Corfe Castle: Dorset Coast Photography Courses
Corfe Castle is stunning on any day, but when the circumstances are just right, the photos you can capture will be breathtaking. I have just come back from a running three different one-day photography
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These hot and humid summer months are perfect for macro photography. Especially when we are looking for mini-beasts such as butterflies and dragonflies.
Generally, insects are more abundant in the warm spring and
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Our Yorkshire Three Peaks’ Challenge
In May this year myself and my daughter Sarah are taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks’ challenge in aid of the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds). The
Lakenheath, Woodland & Dovercourt Lighthouse
Lakenheath Fen, Woodland Hide and Dovercourt Lighthouse, I’ve had a busy start to the year both running workshops and getting the time for a few personal photography shoots, to start with I met up with
Read MoreSnettisham in Norfolk Photographing the wader spectacular
Photographing the wader spectacular at Snettisham in Norfolk
I had a fantastic time photographing over 100,000 waders at Snettisham a coupler of weeks ago.
Snettisham is home to a huge variety
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Norfolk Coast photography course
I had a fantastic three days running my three-day Norfolk coast photography course. I always run this course in September because the light can be stunning at this time of year
Photographing Spoonbills wildlife Photography
Wildlife Photography – Photographing Spoonbills.
For the first time (to my knowledge) there are nesting spoonbills at a local wetland where I live in Essex, which is absolutely marvellous. Spoonbills are a large wetland bird
Looking for a Cuckoo
Wildlife photography can be a very frustrating pastime but an extremely rewarding one too. A couple of weeks ago I took a trip to hunt for a Cuckoo. This one is quite well known for
Read MoreMacro photography
Macro Photography.
Early summer is a fantastic time to have a go at macro and close-up photography. Many flowers are coming into full bloom and insects are emerging.
I love dusting down my macro lens
Seabird Photography at Bempton cliffs in Yorkshire
Seabird photography at Bempton Cliffs
I had a fantastic few days running photography courses along the Yorkshire coast at Bempton Cliffs.
Bempton cliffs is truly one of the UK’s wildlife spectacles, with thousands
Read MoreA very busy May for photography
A very busy May for Photography
I have had a very busy month of May running courses in different parts of the country. At the start of the month I was in Norfolk
Photography on the Suffolk Coast
Photography on the Suffolk coast
I had a fantastic afternoon photographing a well-known location on the Suffolk coast. Although it is a much visited location it was the first time I
Read MorePhotographing Short Eared Owls
Finally Photographing Short Eared Owls
I had been trying to get some good images of short-eared owls close to my home in Essex. After several attempts I thought I just wasn’t going to be successful.
Autumn Photography
It has been a very wet autumn (as I’m sure I don’t have to tell you) but I have been very lucky with the weather so far. Although it’s been wet and cloudy there has
Read MoreSuffolk’s Hidden Coast.
Suffolk’s Hidden Coast
I had a brilliant day re-visiting locations along Suffolk’s hidden coast last week. I timed my arrival at my first location for high tide. An added bonus was that it was
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Red Deer Rut
I had a brilliant few days photographing red deers in Richmond Park. October is a fantastic time to photograph red deer because it’s the deer rut at this time of year, which
Yorkshire Dales Photography course
Yorkshire Dales Photography Course
I’ve just had a great few days running a photography workshop in the Yorkshire Dales. The weather was excellent: blue skies, photogenic clouds with just an hour of drizzle
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I had a fantastic time running my Austrian Alps course a few weeks ago.
We flew into Salzburg mid- morning which gave us the afternoon and more importantly the evening to take
Foxes Close Encounter
I had a brilliant wildlife experience a few days ago. I was invited by a friend of mine to photograph foxes.
He’s been supplementary feeding these local friends for many years at a woodland
Photographing Bluebells
I haven’t photographed bluebells in quite a few years, so a few days ago I decided to have another go at photographing these lovely spring flowers.
One of the first things I noticed was how
Photography on the Essex coast
Photography on the Essex coast
I had a really great day exploring and re visiting some fantastic photography locations along the Essex coast.
It was brilliant to be out and about in
My New YouTube Channel
About four months ago I started my own YouTube channel. What a steep learning curve it’s been. I’ve not really shot much video footage up until now so learning about how to record good audio
Read MoreSuffolk’s hidden coast.
Suffolk’s hidden coast.
I had a brilliant time looking for new locations on the Suffolk coast a couple of days ago. I started off with a river estuary and photographed an old wrecked boat.
Sunrise and Sunset Photography in Norfolk
Sunrise and sunset photography in Norfolk
I had a brilliant time running a three-day photography course in Norfolk last week. I love the big skies and variety of locations that Norfolk has to offer.
Photography in the Brecon Beacons National Park
Photography in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
I had a really great trip to the Brecon Beacons National Park a couple of weeks ago. I was there to run my annual Brecon
Photography in Dunwich & Flatford Mill
Photography in Dunwich & Flatford Mill
I’ve conducted a couple of great courses in Suffolk during the last two weeks. The first one took place along the Suffolk coast. It’s a two day course and
This Year’s Photography So Far
As we’re nearly a third of the way through the year, I like to think back on my photography this year so far. I’m pleased with my photography opportunities that have arisen both in terms
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Photography course in Venice
Had an absolutely brilliant time running my 2018 Venice Carnival photography course. I had six photographers with me and they were really good company. Lots of photography and lots of laughs
Photography in the Scottish Highlands
Photography in the Scottish Highlands.
I had a fantastic few days in Scotland last week. The main reason for traveling up north was to attend a winter mountain skills course. I intend to shoot a
Seal Photography week in Norfolk
Seal Photography courses on the Norfolk Coast
I had a fantastic time last week running a series of seal photography courses in Norfolk.
The weather was good all week. We had sunshine, some
Photographing your local patch
Photographing your local patch.
I was talking to a good friend the other day who also happens to be a photographer, about how you can run out of photographic subjects close to home. I’ve been
Dorset Photography Course
Dorset Photography Course
I had a very enjoyable couple of days running my Dorset Coast photography course. I took a really nice group of photographers on a tour of some of the best locations around
PHOTOGRAPHY MINI-BREAKS IN WALES AND YORKSHIRE
I’ve had a great couple of weeks running workshops in the Brecon Beacons in Wales and the Yorkshire Dales. The weather was really good at both locations and on both courses I had a lovely
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Photographing Adders.
I had a very enjoyable couple of hours photographing adders last week. This is the perfect time of year for photographing reptiles because there’s just enough heat in the sun to draw them
Photographing red squirrels on Brownsea Island Dorset
Photographing red squirrels on Brownsea Island, Dorset
I had a fantastic three days photographing red squirrels on Brownsea Island in Dorset last week.
Brownsea Island is, as the name suggests an Island in the middle
Norfolk Photography Course
I finished the last of my two and three-day courses in Norfolk that I run throughout the year last week. I find that September is a really reliable month weather-wise and my three day course
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Dorset Photography Course
I spent a very enjoyable few days in Dorset leading a photography course last week. We were mainly focusing on Dorset’s wonderful Jurassic coast. The thing I like most about this part
Photography Course in the Brecon Beacons Wales
Photography Course in the Brecon Beacons Wales
I had a really good time running my three day photography course in the Brecon Beacons a few days ago. The weather was typically Welsh, a day of
Photography Workshop in the New Forest
I had a an excellent day on Sunday running a photography course in the New Forest with a really nice group of photographers. This is one of my more popular photography location courses because
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Photography in Snowdonia
I had a fantastic few days in Snowdonia last week. The main reason for me going to Snowdonia was to attend a two-day Hill Safety and Navigation course. I want to spend
Wildlife Photography in Suffolk
Wildlife Photography in Suffolk
I had a great few days’ wildlife photography at Minsmere Nature Reserve in Suffolk last week. Minsmere is a top RSPB nature reserve on the Suffolk coast. The great thing about
Perfectionism in Photography
Photography is a wonderfully expressive art form and now that we have digital technology, we can practice perfectionism in this genre so much more quickly than the good old days of using film when we
Read MorePerspective in Photography
We all know photographs are flat, but they don’t have to look it!
Although a photographic image can only be two-dimensional, (width and height) obviously the things we photograph are three-dimensional so it’s important to
Opportunities that come with Photography Courses
The opportunities that come with our photography courses are unbelievable, giving you an insight into different areas of not only the UK but worldwide. You hold the reins as to where your photography may take
Read MoreVenice carnival photography course 2016
Venice carnival photography course 2016
Well sad to say but the Venice carnival is over once again and with it my Venice carnival photography course. As always I had a lovely group of photographers with
Photography Course Tutor Training at Flatford Mill Suffolk
Photography Course Training at Flatford Mill Suffolk
I just spent a really enjoyable weekend attending an associate tutor training weekend at the Field Study Council centre in Flatford Mill Suffolk.
I’m very happy to be
Favourite photography highlights of 2015
I thought I’d look back at my favourite photography highlights of 2015. Because I had a huge refurbishment job planned on my house in 2015 I didn’t manage to get away for many personal photography
Read MorePhotographing Seals on the Norfolk Coast
I travelled to Norfolk with a couple of friends for my annual seal photography trip just before Christmas. After checking the weather many times the forecast was good, sunshine all day, perfect for this type
Read MoreInfrared Photography by Steve Hedges
I recently had an old camera body converted to record infrared light. I’ve been thinking about having it converted for some time. A friend had one of his cameras done and after seeing the results
Read MorePhotographing seals in Norfolk
I had a great day photographing seals in Norfolk in early September. September is a good time to photograph grey seals in Norfolk because they don’t start having pups until late November /December time. This
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