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This 7 night photography holiday combines 35 hours of exciting photography to transform your understanding and ability to work with your camera with local activities and excursions in this spectacular region of South-West France, leaving you inspired and taking fantastic photos.
Running Dates 2024
Sat 13-Apr to Sat 20-AprHave you got a digital camera and not sure how to get the best out...Read All
Don and Trisha, are natural hosts and entertainers who take pleasure in teaching and inspiring budding photographers to flourish. They both love meeting new people and have travelled extensively during their careers.
Don is a talented photography instructor and has achieved many photographic awards and holds the Licentiate and Associateship Distinctions offered by the Royal Photographic Society. Don was also a co-founder of a business which developed and sold a variety of Photoshop plug-ins so he has a deep understanding of image editing applications. He’s worked with Kodak, Epson, Wacom, HP and Toshiba to name a few and has done many lectures and presentations during his photographic career.
Trisha loves taking advantage... Read All
Don and Trisha, are natural hosts and entertainers who take pleasure in teaching and inspiring budding photographers to flourish. They both love meeting new people and have travelled extensively during their careers.
Don is a talented photography instructor and has achieved many photographic awards and holds the Licentiate and Associateship Distinctions offered by the Royal Photographic Society. Don was also a co-founder of a business which developed and sold a variety of Photoshop plug-ins so he has a deep understanding of image editing applications. He’s worked with Kodak, Epson, Wacom, HP and Toshiba to name a few and has done many lectures and presentations during his photographic career.
Trisha loves taking advantage of the lovely fresh food market on their doorstep and cooking delicious meals from local produce. Local wine also features at evening meals, which is famous throughout France. Trisha is a keen painter and sculptor and is more than happy to help guests get started with a few pointers in their spare time.
This lovely photography school in South-West France combines state of the art technology with beautiful accommodation and warm, attentive hosts. Nestled in the French countryside, guests enjoy stunning views as well as an abundance of engaging cultural activities in the local towns and villages which will stay with you long after you return home.
Nearest airport: Bergerac (approx. 1 hour 45 minutes away). You can also fly to Limoges and Bordeaux (both within a 2.5 hour drive).
Pre-booked transfers:
Private transfers to and from Angoulême train station are included in the price. Please contact the photography school with your arrival and departure details to arrange your transfer post-booking.
Don and Tricia are wonderful hosts. Don is passionate about all things photography and knows this region of France extremely well. Tricia prepares gorgeous food and helps make sure everything runs smoothly.
I knew nothing about digital photography when I arrived and learnt a huge amount during the week - excellent tuition and wonderful accommodation. I highly recommend this course.
This was the best week I have ever had with any other company. Tuition, visits, accommodation and food were all outstanding! I cannot recommend the programme enough!
- Suitable for all levels from beginners to enthusiasts
- This photography holiday is suitable for keen photographers who are ready to get stuck in and develop their skills
- Minimum age 18
- Courses have a maximum of 6 people in each group, singles are very welcome as you'll meet others with a passion for photography and there are NO single supplements
- Photography courses start on Saturday, finishing the following Saturday
- Check in around 5pm on day 1 and check out around 4pm on day
Please find below some information regarding the accommodation and location of the holiday which may be useful when deciding if this is the right holiday for you; should you have an further questions, please contact us and we will be happy to help
- Please note this accommodation does not have disabled access
- All of the bedrooms are located upstairs in the building and they have walk-in showers
- Each day there will be excursions to various local villages and there will be light walking involving carrying your own equipment
- All breakfasts, lunches and dinners will be provided for the duration of your course
- Delicious meals are prepared by Trisha from fresh local produce
- Examples include French classics such as creamy asparagus tarts with salade girolles, magret du canard au sauce bigarde with dauphinoise potatoes or salmon en pipolotte with moon blush tomatoes
- Evening meals include lovely local wine for which the region is famous
- Bring your camera, lenses, camera bag, memory cards, battery charger and any other equipment you might have
- A laptop if you have one
- Comfortable clothes and walking shoes as you will be out and about in the local area
- A hat/cap or sun cream as well as an anorak to prepare for all weather conditions
They use Lightroom and Photoshop, plus the Nik Collection (a set of Photoshop plug-ins).
Yes – they cover all three pieces of software with hands-on tuition and type-written “recipes”.
Each client has a dedicated iMac that they can use whenever they want.
Absolutely! Vegans/vegetarian welcome. Don, your tutor, is gluten free so they cook just about everything.
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