Saturday, 10th September
Simon Stafford’s Definitive Nature and Wildlife Photography Seminar will be held in central London at Fitzroy House, 37 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 6DX on Saturday, 10th September between 2.00 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.. The price of the workshop is £155 with the lower price of £95 for Nikon Owner subscribers and includes mid-afternoon tea and coffee.
Following his highly successful series of photographic seminars and workshops presented in association with Grays of Westminster, Simon has developed this entirely new presentation dedicated to nature and wildlife photography.
The event has been prepared to help you make a dramatic improvement to your craft of photographing the natural world by mastering core skills and applying creative techniques. Simon will discuss the key aspects of the methodology and imaginative vision behind achieving high-quality pictures with the minimum of specialized equipment, regardless of whether you are a complete newcomer, or a seasoned exponent. Simon will share his in-depth knowledge and 30 years of photographic experience, so that you can achieve professional looking results consistently. (Please note attendance of one of Simon’s previous seminars, or workshops is not a prerequisite of this event.)
Agenda
Part one:
- Nature and wildlife photography basics: the value of patience, choosing where to shoot, tools of the trade, working on a project, ethics, legal issues
- Technical skills: metering & exposure, using the histogram, depth-of-field, focusing techniques, choosing lenses and teleconverters, supporting the camera
- Field craft: research your subject and location, using a hide, setting up a feeding station, subject welfare, protecting yourself, transporting your equipment
Part two:
- Composition: finding the best composition, choosing the focal length, keeping things simple, managing the background, looking for patterns and symmetry, using space in the frame
- Lighting: learn to appreciate the colour, direction and quality of light, techniques to control the light, using fill-flash, shooting in low-light
Part three:
- Techniques for photographing birds and animals: portraits, birds in flight, long lens techniques, the importance of catch-lights, using the environment, adding drama
- Techniques for photographing plants: isolating the subject, using a creative camera angle, working with multiple subjects, choosing the best light and conditions, assisting the ambient light, setting the scene
Part four:
- Techniques for shooting close-ups: using lens accessories, benefits of a micro/macro lens, working with depth-of-field, achieving a sharp shot, composition considerations
- Seasons, climates and environments: record changing seasons, recording lifecycle changes, working in cold climates, working in hot climates, using the environment
Please note there will be ample opportunity to ask questions throughout the event, and Simon will demonstrate some of the tips and techniques he discusses.
To book a place on this course, please email Gillian Greenwood, with your full name, Nikon Owner subscription number if available, postcode, daytime mobile and landline. Please note there are limited places available, so do reply as soon as you are able to, in order to ensure you have a place. gillian.greenwood@graysofwestminster.co.uk
If you are not already a Nikon Owner subscriber, you are welcome to join Nikon Owner at the same time to receive the benefit of booking the workshop at the lower price.
Nikon Owner Subscription
If you are not already a Nikon Owner subscriber, you are welcome to join Nikon Owner at the same time to receive the benefit of booking the seminar at the lower price.
Standard Annual Subscription – special price: £59
- 1-year Subscription to Nikon Owner
- 3-year warranty on all new Nikon products from Grays of Westminster
- Nikon Owner magazine, a superb, glossy full-colour 60-page quarterly magazine that is 100% Nikon. Each issue delivers benchmark technical reviews of the very latest Nikon equipment, thought-provoking interviews and articles with world-class images
- Private user-name and password to subscribers-only website
- Simon Stafford’s Technical Helpline
- 18-month warranty on second-hand Nikon from Grays of Westminster
- 10% off Think Tank bags purchased at Grays of Westminster
- Special trips and events
- Discounts on events and training sessions
- 10% off any training courses run by Nikon UK
Silver Subscription – launch price: £129 (normal price: £179)
- 2-year Subscription to Nikon Owner
- 3-year warranty on all new Nikon products from Grays of Westminster
- A half-hour tutorial on the phone or face to face, by appointment
- Nikon Owner quarterly magazine as above
- Private user-name and password to subscribers-only website
- Simon Stafford’s Technical Helpline
- 18-month warranty on second-hand Nikon from Grays of Westminster
- 10% off Think Tank bags purchased at Grays of Westminster
- Special trips and events
- Discounts on events and training sessions
- 10% off any training courses run by Nikon UK
Gold subscription – launch price £349 (normal price £450)
- 5-year subscription to Nikon Owner
- 5-year warranty on all new Nikon products from Grays of Westminster
- 2-year warranty on second-hand Nikon from Grays of Westminster
- Gold Priority waiting list for all new Nikon releases (top of the waiting list)
- A half-hour tutorial on the phone or face to face, by appointment
- Special offers to Gold subscribers throughout the period of subscription
- A signed copy of Grays of Westminster – In the Company of Legends, or if you have one already, a Nikon Magic Lantern Guide of your choice
- A Grays of Westminster umbrella (in store only)
- Nikon Owner quarterly magazine as above
- Private user-name and password to subscribers-only website which includes forum, message board, technical equipment reviews, events’ page and use of a photo gallery
- Gold subscription card
- Simon Stafford’s Technical Helpline
- 10% off Think Tank bags purchased at Grays of Westminster
- Special trips and events
- Substantial discounts on training sessions organised by Grays of Westminster, including Mike Maloney’s Workshops , Heather Angel’s Wildlife & Natural History Workshops, Simon Stafford’s Definitive Flash, Portraiture and Macro Training Sessions, Michael Eleftheriades’ panoramic and colour-calibration seminars and Chris Weston’s Photographic Courses.
- 10% off any training courses run by Nikon UK
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