​As we deepen into our photography it soon becomes apparent that it's not all about apertures, shutter speeds and focal lengths.

In these technology and app driven times it's all too easy to think of our photography ​as a technique based skill that requires us to remember formulae, rules and a whole host of settings and technical terminologies.

Pretty soon the very things that called us to photography begin to wither and die as overwhelm, lethargy, lack of direction or boredom begin to rob us of our creative mojo.

This creative photography retreat is designed to relight your creative fire, to help you know your purpose and reach your artistic goals.

The central location of the accommodation affords an abundance of opportunities to explore our full creative potential within the immediate and nearby area and the cosy traditional farmhouse lounge is the perfect space for our series of informal image critique sessions, Lightroom and Photoshop tuitions and inspirational gatherings.

An Intimate Bespoke ​Creative ​Retreat

This is planned to be an intimate, bespoke, ​creative ​retreat where we'll be able to explore several areas of photography whilst enabling plenty of one-to-one time with me throughout the entire weekend.

​Our time together will begin ​on Friday afternoon with an introductory session where we'll get to know each other and discuss our aims for the retreat. I'll outline the creative practices that you'll be invited to follow for the weekend, practices designed to whet your appetite, jump start your mojo and envision your photography in a holistic way.​

Time out on the land will be paramount to our process, as will the exploration of stimulating secondary exercises that will awaken our vision and refine our visual comprehension.

There will be Lightroom and Photoshop sessions to enjoy which will be delivered​ using a high definition projector and of course inspirational slideshows and image and portfolio critique sessions.

Breakfast and evening meals will be taken in the farmhouse kitchen, lovingly prepared by my wife Nicola who will cook with your dietary requirements in mind.

The Farmhouse Accommodation

I've managed to secure a rather special place for us to stay, and it's not your usual bed and breakfast!

See the white farmhouse in the shot above? That's our venue for the weekend!

It's a traditional Dales farmhouse set in 90 acres of meadow and limestone pavement in the very heart of the most beautiful, rugged countryside.

The bedrooms are suitable for two sharing and there's a firelit lounge along with a welcoming hay-barn for our indoor workshops.

The farmer, Tom Lord is a world renowned expert in cave archeology and if we are fortunate he may give us a private viewing, and handling of some of his thousands of artifacts which range from 300,000 year old flint tools to cave bear skulls!

Many years ago he led the way and moved from beef cattle to wildflower meadows with a handful of sheep. He says he now prefers to farm butterflies.

This promises to be a photography weekend like no other and I am excited to finally be able to offer this. We will be visiting the farm at the very height of the wildflower and butterfly season and the landscape will be filled with creative opportunities in every corner.

Please note that the images depicted are from the locations on the list above and taken at different times of year. We will not visit all of them, however it's good to have a good choice of locations so that we can match our trips out to the light conditions and prevailing weather.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to email me.

Should the weekend over book I will of course immediately refund the payment of anyone unlucky enough to pay after this happens. If I decide to cancel the course due to lack of interest I will refund the payments in full.