Photo of a flock of pink Flamingos taken at the Wildlife & Bird Photography Workshop at Martin Mere WWT – Spring Mini Module with Masterclass with Welshot Photographic Academy

Wildlife & Bird Photography at the Martin Mere WWT – What could be better than walking around the bustling wetlands with your camera photographing the birds and wildlife who are overwintering as well as capturing the new Spring birds too. Our first Wildlife and Bird Photography course is designed to help you get exploring the Martin Mere wetland paradise. This Welshot photographic workshop will have you making and creating some stunning images in the peaceful reedbeds, home to bearded tits and cetti’s warblers and marsh harriers in flight. Let’s not forget those graceful Flamingos and the cheeky Otters either. Learn how to capture movement, capture birds and wildfowl being fed at this wonderful wetland area based in Burscough, near Ormskirk.

Themed Photo-Shoot: Recreate A Grand Master Paining with Welshot - Photograph depicting The Singing Butler by ack Vettriano

Always a firm favourite of photographic delegates, this themed photo-shoot: Recreate A Grand Master Painting with Welshot will be no different. For the first time we will be using the St Mary’s Creative Space in the historic City of Chester for a full day event and we will have at least six mains studio flash sets, complete with props, models wearing a stunning array of costumes and mood/vision boards to help you recreate those paintings in your camera. For our 2022 Recreate a Grand Masters themed photo-shoot, we will also be throwing in some contemporary paintings and still-life photography for those who would like to capture something a little different.

Street Photography Meets Chinese New Year - Manchester - Photo of a Chinese Dragon parading about the streets

Street Photography meets Chinese New Year 2022 – What more does a photographer a need. This WelshotRewards Day for Academy Members will keep you and your camera busy for hours. Vibrant, colourful, and atmospheric you will be able to capture everything from dramatic panoramic scenescapes to close-up details, from street photography to dance and movement. After meeting in Liverpool One we will wander up to the iconic Chinese Ceremonial Archway, which, standing tall and can be seen from a distance, provides and impressive entrance to Chinatown, home to the oldest Chinese community in Europe.

Architectural Photography - Photo of the Liver Buildings in Liverpool taken on a Welshot Photographic Workshop

Architectural Photography in Liverpool – it’s a Photographers dream. With over 2500 listed building, Liverpool is the perfect City to visit with your camera. Grab your camera and come join us for a day of photography. A chance to learn your camera, capture some great images and meet with like-minded people who just love to take photographs. Liverpool, home to the Beatles, the Albert Dock, the Three Graces, and two Cathedrals – Liverpool truly is a photographers delight. We will be walking, and exploring the historic locations with our cameras, so, why not join us and we will help YOU to get the best out of YOUR camera.

Street Fashion En Point - Off Camera Flash Photography On Location - Liverpool - Photo of two female and one male dance leaning on some scaffolding

This Welshot Street Fashion En Pointe – Off Camera Flash Photography on location event will have your models, who are experienced, professional dancers, dancing in the street…. En Pointe! Using natural light, and off camera flash you will learn how to photograph your models in camera. You will learn how to capture movement, how to pose and work with your dancers in an urban setting to ensure you get the very best image to take home. Your dancers will be both male and female and will have more than a couple of outfit changes – think funky street wear and flowing clothing for that perfect swishy movement shot.

Lighthouses, Skylines, Photography and Fish n Chips - Photo of a play ship on the shores of New Brighton over looking the Liverpool Skyline

Time to blow those Winter cobwebs away and this first WelshotRewards Day of 2022 – Lighthouses, skylines, photography and fish n chips will do just that… Join us for an afternoon of photography in New Brighton on Wirral where we will be giving our cameras a great workout. From capturing seascapes to skylines, from pirate ships to fairy gardens (and a chance to practice your macro photography) we promise you it will be worth the effort which can then be rewarded with some delicious fish and chips if you feel so inclined.

Still-Life & Floral Photography - Welshot Creative Hub - Photo of daffodils in a white jug in front of a blue background that looks like part of an old door

Got the Winter blues? Want some colour in your life? Feel like getting creative with your camera? Then the Welshot still-life & floral photography full day event at the Welshot Creative Hub is perfect for you and your camera. Props galore, flowers of every size, shape and colour, backdrops and backgrounds by the dozen, this photographic workshop will get your creative juices flowing and have you creating and making stunning images for your photographic portfolio.

Landscape Photography In The Peak District - Photo of a Landscape scene in the Peak District

Day Two of the Welshot Does… Adventure is about landscape photography in the Peak District. From rocky outcrops, peat covered moorland and stunning limestone dales to quaint villages, country lanes and historic millstone quarries where mill wheels remain abandoned. With woodlands and dramatic panoramas and bubbling streams, this is a day that keep any photographer and their camera busy for hours.

Winter Nature Ramble - Photography at RSPB Conwy - Photo taken from the RSPB Conwy Nature reserve overlooking the Conwy Estuary towards Conwy Castle

Grab your coats, camera and join us on the Welshot Winter Nature Ramble – Photography at the RSPB Conwy Nature Reserve in North Wales, guaranteed to help you blow those Winter cobwebs away while capturing the beauty from what can only be described as a stunning environment. The Conwy RSPB nature reserve is a wetland on the Conwy estuary, created from material dug out during the construction of the A55 road tunnel. It is now home to a variety of wildlife, and a great place for photographers and their cameras. there is always something to see and photograph, from landscape to macro, flora and fauna and, of course, birds. Your Welshot Masterclass will be learning how to work with composition / light / shutter speeds to capture movement.

A Day In Buxton - Photography In The Peak District - Photo of a Buxton scene

Grab your camera, we are off out for a day in Buxton – Photography in the Peak District is the name of the game this Weekend. Join Welshot for a one day adventure with your camera in the barely spoilt town of Buxton, crammed with beautiful buildings from Georgian Crescents to Opera Houses, Pavilion, quaint shops and historic arcades. Buxton is a photographers dream, architecture, beautiful gardens an stunning scenery if you’d like to walk a little. If you’d like to make a Weekend of it then day two will be about getting into the Peak District National Park and capturing the beautiful landscape and scenery near to Buxton.