Description
Transport Around Cornwall Included
Small Groups Of No More Than 4 People
Hotel Accommodation Optional
Price Is Per Person Attending
Transport Around Cornwall Included
Small Groups Of No More Than 4 People
Hotel Accommodation Optional
Price Is Per Person Attending
Deep Sea Diver – Cornwall Photography Weekend & Workshop
Fancy joining us on Cornwall’s most amazing beaches and harbours to create some unique concepts with our one of a kind Deep Sea Diver suit?
The concept for this photography weekend and workshop has been years in the making. When we moved to Cornwall a few years back we visited Charlestown museum and saw the most amazing deep sea diving suit on display, which inspired me to see if we could create our own. It’s taken a little while to piece it all together and it hasn’t come cheap, but our authentic deep sea diving suit has been bought together from numerous sources around the world and is now complete. We’d love you to join us on this trip to capture some amazing photographs around Cornwall.
This is an authentic deep sea diving suit, it’s super heavy, the boots weigh 25KG+ alone and we’ve paired it with an amazing helmet, diving weights, divers torch, knife and oxygen tubes to make it all as authentic as possible. Paul will happily bound (well maybe a slow walk) around Cornwall in the suit for you and help you capture some stunning images you simply won’t be able to take anywhere else. Want to wear the suit yourself for some epic self portraits? You are most welcome to!
Photography Tuition
Paul has spent years of his life photographing creative concepts and will share this knowledge with you covering multiple subjects including:
– The Best Camera Settings To Use In Any Given Situation & Why
– Composition Techniques
– Location Hunting/Chasing The Light
– Off Camera Lighting Using Flash & HSS
– Storytelling & Building Creative Concepts
– Photoshop / Lightroom & Post Processing
Itinerary
Arrival Day: We’ll ask you to arrive for 4pm so we can head out as a group to photograph some landscape sunset shots and get to know each other. This day is not compulsory to the trip, if you’d rather only do the weekend.
Days 2 & 3: We’ll be travelling around some of Cornwall’s best beaches and harbours with our diving suit giving you a range of opportunities to capture some stunning images. This is a group effort and if you have your own ideas you’d like to incorporate we’d love to hear them.
Day 4: Time for us to say goodbye. You can enjoy a bit of a lie in if you like, spend the day enjoying Cornwall and then make your way home. Or why not extend your trip and take in more of beautiful Cornwall? If you have to leave Sunday evening to get back to work, this day is not compulsory to the trip.
Accommodation (Optional)
Hotel accommodation in Newquay for the advertised dates (3 nights) is optional with single or double rooms available at Newquay Great Western Hotel. If you decide to organise your own accommodation or you are local, we just ask that you locate yourself in or close to Newquay, Cornwall, UK or can get to Newquay each morning at an agreed time.
This Photography Weekend & Workshop Is Available For The Following Dates
Friday 14th October – Monday 17th October 2022
Friday 20th January – Monday 23rd January 2023
Friday 17th March – Monday 20th March 2023
Friday 6th October – Monday 9th October 2023
If you’d like to organise this trip as a private 1-2-1 photography holiday & workshop on different dates to those advertised here then please get in touch to arrange.
FAQ’s
How Much Is The Deposit?
A 50% deposit is required to book your dates for this Deep Sea Diver – Cornwall Photography Holiday & Workshop, the remaining balance is payable 60 days prior to the trip taking place.
What Time & Where Will We Meet?
We’ll ask everybody to arrive for around 4pm on the first advertised day. This allows us to get out and shoot a few sunset shots on the first evening. If you need to arrive later than 4pm this is no issue at all, we’ll either meet you later in the evening or first thing Sat morning.
Do I Need Certain Skills Or Equipment To Attend?
You do not need any specific skills to attend this Deep Sea Diver – Cornwall Photography Weekend & Workshop, we’ll tailor the trip around your abilities and teach you what you need to know. Please bring with you:
Your camera gear – We’d recommend: Camera, lenses, tripod, filters (if you have/use them), memory cards, camera strap, camera cleaning gear.
How Many People Will Be On The Trip With Me?
We keep group sizes small so everybody gets the opportunity to learn, improve and have their input as to locations whilst learning with Paul. Maximum group sizes will be 4 people.
Let’s Discuss Coronavirus Shall We?
Following latest government guidelines that as a country we need to learn to live with Coronavirus, we’ll do as much as possible to ensure everybody remains safe whilst enjoying their trip.
If WE have to cancel the trip due to a national lockdown you will be issued a refund in full or offered an alternative trip date. If you book your own accommodation, any cancellation costs for this accommodation will not be refunded by us and we recommend you take out travel insurance to cover yourself of such an occurrence.
If YOU have to cancel the trip due to developing coronavirus, our normal cancellation policy terms and conditions apply regardless and we recommend you take out travel insurance to cover you of such an occurrence. It simply is not feasible for us to run these trips if we have to refund or re-arrange places with little notice. By booking onto this course you are stating that you agree with these terms.
What Is The Refund Policy For This Holiday?
Our Refund & Cancellation Policy Can Be Found Here.
Can I Give This As A Gift?
You certainly can, just secure your place as normal and let us know the names of who will be attending in the Order Notes section of the checkout page. If you would like a gift voucher sending then just drop us an email after purchasing to hello@pauldavidsmith.co.uk and we’ll get one sent out to you.
Jason Bean –
I joined Paul on his first trip using the deep sea diver suit and it was perhaps the most fun photography experience I have ever had. The suit is incredible, let’s start there. This isn’t something they have made themselves, it is a genuine suit that has been used, the boots are so heavy and it simply looks fantastic. They had kitted out the suit with an old torch, divers knife and many other bits which really made it look authentic. I learnt so much on the trip, from using off camera flash, to camera settings to how to work with a model. I am really impressed with the entire setup and will certainly be joining Paul on one of his future adventures.