Eryri (Snowdonia) in Autumn

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Date: Tue 19th Nov - Thu 21st Nov 2024

Time: 18:00 - 10:00

Price: £770.00

Deposit: £100.00

Group size: 4

Tutor / Guide: Robert Canis

Location: Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park, Wales

Duration: 2 nights

Cost includes: 2 nights en-suite B&B accommodation. No single-supplement necessary. Transport to locations for the first 3 that book, use of Lee Filters and post-workshop critique and Lightroom tutorial.

Cost excludes: Personal insurance, transport to and from Wales and meals not mentioned.

Accommodation:

Located in Betws-y-Coed in the very heart of the national park, our accommodation will be the superbly situated family-run B&B - Church Hill House. Well known for its high level of comfort and hospitality, each attendee will have a private en-suite room to themselves (no single supplement necessary) with a hospitality tray, TV and WiFi. With regards to meals; breakfast will, of course, be at the B&B while lunch will either be picked up from a nearby store or taken at a tea room. Dinner will be a short stroll to a village pub.

Fitness level: Moderate. Although some of the locations will require just a short stroll from the car, due to the very nature of this region, some will necessitate a round trip of around 2 miles which may include hills, moorland, forest and near waterfalls and lakes. Should you have any concerns regarding this before booking, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Sunrise / Sunset: 07.30 / 18.30

Experience Level: Beginner upwards.

Equipment needed: Ideally, a couple of lenses ranging from a wide-angle to telephoto. A tripod will be necessary for those dawn/dusk shoots and although polarising, neutral density and neutral-density graduated filters would be useful, they are by no means essential. What is, however, is a clear understanding of exposure. A comprehensive checklist outlining clothing, camera gear and miscellaneous items will be sent out 3 months before the workshop.

Additional info:

Transport to the locations
The first two that book will travel in my car to the locations and the last will carry one other and follow me in theirs. To offset fuel (plus a little extra!), the person who drives will receive £45 off the workshop cost.

Post-tour critique and edit tutorial
Following the workshop and upon receiving three RAW files from everyone, a recorded critique and Lightroom/Photoshop editing tutorial will be provided, and since there'll be no need for you to be present during this process, you need not worry about setting any time aside. This will not only give you valuable feedback and a chance to see others' work but it will, I hope, also provide ideas for processing your own photos.

Mountains, lakes, abandoned slate quarries, castles and waterfalls; amongst photographers in particular, the beguiling landscape of Snowdonia requires very little by way of an introduction. During this 2-night landscape photography workshop in Eryri (Snowdonia), we will visit some of the region’s most well-known locations as well as explore lesser-known ones, too, all set against a backdrop of mists and vibrant, autumn colour.

During this landscape photography workshop in Snowdonia National Park, a multitude of techniques and considerations will be discussed from filtration, composition, aspect ratios and black and white, to the thought process that lies behind the making of a meaningful photograph. Early November is a lovely time to visit when the landscape is ablaze with autumn colour and with the possibility of capturing 3 sunrises and 2 sunsets, you are sure to return home with some beautiful photographs. I hope you can join me...

The workshop begins over dinner on the 4th and concludes following a sunrise shoot and breakfast on the 7th.

SOME HIGHLIGHTS
Leisurely start time
Very small group ensuring bespoke one-on-one tuition
Transport to the locations
Post-workshop critique & edit tutorial
High-quality private en-suite accommodation
Transport throughout
Use of Lee Filters
Lakes and mountains
Abandoned slate quarries
Streams waterfalls and rivers

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FINALLY...
Thank you for considering this workshop. If you have any questions, no matter how small or insignificant they may seem, please don't hesitate to reach out. I'm here to help and ensure that you have a wonderful few days filled with inspiring photography. I hope you can join me!

Itinerary

FAQ

Will there be much tuition?
As a workshop, you will receive as much as you would like or feel that you need. Although I will encourage you to explore and find your own compositions, it can often be overwhelming when you first enter a ‘foreign’ location and so upon arrival, I will spend a few moments to suggest where I consider to be the most productive areas for photography advising on such things as composition and exposure. We will then disperse (but, not too far) and immerse ourselves in the landscape, and after a short while, I will approach each of you to see how you are getting on. Through many years of running workshops, I have found this to be extremely effective since it allows everyone to grow and create their own style of images while at the same time feeling fully supported and encouraged.

Critiques & Tutorials?
Following dinner on our first evening, using my tablet, I will show you the locations we are likely to visit suggesting compositions and techniques including exposure blending and focus stacking. Aside from this, unless very bad weather forces us to remain indoors (I am always reluctant to stay inside since inclement weather very often results in dramatic conditions), there will be no dedicated laptop tutorials. The days will be quite short, and in any case, appraising your images can just as easily be done through me reviewing them on the back of your camera which I will be doing, anyway, on a regular basis while we are out photographing.

What kind of weather should we expect?
Early November is a lovely time to visit Snowdonia when the landscape displays its autumn finery. As is typical at this time of the year, the weather is unpredictable; we could have wind, rain and shine all in the space of an hour! Frosts are not uncommon as are valley mists. A truly evocative time.

Can I bring a non-photography partner along?
Although you are very welcome to bring along a non-photography partner, the cost will be the same as for one who is participating. However, since you will be sharing a room, you will receive a price reduction.

Workshop info

Thank you for dropping by and considering attending a workshop. I love nothing more than to pass on to others the knowledge I have gained over the last 30 years as a professional photographer and 15 as a workshop and tour leader. My group sizes are always small ensuring a fun and friendly group dynamic, lots of 'personal space' in which to photograph without too much fear of others getting in your way and as much tuition as you would like or feel that you need. I hope you can join me!

Although under the 'umbrella' of Workshops, please note there is a difference between the three types that I offer. To avoid any confusion, please see below.

Workshops

Those taking place in the UK are classed as Workshops where learning is the primary aim, and in the case of those which are multi-day residential, very often include image critique and post-processing sessions.

Tours

Overseas trips are classed as Tours where the logistics are all taken care of and where the emphasis is on getting you to great locations at the best time of the day. Since these may include hide photography and working in cold, windy conditions where one-on-one tuition isn't practical, these are less hands-on. However, prior to the hide session or upon arriving at a location, I will give advice and suggestions on composition, lens selection and exposure.

Creative Visions

Creative Visions is a new concept that I have designed to specifically nurture your artistic growth. They can take place in either the UK or abroad combining both workshop and tour principles. There will be critique and post-processing tutorials and, most importantly, you will be encouraged to go beyond the record and representational and instead produce more intimate creative interpretations.

Eryri (Snowdonia) in Autumn

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