Isle of Arran
Scottish Lowlands
5 day scottish photographic workshop

* Special discount available for non participating partners.
Please contact us: bruce@brucepercy.com for more information.


Includes:
5 Nights Bed, Breakfast & Evening Dinner
Single Room accomodation
Transportation between shooting locations
One to One Guidance & Group Guidance
Photoshop 'digital darkroom' techniques
Extensive notes
Packed Lunch

Trip Details

Arran is known as 'Scotland in Minature'. It has everything - amazing coastal scenery, castles, mountains and standing stones.

We will be staying at the Blackwaterfoot Lodge hotel. We have access to their lounge throughout the day for critiques.

Sleeping accomodation is in single room occupancy.


Arrival & Introduction

4:30pm

We will take the ferry from Ardrossan at 15:15pm and arrive at Brodick at 4:15pm where we will go by our own transport to Blackwaterfoot, where we will be based for the duration of the trip.

Once we are there, we will have a group meeting and cups of tea and some free time to unpack and get acquainted before dinner at 6pm.

6:00 - 7:00pm
Dinner

7:00 - 9:00pm
I will present a talk on my approaches to landscape photography.

Daily Schedule

The days are long in August, and sunrise is early at 6am and sunset is late at 8pm. So we will pace ourselves during the day and do some critique sessions during the middle of the day, so we can concentrate our photography to the golden hours of sunrise and sunset.

6:00 - 9:00am
An early morning start, but with good reason, the light is soft at this time of day.

9:00 - 10:00am
Self service breakfast.

10:00am - 12:00pm
Rest time

12:00pm - 3:00pm
Critique session & digital workflow. We will select one or two shots from each member to discuss and I will show you how the image may be improved and the steps involved from RAW file to final print.

5:00 - 6:00pm
Dinner

6:00 - 8:00pm
On location for sunset.


Getting to the workshop

There is a daily ferry to Arran. I would recommend that we all meet at Ardrossan ferry terminal for the 15:15 sailing. Please arrive no later than 14:45.

Getting to Ardrossan

There is a connecting rail service from Glasgow Central train station. There are three trains that you can take, which will get you to Ardrossan for 14:45. The times are 8:33, 11:15 and the latest train possible is at 14:15.

Arriving Internationally

If you are coming from outside of the UK, please arrive at Glasgow airport the night before, and take any of the three trains listed above from Glasgow Central station on the day of the trip.

Leaving the workshop

We will be leaving on Saturday the 28th of August at 8:20am from Brodick to Ardrossan, arriving in Ardrossan at 9:15. There is a direct rail link connection to Glasgow Central arriving at 10:22am. Please ensure that any connecting flights give you sufficient time to arrive and check in. I would give yourself an additional two to three hours to be safe.