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(Price Per Person)
Places Available: 4 of 8
Date and Time: Sunday the 7th of May 2023
Meeting Place: America Wood, Shanklin (directions to location will be given upon booking)
Workshop Duration: 3 hours from 10am to 1pm
Difficulty: Beginner to intermediate
Minimum/Maximum number of Participants: 2-8
Camera type required: DSLR, Mirrorless, Bridge, Compact
Appropriate lenses: Wide angle, medium telephoto, long telephoto
Other equipment: Tripod (but not essential), appropriate footware for long grass, woodland and mud
Distance from vehicle: 100 yards
Terrain: Worn footpath, rutted soil/mud and grass with a slight to moderate incline in places
Mobile phone signal: Moderate to Poor
We will be taking a mellow morning walk into the beautiful bluebell filled woodland of Shanklin's America Wood, sending our senses into overdrive with the stunning blue carpet laid out before us and the sweet scent of spring flowers in the air.
We will start off by running through the various settings that can be used during this type of photography. We will work on landscape type compositions using Aperture Priority Mode, learning the most effective way to fill the frame and capture a fascinating image.
As we progress we will switch to Manual mode and work on singling out various subjects, individual flowers, logs, twigs or even butterflies, using depth of field to really make those subjects stand out, and if there is a good breeze we will also play with shutter speeds and the incredible effects that slower speeds can produce.
We will experiment with lighting effects and discover the huge difference that front or back lightning can make to the image.
You must read our classes/workshop terms and conditions here before booking.
(Price Per Person)
Places Available: 2 of 8
Date and Time: Saturday night/Sunday morning the 13th/14th of May 2023 at Midnight
Meeting Place: Next to the lifeboat station, opposite Freshwater Bay carpark, Freshwater Bay
Workshop Duration: 3 hours
Difficulty: Intermediate, Advanced but Beginners welcome
Minimum/Maximum number of Participants: 2-8
Camera type required: DSLR, Mirrorless, Bridge
Lenses: Wide angle (anything from 10mm to 18mm) with an f number of 3.5 or less, although if you don't have this available, im sure we can make it work!
Other equipment: Tripod (essential), torch or head torch, warm clothing, appropriate footware, spare battery, flask (for warm drinks), Star Tracker App (free for android or iphone)
Distance from vehicle: 50 yards
Terrain: Concrete and tarmac as well as sand, shingle and stones
Mobile phone signal: Moderate
Come with us on an astronomical photographic journey!
We will be heading to one of the islands darkest and most easily accessable beaches, Freshwater Bay.
We will start off the session, talking about the various techniques used for low light and Milky Way photography, and as we go we will be experimenting with light painting, and watching how we can achieve different effects with different exposure lengths and apertures.
You will be shown how to use the Star Tracker app to locate the Milky Way, then using your newly acquired skills we will take some incredible images of the night sky.
If you are a beginner, please do not worry! We will guide you step by step so that you go home with some stunning images!
Under 16's are welcome on this workshop, but absolutely must be accompanied by an adult.
You must read our classes/workshop terms and conditions here before booking.
