Events

Photo workshop at Manchester Museum, January 21 – 22, 2012

This workshop has now been held.  It appears to have been successful and I think everyone came away with some information to help them improve their photography, as well as some excellent photographs of the museum’s superb frogs.  There is a report on the event, and some of the participants’ photos, on the museum’s blog here.

We are hoping to run another course later in the year.  If you are interested please let me know, or watch this page, or the museum’s frogblog. 

I will be running a weekend nature photography workshop at the Manchester Museum on January 21 and 22, 2012. This will be aimed at beginners who want to take attractive photographs of natural history subjects. We will have access to some of the rare amphibians at the museum, under the supervision of Andrew Gray, the Curator of Herpetology, as well as some of the natural history specimens in the museum, and will cover the process of visualising the image, setting up the subject or specimen, and making the correct decisions regarding composition, exposure, etc.

Harlequin poison dart frog, Oophaga histrionica, from Ecuador

The course will be suitable for beginners and experienced amateurs who would like to improve their photography or explore new subjects.

Participants should own a Single Lens Reflex (SLR) or Digital Single Lens Reflex  (DSLR) camera. “Bridge” cameras can also be catered for but only if you are fully familiar with your camera’s controls. Additional equipment, such as close-up or macro lenses, flashgun and tripod will be useful but not essential.

For more details please follow this link to the museum’s website