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I am a travel, wildlife, documentary and portrait photographer and I enjoy sharing my passion for photography with others. I offer photography training tailored towards beginners and enthusiasts in Yorkshire.
Details of some of my current workshops are below, most of which are available on request on a 1:1 basis. My 1:1 rate is £75 for 3 hours and £150 for 6 hours. As a guide, prices to attend a group workshop are typically around £99 per person. Group sizes are small to ensure everyone gets the attention they need. Specific prices are detailed in the course descriptions below. I do not charge VAT.
Please take a look at some of the workshop and 1:1 testimonials I have received here>>>.
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Message from Valerie Mather
"The safety and well-being of all my workshop participants have and always will be my priority. Due to the UK government lockdown restrictions of non-essential movement of people I have postponed all 1-day workshops and 1:1 sessions up to the end of May 2020. I am reviewing future workshop information on a daily basis and will update it here when necessary and in accordance with government policy.
Please be assured that if you have paid a deposit or full payment for a workshop or a 1:1 session during this period you will not lose it. Your payment will be 100% credited towards a future workshop or 1:1 session booked to start before 30th May 2021."
Book with confidence
If you would like to be a part of any of the workshops or you are interested in 1:1 sessions from June 2020 below please get in touch at any time to make a booking. Please be assured that your deposit will be safe and if the workshop has to be postponed due to government restrictions over Covid-19 you will not lose your money. It may simply be transferred to a future workshop of your choice to start before 30th May 2021, so please book with confidence to secure your place.
Please stay safe!
If you fancy a fun day out at Breezy Knees gardens near York photographing flowers, statues, water features and unique viewpoints and vistas, whilst learning new skills with your camera, then this workshop is for you.
In association with Bass & Bligh cameras, this course is suitable for beginners and those who already enjoy taking photographs but wish to understand manual exposure controls and to improve their compositional skills.
If you fancy a fun day out at Yorkshire Wildlife Park photographing the only polar bears currently in England, plus a host of other animals, including meerkats, lemurs, lions, tigers, wallabies and giraffes, whilst learning new skills with your camera, then this workshop is for you.
If you fancy a fun day out at Harewood Speed Hill Climb capturing all of the motorsports action whilst learning new skills with your camera, then this workshop is for you.
If you fancy a fun day out at York Railway Station learning how to see and photograph in black and white, documenting the light, lines and texture of this beautiful Grade II listed building and capturing the expressions of the people pouring through the station, then this workshop is for you.
If you fancy a fun day out at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden photographing unique viewpoints and vistas plus the historic ruins of the Abbey whilst learning new skills with your camera then this workshop is for you.
If you fancy learning how to make distinctive studio portraits, using models and professional studio lights then this workshop is for you.