
- South Oxfordshire chalk grasslands: chances of brown hare, red kites, skylarks, roe deer, buzzard, kestrel, butterfly species
2-4 hours: £60 - £90 pp
(cost will vary dependent on length of workshop & distance needed to travel)
(cost will vary dependent on length of workshop & distance needed to travel)
Discover Wildlife Photography: Further afield...
Opportunities are available for full day photography workshops
further afield from Oxfordshire/Berkshire.
further afield from Oxfordshire/Berkshire.
These trips may involve either very early mornings or overnight stays depending on the time of year
and therefore will incur a higher cost to cover these expenses.
Please enquire if you are interested in any of these options:
and therefore will incur a higher cost to cover these expenses.
Please enquire if you are interested in any of these options:
Surrey
West Sussex
Devon
Somerset
Dorset
Gloucestershire
Leicestershire
- West Surrey heathlands in spring/summer: chances of dartford warbler, cuckoo, common lizard, adder, nightjar, tree pipit, stone chat, wheatear
West Sussex
- Knepp & Pulborough in late spring/summer: chances of stork, turtle dove, nightingales, fallow deer, roe deer, tamworth pig, longhorn cattle, exmoor ponies, marsh harrier, sparrowhawk, kestrel, lapwing, avocet, greenfinch
Devon
- East Devon in spring/summer: chances of beaver, kingfisher, otter, buzzard, kestrel, dipper
- Dartmoor in spring: chances of lesser spotted woodpecker, pied flycatcher, spotted flycatcher, adder, redstart
Somerset
- Somerset levels in spring/summer: chances of bittern, barn owl, otter, water vole, marsh harrier, cuckoo, great white egret
Dorset
- Poole harbour in spring/summer: chances of osprey, spoonbill, kingfisher, red squirrel, dartford warbler, sika deer
Gloucestershire
- Forest of Dean in spring: chances of seeing goshawk, wild boar, raven, fallow deer, crossbill, hawfinch, pied flycatcher
Leicestershire
- Rutland Water in late spring: chances of brown hare, short-eared owl, barn owl, osprey, otter, water vole
Please note:
Pricing
Prices shown are per person where groups will not exceed 4 people.
Prices reflect the workshop on the day, plus prior research and site visits to confirm
the frequent presence of the desired photography species, if you have identified one during booking.
Species sightings
Sightings and photography of advertised wildlife cannot be guaranteed, although every effort will be made
in advance of your workshop to find a location with recurrent visits of a particular species if you have identified one during booking.
Should you be interested in photographing a particular species that cannot be found in advance of your workshop, you will be offered the opportunity to rebook your workshop for a later date when the species has been confirmed frequently visiting a particular location.
Transport
Own transport will be required.
Clothing & Equipment
Please ensure that all clothing and footwear worn during workshops is neutral in colour (nothing bright and/or reflective).
Suitable clothing should be worn during outdoor workshops relevant to the season:
Cold/wet weather: Layered and thick clothing; waterproofs; wellies/walking boots; hat & gloves as desired.
Warm/sunny weather: Layered clothing including full length trousers should walks through vegetation be required;
hat; suncream; sunglasses as desired; waterproofs should be carried in case of showers.
Pricing
Prices shown are per person where groups will not exceed 4 people.
Prices reflect the workshop on the day, plus prior research and site visits to confirm
the frequent presence of the desired photography species, if you have identified one during booking.
Species sightings
Sightings and photography of advertised wildlife cannot be guaranteed, although every effort will be made
in advance of your workshop to find a location with recurrent visits of a particular species if you have identified one during booking.
Should you be interested in photographing a particular species that cannot be found in advance of your workshop, you will be offered the opportunity to rebook your workshop for a later date when the species has been confirmed frequently visiting a particular location.
Transport
Own transport will be required.
Clothing & Equipment
Please ensure that all clothing and footwear worn during workshops is neutral in colour (nothing bright and/or reflective).
Suitable clothing should be worn during outdoor workshops relevant to the season:
Cold/wet weather: Layered and thick clothing; waterproofs; wellies/walking boots; hat & gloves as desired.
Warm/sunny weather: Layered clothing including full length trousers should walks through vegetation be required;
hat; suncream; sunglasses as desired; waterproofs should be carried in case of showers.