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Seaview Wildlife Encounter
has teamed up with established wildlife photographer Mark Harding to bring
you a unique opportunity to learn more about wildlife photography by participating
in one of our exclusive tuition days at the park.
Thousands of people love photography, and would like to get that little bit
extra from their photos. This is your opportunity to do just that, with Mark’s
expert guidance and the exciting subject matter that we have here at Seaview
Wildlife Encounter.
Mark Harding has been working as a photographer
for over ten years, with many published images. He specialises in marine photography,
particularly that of marine megafauna, and works part of the year on his own
conservation projects and small photographic group tours to Ecuador and South
Africa. He is also on the board of directors of conservation organisation
Selvaeco, who are involved in conserving the Ecuadorean Amazon. Mark is represented
by stock agencies Splashdown Direct, The Natural History Museum Picture Library,
and Archivo Criollo.
Our photo tuition days are aimed at anyone with a camera looking to create
better wildlife images. We cover three main aspects of photography and use
the great wildlife at Seaview Wildlife Encounter as our subject matter to
apply all that we learn on the day.
Part 1:
Theory of photography.
It’s important to understand how a camera works, and what exactly you
are able to influence as its user, to enable better results in your images.
We spend some time in a mini workshop discussing basic photographic theory
- getting to know how variations on camera settings can improve your images.
It is highly recommended that you have an SLR camera, but if not, some improvements
to shooting with a compact camera can be made by understanding some aspects
of their use.
Part 2:
Practical.
We go around the park and make great use of the resident wildlife and take
advantage of the spectacular interactivity and wide open spaces, hopefully
taking some memorable images along the way. We apply what we have learned
in the workshop and apply it to our shots. You will learn how varieties of
subject matter can be photographed to great effect using different techniques.
Part 3.
Digital processing.
We return to the mini workshop to learn about how to optimise our images using
Photoshop. The digital era has brought with it a whole new set of learning
requirements and far from being frowned upon as something used only by people
who take terrible images, digital processing is a crucial part of image-making
today. We cover the basics in this segment and show you how to make your image
leap out at you. We also cover basic digital printing theory.
KEY POINTS
When:
A ONE DAY COURSE WILL RUN ON :-
Dates for 2010 to be arranged.
SUBJECT TO MINIMUM NUMBER REQUIREMENT.
Time: 10 until 5pm
Cost per one day course: £95 per person (includes photographic
tuition, entrance fees, coffee/tea and a light lunch)
Group size: Minimum 4, Maximum 8.
(Minimum age 10. Children under 16 to be accompanied by a participating adult)
Deposit of £20 required at time of booking (non-refundable)
Essential equipment: Digital SLR (preferred), digital compact camera
(alternative)
Contact: Mark Harding: 01983 521799
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