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Your session includes …
– Tuition to help you get the best out of your camera
– Advice on composition
– A 4 mile walk and photography workshop

Woodlands & Waterfalls Photography Walk Workshop

A wonderful day of photography tuition whilst you walk a route of approximately 4 miles in the amazing surrounds of Longshaw. Within that 4 mile route you will have the opportunity to learn new skills whilst observing everything from wide open landscapes through to the intimacy of the world of macro photography. There will be chances to photograph wildlife, from deer and hares, to sheep and cattle, through to the abundance of birdlife found in the area.

During all of this time, Guy and Naomi will guide you in camera control, composition and techniques to ensure that you make the most of your camera and what you are capturing.

Opportunities on the route are:

  • macro photography, ants, mosses, lichens, tree bark
  • landscape photography, wide views of the Peak District
  • woodland photography, in the ancient Padley Gorge
  • water photography too
  • wildlife photography opportunities
    • deer, hares, cattle, sheep, birdlife including dipper, green woodpecker, pied and spotted flycatchers.
  • industrial history photography, remnants of the millstone industry being taken over by nature

Information about the day:

Duration: 9:30 till 16:30
Parking: Roadside (free)
Lunch: Bring your own packed lunch, or use of Grindleford Station Café for their legendary chips and pints of tea and coffee. Please bring money as they don’t accept cards.
Equipment to bring: Camera, camera bag, spare batteries, lenses what you have, tripod (optional), filters (optional). Clothing and footwear suitable for the day, sunscreen.
Walk length and ground conditions: A reasonable level of fitness to cover 4 miles carrying camera equipment, good tracks through to uneven, sometimes muddy areas.

IMPORTANT: You will need to have a good level of fitness, the ability to carry your photography gear with you for the day, and have robust footwear and clothing suitable for a day outdoors.

Note: anyone under the age of 18 needs to be accompanied by a paying parent, guardian or responsible adult, please book 2 places and mention this in the booking comments at checkout.

  • Price Range £99
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