Welcome to our Photography Adventures!
Holiday or Course?
Our photography adventures are holiday courses; meaning you have time for other activities, especially important for your partner! The holiday adventures focus on helping you to achieve successful pictures from a combination of instruction and trips to interesting locations. You will be accompanied by Les Meehan who will answer all your technical and visual questions in a relaxed and genial atmosphere. Think of a holiday adventure as having your own photo professional by your side while you enjoy making pictures.
The photography adventures are structured courses designed to enhance your photography knowledge and practical skills. These adventures are for people that really want to learn and improve their image-making and whom are prepared to put some effort into the taught sessions. The taught sessions are supported by visits to interesting places so that you have the opportunity of applying what you have learnt.
On one of our photography adventures you will receive the best possible tuition delivered by Les Meehan, a highly experienced photographer, writer and teacher, in a relaxed and entertaining atmosphere. Les has a very `interactive´ style of teaching and an infectious enthusiasm about photography so you can be certain that everyone will want to be fully involved in the tuition discussions that will take place.
Basic Photography - Course Adventure
The Basic Photography adventure is designed for those people with very little or no prior knowledge of photography. If you are already experienced in photography to a good club level please choose our Advanced Photography Adventure and/or one of the other adventures designed for experienced practitioners.
The adventure will start with camera handling followed by basic exposure control. This will enable you to confidently use your camera to obtain sharp and well exposed images. We will then move onto basic lighting and composition which will introduce you to the creative aspects of photography. At each stage of the adventure you will have plenty of practice so the topics being taught can be absorbed naturally into your own method of working.
As part of your adventure we will visit places of interest for you to explore your new found photography skills, with Les helping you all the way of course. In this way, you are sure to make pictures to be proud of and obtain a memorable record of your experience with us at Artistic Adventures.
Les Meehan will provide you with answers to your questions at the right level for your existing photography ability. If you are completely new to photography, Les will answer your questions in a clear and easy manner at a pace reflecting your new experience of photography so that you will benefit fully from his expertise. [back to top]
Advanced Photography - Course Adventure
The Advanced Photography Adventure is aimed at the more experienced photographer and/or the semi-professional who feel that they need a boost to take their image making forward and who want to gain more in-depth knowledge and skills. This adventure combines solid theory and practice on topics such as; perception and visual awareness, creative exposure control, calibrating your digital camera, mastering depth of field, lighting enlightenment.
This adventure is designed to introduce you to topics and a way of thinking that are more in the realm of the professional rather than the amateur photographer. As well as refining your practical skills, we will also explore the visual and mental skills required to raise your image making from very good to excellent. This adventure will pave the way for you to express yourself more fully in your future image making.
The theory and practice will be reinforced with exercises and group discussions so that everyone will gain as much as possible from their adventure. At the end of your adventure, you will be a better photographer!. [back to top]
