AIM OF THE COURSE:
Iceland is one of the world’s most dramatic photographic locations. It is a bucket list destination for every aspiring landscape photographer and with good reason. It offers unparalleled volcanic landscapes, lava plateaus, waterfalls, glaciers, lagoons, thermal spas, sea stacks and more. With a ring road that circumnavigates the island many of the locations are easily accessible. The challenge is knowing which locations hold the greatest photographic potential, the best time of year and optimal time of day for shooting and techniques to achieve the most dramatic and powerful images. If you want to arrive on the island hitting the ground running, this workshop provides you with everything you need.
COURSE DURATION: 2.5 Hours
PARTICIPATION: Online. Zoom. Maximum 6 participants
COST: 85 GBP, 97 EUROS, 110 USD
BOOKING: For more information and availability e.mail [email protected]
AIM OF THE COURSE:
Dorset’s Jurassic coast is a UNESCO world heritage site offering photographers a unique opportunity to capture some of the most dramatic and unique aspects of the UK coastline. From the famous coves of Lulworth, Man-O-War and Ope Church, to the quarries of Seacombe and Winspit and the geologically treasure-filled beaches of Kimmeridge and Burton Bradstock’s Hive Beach, Dorset offers spectacular and dramatic locations. The workshop includes detailed access information, guidance on shooting opportunities and composition as well as how to optimise in-camera settings for dramatic fine-art black and white images. During the workshop, David will make extensive reference to the use of pre-visualisation techniques to help photographers build on the quality and breadth of their fine art and long-exposure portfolios.
COURSE DURATION: 2.5 Hours
PARTICIPATION: Online. Zoom. Maximum 6 participants
COST: 85 GBP, 97 EUROS, 110 USD
BOOKING: For more information and availability e.mail [email protected]
AIM OF THE COURSE:
From the eerie expanses of Dungeness to the cosmopolitan vibe of Brighton’s beachfront this south-east coastline workshop offers to highlight an exciting range of shooting opportunities. The workshop is designed to take you through the most dramatic locations, providing in-depth details on how best to capture your images as striking black and white fine-art photographs. From the romantic coastguard cottages at Seven Sisters to the vintage atmosphere at Whitstable and its Oyster fishing, the south-east coastline workshop offers a diverse and carefully selected set of hand-picked locations. The course includes detailed access information, guidance on the choices of shooting options and their impact on composition as well as how to optimise your in-camera settings at each location will be discussed. During the workshop, David will make extensive reference to the use of pre-visualisation techniques to help photographers build on the quality and breadth of their fine art and long-exposure portfolios.
COURSE DURATION: 2.5 Hours
PARTICIPATION: Online. Zoom. Maximum 6 participants
COST: 85 GBP, 97 EUROS, 110 USD
BOOKING: For more information and availability e.mail [email protected]
AIM OF THE COURSE:
Including the dramatic and varied coastlines of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, the East Anglian workshop comprises a number of highly varied and stunning locations. From the Staithes of Norfolk such as Burnham, the geological treasures of Hunstanton beach and the windswept sea defence beaches of Happisburgh the photographic oportunities will be clearly and creatively described. For Suffolk, the well-preseved piers and harbours of Southwold and Bawdsey will be covered. Finally, for Essex, the visual treasures of locations such as Cobold’s Point and the Dovercourt Lighthouses are described and examined for their creative photographic potential. For each of the locations, detailed access information, guidance on the choices of shooting options and their impact on composition as well as how to optimise in-camera settings at each location will be discussed. During the workshop, David will make extensive reference to the use of pre-visualisation techniques to help photographers build on the quality and breadth of their fine art and long-exposure portfolios.
COURSE DURATION: 2.5 Hours
PARTICIPATION: Online. Zoom. Maximum 6 participants
COST: 85 GBP, 97 EUROS, 110 USD
BOOKING: For more information and availability e.mail [email protected]
AIM OF THE COURSE: There are many stunning architectural icons in London. The challenge is knowing which ones are great to photograph and how best to capture them. Some offer stunning views, interesting perspectives and can be accessed without major issues, others can be disappointing. London Icons provides in-depth location & access information, best shooting positions, in-camera settings and post-processing approaches. The London Icons workshop includes 12 of the most dramatic architectural icons best suited to fine art B&W photography. During the 2.5 hour workshop, you will learn how and where and accumulate a technical roadmap for achieving stunning fine-art black & white architectural images.
COURSE DURATION: 2.5 Hours
PARTICIPATION: Online. Zoom. Maximum 6 participants
COST: 85 GBP, 97 EUROS, 110 USD
BOOKING: For more information and availability e.mail [email protected]
AIM OF THE COURSE:
Learn how to create stunning fine art B&W images in Camera Raw or Lightroom, Photoshop and Silver Effex Pro, utilising a range of professional processing techniques. You will be shown how to develop a comprehensive and flexible fine art processing workflow, that you can refine and personalise. This online course is designed for individuals who have an intermediate knowledge of photoshop and who wish to develop their post-processing skills further into the area of fine-art image processing.
The course provides creative insight into what constitutes a fine art B&W image. This will include an understanding of creative interpretation, photographic shoot pre-visualisation and optimising image exposure in advance of post-processing.
You will learn the key processing techniques in a logical, structured and easy to understand format. Both theory and practice will be included, ensuring that you are not simply learning the keystrokes and interface skills by rote. You will be encouraged to adopt these skills as second nature so that your creative interpretation remains uppermost at all times during your post-processing workflow.
For each of these core techniques within the workflow, various alternative techniques will be demonstrated, providing the flexibility you will need, to tailor your workflow to the characteristics of the image.
During the workshop, you will work on one of your own chosen images and will be taken through each of the fine art processing techniques in turn. You will leave the workshop with a comprehensive understanding of the skills required to create professional-quality fine art black and white images.
COURSE CONTENT
DAY 1: CREATIVE VISUALISATION
Creative theory of fine art photography
Learning to pre-visualise in advance of your shoots
Optimising your image capture while on location
DAY 2: B&W IMAGE CONVERSION AND OPTIMISATION
Preparing your RAW images in preparation for fine art processing
Dynamic range considerations
Defining the visual journey of the viewer
Using selections to paint with light
Creating depth, drama using layers, blend modes selective gradient masks
DAY 3: IMAGE REFINEMENT AND OPTIMISATION
Refining negative space to enhance a sense of mood
Selective sharpening and local tonal range increment adjustment
Vignette creation and spotlighting
Saving maintaining workflow information and archiving
COURSE DURATION: Three sessions of 2.5 hours over a one week period
PARTICIPATION: Online. Zoom. Maximum 6 participants
COST: 185 GBP, 210 EUROS, 250 USD
BOOKING: For more information and availability e.mail [email protected]
AIM OF THE COURSE:
Learn how to capture and process long exposure images both in-camera and in post-processing within Camera Raw, Photoshop and Silver Effex Pro. A broad range of in-camera long exposure techniques will be explained, including both basic and advanced long exposure theory and the use of various filter systems to achieve different long exposure end results. You will be shown how to develop a flexible long exposure processing workflow, that you can refine and personalise. This online course is designed for individuals who have an intermediate knowledge of Photoshop and Camera Raw or Lightroom and who wish to develop their post-processing skills further into the area of long exposure including both during capture and post-processing.
The course provides examples of how and why water and cloud formations change under different long exposure scenarios. Also covered in the course is creative interpretation, photographic shoot pre-visualisation and how to optimise long exposure times in advance of post-processing goals.
You will learn the key processing techniques in a logical, structured and easy to understand format. Both theory and practice will be included, ensuring that you are not simply learning the keystrokes and interface skills by rote. You will be encouraged to adopt these skills as second nature so that your creative interpretation remains uppermost at all times during your post-processing workflow.
For each of these core techniques within the workflow, various alternative techniques will be demonstrated, providing the flexibility you will need, to tailor your workflow to the characteristics of the image.
During the workshop, you will be encouraged to work on one of your own chosen images and will be taken through each of the long exposure processing techniques in turn. You will leave the workshop with a comprehensive understanding of the skills required to create professional-quality long exposure black and white images.
COURSE CONTENT
DAY 1: CREATIVE VISUALISATION & CAPTURE
Theory of long exposure techniques in photography
Learning to pre-visualise in advance of your shoots
Use of long exposure filtration systems and remote shutter controls
DAY 2: B&W IMAGE CONVERSION AND OPTIMISATION
Preparing your RAW images in preparation for long exposure processing
Dynamic range considerations
Defining the visual journey of the viewer
Using selections to paint with light
Creating depth, drama using layers, blend modes selective gradient masks
DAY 3: IMAGE REFINEMENT AND OPTIMISATION
Refining negative space to enhance a sense of mood
Selective sharpening and local tonal range increment adjustment
Vignette creation and spotlighting
COURSE DURATION: Three sessions of 2.5 hours over a one week period
PARTICIPATION: Online. Zoom. Maximum 6 participants
COST: 185 GBP, 210 EUROS, 250 USD
BOOKING: For more information and availability e.mail [email protected]