MHOR Photography with Paul Holloway
Monachyle Mhor is delighted to introduce our award winning photographer, Paul Holloway. He has been both highly commended and shortlisted in the prestigous Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. His work is regularly published in the monthly Outdoor Photography magazine.
We are pleased to launch a seasonal two day photography experience. The landscape here is a photographer's paradise from early mists rising from the lochs, to blazing Autumn colours, to sparkling streams and waterfalls - just to mention a few of the varied subject matters that we can offer.
Paul Holloway
Landscape photography has become something of a passion for me over the last 10 years. I love being out photographing in the wild landscapes, it seems to answer a deep need in me to be connected to the natural world. As you’ll see from my website (www.paulhollowayphotography.co.uk), Scottish landscape is my main source of inspiration with its ever changing light and weather.
With this course I will aim to cover some of the technical aspects of digital photography so that we are taking the image that we want rather than letting the camera make the decisions for us. To do this it is better to have a camera that allows us to (ie a camera that isn't fully automatic). An SLR camera is ideal. Also we will look at the art of composing images, the use of filters and tripod, and the importance of quality of light in a landscape. We will, weather permitting, get out into some of the beautiful landscape around the hotel to put the theory into practice.
What to bring
- Camera with manual control ( preferably an SLR)
- Battery with charger
- Memory cards
- Tripod if you have one
- Walking boots and outdoor gear (bring waterproofs)
- Laptop if you have one
- Camera manual
- Bring some of your images to be assesed if you wish (optional)
Two day course excluding accomodation: £220
COURSE DATES for 2012
Sunday 1st and Monday 2nd of April
Sunday 10th and Monday 11th of June
Sunday 9th and Monday 10th of September
Sunday 2nd and Monday 3rd of December
Testimonial "The photography course at the Monachyle Mhor Hotel was informative, informal, fun and was geared to the enthusiastic amateur wanting to improve their skills. Paul was a great teacher: hugely knowledgeable, patient and a great motivator. Even the bad weather couldn’t dampen our enthusiasm! Since the course I have been out taking photographs at every opportunity and I am now thoroughly enjoying my hobby. I would recommend this course to anyone interested in learning how to take better photographs." Elaine.
Schedule
DAY 1
9.30am Overview of the course and group introductions
10am Workshop 1: Know your camera
11am Break
11.30am Workshop 2: Understanding exposure (looking at the relationship between shutter speed, aperture and ISO), Depth of field, and Looking at histograms on your camera
1pm Lunch
2pm Putting the theory into practice outside (weather permitting)
5pm Review of the day
5.30pm Finish
DAY 2
7-9am Optional sunrise shoot (weather permitting)
10am Workshop 3: Composing a photograph, Quality of Light in photography, and the use of Filters.
11am Break
11.30am Putting the thoery into practice outside (weather permitting)
1pm Lunch
2pm Introduction to photo imaging using photoshop elements
4.30pm Slide show of my work
5pm Concluding remarks
5.30pm Finish (There will be hand outs supplied)
N.B.This is a sample itiniary but may vary according to the weather