Corfe Castle Photographers Delight

All pictures by Emma Holman apart from the first one where she is taking a photo of the train which was taken by me. The first landscape photography course at Corfe Castle of the year got off to a steaming start on Good Friday with Emma coming all the way from Teignmouth in Devon to sample our Castles, Steamtrains and Waterfalls Photo Day. And what a day it was, Emma brought her Canon Ixus 110 as well as her grander Canon 60D with a combination of lenses and quickly got to tasks with her manual controls and swiftly changed her f stops faster than the passing trains! First it was time to 'fuel up' with a steaming hot chocolate from Cleals coffee shop whilst going through all the basic controls ready to capture the day's action. And off we trotted to take in the steam trains and the localities at the station and even photographed a train all the way from California! The local guards proved super helpful and offered us some photo angles that (for my shy catholic background) I can't include in this blog! After Emma had her fill of steam trains, it was time to hit the village, filling her frames with all kinds of different angles of the castle before visiting the "Smallest Town Hall in the UK" and then time to practice angles again on the local church. By now the sunshine was in full swing and some gorgeous angles coupled with a change in shutter speed provided Emma with some delightful results. Winding our way round the local village, we then found ourselves by HRH Prince Charles and Lady Diana's well as well as in front of many interesting and photographic doors with interesting wreaths to capture and twirl in photoshop later! After a good workout on both Emma's cameras, it was time for a spot of grub to take in the day's events and go through her portfolio. As she hadn't seen the coast before, we headed for Studland via Swanage and had a delicious lunch in Middle Cafe in Studland overlooking the beach. It really proved to be the most brilliant start to the summer's landscape workshops and more are in the pipeline. Just watch this space for more news or drop me a message for more info if you'd like to come along and sample our Corfe Castle Delights workshop for yourself :)