Welcome
Welcome to Northumbrian Photographic Workshops Please have a relaxing tour round this site. you may interested in joining in one of our photography workshops/holidays They will be creative weekends where you will visit several sites in Northumberland, with like minded fellow photographrs and have the opportunity to; discover new skills and techniques in a relaxed holiday like atmosphere. Hopefully by the end of the time here you will be able to look at landscapes in a different way. The small group numbers (max 5) enable time for any individual and group tuition on many aspects of digital photography.
Myself
I’m John Smith and many years ago I bought a camera (the Russian Zenith E, brick) with some birthday money and within six months it changed my life forever. I had a makeshift darkroom in the bathroom and started a full time photography course at a local college. Two and a half years later I started to work in photography for a large organisation doing all sorts of photography from press releases, display work, commercial, technical and landscape. Photography is also a great hobby of mine particularly landscape, concert and still life. During my career I have taught photography at evening classes, run courses at work and have been a moderator on the Open University ’Introduction to Digital Photography’ course (T189) since it started. The latter is great fun helping so many students, though I do miss the face-to-face contact, which I enjoy on other photographic courses.
Northumberland and me.
I first visited Northumberland many years ago on family holidays and even before I started taking photographs. I have become a regular visitor since then and eventually bought a house up here. The area has so many wonderful locations but even better, compared to England’s other scenic areas, it is still relatively quiet. I hope that during these courses I will be able to convey some of my love for the region to the students. I have always had a fascination with castles and Northumberland has castles from large to small from mysterious ruins to intact residences. There is a magnificent coast with endless changing views, stunning country houses and wild moors - all in all a photographers dream.
Myself
I’m John Smith and many years ago I bought a camera (the Russian Zenith E, brick) with some birthday money and within six months it changed my life forever. I had a makeshift darkroom in the bathroom and started a full time photography course at a local college. Two and a half years later I started to work in photography for a large organisation doing all sorts of photography from press releases, display work, commercial, technical and landscape. Photography is also a great hobby of mine particularly landscape, concert and still life. During my career I have taught photography at evening classes, run courses at work and have been a moderator on the Open University ’Introduction to Digital Photography’ course (T189) since it started. The latter is great fun helping so many students, though I do miss the face-to-face contact, which I enjoy on other photographic courses.
Northumberland and me.
I first visited Northumberland many years ago on family holidays and even before I started taking photographs. I have become a regular visitor since then and eventually bought a house up here. The area has so many wonderful locations but even better, compared to England’s other scenic areas, it is still relatively quiet. I hope that during these courses I will be able to convey some of my love for the region to the students. I have always had a fascination with castles and Northumberland has castles from large to small from mysterious ruins to intact residences. There is a magnificent coast with endless changing views, stunning country houses and wild moors - all in all a photographers dream.