Getting Started Holiday Workshop - Photography for
Beginners
Carcassonne – South of France
2009 Photography Holiday Dates: See Below
Cost: €749 (euros) per person, includes 4 days
accommodation, all meals, wine with dinner. Flight and travel insurance
are not included.
The south of France was an inspiration to many of the
great Impressionists such as Monet, Renoir, Pissarro and Cezanne who
were attracted to the region by its beauty.
Fleur de Felice is located in the idyllic village of Mas
Cabardes in the mountain regions just north of Carcassonne and its
surroundings are a photographer’s paradise. Where better then, to
come and learn photography than this beautiful medieval village,
Carcassonne, and the region of Languedoc Roussillon.
Apart from the natural beauty that nature provides such
as sun rises and sunsets, the mountains, sun flower, red poppy and
lavender fields, vineyards, Chestnut tree forests and the longest drop
waterfall in Europe called the Cascade de Cupservies, there are also
many spectacular man made sites.
These sites include The 4 Cathar Castles of Lastours and
Carcassonne’s Medieval City and The Canal du Midi, which are both
UNESCO world heritage sites.
We shall be offering a range of photography courses
throughout the year to capture the best photographic opportunities
offered by the changing seasons, starting in April/May 2009 with our
Getting Started Holiday Workshop – Photography for Beginners.
During this 4 day starting photography course designed for beginners
you will master the basics of the Single Lens Reflex camera’s controls
to lead you on your way to taking stunning shots of breath taking
scenery and the techniques employed by many a professional.
What the course will cover
- Controlling shutter speed
- Controlling aperture
- Controlling Depth of Field
- The rule of Thirds
- Composition, Framing and ShapeS
What you will need for the course
- An SLR camera preferably Digital for instant critique
and guidance
- A Wide Angle and a Telephoto lens or a Zoom Lens
- A Tripod
- Camera batteries & Memory Cards
- Comfortable shoes
- A polarising filter (not essential)
Chris Worrell is a professional photographer with 12
years experience in the business covering publicity, product and social
photography. He specialises in social photography (weddings,
portrait and events) and has worked throughout the UK but mainly in
London and his home county of Surrey.
Chris developed his passion for shooting landscapes ever
since he first saw the work of Ansel Adams, who specialised in taking
landscape photography in black and white. In the past Chris has
photographed landscapes, seascapes, skyscapes and urban landscapes in
Britain, America, St Lucia and numerous Greek Islands.
Chris say’s “The moment I first visited this region of
France, I simply fell in love with the place. As a photographer,
there is just so much here for me to shoot that I almost don’t know
where to start”. As soon as Chris uttered those words, I knew I
could convince him to run our photography workshop holidays and that he
is absolutely the right person.
Included in our Photography Holidays
