Please book well in advance as places on these workshops are restricted to a limited number, to ensure dedicated tuition. Each participant learns on their own workstation and the course is very much 'hands on'. We also keep numbers limited to 7 or 8 and have 2 tutors on hand for groups greater than 5, to ensure an excellent pupil to tutor ratio. The teaching tutors are Simon Watkinson ABIPP (Director), Fran Halsall, Mark Wood and Alex Hyde. We run Beginner to Intermediate courses as well as Advanced courses.

Facilities include 8 workstations, multi-card readers on each machine, flatbed scanners and Canon S9000 printers, Wacom tablets and digital projector facilities. We have Photoshop CS2 and Elements 3 on every machine.The facilities, tutor knowledge and coverage is second to none.

It is essential that you have a basic understanding of computing. All computers are fitted with card readers that read six different formats of digital storage cards.

On each Digital Imaging Course, we issue a series of comprehensive worksheets and notes to practice the course content. This focuses the training and ensures optimisation of time. Each guest also recieves a CD of extensive Photoshop notes to take away.

Please check out DATES and PRICES for all courses

Intrigued about Adobe Lightroom and the huge benefits it offers photographers? We are now offering a 1 day course in Adobe Lightroom; a virtual one stop photography editing package primarily for Raw files. As Raw file editing packages become easier to use more of us are turning to Raw as the "new file format". Understanding how Raw files work can be confusing but understanding how they can benefit you can be even more so!

The highly skilled digital team at the Peak District Photography Centre will explain:

* how raw files work in simple terms
* how a Raw file work flow will help you produce stunning results
* how a Raw file work flow can manage thousands of files simply and efficiently.

The team will guide you through the process of importing your images through to final output. We will show you how to back catalog your existing work, add key words and manage your work with metadata. We will also demystify some of those more complex controls found on Lightrooms interface. Adobe's Lightroom takes you through to the final print stage where you will be shown how to do contact sheets and set-ups for print runs. We will also guide you through the stages of making a custom slide show.

Raw has now come of age and it is time all photographers made the switch. Programs such as Lightroom (once understood ) will bring massive benefits to any photographer working in any field. So whether your photography is in portraits or landscapes, architecture or sports or purely indulgence in all subjects, Raw is the way to go.

Adobe have created a program designed purely for photographers which is a real gem to use. A course not to be missed!

Digital Tutors: Simon Watkinson, Alex Hyde

Dates: Wednesday 23rd July 08

Prices: (include VAT, pub lunches, course notes and print out, after course advice)
£152.75 (no accom)

Max group size: 8 (with 2 tutors for groups greater than 5)

Deposit: £100


Having 2 tutors on hand with groups of 5 and above enables us to effectively teach guests with varying levels of knowledge on Photoshop. You can be a complete beginner or have an intermediate level of knowledge to attend this course.