Whilst we offer an extensive range of different guided photography workshops, tutored photography courses and on-line talks, these are our current ‘best sellers’!
Featured
12 Week Understanding Creative Photography Course
Our 12 module course aims to run through all the basic information you will need to know in weekly ‘bite size’ chunks. Each week we will cover technical ideas and
Getting Started with Macro Photography Tutorial
Have you ever tried Macro photography and been disappointed with the results, have you never tried it but are interested to know more? If so then this is definitely the
Mastering Macro Photography Techniques Tutorial
Following on from our popular ‘Introduction to Macro Photography online tutorial’, we are delighted to now offer this additional course where we explore more advanced close-up photography techniques.
If you like the idea of specialised guided nature photography holidays with experienced, professional guides, then check out our current destinations.
Trips
Brown Bears Summer Light & Cubs
1st to 8th July 2022 - Our ‘Brown Bear Summer light and cubs’ trip is special not only because we are exclusively using the smaller professional grade hides but also
Brown Bears Spring Awakening
23rd to 27th April 2022 - The Eastern border of Finland with Russia is home to the magnificent European Brown Bear. This normally shy and reclusive mammal, comparable in size to
Scottish Winter Wildlife With Neil McIntyre
8th to 14th January or 19th to 25th February 2022 - The Cairngorm Mountain region of the Scottish highlands is one of the most beautiful areas in the UK to
We are always working hard to bring you brand new workshops, talks and courses, along with updating our existing offering.
New and updated
A Conversation with Neil McIntyre – Telling the story of Scotland’s’ natural beauty
09.09.21 David Southard from Wild Arena, will chat to Neil about the origins of his passion for photography and how
A Conversation with Peter Cairns – Thinking beyond the Lens
16.09.21 Peter has spent over two decades as a conservation photographer, videographer, nature tourism operator and environmental communicator. In 2017,
A conversation with Alan Roocroft – A life with Elephants
30.04.21 Alan Roocroft has spent a lifetime working with Elephants both directly with 25 years within Elephant holding collections and
My New Best Friend is a Flashgun Tutorial - With David Southard
Most photographers will, at some stage, realise that ‘light’ is a fundamental, core component of successful photography. Natural light is
Why Choose us?
Trustworthy
We’ve been running events since 2003, so we are a well-established long-standing business. We have worked hard over the years to build industry and wildlife partners, and the trust they have in us means we can deliver quality, well run events.
Knowledgeable Tutors
All of our guides have a love of photography and have been involved in this industry for many years. But more importantly they care about our guest’s photography and passing on their knowledgeable to help them grow in confidence and ability. We regularly call on our industry partners to update us on the technology and keep our information right up to date.
Guest Focused
Without you, our guests, we wouldn’t still be here. We’ve learnt over the years what works well and what our guests expect from us. So, we strive to deliver great workshops, that run smoothly on the surface, but deliver the best opportunities available on the day. Above all else we understand the need for small group sizes and individual attention allowing our guests to really get the best out of the event.
Professional
We pride ourselves on always trying to do things in the right way and our business reflects this. We have full public liability for our events, we are a registered business backed up by the FSB and our animal collection is licensed under our Animal Welfare License 19/00498. So, you can be assured you are always in safe hands.
Environmentally Aware
We are passionate about nature and wildlife, it’s the core of what we photograph, and we appreciate it. We aim to be ethical in our approach to wildlife and compassionate in how we work, carbon offsetting, recycling and sourcing responsibly.
COVID-19 Compliant
We have redesigned our studio space and our vehicles to make them COVID-19 compliant, if an event is on hold we can’t yet run it, but if its marked compliant we are good to go and you should be able to find dates on the relevant experience. For more details on our COVID-19 policy and latest updates go to our FAQ’s page at the bottom of the site.
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Easter Photography Competition
It has been a crazy year, with most of us stuck at home or working incredibly hard. Easter hopefully will see the start of restrictions
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Event Reviews
J Skelton
Getting Started with Macro Photography Tutorial
This workshop provided me with a really useful and enjoyable introduction to macro photography. David was friendly, informative, took the time to understand what equipment people were using and was able to give good examples relating to individual's requirements. I had been struggling with my lens and as David was familiar with it he was able to offer some very useful advice on how to overcome my difficulties. I found that this advice improved my shots greatly even without the additional information learnt on the day. I would recommend to anyone with limited macro experience and I will definitely be
Mike Breeze
My New Best Friend is a Flashgun Tutorial - With David Southard
This was just what I needed. Flash is not something I have done a lot with and certainly not creatively. Very much a matter of adding enough light to see what's there! David's presentation was 'spot-on' and covered the essentials behind using flash on a modern camera before showing how to add effect and quality to a photo.
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