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Do you love photography? Then sign up for a photo workout!
Get to know your camera, improve your photo skills Photothema offers 4-hour photo workouts for 1-6 participants. A photo workout is an intensive outdoor photography workshop, with emphasis on improving your photography skills in practice. You can choose between 4 different workouts and 2 locations in Lakonia, South Peloponnese. The workouts are given in English. Workouts are held from 9.30 – 13.30 hrs and can be booked on any available date. After the completion of your workout you will receive a digital handout for future use with the information that you learned during the workout. Shooting Digital One day outdoor photo workout for those who want to learn how to use the capabilities of their digital camera. During this workout we will teach you the basic operations of your camera: the use of speed, aperture and ISO values. You will learn how to handle your camera in a great outdoor setting. It will enable you to decide in which situations to use your automatic camera settings and in which you should use your manual settings in order to take great pictures. Available upon request Throughout the year. See the online Calendar for available dates. You can also book the workout as an individual workshop. Creative photography One day photo workout for those who want to learn how to shoot creative images. During this outdoor workout we focus on how to 'create' an image. You play with light, details, (un)sharpness, and learn the basics of creative photography. We use age-old olive trunks, tools, leaves, fruit and everything else you can find to start your imagination. Available upon request Througout the year. See the online Calendar for available dates. You can also book the workout as individual workshop. Sightseeing photography One day outdoor photo workout for those who want to take great holiday and sightseeing pictures. During this workout you practice the basics of composure, and learn to use your camera settings, to take quality pictures. What better places to practice than on great sightseeing locations like the Byzantine castles of Mystras or Geraki. You travel to the sightseeing locations by your own car / carpooling. Available upon request Throughout the year. See the online Calendar for available dates. You can also book the workout and as individual workshop. Wildlife Photography One-day photo workout to prepare photographers for 'shooting' wildlife. Always too late with your camera when a fox or a badger crosses your path? Fed up with unsharp photos of birds? This workout will prepare you for unscheduled meetings with wildlife and give you the tools to capture animals in your frame. During this workout you and your fellow photographers are both game and hunter. Amidst the olive trees of the Eumelia Farm you will practice to shoot moving targets, and anticipate movements. At the end of the first part of the workshop we discuss the results. When we have regained our breath, we head back into the olive grove for a second shooting session. This workout promises to be a real exercise and great fun indeed. This workout requires the participation of at least 3 photographers. Available upon request All year round. See the online Calendar for available dates. Not available as individual workshop. Location & Prices Xirokambi is a lively village surrounded by olive groves, 15 km south of Sparti, Peloponnese. Gathering point for the photo workouts is the Taleton Green Country House. Price workouts 2-6 persons: €50 per person, including handout and refreshments Price individual workout: €120 per person, including handout and refreshments Gouves Lakonia, Eumelia organic agrotourism farm & guest house This sustainable farm with its ancient olive grove, the herb fields, and its impressive views towards the surrounding mountains is a great place to spend your vacation and a great place to take pictures for those who love outdoor photography. After the workout you are offered a countryside lunch with organic products from the farm. Price workouts 2-6 persons: €65 per person, including handout and countryside lunch on the Eumelia Farm Price individual workout: €135 per person, including handout and countryside lunch on the Eumelia Farm Booking information In the online Calendar you can easily see which dates are availabe for Photo Workouts. You can also check the calender for already scheduled workouts. You can book the workouts , via the Eumelia organic agrotourism farm & guest house, via the Taleton Green Country House or contact us. Payment Payments in full are made upon the start of a workout. FAQ What happens when there are not enough participants? The minimum number of participants for the Creative Photography, Shooting Digital and Sightseeing Workouts is 2. If you are the only participant, you can opt to have an individual workshop and pay the according rate. Otherwise the workshop will be cancelled. The minimum number of participants for the Wildlife Photography Workout is 3. If there are less participants this workout will be cancelled. I am not staying on the Eumelia Farm or at the Taleton Green House, but would like to join a Photo Workout. Is that possible? Yes, you are most welcome to join one of the workouts, even when you are not staying at the Eumelia organic agrotourism farm & guest house or the Taleton Green Country House. |
