9.00am Welcome and coffee***
9.15am Location briefing
9.30am Visit to locations selected from Forest of Dean, Severn Estuary and Wye Valley with sessions covering composition, outdoor portraits and camera control.
12.30pm Buffet lunch
1.00pm Practical sessions - low light, real world photography*
2.00pm Digital image editing* or continued practical
3.45pm Hints & tips; printing and review
4.30pm Tea
5.00pm Depart
Suitable for experienced digital compact, bridge or SLR camera owners who are keen to extend their skills and add to their portfolios. Each day includes 3 or more hours on location with the option of an early dawn start.
Sessions cover creative skills, composition, image editing & management, a practical woodland visit, water & reflections, shooting into the light, exposure, contrast and silhouette. Tripod, USB 1gb memory stick and card reader essential.
SLR, bridge and high end compacts
Locations: Lydney Harbour, Cannop Ponds, Brockweir, Tintern
Autumn landscape masterclass with atmospheric images, contrasts of colour & light and secret places.
Dawn Photocall + Breakfast
September O6.00 GMT
October 07.00GMT
Course fee includes breakfast, coffee, lunch and tea. Do ensure you have good footwear, waterproofs in case of showers and adequate protection for your camera
* Timings, locations and programme order depends on weather and exterior conditions. If its a great day we will spend more time in the woods and river locations outside, if its sunshine and showers we spend will more time at Taurus.
***Early start for photocall not mandatory but if you want to get the best shots!!!! Includes breakfast at 8.30 am for dawn photocall (Dawn not included)
September & October 2011, August, September, October 2012
COURSE LEADER Ewart Woolley BSc.
Digital photography courses in the Forest of Dean & Wye Valley
Ewart has trekked through the landscapes of Severn and Wye as a geographer, geologist and teacher. His experience includes twenty years of photography, more than 15 working with digital images and more recently leading Adobe Photoshop & digital camera skills courses at an international school and technology college.
Courses at Winterbourne, near Bristol
