Photography: Making Water Work

Tutor: Whitfield Benson

Lunch: Price includes a hearty lunch.

Level:
All Levels

Typically for a max of 8 people.

Full Day

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Enhance your nature photography by making water work as a significant feature of the landscape. You will be taught to recognise the best opportunities for taking a successful image and to examine what elements make for successful photos, as well as how to use your camera to make the most of the photographic opportunity.

You will spend some time in the studio looking at examples, and key concepts and techniques and then go out for a field trip under Whitfield’s guidance.

– Identify opportunities for great photographs
– Use apertures to create different effects
– Develop an understanding of the use of different camera lenses
– See things from a different angle
– Achieve the best finished result

What to expect

Time at ArtisOn is designed to take you away from it all. We provide the environment, the time and the guidance you need to create. You can expect a warm welcome, skilled and friendly tutors and the chance to meet like-minded people keen to share ideas. You can even leave us to clear up the mess! There will usually be two workshops going on and we encourage everyone to mingle and be nosey about what the other workshop is up to.

We encourage you to arrive at 9.30am. This will allow time to meet other participants over a cup of tea or coffee and biscuits before beginning workshops at 10am. There will be a mid-morning break for refreshments and a chance to talk over progress with others. Lunch is usually around 12:45 for about 45 mins – you can expect a delicious homemade 2 course lunch. There will be a further afternoon break with tea or coffee and cake. All food and refreshments are included in the price of your workshop.

The finish time given is a target. There are occasions when the session may overrun so do let us know if you need to be away promptly.

We aim for your day to be a real treat. You could always learn a new skill in a shed or a draughty village hall with a curly sandwich, but we want you to have more fun than that! So we make sure we provide a day where you will be looked after, with good food, good company and great inspiration!

What you’ll need to bring with you

Depending on the weather, at least part of your day will be outdoors where Whitfield will introduce you to some great sites for nature photography. With this in mind please bring:

Outdoor clothing suitable for the weather conditions on the day.
Boots or fairly robust footwear
Bin bags
Any camera you feel comfortable with
Some examples of your own photography would also be useful - either print or digital (must be JPEG)

“Excellent content, good flow to the day, good pace, well-timed for breaks. Really,really enjoyable. Tutor was very knowledgable and the environement very comfortable. Easy to ask questions and it was very useful to critique the photos. All of the day was extremely enjoyable.”

– Kay

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