Only 15 Participants Join The Fun

With two photography instructors (Gavin & Blake + Amanda) you’ll get plenty of dedicated tuition at each location.

In the event of hellish weather both Blake and I are more than happy to share our post-processing knowledge over a pint of Guinness and a meat pie while we wait for the weather to improve. Be sure to bring your laptop just in case we get the opportunity to sit down and work on some post processing. It’s also a great idea to bring plenty of your images if you’d like us to give you a constructive critique of your portfolio.

The good news is that even during atrocious weather, the Isle Of Skye is still breath-takingly beautiful.

Here’s What You’ll Learn

• • How to shoot for High Dynamic Range
  • Advanced Composition
  • How to Shoot Sunstars (Weather Dependent)
  • How to focus for Landscapes
  • Understand Depth of Field in Landscapes
  • How to get Super Sharp Landscape Images
  • How to take Panoramic Images

What’s Included?

• Personalized instruction from Gavin Hardcastle and Blake Rudis
• Personalized review of your portfolio (optional)
• Detailed and constructive critique sessions (optional)

Itinerary 

Your Arrival and Pre-Workshop Meetup

• You get yourself to the Isle of Skye on or before May 17th
• Meet for an optional group dinner on the evening of May 17th in Portree
• Prepare our Camera bags, clean lenses, charge batteries, format cards

Eilean Donan Castle

The quintessential Scottish castle image awaits. We arrive at Eilean Donan Castle just in time for sunrise where we hope to catch the spectacular light show of the rising sun

The Old Man of Storr

A visit to Skye is incomplete without making the (optional) hike up to the Old Man of Storr. Not only is the view spectacular in its own right but as a backdrop to the Old Man of Storr, it’s like a scene out of a Tolkien novel. It doesn’t get any better than this.

The good news is that even If you don’t feel up to the hike you can still get beautiful images of The Old Man of Storr from the base of the hill. Just be sure to bring your telephoto lens and you can capture ethereal images from the road looking up the Storr.

It’s also worth noting that you don’t have to hike up in the dark for a sunrise shoot if you don’t want to. You can capture amazing images even in the middle of the day. My favourite conditions are actually during the middle of the day when the weather is awful. Watch the video above where I explain how I captured my favourite shot of the Old Man of Storr.

The Moody Beach at Elgol

For sunset or storms, we travel to the South West coast where we’ll capture the rugged beauty of the beach at Elgol. With the dramatic Cuillin mountains in the distance and otherworldly rock formations on the beach you’ll be spoiled for compositional choices.

The Quiraing On the Isle of Skye

Being on ‘The Quiraing’ is like being on another planet. The jutting rock formations and sinking meadows make for a dreamlike landscape that echo the enchanting vistas of Iceland. When dramatic light hits these pinnacles it begins to glow and reveal fascinating details to those who wait.

While the Quiraing is spectacular during sunrise, it’s also possible to witness amazing light at any time during the day. The image above was taken around noon.

The Fairy Pools

If you like photographing waterfalls you’ll be in heaven at The Fairy Pools. There are so many waterfalls at Glen Brittle that you won’t know what to do with yourself. We’ll share with you our favourite spots along the river where the waterfalls are framed beautifully by the dramatic mountains.

The Fairy Glen

There are few places that offer the enchanted beauty of ‘The Fairy Glen’ with it’s stone circles, crenelated hillocks and bizarre rock structures. Take a moment to stop a listen and you might just hear the voices of the fairies.

Sligachan Reflections

How it Works

In a nutshell, you’re on a 4 day shoot with Gavin, Blake and Amanda. That means that the itinerary above is subject to change based on weather and light conditions.

If the weather is utterly cloudless, we might skip a sunset shoot and push our shoot back until it gets dark so that we can shoot the night sky.

Our goal is to get you the best shots possible during our workshop so be prepared to work with a fluid itinerary that helps us achieve that goal.

Fitness Requirements

Most of our shooting locations require very little hiking except for the optional hikes to the ‘Old Man of Storr’ (1 hour) and ‘The Fairy Pools’ (40 mins). These are optional and you can still capture great shots at the start of the trail if you don’t feel up to the full hike. Everything else is a short stroll from the car park but may involve uneven ground. The benefit of having two instructors is that we can split up the group for those that wish to take on the hikes while those that don’t can enjoy the easier access locations.

What’s Not Included

• Food
• Drinks
• Accommodation
• Transportation
• Flights
• Equipment
• Insurance – It is MANDATORY to insure yourself against physical injury. We also advise that you insure your photographic equipment. Instructors will not be responsible in the event of any personal injuries or damage to photographic gear as a result of an accident during the workshop.

What To Bring

Photography Equipment and Accessories

• A digital camera. Don’t forget your memory cards and charger.
• A sturdy tripod, ideally with a ball head.
• Recommended: Wide angle lens, mid-long range zoom.
• Recommended: A polarizing filters.
• Recommended: A camera remote.
• A laptop is needed for any image post processing sessions
• Many spare batteries for your camera.
• Good hiking boots
• A camera rain cover.
• Waterproof jacket and extra footwear.
• Lens wipes.
• Power outlet adapters for UK plug sockets

How to Get There and Where to Stay

Visitors will typically fly to Glasgow or Edinburgh. The Isle of Skye is a beautiful 4-hour drive from either city and offers spectacular scenery for much of the pleasant drive. There are many locations to shoot along the way and we’ll be happy to provide some ideas if you plan to visit those while making your way to Skye. We would also recommend spending at least an extra day in the lovely city of Edinburgh.

On Skye you can find lots of accommodation but you’ll need to book early. Either Airbnb, hotels.com, expedia.com or booking.com should yield some good results if you book early enough. As we’ll be travelling all over Skye there is no one ‘central location’ but if you stick to areas like Portree, Broadford, Kyleakin, Kyle of Lochalsh and Sligachan you won’t be too far away from some of the best shooting locations.

You’ll need a vehicle to get to all the shooting locations. You can rent a vehicle from the airport when you land. If you’d like to carpool once on Skye, we’ll do our best to help but please note that transportation is NOT included in the price of your workshop.

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