Peak District One on One private workshops (Year-round workshops, contact me to arrange time and date).

Tailored tuition workshops with a local award-winning professional photographer in the beautiful Peak District National Park.

No matter what your photographic experience my workshops are aimed at any level of photographer who wants to learn and develop their landscape photography.

Whether you are a beginner and you just want to learn how to use your camera or you would like to learn more advanced techniques in getting the most out of your landscape photography, my workshops are tailored to suit your needs.

I can show you how to get the most out of your camera equipment, everything from what camera settings are best for the type of image you want to take, how to use filtration correctly (graduated/neutral density filters and polarizers), to when not to use them at all.
I can cover the full workflow of finding the best location for the weather and light direction, finding composition in the landscape, and using correct techniques from setting up to shoot to producing sharp balanced exposures without lens flare even when shooting directly into sunlight.
We can cover long exposures for motion in the sky, trees and flowing water, beautiful wide-angle landscapes to telephoto landscape photography with techniques to avoid camera shake.

I can also show you how to process your images correctly using Adobe software, from basic adjustments to watermarking your pictures ready for social media to a full day of tuition learning how to set up Adobe RAW software to process your images correctly, getting the most out of your RAW files and avoiding technical flaws such as fringing, unnatural colour separation, excessive digital noise and saturation to produce a commercial level image, I can also show you more advanced techniques like masking, layers, focus stacking and image blending.


Pricing is £300 for the day or £450 for a couple.


Additional Information

Included
Transport is provided from an arranged meeting point and between locations we travel to in the Peak District. We typically stop for at least an hour for lunch at a cafe or public house where we can review images and I can give you a short lesson with Adobe RAW. I can also let you use my KASE filter kit depending on the adaptor ring size that fits your lens. I can also provide you with a tripod if needed, but please let me know in advance.

Excluded
Travel to and from the agreed meeting point, lunch and accommodation. Personal insurance.

What to Bring
The weather plays a big part in landscape photography, so please bring suitable outdoor clothing and footwear for walking off-road. A rucksack is recommended and of course, bring your camera (and if applicable separate lenses), spare batteries and memory cards, a tripod of reasonable quality and a remote release if you have one. Also, please bring a head torch if you have one, I do have a spare but best to be prepared. (please also bring a face mask/covering for travel, thank you).




Some recent reviews from people that have been on my bespoke workshops,

"I had a 1:1 targeted workshop with John during which I learnt a couple of fundamental approaches to composition that do not appear in any of the books I've read or have been demonstrated on any of the other courses I have attended.
I now see differently and am able to capture images that I am happy to show. I'd recommend a similar workshop to anyone who is frustrated that their images just don't have that "wow!" despite following "all the rules"
By: Jason


"I just completed a one day 1:1 workshop with John in the Peak District, and it was fantastic. The locations we visited were superb, John having tailored these to the prevailing weather conditions and times of the day. John very successfully matched the workshop tutorials to my needs and I have undoubtedly taken big steps forward in my own photography, which feels fantastic. I particularly enjoyed - and benefitted from - a focus on the composition of my images, which has immediately lifted their quality. John is also really easy to get on with and his enthusiasm for photography is infectious. I would highly recommend a workshop with him. All the best John, and cheers again!"
By: James


"I Went on one of Johns workshops a few weeks ago after I bought a new camera I learnt so much in one day and finally feel at ease with the camera. Highly recommended"
By: Stevie





For more details and enquiries and to arrange a date for a workshop with me please Contact me here
Thank you.



Some images from around the Peak District I have taken, several of these shots have been taken on my own workshops.