If you're looking to hone your landscape photography skills as well as understand the finer details of fine art printing, this holistic 5-day (6 night) workshop is just for you! Based near my home in North Yorkshire, we will photograph a large mixture of Yorkshire landscapes in their finest summer plumage!

Having lived in North Yorkshire all my life I know the very best places for landscape photography. After consulting the forecast each day, I will drive you to locations that will offer the best opportunities for the predicted weather. We will visit stunning locations when the light is at its best at dawn and dusk along the Yorkshire Coast, Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors where vast swaithes of heather comes to life in stunning purple and pink hues at this time of the year! I will be on hand each day encouraging you to look beyond the more obvious compositions to create images with more meaning and impact.

Post-Processing and Printing

During the middle of the day we will use the time to process some of your images in my home studio using Adobe Lightroom Classic where I will demonstrate a variety of techniques designed to extract the very best out of each photograph. In the latter part of the week I will discuss the finer details of printing to gallery standards using my tried and tested approach to perfect printing 'first time, every time'! You will leave with three A3 Giclee prints of your chosen images presented in a beautiful A3 portfolio book which you can add more to later.

Summer Mix! examples

Accommodation

You will be based at a beautiful hotel in Northallerton - a stone's throw from my home (recently opened in 2020). All rooms are double or king size with ensuite bathrooms. You may check in any time after 3 pm. Full hotel details and joining instructions will be sent prior to the workshop.

Camera Equipment

Here is a list of recommended equipment you should bring…

• Camera body and a selection of lenses that ideally cover wide-angle to medium telephoto. 
• At least two camera batteries.
• Tripod.
• A small set of hard graduated filters - ideally 1, 2 and 3 stop - please contact me for advice if necessary.
• Polariser (optional but very useful).
• Lens cloth.
• Umbrella.

Clothing 

• Outdoor clothing suitable for weather at this time of year
• Walking shoes/boots
• Suncream
• Sun hat

Fitness Level - Easy | Moderate | Challenging

The fitness level for this workshop is classed as moderate and all locations have been carefully selected for their stunning views, safety, convenience and ease of access. However, due to their locations, this workshop is unsuitable for wheelchair users. All walks will be easy-going and not rushed and some locations will require flat walks of around 15 to 20 minutes. 

Getting there

By Road

There is a good road network to Northallerton - I will send hotel details nearer the time. The hotel has its own car park and is free to use for guests.

By Rail

Northallerton is conveniently situated on the East-Coast rail line. I will be happy to collect and return you from/to Northallerton station with prior arrangement. Please get in touch.

By Plane

Teesside airport is only a 35-minute drive from my home. I will be happy to collect and return you from/to Teesside airport with prior arrangement. Please get in touch.

Payment must be made in full when booking a single day workshop (you will be sent an invoice). For residential workshops, a deposit of £500 is required (unless otherwise stated) and the balance paid 12 weeks before the course commences (20 weeks for overseas workshops).

If you, the client, cancel a booking any money you have paid (including the deposit) is non-refundable unless I can find a replacement to take your place after all other places have been filled. If a replacement is found an admin fee of £100 will be deducted from the refund. If I cancel a booking any payment received will be refunded in full. Please ensure that you have adequate travel insurance in place. It is a term of the contract between us that you will obtain the appropriate travel insurance cover before you set out on the workshop. The insurance must cover the loss, expenses and damages arising from, including but not limited to, the cancellation of the workshop (whether in whole or in part), personal accident and injury, medical and repatriation costs, loss of baggage and personal money and belongings, flight cancellations and delays as well as your inability to arrive at the workshop destination due to fuel shortages and other such disruptions out of my control.

Except where otherwise expressly stated in these booking conditions, I regret I cannot accept liability or pay any compensation where the performance or prompt performance of my obligations under my contract with you is prevented or affected by or you otherwise suffer any damage, loss or expense of any nature as a result of “force majeure”. In these booking conditions, “force majeure” means any event which I or the supplier of the service(s) in question could not, even with all due care, foresee or avoid. Such events may include, (whether actual or threatened), war, riot, civil strife, terrorist activity, industrial dispute, natural or nuclear disaster, adverse weather conditions, fire, epidemics/pandemics, fuel shortages and all similar events outside my control.

Please note, I cannot accept any liability for any damage, loss, expense or other sum(s) of any description (1) which on the basis of the information given to me by you concerning your booking prior to me accepting it, I could not have foreseen you would suffer or incur if I breached the contract with you or (2) which did not result from any breach of contract or other fault by myself where I am responsible for them, my suppliers. Additionally, I cannot accept liability for any business losses.

You will be allocated either a single room or a double/twin room for single occupancy. There is no single occupancy surcharge. Where double or twin rooms are available, they will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis at the time of check-in.

Mark Banks Photography reserves the right to cancel any workshop. In the event of any cancellation, I will offer either a total refund or a place on an alternative workshop. If the alternative workshop is cheaper, I will refund the difference, and if it is more expensive, you will be required to pay the balance.

All applicants participate at their own risk and Mark Banks Photography accepts no responsibility for injury or damage done to their persons or property. It is recommended that applicants hold their own personal Public Liability Insurance.

The type of workshops I offer require flexibility and must allow for alternatives. For this reason, the outline itinerary and workshop description must be taken as an indication of what may take place on the workshop, and not as a contractual obligation on the part of Mark Banks Photography.

I do not accept responsibility or liability for death, bodily injury or illness caused to you during the workshop, unless arising from the negligent act and/or omission on my part or on the part of any of my employees (providing they were at the time acting within the course of their employment). Please note that any itinerary noted on the workshop description is subject to change due to weather conditions and/or the capability of participants.

By booking a workshop with Mark Banks Photography you are agreeing to accept all of the above conditions.