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By Martin, June 7, 2010 1:41 pm

The Photographers’ Place workshop weekend, September 17-19 in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, is on the theme of environmental portraiture, with a guest, Brian Griffin, one of Britain’s most distinguished portrait photographers.

The weekend is about approaches to portraiture on location. There will be plenty of practical experience, going out into the old market town in small groups, to ‘sitters’ and locations arranged in advance for you to photograph – or you can go off to do your own thing. And there will be a session on how to use lighting to improve portraits.

The three leaders, all teachers in photography and all with a wealth of experience and strong individual approaches in portraiture, are Paul Hill, Nick Lockett and Martin Shakeshaft.

Brian Griffin, with his huge experience in making iconic images of famous faces, will be joining the workshop on Saturday to offer his expertise. It is an opportunity to hear four strong voices on making photographic portraits on location.

There will be open feedback sessions on images made during the weekend and portfolio reviews on request. Again, it is an opportunity to ‘eat sleep and breathe’ photography for a whole weekend with supportive and like-minded practitioners in an informal environment.

The fee for the weekend workshop is £300 which includes accommodation, full board and all tuition.

If you would like more information please phone THE PHOTOGRAPHERS PLACE 01335 370183 or use this booking form.

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By Martin, June 7, 2010 9:00 am

Frequently Asked Questions

1) How many nights accommodation are included?

There are 2 nights accommodation, 2 dinners, 2 packed lunches and 2 breakfasts and all  tuition included.

2) As I don’t drive and rely on public transport can you tell me how accessible the place is?

Derby is well connected by train and by bus. If you can make your way there, we will arrange to collect you on Friday and return you on Sunday. Let me know your travel plans and we can arrange a lift.

3) What kind of place is the accommodation? Is it outside Wirksworth or in the town? Is it a youth hostel?

The Glenorchy Centre is a chapel hall recently converted to take groups up to 26. It is in the middle of Wirksworth with a paying car park adjacent. We will have the whole centre for the weekend. It has a large hall where we will show work on a data projector, a dining room and kitchen for our meals and downstairs there is shared dormitory accommodation.

4) Are the rooms single, or is there a single supplement?

All the accommodation is dormitory accommodation, one for males, the other for females, with bathrooms etc. We are unable to offer any private accommodation at the Centre. If this is important to you but you would still like to join in the workshop, there are several B and Bs and hotels locally for those who do not choose to overnight at The Glenorchy Centre. Let us know and we can give more details. The fee for the weekend will be smaller.

5) Is there access at the centre for those with less mobility?

There is a lift to get downstairs.

6) Is the portraiture element with ‘ sitters’ (or people who have agreed to be photographed ) or is it photographing strangers?

We have based the workshop in Wirksworth, a small market town with friendly locals. We will arrange times with subjects (ie some of the friendly local people) and locations for you to photograph. We may begin by trying out some portraiture techniques on each other. Then we will be going out in groups around the town. We will not be photographing in a studio.

7) How big will the groups be ?

Groups will be no more than five people per tutor at the most, and with three tutors and Brian Griffin, each person has plenty of opportunity for experimenting and for individual attention. Or at any point you can go off to do your own thing.

‘8) Will you be using flash photography ?

One of the tutors, Nick Lockett, will run a session on how he uses portable flash lighting off-camera in his portrait work. We have small portable flashes for you to use at the workshop.

9) Is it booking up fast/are there limited places? ie should I book soon?

The September session is starting to fill up. We hope to have 15 participants. If you are thinking about it, please let me know so I can pencil you in.

10) Who attends the workshops ?

On previous workshops we have had photographers of all levels of experience. They have all been very  supportive and friendly towards each other and  been really enthusiastic and keen to share ideas. Even the most experienced photographers amongst them found something new from the workshops.

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By Martin, May 19, 2010 4:29 pm

George Melly by Brian Griffin

Environmental portraiture with special guest, BRIAN GRIFFIN 17-19 September 2010 in Wirksworth on the edge of the Peak District, Derbyshire.

Brian Griffin was born in Birmingham in 1948 and studied photography in Manchester before starting work as a freelance photographer in 1972. Since then he has produced images for major magazines and advertising campaigns in Britain and abroad. He has a long association with the music industry, numbering among his subjects Siouxsie and the Banshees, Elvis Costello, Peter Gabriel, Depeche Mode and REM. He is currently working on a commission from the National Portrait Gallery/BT creating the definitive photographic record of the people behind London 2012.

Be inspired by the masters! Eat drink and sleep photography with fellow enthusiasts and renowned tutors.

Improve your photographic seeing and camera technique including digital capture: make photo books, publish your work and produce pictures for exhibitions, and get feedback on your current work.

Aimed at photographers who have gone beyond the beginners’ stage, you will meet like-minded image-makers for an informal and supportive weekend in a beautiful region of the country.

Workshops lead by PAUL HILL, MARTIN SHAKESHAFT & NICK LOCKETT

To book your places please use this form. Or for more details email us or phone The Photographers’ Place   01335 370183

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By Martin, April 18, 2010 8:54 pm

As promised I have set up a discussion board for everyone that attended the Ilam Hall workshop this weekend. This is the first time we have used this software so if you have any problems please let us know.

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By Martin, April 6, 2010 11:32 am

Click on Poster for Details

Due to illness we have a spare place on our April workshop. The event takes place at Ilam Hall, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire from April 16 – 18 2010. It begins on the Friday evening, 16 April, through until late afternoon on Sunday, 18 April.

Fees:  £300 including all tuition and 2 nights full board – Please contact us as soon as possible to book your place.

Booking Form.

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By Martin, April 5, 2010 3:15 pm

Review of Photographers Place Workshop September 1985.

At the Photographers Place we are very proud of our heritage. Here is a review from Amateur Photographer of a workshop run by Fay Godwin and Paul Hill in 1985. Click the image for a full sized version.

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By Martin, March 29, 2010 1:00 pm

The ‘new look’ Photographers’ Place workshops have obviously hit the right note because the April weekend filled up very quickly. So a second one has been arranged from 4 to 6 JUNE at Ilam Hall on the Derbyshire-Staffordshire border, this time with a guest – John Davies, the renowned fine art landscape photographer. Although landscape-themed, the workshop will be primarily about ideas and aesthetics as well as processes and methods.

The fabled Photographers’ Place in Derbyshire’s Peak District, which was Britain’s first permanent photography workshop and study centre, originally started in the 1970s and ran for twenty years.

But now the legend lives again with a series of photography weekends run by Martin Shakeshaft, Nick Lockett, and The Photographers’ Place founder, Professor Paul Hill.

The second of the new workshops takes place at the impressive Ilam Hall, near Ashbourne on 4-6 June. As in the original Photographers’ Place, the weekend workshop appeals to those who have gone beyond the beginners’ stage and want  a chance to immerse themselves in photography and explore making landscape photographs from an aesthetic as well as from a technical point of view. Continue reading 'PHOTOGRAPHERS SEEKING INSPIRATION RUSH TO THE ‘NEW LOOK’ PHOTOGRAPHERS’ PLACE: UPDATED'»

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By Martin, March 17, 2010 9:44 pm

Whilst not part of the Photographers Place official programme, Paul Hill accompanied by Martin Shakeshaft will be running a workshop at Escoulin, on the edge of the Vercors National Park in the wonderful French region of the Drome on July 3rd-10th.

Continue reading 'Express Yourself – French Workshop'»

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By Martin, March 17, 2010 9:18 pm

The April workshop is now fully booked but we have two new sets of dates.

4-6th June Landscape Workshop.  – Booking Form.

September Environmental Portraiture with guest Brian Griffin.

The teaching team: Martin Shakeshaft, Nick Lockett and Paul Hill