Wildlife Photography Workshops
I will be running some 1 to 1 wildlife photography workshops to help people get the most out of their wildlife photography.
The days will be tailored towards the beginner/novice wildlife photographer, and will start with a look at the techniques and equipment used to get some images of our native wildlife. This will be followed by a few hours taking images with me on hand to offer advice and tips. I will review the images you have obtained throughout the day and give tips on how to improve on them where needed.
Ideally, a digital SLR camera and a lens with a focal length of around 300-500mm would be desirable, but a zoom lens of 75-300mm or 100-400mm should give acceptable results. For those of you who use Canon DSLR camera's, I have a Canon 75-300mm zoom and a Sigma 50-500mm zoom that are available for use on the day if you don't have that sort of focal length lens of your own.
The workshops are intended to be on a 1 to 1 basis so that I can give you as much help as possible, but if you have a photographic partner or friend that you would like to join you, then the second person can come at half price.
The cost for a day long workshop for 1 person is £100
The cost for a day long workshop for 2 people is £150 (£100 + the half price cost of £50 for the second person)
The cost for a half day workshop for 1 person is £70
The cost for a half day workshop for 2 people is £105 (£70 + the half price cost of £35 for the second person).
There are no guarantees with wildlife photography but I will do my best to make sure you go home with some images you are pleased with.
The British weather can never be trusted so please bring clothing for all conditions. Also good footwear is essential as there will be some walking over uneven, and possibly wet or muddy ground.
The venues for these workshops are listed below and there will be more added when extra venues become available, so please check back regularly to see if there is a venue that you would be interested in.
Weald Country Park has a range of habitats to explore including woodland, open grassland and lakes, so we will have plenty of opportunity to search out some wildlife. There is also a captive heard of Fallow Deer to point your camera at.
There is a visitor centre which has food and drinks available, alternatively you can bring your own refreshments. There are also toilet facilities within the Park.
For further information on this venue, or to check date availability, please use the Workshop Information Request Form at the bottom of the page to get in touch.
To book a place please click HERE
Lackford Lakes is a Suffolk Wildlife Trust Reserve on the edge of Lackford village near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. It was created from former gravel pits beside the River Lark and has a diverse range of birdlife which includes wildfowl in summer and winter. Passage migrants include Ospreys. Summer brings Hobbies, Swallows and Sand Martins. Black Terns have also been seen here on occasion. Bitterns are regular winter visitors and Jack Snipe put in an appearance most years. There is also a massive Starling roost in the winter. The gorgeous Kingfisher breeds here in the purpose built Kingfisher banks.
Other wildlife seen here include the Otter and Muntjac.
There are 9 hides overlooking the many lakes, and other habitats include woodland and meadows.
There is ample parking space near the visitor centre which provides hot and cold drinks and cold snacks. Alternatively you can bring your own refreshments. There are also toilet facilities in the visitor centre.
For further information on this venue, or to check date availability, please use the Workshop Information Request Form at the bottom of the page to get in touch.
To book a place please click HERE
After a discussion with Mr. David Mills, the owner of The British Wildlife Centre, I am very pleased to be able to offer workshops at this excellent venue.
The British Wildlife Centre has a wide range of native species and gives the wildlife photographer a good opportunity to obtain some excellent images.
The venue will enable me to instruct you on the various techniques and equipment needed to obtain pleasing results, and has plenty of scope to take many images at different settings to see the differences.
You can get very close to some animals that you would struggle to see in the wild and has some very natural looking enclosures.
There are toilet facilities on site and a coffee shop for hot and cold snacks situated within the visitor centre. Alternatively you can bring your own refreshments.
The centre is only open weekends and public holidays from March until the end of October, plus daily during school holidays. Because of the time limits workshop length will be as follows:-
A full day workshop will start at 10a.m. and end at 4.30p.m. with a break from 1p.m. to 1.30p.m.
A half day workshop will start at 10a.m. and end at 2p.m.
For further information on this venue, or to check date availability, please use the Workshop Information Request Form at the bottom of the page to get in touch.
To book a place please click HERE
The days will be tailored towards the beginner/novice wildlife photographer, and will start with a look at the techniques and equipment used to get some images of our native wildlife. This will be followed by a few hours taking images with me on hand to offer advice and tips. I will review the images you have obtained throughout the day and give tips on how to improve on them where needed.
Ideally, a digital SLR camera and a lens with a focal length of around 300-500mm would be desirable, but a zoom lens of 75-300mm or 100-400mm should give acceptable results. For those of you who use Canon DSLR camera's, I have a Canon 75-300mm zoom and a Sigma 50-500mm zoom that are available for use on the day if you don't have that sort of focal length lens of your own.
The workshops are intended to be on a 1 to 1 basis so that I can give you as much help as possible, but if you have a photographic partner or friend that you would like to join you, then the second person can come at half price.
The cost for a day long workshop for 1 person is £100
The cost for a day long workshop for 2 people is £150 (£100 + the half price cost of £50 for the second person)
The cost for a half day workshop for 1 person is £70
The cost for a half day workshop for 2 people is £105 (£70 + the half price cost of £35 for the second person).
There are no guarantees with wildlife photography but I will do my best to make sure you go home with some images you are pleased with.
The British weather can never be trusted so please bring clothing for all conditions. Also good footwear is essential as there will be some walking over uneven, and possibly wet or muddy ground.
The venues for these workshops are listed below and there will be more added when extra venues become available, so please check back regularly to see if there is a venue that you would be interested in.
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Venue 1
Weald Country Park - Brentwood, Essex
Weald Country Park has a range of habitats to explore including woodland, open grassland and lakes, so we will have plenty of opportunity to search out some wildlife. There is also a captive heard of Fallow Deer to point your camera at.
There is a visitor centre which has food and drinks available, alternatively you can bring your own refreshments. There are also toilet facilities within the Park.
For further information on this venue, or to check date availability, please use the Workshop Information Request Form at the bottom of the page to get in touch.
To book a place please click HERE
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Venue 2
Lackford Lakes - Near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
Lackford Lakes is a Suffolk Wildlife Trust Reserve on the edge of Lackford village near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. It was created from former gravel pits beside the River Lark and has a diverse range of birdlife which includes wildfowl in summer and winter. Passage migrants include Ospreys. Summer brings Hobbies, Swallows and Sand Martins. Black Terns have also been seen here on occasion. Bitterns are regular winter visitors and Jack Snipe put in an appearance most years. There is also a massive Starling roost in the winter. The gorgeous Kingfisher breeds here in the purpose built Kingfisher banks.
Other wildlife seen here include the Otter and Muntjac.
There are 9 hides overlooking the many lakes, and other habitats include woodland and meadows.
There is ample parking space near the visitor centre which provides hot and cold drinks and cold snacks. Alternatively you can bring your own refreshments. There are also toilet facilities in the visitor centre.
For further information on this venue, or to check date availability, please use the Workshop Information Request Form at the bottom of the page to get in touch.
To book a place please click HERE
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Venue 3
The British Wildlife Centre - Near Lingfield, Surrey
After a discussion with Mr. David Mills, the owner of The British Wildlife Centre, I am very pleased to be able to offer workshops at this excellent venue.
The British Wildlife Centre has a wide range of native species and gives the wildlife photographer a good opportunity to obtain some excellent images.
The venue will enable me to instruct you on the various techniques and equipment needed to obtain pleasing results, and has plenty of scope to take many images at different settings to see the differences.
You can get very close to some animals that you would struggle to see in the wild and has some very natural looking enclosures.
There are toilet facilities on site and a coffee shop for hot and cold snacks situated within the visitor centre. Alternatively you can bring your own refreshments.
The centre is only open weekends and public holidays from March until the end of October, plus daily during school holidays. Because of the time limits workshop length will be as follows:-
A full day workshop will start at 10a.m. and end at 4.30p.m. with a break from 1p.m. to 1.30p.m.
A half day workshop will start at 10a.m. and end at 2p.m.
For further information on this venue, or to check date availability, please use the Workshop Information Request Form at the bottom of the page to get in touch.
To book a place please click HERE
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