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– Arrive and check-in to your hotel in Tavira
– The afternoon is yours to enjoy the hotel, including indoor/outdoor pools and spa facilities, or to step out and have a stroll around Tavira
– 7pm: meet up for pre-dinner drinks on the rooftop bar, followed by dinner at the hotel
Where will I stay?
– During your photography week, you will be staying in 2 different 4-star hotels, both offering double ensuite rooms, both with the same facilities and...Read All
Mary and Pat have been running their photography holidays for the last couple of years now…
Your holiday host, Mary
– Mary has worked in travel for the past 20 years and has hosted groups for many different companies
– She is extremely detail oriented and hands-on to ensure everything runs like clockwork so her guests have the best holiday experience possible and cover a range of areas and sites
– In addition to taking care of all logistics, Mary makes sure your week is filled with fun, laughter and enjoyment
Your photography tutor, Pat
– Pat has combined her love for photography with her former career of education.
– She began as a self-taught photographer w...
Read All
Mary and Pat have been running their photography holidays for the last couple of years now…
Your holiday host, Mary
– Mary has worked in travel for the past 20 years and has hosted groups for many different companies
– She is extremely detail oriented and hands-on to ensure everything runs like clockwork so her guests have the best holiday experience possible and cover a range of areas and sites
– In addition to taking care of all logistics, Mary makes sure your week is filled with fun, laughter and enjoyment
Your photography tutor, Pat
– Pat has combined her love for photography with her former career of education.
– She began as a self-taught photographer whose focus was on portraits and weddings but has progressed throughout the years into a passion for travel and nature
– Pat is a natural teacher and loves encouraging others to find their own style and unique subjects of interest
– She is very hands on and will be involved with every individual, ensuring that you go at your own pace and help you master your own techniques
– Pat’s work has been exhibited in London and she is a Member of the Royal Photographic Society, and has taken part in a number of RPS projects
This unique holiday offers a dual location in Tavira, then in Lagos, so you experience the best of the Algarve and its diversity. Your accommodation is in two excellent 4-star hotels and your hosts will provide you with an incredible array of subjects and landscapes for your photography every day. Both 4-star hotels offer modern facilities, large swimming pools as well as onsite spas and both are within a short drive from Faro airport.
Nearest airport:
Faro (35 minutes by car)
Pre-booked transfers:
Transfers are included in the price from Faro airport to your hotel in Tavira on arrival day, and from Tivoli Lagos to Faro airport on departure day ( times tbc). Please be sure to pass on your flight details prior to arrival.
On way home from brilliant holiday in Algarve with Pat and Mary. Have learnt so much this week, taken some wonderful photos, great company and friends. Would recommend this trip and can't wait for their trip to Corfu... well done ladies.
Pleased that my understanding ,skills & knowledge of photography have improved after a great week in the Algarve with Pat & Mary. Really good not to have to worry about transport in the Algarve or hotels to be researched! Thank you both for a really interesting & useful week. Good company too!
- This holiday runs on specific dates each year
- Photography holidays are for 7 nights / 8 days
- If you wish to stay for extra nights, please email to check availability for your preferred duration and we will do our best to accommodate you
- Rules of composition (and when not to use them)
- Confidence and your own eye for details and subjects of interest
- Using exposure and ISO to best effect
- About using 'depth of field' to focus on your subject
- How to master whichever type of camera you own (including phones), and to utilise their essential modes and functions to the best of your ability
- Landscape, wildlife, portrait, architecture, and close-up photography techniques
Essential
- A DSLR/SLR camera or a point and shoot camera with manual controls (If you are using a camera that does not allow you to change lenses, then an optical zoom of at least x10 will be useful)
- CF or SD memory cards with sufficient capacity for the number of photographs you might take
- Spare batteries for your camera
- A battery charger and a European plug converter
- A camera bag, large enough to hold all the equipment you need (don’t forget to check your airline’s size restrictions for carry-on luggage)
- Rain covers for your camera and camera bag (bin liners work well for this purpose)
or
- A smartphone with at least 5 megapixels and a xenon flash (anything less will give a poor image quality)
- Phone charger
Useful additional extras
- A tripod, useful if you have a long, heavy telephoto lens or want to shoot long landscape/night time exposures but not necessary if you have a small camera which is easy to handhold
- A laptop/tablet for downloading, storing and sharing images (a card reader is an easy way to download images; I use a dual slot Lexar USB card reader - it accepts both SD and CF cards)
- If you have a lot of images and a small laptop memory you might also want to bring a storage device, either a USB stick with a large memory or a portable backup device
DSLR/SLR users may also wish to bring
- A general purpose lens, ranging between 28-100 mm
- A telephoto lens, ranging somewhere between 70-400mm
- In addition, these lenses may be useful: a wide angle lens e.g. 17-40mm (good for wide landscapes) and a macro lens (good for close-up plant and insect photography)
*Please note: your tutor, Pat will have a spare Canon EOS 6D body and a range of canon lenses (17-40mm, 100m macro and 100-400mm mk 1) if you would like to work with any of these
- Both your accommodation options for your holiday week have been chosen so there is abundance of culture, natural beauty, restaurants and architecture to explore during your free time
- Also be sure to use the hotel pool, loungers, and spa facilities if you need a break
- Your host would be more than happy to help you plan out a good hike, cultural points of interest, or transportation to make the most of your free time
- Please note that many of our photography locations are remote and require walking on uneven tracks
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