I'm off to the Isle of Harris at the end of the month for a week workshop. I come here every year now - because I love the space and the beaches are a real study in minimalism. The workshop only has a few spaces left for those of you who would be interested in coming along.
Hi all, I'm just back from the fabulous isle of Eigg. I ran a nice small workshop there last week - hi to Adam, Brigitte, Dave & Pete.
As is usual with a great trip of any sort, I feel like I've returned from Mars. I can't help feeling 'did it really happen?'
We had a slight mishap with the Council deciding that no vehicles from outsiders are allowed on the island any more, so we had to make do with borrowing a vehicle for our early morning jaunts down to Laig bay. Eddie kindly gave us a lift a few nights along the small 1 mile track to the bay too.
I thought it would be cool to put up a little contact sheet showing a collection of images created by everyone on the trip. We had a fair mixture of 'weather' , most of which is 'good'. Seldom is weather 'bad' for photography unless it causes problems with keeping filters and lens elements dry.
I had a great time though. Workshops tend to be as good as the people who come on them, and you get out of a trip what you're prepared to put in. Everyone without exception on this trip got into the spirit of the week. I'm a little shell shocked to be home now, but I'm excited to think I'll be going back in September for another trip.
I'll probably not be on the blog much for the next few weeks. I'm away at the end of the week to the outer Hebrides for some 'me time'. Just me and my camera and a stack of Velvia. Wish me luck. Until I'm back on the blog good and proper, good luck with your own photography.
Just a quick note to let you know that a new Glencoe weekend workshop is now available for booking. Dates are 1st to the 3rd of October.
The weekend trips are very popular. The Torridon trip for October is mostly sold out now, so if you're interested in coming, details are available here and you can book here
I'm off to the Isle of Eigg this April to conduct a workshop there for 5 days. It's a super island, with perhaps the most stunning / photogenic beaches in Scotland.
I have a few places left, if you are interested in coming. The dates are April 19th to the 24th, and the price is £899. All transport, food and accommodation on the island are included in this, plus tuition by yours truly.
If you are interested in this trip, it's best to book as soon as you can, as I will have to close the final booking list for this soon. to find out more information about this trip and view the gallery - you can see it here.
To see testimonials from my previous trip to Eigg, then you can view them here. As you will see, the group I had last year had a terrific time.
Just a short note to let you all know that the Skye workshop for later this year has sold out.
For those of you who would like to get an insight into my workshops, Norrie who participated on the January Glencoe trip has written up his account on his web site. You can find it here. Needless to say, it's a good review and it was very nice of Norrie to get in touch with me to let me know about it.
I love doing the workshops. It's great to be able to pass something on, and see someone 'get' it. I particularly like Norman's processing of this image - it looks very natural. Some digital images can be over-processed. The green rocks in the foreground by the way, were really that vibrant - I brought them to the attention of everyone on the trip that weekend - what the camera sees and what we see are often not the same thing.
Well, I know this must seem like I'm pumping out the photos at the moment, but it's not often like that for me.
So to get to the chase, here is a new portfolio from Skye.
There are often spells of what seem like 'inactivity' to others, but for me, it's actually the opposite - if you're seeing me on the blog a lot, it's because I'm not out shooting! And if you don't hear from me on my blog for a while - it's because, well, you know - I'm out there practicing what we all love to do when we get some time.
I was up in Skye about a week ago for 3 or 4 days. I'd booked another trusty camper van for the trip, and almost didn't go. So bad were the weather warnings and advice not to leave home unless it is absolutely necessary. So I went!
The weather was pretty mild, but the landscape was still arctic. For those of you know know Skye well, the river at Sligachan had around seven inches of ice on it. I wasn't quite sure sometimes if I was standing on the ice or firm ground while roaming with my camera.
So you won't be surprised that I'm now offering a workshop to Skye for this December (3-8). This trip is strictly limited to 4 people as I thought it would be nice to do a much more intimate group size. The hotel we will be staying at is not far away from the Storr, and caters for 5 people max.
As I type, it looks like there is now currently only 1 space left on this trip, so if you're interested in coming, email me for more details.
Hi all,
Just a quick note to let you all know that I've finalised the date and price for a forth coming workshop to the Isle of Arran.
Arran is a fairly large island with some interesting geological features, particularly on the coast, some nice waterfalls and plenty of standing stones too. They call it 'Scotland in minature'. It's a subtle island, not as craggy or as dramatic as Skye for instance, but it has its own charm, and it is certainly one of those places that you have to spend time discovering its subtle landscape - as I did this year.
