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Hi all . not sure if this is the right section but here goes....

have decided that next year I'm gonna concentrate on getting some tuition to help me improve , so instead of a big holiday I'm looking to do some training or experience days , hopefully 1 a month.

Been looking around....so far Photographers on Safari & Wild Arena are the only 2 in the pot . Want to concentrate on wildlife ( both 4 legged & the winged variety ) . Cost does come in to it as does location . Based near sheffield I'm quite happy to travel & stay in a travelodge the night before, most of the stuff I've seen is down south or up North .

So , any other suggestions/recommendations for companies used ?

Cheers in advance ,Lynne :D
 
this may sound a bit strange, but I went to an Adobe Photoshop tutorial course for free at the Apple Store in Bristol.. taught me a hella bunch of stuff when it came to correcting mistakes and bringing out features etc.

Other than that.. :shrug::shrug:
 
I had the good fortune to bump into Drew Burnett from http://www.wildeyesafaris.com/ while walking round photographing the local wildlife in a local park, he mentioned that he does wildlife tuition days around the country. If you could find one local to you it might be of interest to you.
 
Hi Lynne

I would advise against you paying anyone to teach you how to shoot wildlife, in my opinion it's wasting money & unnecessary. Instead I would be looking at images of wildlife and find which inspire me and why. Then it is just a case of studying EXIFs, compositions, what works, what doesn't and the then employing these basics in what you do. There are some basic guidelines you'll need to know regarding wildlife photography (just like with any other form of photography) but these should be widely available online, at the library or on the magazine shelf in Tesco's.

A friend of mine Paul Wheeler is an excellent bird/wildlife photographer. His gallery should show straight away the basics...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7579838@N05

... you can see that his bird shots mainly employ the basic rules of bird photography. That is, subject level with the camera, subjects eye clearly exposed in shot and a clean uncluttered background. These guidelines are also used when Paul shoots butterflies and insects.

I hope this helps.

Scott
 
Thanks for the replies Peeps , Wildeyes looks quite interesting , particularly the Farne Island trips.

Digifrog...appreciate your input but feel I've reached a point where having someone around to say "oi! stupid...do this or that" is gonna help me more than reading....I've got the general gist of the basics just struggle a bit putting it into practice:lol:
 
I would second the Farne Islands as an excellent location for bird photography, with or without tuition. I went while on holiday nearby a few years ago, and would have been happy with one half-decent shot of a puffin but came back with hundreds. Early in the season (ie. May), when they don't have eggs to defend, the birds really don't seem to care about your presence and they're happy for you to be quite close to them. Got better seal shots from the far end of Lindisfarne than on the boat trip, mind you.

Just be aware of the fact that, as WildEyes state on their website, the boats will not run if the weather is unsuitable, so be prepared to reschedule.
 
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