New Digital Photography Breaks for Beginners - Mullion Cove Hotel 2008 season

These new 4 night beginners Digital Photography holiday courses, based at the Mullion Cove Hotel, South Cornwall, with stunning views, on the rugged coast of the unspoilt and world famous Lizard Peninsula in South West Cornwall, are aimed at those who are new to digital photography, and want to learn to take better pictures.

Led by Tim & Sue Stanger, the course will be relaxed but comprehensive. The content will largely be dictated by those attending. It will include both workshops in the hotel, and fieldwork in and around Mullion Cove, with visits further a-field and including (weather dependent) the quintessential fishing village of Cadgwith, Church Cove and the beautiful Kynance Cove.

Maximum numbers: 10 Photographers per course plus non photography partners most welcome

Dates Available:

Autumn 2008 – Cornwall Beginners Digital Photography Activity Holiday
Arrival Date Sunday 28th September
Departure Date Thursday 2nd October

Tariff (prices below to apply to both of the above dates and based on two people sharing a room)

Price includes: Personal daily tuition by Tim Stanger, with support by his wife Sue Stanger, evening presentations and discussions, welcome drinks reception, dinner bed and breakfast for 4 nights in a twin or double room, buffet lunch on departure day and VAT @ 17.5%.

Price does not include: Transport to Photographic Venues on the Lizard chosen by Tim Stanger. Guests are required to arrange their own transport in their own vehicles please with car share on location a popular option amongst guests.

Course Information:
Led by Tim & Sue Stanger, the course will be relaxed but comprehensive. The content will largely be dictated by those attending. It will include both workshops in the Hotel, and fieldwork in Mullion Cove, but also visits to further a-field such as the quintessential fishing village of Cadgwith, Church Cove and the beautiful Kynance Cove.

The course will cover:-

• Camera Controls, Jargon busting, The Digital Image, Composition, Using Light
• Using a computer to edit images
• Using editing programmes with Abobe Photoshop 5.0 Elements
• Printing and presenting images
• Setting images to music as an Audio Visual Presentation using Pro Show Gold software

On the first evening participants are invited to join Tim and Sue for a Welcome Drinks Reception and “Ice- breaker” Session at 6pm, followed by dinner giving everyone the chance to get to know one another and what our customers are looking to gain from attending the course and on the last morning of the course, Tim and Sue will compile a CD presentation with copies for everyone to take away with them as a memento.

No experience of digital photography is required but the following equipment would be helpful.

• A Digital Camera with its Instruction Manual and battery charger.
• Memory Cards
• A tripod is not essential but useful
• Comfortable walking footwear
• Warm outdoor clothing

More about your Digital Photography Tutor – Tim Stanger
Tim has been involved in photography for over 25 years. Whilst still a Bank Manager, he taught photography to adults in Kent for some eight years at City & Guilds Level. Having moved to the West Country in 1995 Tim & Sue started a Photographic Library providing images primarily for the Tourism Industry, as well as owning a very successful card and calendar business. Tim gained his Licentiateship with the Royal Photographic Society in 1989, and is a Judge for the Western Counties Photographic Confederation.

Tim & Sue regularly exhibit their work both framed and on canvas and examples of their work can be found on their website www.southwestimages.co.uk

And finally, if any one has been admiring the photography we are presenting on the new Mullion Cove Hotel web site we are delighted to say that Tim and Sue are our hotel photographers.