DESCRIPTION:

"When you are tired of London you are tired of life" so wrote Samuel Johnson. London has an endless variety of subjects to shoot - the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, Big Ben, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Covent Garden market, Notting Hill, Soho street markets, Westminster Abbey, The National Gallery and many other famous landmarks. Our workshop commences on Thursday night allowing us ample time to capture the long soft evening light over the Houses of parliament, the London Eye, Big Ben and reflections on the Thames. The next morning we first visit the very quirky and quaint Nottage Hill, walk through Hyde Park via Buckingham Palace to Knightsbridge, Harrods and Kings Road. In mid afternoon we take a trip down the Thames on a boat to the Old Royal Observatory and to Greenwich Pier where the sunset is reminiscent of a Turner watercolour and the view over the city and the Dome superb. We dine at a famous British pub such as the Dog and Duck finishing our exhilarating day with a well deserved glass of wine.

This action packed workshop captures the flavour and ambience of London - the ever present splashes of red from the rumbling Routemasters, the bowler hatted businessmen, the famous London taxi, the speakers at Hyde Park Corner, the pigeon lady in Trafalgar Square. It is the character of London that makes it such a brilliant city; the mix of old and new, the quaintness, the quirkiness and in essence, the life. We have designed the program to fit in with our Paris weekend where we are taking the Euro star early on Saturday morning to Paris. The perfect three day long weekend with beautiful images to match!

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Reportage, street scene photography at Covent Gardens, Soho and Notting Hill

• Iconic images on famous Routemaster double decker buses

• How to shoot low light interiors in the Tower of London and St Paul's Cathedral

• Shooting the very scenic Tower bridge

• Sunset over the city and Dome from the Old Royal Observatory

• Boat cruise on the Thames, a visit to Greenwich Maritime museum

• Twilight shots of the London Eye, Houses of Parliament and Big Ben

• Capturing the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace and Hyde Park characters

• Food shot photography in Harrods food hall with compact digital cameras

• Night photography techniques at Trafalgar square and balancing ambient light with your flash

TOUR STYLE:

The Underground, buses, boat and walking (10-14km)

location:

London, England

DATES:

29 & 30 May, 2009 (1 evening, 1 day)

cost:

$295 Inc. pdf detailed notes
This fee is for a total of 16 hours of intensive tuition and excludes transportation entry fees to attractions,
food and beverages. We suggest you budget around £100 for this.

meeting point:

• Inside the Lamb and Flag
  33 Rose St, Covent Garden (5-6pm)

• View map location:  click here

instructor:

Andrew Thomasson

where to stay:

We recommend checking out:

• http:// lastminute.com

• http://www.london-discount-hotel.com

• www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/ destinations/europe/england

useful links:

• http:// www.visitbritain.com

• http:/ www.visitlondon.com

• http://www.travellondon.com/

• www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/england

Note:  this tour links in perfectly with our Paris Photographic Workshop.  Click here for more details.