Wildlife photography courses in the UK

[tee]

British wildlife center is cool.... a friend and I did a photography day there last year it was a great day, it was just one of the days they do no tuition or anything but a great chance to get into the enclosures and get some fab photos... it was lovely to just be that close to the animals.

[mhc-art]

Hi all,

I've got my first DSLR camera and I just need some directions in using it!... anyone know of wildlife courses/workshops in or around Bristol?

Cheers!

[rlchew]

Not a photography course to turn up to but this DVD may help also ....

Go Wild TV - The complete guide to wildlife photography for the digital age

I have ordered a copy and I am now waiting for the psotman to call ....

Richard

[Brian Phipps]

Hi Richard,
Thanks for the info

You won`t be dissapointed with the DVD, its very good indeed.

Brian

[Hoppingmad]

Originally Posted by glsammy

That looks like a very interesting site. A shame it's so far away from me! I could quite fancy one of the Photography days..I may have to try and arrange a three day holiday down that way.

I think that is the only way sometimes - to book a weekend break in the area. I did that last year when I visited Brownsea Island off the south coast. Living in Essex it was really too far to travel in one day and have enough time on the island.

I would recommend the Living Rainforest centre as well as the British Wildlife Centre and have been to both recently. Both worth a visit.

[eeyore]

you can arrange your own group photo day at the BWC which includes into enclosure access with the wildcats, foxes, otters, and red squirels. However two drawbacks from a wab point of view are a) that such access is only possible on weekdays , and b) it costs £40 per person. - it also has to be arranged ahead of time

alternatively we could go as normal punters on a weekend day paying ( I think) 7.50 each but without the up close and personal access.

[Brian Phipps]

Its now £55 for the photography days.

[wildaboutphoto]

Wildeye runs courses for wildlife photography and film in Norfolk, UK.

Originally Posted by d70mpv

Hi, would anyone recommend any wildlife courses that they've been on in the UK? You know the type, typically 1-2 days (maybe at a zoo), usually about £100. There's a lot of them out there and I wondered if anyone had had any glowing experiences, or not for that matter.

[momji1971]

Thanks for the Wildeye tip. Looks excellent and might book on next year. Looked at wild arena type things but not sure how much you'd learn about wildlife photography walking around caged animals enclosures.

kind regards.
Stu.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by momji1971

Thanks for the Wildeye tip. Looks excellent and might book on next year. Looked at wild arena type things but not sure how much you'd learn about wildlife photography walking around caged animals enclosures.

kind regards.
Stu.

wild arena do run the tour type trips as well - but speaking as someone who has done most of their workshops at one time or another , i'd say you can learn a lot about the photography element while photographing captive animals (most of which are in enclosures not cages) without having to worry about the feild craft element

you can then apply what you have learnt in the wild leaving yopu free to concentrate on feild craft etc, once the photographic skills have become second nature