Pay Course Balance - £130.00

£220.00
Per Person

Location: Lake District
Max Attendees: 1

Whether you’re a beginner or an intermediate in digital photography, my one-to-one tuition will be tailored to your needs so that you can get the most out of the day having had my undivided attention. My aim is that you leave at the end of your tuition with a greater understanding of the subject having had both an informative and enjoyable experience.

What you will learn

• Improve your digital landscape photography by taking creative photographs that really capture the moment
• Understand your camera and all its functions which will allow you to shoot on manual mode and obtain more professional results
• Obtain a good understanding of focus points, correct exposure, metering and depth of field issues
• Use of ND filters to ensure the correct exposure between light skies and darker foregrounds, one of the essentials for good landscape photography
• Understand how to see photographically and know what works well when photographing landscapes
• Understand the rules of composition and how to obtain a well balanced and structured image
• Understand the benefits of shooting in RAW against jpeg and the optimum settings for uploads to PC or laptop and file conversion
• Be able to undertake image fixes and photo stitching using Photoshop or Elements

Materials and Equiment

• Your own digital SLR camera and its instruction manual. I can lend you a Canon EOS 400D, lenses and filters if required
• Spare batteries if you have them
• A good supply of memory
• Any lenses you have
• A tripod if you have one but I can supply if necessary
• Warm and weatherproof clothing and boots is a must as the weather can be changeable
• Notebook and pencil (unless you have a good memory!). Please note, however, that comprehensive course notes will be provided for you to take away with you.
• Please bring a packed lunch

Extras

• Picked up at Keswick
• Transport to and from all locations and to and from my lodge at Bassenthwaite
• Free use of equipment (camera, tripod, lenses and filters) if required
• Not included are any accomodation and personal accident insurance

Pay Course Balance - £200.00

£380.00
Per Group

Location: Keswick
Max Attendees: 2

I offer tuition to small groups comprising of two or three relatives or friends as I find that this ensures a commonality of objectives which can be best achieved. By keeping numbers low, I can make sure that all participants still receive my personal tuition which allows them to get the best out of their day. Prices are based on the full price of a One to One Course for the first participant plus a reduced amount for subsequent participants. Please click on the link below for further information and available dates or contact me via the Contact page if you have any queries.

What you will learn

• Improve your digital landscape photography by taking creative photographs that really capture the moment
• Understand your camera and all its functions which will allow you to shoot on manual mode and obtain more professional results
• Obtain a good understanding of focus points, correct exposure, metering and depth of field issues
• Use of ND filters to ensure the correct exposure between light skies and darker foregrounds, one of the essentials for good landscape photography
• Understand how to see photographically and know what works well when photographing landscapes
• Understand the rules of composition and how to obtain a well balanced and structured image
• Understand the benefits of shooting in RAW against jpeg and the optimum settings for uploads to PC or laptop and file conversion
• Be able to undertake image fixes and photo stitching using Photoshop or Elements

Materials and Equiment

• Your own digital SLR camera and its instruction manual. I can lend you a Canon EOS 400D, lenses and filters if required
• A few prints of your previous work for constructive and honest C&C
• Spare batteries if you have them
• A good supply of memory
• Any lenses you
• A tripod if you have one but I can supply if necessary
• Warm and weatherproof clothing and boots is a must as the weather can be changeable
• Notebook and pencil (unless you have a good memory!). Please note, however, that comprehensive course notes will be provided for you to take away with you.
• Please bring a packed lunch

Extras

• This is the total price for two people and includes all tuition, picking up at Keswick, transport to and from all locations and to and from my lodge at Bassenthwaite and free use of equipment (camera, tripod, lenses and filters) if required. Not included are any accomodation and personal accident insurance.

Pay Course Balance - £340.00

£540.00
Per Group

Location: Keswick
Max Attendees: 3

I offer tuition to small groups comprising of two or three relatives or friends as I find that this ensures a commonality of objectives which can be best achieved. By keeping numbers low, I can make sure that all participants still receive my personal tuition which allows them to get the best out of their day. Prices are based on the full price of a One to One Course for the first participant plus a reduced amount for subsequent participants. Please click on the link below for further information and available dates or contact me via the Contact page if you have any queries.

What you will learn

• Improve your digital landscape photography by taking creative photographs that really capture the moment
• Understand your camera and all its functions which will allow you to shoot on manual mode and obtain more professional results
• Obtain a good understanding of focus points, correct exposure, metering and depth of field issues
• Use of ND filters to ensure the correct exposure between light skies and darker foregrounds, one of the essentials for good landscape photography
• Understand how to see photographically and know what works well when photographing landscapes
• Understand the rules of composition and how to obtain a well balanced and structured image
• Understand the benefits of shooting in RAW against jpeg and the optimum settings for uploads to PC or laptop and file conversion
• Be able to undertake image fixes and photo stitching using Photoshop or Elements

Materials and Equiment

• Your own digital SLR camera and its instruction manual. I can lend you a Canon EOS 400D, lenses and filters if required
• A few prints of your previous work for constructive and honest C&C
• Spare batteries if you have them
• A good supply of memory
• Any lenses you have
• A tripod if you have one but I can supply if necessary
• Warm and weatherproof clothing and boots is a must as the weather can be changeable
• Notebook and pencil (unless you have a good memory!). Please note, however, that comprehensive course notes will be provided for you to take away with you.
• Please bring a packed lunch

Extras

• This is the total price for three people and includes all tuition, picking up at Keswick, transport to and from all locations and to and from my lodge at Bassenthwaite and free use of equipment (camera, tripod, lenses and filters) if required. Not included are any accomodation and personal accident insurance.

£90.00
Per Person

Location: The course can be given either at Keswick or Preston
Max Attendees: 1

I’m a big advocate of getting the image right in-camera which is something I always teach on my courses. However, sometimes what you see when you upload an image is not exactly what you remember seeing at the time that you took it.  This may be due to camera limitations or incorrect settings which were not obvious on the small LCD display of your camera.  We can use Photoshop techniques to correct these problems and fine tune an image to produce the image that was intended.
JPEG, the file type that beginners most commonly use, has a limited amount of options for amending and improving your images. Most DSLR and bridge cameras now have Raw capability (NEF/CR2/ARW etc…) but most people don’t use this as they are not sure how best to amend these files post-capture.
A Raw file contains 4 times the amount of data than a JPEG file. This data can be used initially by the Raw Converter within Photoshop to fine tune your images. You can then use the amended file to make further changes within the full Photoshop application.
This course is aimed at beginners who have either never used Raw before or have limited knowledge on the subject.  It is primarily aimed at bringing back an image to how you remembered it was when you took it. It is not for people who want to completely change an image to something that never existed.

What you will learn

• How to set up your CS5 preferences
• Camera Raw Image Processing
• Editing Techniques including adjustment of Levels, Hue and Saturation, Shadows and Highlights etc...
• Dodging and Burning
• Cloning
• Sharpening
• Cropping
• Basic use of Layers
• Creating panoramas with Photomerge
• Saving Techniques

Materials and Equiment

• You can either use my laptop or bring your own laptop with Adobe Photoshop CS5 pre-loaded. If you wish to use your own laptop and do not have a copy of the software, you can download the Free Trial Version of Photoshop CS5 which lasts for 30 days.
• Notebook and pencil (unless you have a good memory!).
• A CD, memory stick or media card containing the Raw or JPEG files that you wish to amend. If, however, you have not yet shot in Raw, I can supply these for you.

Extras

• The course will last approximately 3 hours. Refreshments will be served whilst we are working
• Any images that you amend will be burnt to a CD for you to take away with you
• Other programmes such as Lightroom and Photoshop Elements are very similar and you will be able to use the skills that you learn on this course on these programmes also