Workshops



Bug photography and slime mold photography workshops are available for beginners to expert photographers with or without your own equipment. They take place in and around Brighton, East Sussex.

A jumping spider eating a queen ant

 

Bug photography

 

1-on-1 macro photography workshop for anyone that wants to get into bug photography but would like to give it a try without comitting to expensive equipment.


You will learn how to find, frame and  photograph bugs in local woods and nature reserves, using all the best equipment including Olympus OM-1 camera, OM 90mm 2:1 macro lens and teleconverters, plus the fabled Cygnustech flash diffuser.


Prepare to get up early!

 

£ 180 (4 hours)

 

Lamproderma scintillans looking like party balloons

 

Slime mold photography

 

1-on-1 macro photography workshop for anyone that wants to get into slime mold photography but would like to give it a try without comitting to expensive equipment.


This personal session will show you where and when to find an array of slime mold species, how to prepare and frame your subjects and understand the equipment and technical side of photography.


You will 1-on-1 macro photography workshop for anyone that wants to get into bug photography but would like to give it a try without comitting to expensive equipment.


You will learn how to find, frame and  photograph bugs in local woods and nature reserves, using all the best equipment including a Nikon D850, WeMacro automatic stacking rail and Laowa 2.5-5x extreme macro lens. You will also have the opportunity to try the more accessible Micro Four Thirds setup with Olympus OM-1 camera, OM 90mm 2:1 macro lens and teleconverters, plus the fabled Cygnustech flash diffuser.

 

£ 200 (5 hours)

 

Helicon Focus and zerene stacker workshops

 

Focus stacking & editing (online)

 

Join a group online session as I demonstrate how to manage your huge catalogue of photos in Lightroom Classic, bulk prepare your images for stacking, stack in Zerene Stacker (and Helicon Focus) and then process in Photoshop and Topaz to get the sharpest, cleanest final results for print or social media.

 

£ 70 (2 hours)

 

 

Bespoke workshop

 

Do you have all the gear already? Perhaps you're interested in a blend of bug photography and slime molds? Maybe you want me to come to you? If you want to have a workshop tailored to your needs, please get in touch and I'd be happy to make a personal plan with you.

 

Services

 

  • Finding bugs suitable to photograph
  • How and when to find slime molds
  • Natural light photography
  • Flash photography
  • Olympus/OM/MFT gear including OM-1 and EM1-MKII, OM 60mm macro 1:1 + Raynox DCR-250, and 90mm macro 2:1 + 1.4x and 2x Teleconverters
  • Godox V860III flash
  • Cygnustech diffuser for both setups



  • WeMacro automatic rail useage, compatible with any camera
  • Nikon D850
  • Laowa 25mm 2.5-5x extreme macro lens


 

Starting from £ 200