Description
Photography Course Details
Duration: Half Day, 10am – 2pm
Location: Tehidy Country Park, Cornwall, UK
Date: This is a 1-2-1 course, book a date that suits you.
If you are new to the world of bird and wildlife photography or you are looking to brush up on some existing skills, then this half-day 1-2-1 beginners wildlife photography course might just be what you need.
Photographing birds isn’t easy, they move pretty quickly and you need to really know your camera in order to get the best shots. On this half-day course, we will cover:
- The best settings and modes on the camera to successfully capture birds both in flight and when they are settled.
- How to achieve the correct exposure, how to find the best light and where to position yourself for the best shots.
- The best focusing modes and focus points to ensure you capture sharp images each and every time.
- For consistent, successful photographs it is important to understand bird behaviour which we’ll cover and look at how to compose a visually pleasing image.
This is a hands-on course and we’ll spend most of the time giving you the chance to practice everything that we cover on location. You are also welcome to bring along a friend or family member with you as up to 2 people can attend this course at no additional cost.
FAQ’s
Do I Need Certain Skills Or Equipment To Attend?
This is a 1-2-1 training course and as such, no skills are required to attend this course. The only equipment you will need to bring with you is your camera and lenses. You will need a zoom lens (or digital zoom), ideally 200mm+ to get close up images of the birds and wildlife.
Can You Recommend Camera Equipment For Me Prior To Me Attending?
I get a lot of requests for help with camera equipment recommendations, almost daily in fact and offer a Personalised Photography Equipment Recommendation service which you can find by clicking here.
Recommending a camera and the best lenses to buy really has lots of different factors involved in it which need to be investigated first such as what the equipment will be most used for, budgets, your expectations on image quality, your current level and aspirations, etc. Hence the above service so we can really drill down into finding you the best equipment.
Alternatively, some people attend my courses and borrow a camera from me for the day to do so, we can then incorporate this recommendation as part of the course at no extra cost. The benefit of doing it this way is that I have a lot of cameras and lenses you can try and see the difference between prior to purchasing anything. The downside is your not learning on your own equipment of course, so there are pluses and minuses to doing it both ways, it depends on what you think works best for you.
Are You DBS Checked?
Paul is DBS checked and is happy to share a copy of his DBS certificate with any client, no matter whether they are a business, charity, organisation or individual.
You can read more about Paul’s DBS check here.
What Is The Refund Policy?
Our Refund & Cancellation Policy Can Be Found Here.
John Mckenzie –
A really impressive wildlife and bird photography course from Paul, I learnt a lot throughout the day and came away with some great photos and a lot of new knowledge.
Katy Harrison –
I had a great afternoon spent with Paul learning how to photograph birds and wildlife. Paul taught me all about aperture, shutter speed and ISO whilst giving great advice on composition, how to keep the subject in focus and a wealth of other tips and tricks along the way. I leave the course knowing a lot more than when I arrived and Paul is a great teacher, easy to talk to and answered all of my questions with no fuss. A highly rated course, thank you Paul.
Sara Peterson –
I spent a morning with Paul learning how to photograph birds and wildlife with my new camera and am really pleased I did. I learn’t so much in such a short amount of time, it was well worth the money.
Jim Stevens –
To say Wildlife photography was frustrating me is probably more than a little bit of an understatement. I’d got myself up early in the morning and headed out to practice many times but my success rate was awful. Blurry birds and missed focussed shots were the norm, I was just getting it all wrong. I came across Paul’s website after a recommendation from somebody at my camera club. I was told that there was only one person worth visiting for training and that was Paul, they were not wrong. Paul doesn’t teach you lots of things that aren’t really going to make a difference to your photography, he teaches you a handful of things that will make huge differences to your photos and then drums it into you over an over again through practical exercises. My success rate with bird photography has probably quadrupled using what Paul taught me. A great 1-2-1 training session that was definitely worth the money.