About

Cornwall boasts some of the most diverse and beautiful coastline in the world. Add that sunrise on the South Coast and sunset on the Atlantic Coast are just a few miles apart and, providing you know where and when to go, you have the ideal destination for Seascape photography. So I moved here in 2013 to concentrate on my passion and establish the ultimate photographic course for enthusiasts looking to broaden their seascape horizons.

Today my workshops have gained an international reputation for excellence and results. This came not only through my extensive professional photographic and digital processing skill set, but also the wholly important personal aptitude to engage with and enthuse people. And this is what sets my course apart. For unlike group tours, where numbers can compromise personal attention. Or day trips, that lack location variety and real in-depth insight. My one-to-one, residential course focusses solely on the individual client over a chosen number of days. So I can match their experience and comfort levels to the prevailing conditions, and create the ideal itinerary. This will include shooting through all the blue and golden hours at a range of stunning locations, with more daytime shoots and plenty of studio time in between. This makes for an 'intense photographic experience' as one regular client puts it, hence 5 days is the longest course I offer. However, any stay can be bookended by additional B&B nights to help with travel plans or jet lag.

In combining my award-winning skills, gained over a 30+ year professional career, with an in-depth knowledge of the coastal environment, the guidance is intended to inspire rather than instruct. For the aim is to encourage building an individualistic body of seascape work through new-found understanding and enlightenment. Out on the tideline, at a wide range of locations right around the coasts, we explore the many influences on the sea, to assist in understanding its patterns and moods. We will look at its ever-evolving relationship with light, wind, rock and sand. You will learn to read, predict, compose and conduct these elemental dynamics, and discover how Manual settings, filtering and lighting manipulation can capture the essence of a moment 'in camera'. Back in the studio, using Camera Raw and Photoshop CC - the ultimate Fine Art processing combination - I will reveal a clear path through the maze of sliders, tools and layers, that leads to gallery quality imagery. And here again, my expertise and undivided attention over multiple one-to-one sessions, goes beyond then scope of any other workshop in ensuring everything successfully sinks in.

Yet above all else, my Cornish Seascape Workshops are about enjoyment. So the welcome is warm, the accommodation luxurious and the food delicious. This creates a comfortable, relaxed attitude that builds confidence and inspires success. It's true to say that many clients Cornish seascape images have gone on to be published, win club competitions and sell. So perhaps this is why so many say it's the best workshop they have ever taken and return time and again. Click here to visit the 'News & Reviews' section to read what they say.

As for seasonal choice, here's a personal overview;

SPRING - March, April, May - A wonderful time of regeneration with vivid colours, brightening skies and lengthening days. The sea takes on turquoise hues as the sunlight strengthens and wild flowers carpet the cliffs. Atmospheric conditions can vary from stormy to bright, often in a matter of hours, making the scope of capture opportunities very appealing.

SUMMER - June, July - (August) - An often idyllic time of long, sultry days and glorious sunrise and sunsets. Perhaps the easiest season to shoot in terms of tideline conditions, yet very early starts and late returns make 2 or 3 days the ideal summer workshop duration.

AUTUMN - September, October, November - The golden season, where dawns and dusks can be accompanied by glorious, rich atmospherics. There's always the chance of big waves and the shortening days make for later starts, earlier returns and more studio time.

WINTER - December, January, February - The wild season of brooding light, big seas and stormy atmospherics. Atlantic storms see Cornish coastal drama at its very best and the low sun extends the blue and golden 'hours'. Winter is the ideal time for the more adventurous, experienced photographer.