i got bought a session with Ben Hall for xmas from my other half.
There was half a dozen of us and it was a good get together. Not sure i learnt as much technical stuff as i'd have liked, but was good to be able to chat and Ben was more than happy for us to contact him - which helped me a great deal when deciding on which telephoto lens i wanted to buy!
Part the reason we went with Ben was he is based near to our us, and had an exhibition on locally which was really inspiring.
Ben Hall Photography