A young duckling
© Paul McDougall - Touch the Wild
Glasgow
Spring and Summer Beginners Wildlife Photography Workshop
Learn the foundations behind capturing great wildlife images. This workshop with wildlife photographer Paul McDougall covers basic camera settings, composition and all the basics you need to get started in wildlife photography.
Join wildlife photographer Paul McDougall on an unforgettable wildlife photography workshop in Glasgow,
This workshop is designed for people who are interested in wildlife and photography.
It is for beginners, so for people who want to get started or improve their wildlife photography and increase understanding of how to use their camera.
The workshop will be field based at a location around Glasgow (exact location will depend on time of year)
The workshop will cover:
- Understanding Exposure
- Focus Modes
- White Balance
- Composition
- Exposure Compensation
- Shooting in Raw
There will be a variety of subjects to try and photograph including: Herons, Mute Swans, Great Crested Grebes, Whooper Swans (seasonal), Goldeneye, Tufted Ducks, Moorhen, Little Grebe, Coot, Mallard Ducks, Roe Deer, Bullfinch, Long Tailed Tits, Kingfisher, Black Headed Gulls, Herring Gulls, Goosander and many more.
The workshop can be booked privately or as a small group. It can be tailor-made to exactly what you want to learn.
It will be a full day packed full of opportunities to capture common species but the focus being on capturing them in a different way.
We will be particularly looking for the young birds - ducklings, cygnets, goslings, young grebes, coots and herons.
The day is very informal and Paul will guide you throughout the day and will help you with settings and advise you on how to get the best from your images.
By the end of the day you will have all of the necessary information and skills to start taking great wildlife images.
From £50 per adult
Departure days
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
January — December
Contact details
34 Birdsfield Drive
Blantyre
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
Scotland
G72 0XP
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- Level Access
- Disabled Parking
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Touch the Wild
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