Leeds

CLOSE-UP & MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY - Discover just how much there is to photograph when you start looking a little closer.

Close-up and macro photography is a wonderful way to get creative with your camera — finding colour, texture, pattern and tiny details that we often completely overlook. During this relaxed, hands-on workshop we'll experiment with flowers and a variety of small subjects, exploring composition, backgrounds and lighting to create beautiful and sometimes quite unexpected images. We'll have plenty of interesting props and subjects ready for you to experiment with, and you're very welcome to bring along anything you'd particularly like to photograph too. The workshop takes place in our studio in Morley, Leeds and is limited to just TWO photographers, so there'll be lots of individual help, plenty of time to experiment and the opportunity to share ideas and inspiration as we go. The aim isn't just to learn about close-up photography — it's to slow down, play, try something different and go home with photographs you might never have thought to create. Time: 10.30am–3.30pm

Skill level: 2 – an understanding of Aperture Priority is required. You'll need a macro lens or standard 18–55mm lens (or similar) and a tripod. We have loan tripods available — simply leave a note when booking. Full joining details will be sent nearer the time.

NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY WALK – LEEDS - Wrap up warm, grab your tripod and join us for an evening getting creative with your camera in Leeds after dark.

Leeds completely changes when the light disappears, giving us a fantastic mix of grand architecture, city lights, reflections, movement and atmospheric urban spaces to photograph.

Starting in Millennium Square, we'll make our way through the city centre, looking for photographic opportunities around Leeds Town Hall and City Square, before heading towards the wonderfully atmospheric Dark Arches and Granary Wharf.

Along the way we'll experiment with low-light photography and longer exposures, capture light trails from passing traffic, look for reflections and interesting compositions, and have some fun with painting with light too.

This is a relaxed, supportive photowalk rather than a formal workshop. We'll photograph together, share ideas and inspiration, and I'll be on hand throughout to help with settings, composition or anything else you get stuck with.

It's a lovely opportunity to get out with your camera, try something different and enjoy photographing alongside other people — hopefully heading home with photographs of Leeds that you didn't think you'd be able to create.

Time: 7pm–9pm

Meeting point: Millennium Square at 6.50pm, ready to set off promptly at 7pm.

You'll need a digital camera that allows you to set both aperture and shutter speed, plus a tripod. Loan tripods are available if required.

Bespoke half-day one-to-one (3hrs) for Mary

INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY, GET OFF AUTO – LEEDS - Got a camera but still find yourself reaching for Auto? Or perhaps you've tried changing the settings, got completely confused and wondered why photography needs to sound quite so complicated?

This friendly, practical workshop is designed to help you understand your camera, take control of your settings and start creating the photographs you want to take — without drowning you in technical jargon.

We'll explain everything in plain English and, most importantly, give you plenty of time to put it into practice.

The day combines relaxed learning in our photography studio in Morley, Leeds, with practical photography in Churwell's award-winning urban woodlands, where we'll head out with our cameras and start using your new skills for real.

With a maximum of just FOUR photographers, you'll get plenty of individual help and support throughout the day. There are no silly questions and no expectation that you should already know what all those buttons on your camera do — that's exactly what we're here to help with.

By the end of the workshop, you'll have a much better understanding of how your camera works, the confidence to move away from Auto and, most importantly, the skills to get out and start enjoying your photography.

You'll also leave with useful reference materials to help you continue practising at home.

Time: 10.30am–4pm

Location: Morley, Leeds

Group size: Maximum 4 photographers

Don't own a camera yet?

No problem. If you're thinking about buying one but haven't decided what you need, we have loan cameras available free of charge, subject to availability. Just leave us a note when you book.

Accessibility & terrain: This workshop takes place in our small home photography studio and nearby urban woodland. The studio is not wheelchair accessible and steps are involved. The outdoor practical session includes walking on woodland paths which may be uneven or muddy depending on the weather. If you have any accessibility or mobility requirements, please get in touch before booking and we'll be happy to discuss whether the workshop will be suitable for you.