Photography News Issue 45

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32 Photo days out

Buyers’ guide Get going Book yourself on a dedicated photo holiday or training day and spend some quality time with your camera. From UK-based tours, activity days and precious studio time to overseas trips of a lifetime, there’s something for all

French Photographic Holidays

Visit: Frenchphotographicholidays.com Phone: +33 0 5535 47485 Email: frenchphotographic@gmail.com

Words by Kingsley Singleton

Paul’s Events

Paul McLachlan, a 20-year veteran of professional portrait photography and photographic tuition, offers a range of events under the banner of Paul’s Events. Book onto an event and you’ll be treated to a superb mix of glamour and fine-art nude photography at exclusive locations in the UK. Events are tailored for both beginners and experienced photographers, so you can use them as a learning exercise in lighting technique and working withmodels, or simply enjoy the benefits of the fantastic locations, lighting gear and beautiful subjects. Events include the Wales Weekend Glamour shoot (14-16 July and 1-3 September 2017) at Glynhir Manor in beautiful rural Carmarthenshire in the foothills of the Black Mountains, with walled gardens, parkland river and woods to shoot in, as well as rooms in the Visit: pauls-events.uk Phone: 07930462906 Email: paulseventsuk@gmail.com Founded in 1999 and operated by landscape professional, John Gravett, Lakeland Photographic Holidays (LPH) offers a blend of residential photo courses unique to the UK. Based in Braithwaite near Keswick, LPH’s courses put you right in the middle of one of the UK’s most beautiful landscapes and the company provides full board, licensed accommodation in comfortable en-suite rooms. Landscape workshops run from the end of January through to the beginning of December, and benefit from John’s knowledge of the lakes and fells, garnered from years of living and working in the area. They run for six nights from Sunday to Saturday (£795), and there’s also a four-night break from Visit: lakelandphotohols.com Phone: 01768 778 459 Email: info@ lakelandphotohols.com

French Photographic Holidays (FPH) is run froma beautiful 17th century farmhouse near Brantome in the Dordogne. The company offers a week’s tuition, with up to six half-day trips to countryside and village locations, andanAppleMacworkstationforeachguesttouse.RunbyPaulEdmunds, a pro photographer for over 20 years, workshops cover all skill levels, there’s a maximum of four photographers per workshop, and advice includes workflow, processing and printing. For portrait fans, there’s a fully-equipped studio, and amodel shoot available for a €50 supplement. What’smore, FPHoffers five-star facilities, and all-inclusive breakfast, lunch, and a four-course evening meal provided by culinary expert, Pam Edmunds, while ‘non participating’ guests can stay at reduced rates. Prices for a seven night stay, beginning on Saturdays, start from£950 per photographer, and £700 per guest in the low season, and £1100/£790 in the high season from 10 June to 19 August. Check out the Feedback page on their website for some glowing reviews.

manor house itself, with lighting supplied and set up ready to go. Accommodation, breakfast and meals are included, and theweekend starts at £595 for the Standard package, based on photographers working in groups of three with access to four models over the two days. Premium and Exclusive options are available, with a greater emphasis on one-to-one shooting.

The BritishWildlife Centre Visit: britishwildlifecentre.co.uk Phone: 01342 834658 Email: info@britishwildlifecentre.co.uk

the Centre hosts dedicated wildlife photography workshops. You’ll need to book onto these in advance, and they offer tuition for different skill levels, as well as days with well- known wildlife photographers, like David Lloyd (davidlloyd.net). The BWC’s Photography Days run from February to November, during weekdays in term time when the Centre is closed to the public. Typical events run from 9.30am to 4.30pm, with late afternoon and evening opening in summer. The cost is £90 per person from November to March and £105 per person from April to October. Discounts are available for club bookings and to BWCmembers.

Wildlife photography is a demanding hobby; it can be difficult even finding good subjects to hone your skills on. You can take the chance out of shooting with a trip to The British Wildlife Centre, in Surrey, where you canrelyongreat subjects close enough to fill the frame. Although you can visit and shoot as a regular punter, the BWC also operates special Photography Days, held when the Centre is closed to the public, therefore offering unbridled opportunitiesinnaturalsurroundings and entry to selected enclosures. Species include foxes, otters, Scottish wildcats, red squirrels, owls, and plenty more besides. What’s more,

Lakeland Photographic Holidays

Sunday to Thursday (£600). Trips are tailored to suit the amount of walking that delegates want to do, as is the level of tuition, and there’s post-production advice and feedback, too. LPH also provides overseas trips to locations like

Iceland, Tuscany and this year there’s a major tour of the American West, taking in a total solar eclipse over the Tetons mountain range, the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley and Lake Powell.