This is a fantastic opportunity to improve your photography skills. Spend the
day in the company of a professional wildlife photographer learning all the
insider hints, tips and techniques to capture that perfect wildlife image. Your
setting for this unique experience is Wildwood Discovery Park, which has an
amazing collection of British mammals, including pine martens, beavers and wild
boar. All the animals live in large, natural enclosures within ancient oak
woodland, and you will even be able to spend time inside the enclosures of the
wolves, foxes and wildcats, so there's no excuse for missing that perfect shot!
Our leader will be Terry Whittaker who is a widely respected freelance
photographer and whose varied wildlife assignments take him all around the
world.
Location:Herne
Bay, Kent
Places:
10 per event
Cost:
£65
Meeting at 10.00am, you
will spend the day practicing your photography skills on a variety of
species under Terry's watchful eye and expert tuition. The workshop will
continue until 3.00pm, with a break for lunch. You will need to bring
your own camera, but extra equipment, such as tripods, can be provided
on request. There is a cafe at Wildwood.
Wildlife Photography in the Inner Hebrides
Tuesday 4 - Monday 10 June 2002
Escape to the beautiful Hebridean Isle of
Coll! This is a thrilling
opportunity to learn first class wildlife photography skills under the expert
guidance of a professional photographer. The Isle of Coll has an amazing variety
of habitats that offer rich photographic opportunities. Rocky outcrops are
feeding grounds for coastal otters, while hay meadows strewn with flowers hide
the elusive corncrake. Nearby is the isle of Lunga, a 'mecca' for puffins and
grey seals, where you may see whales and dolphins.
Our leader will be Chris
Gommersall, an ex-photographer for the RSPB, who is
internationally renowned for his wildlife images. As a zoologist and botanist,
he is very keen to promote wildlife conservation.
Location:Isle
of Coll, Inner Hebrides
Places:
15
Cost: £540 inc. all meals, accommodation, island transport and boat
trip. Does not include transport to Coll, photographic materials,
insurance and alcoholic drinks
Your practical
photography week will include field trips, tutorial slide shows and
talks about the island's wildlife. You will stay in a superior modern
field centre overlooking a magnificent bay.
Photography Workshop at Wildwood