PHOTOGRAPHIC WEEK IN SPAIN
WITH RICHARD GREENLY
HOW MUCH, WHERE AND WHEN?
This one week holiday will run from the 28th Feb to 7th March 2009. The cost per person sharing is €1850.00 (£1480.00) excluding air fair which is approximately £100.00. There is a single occupancy charge of €225.00 (£180.00). Otherwise everything except one lunch and green fees is included.
This holiday takes place at Los Altos de Almuña which is the fabulous home of Hugh and Jane Arbuthnot who are famous for hosting the most wonderfully comfortable, gastronomic and relaxing house parties you will ever have come across.
This beautiful farmhouse sits high in the Andalusian hills near the Moorish town of Gaucin overlooking the distant coasts of Southern Spain and North Africa. The house has 7 very comfortable double bedrooms all with well appointed en suite bathrooms. There is a large garden with quiet corners, wonderful views all around and an unobtrusive swimming pool. We all eat together at Almuña and it is a very exciting experience as Jane not only likes us to eat well but she also wants us to experience food that is home cooked, using fresh and organic ingredients together with some outstanding Spanish wines.
Almuña is a glorious place to find peace and quietness in some of the most beautiful country imaginable. On the farm there is tennis, riding and some lovely walks. 45 minutes drive from Almuña there are at Sotogrande on the Mediterranean coast, 8 excellent golf courses including Valderrama. We can organise tee times and club hire on as many days as golfers wish to play. View some photographs of Almuña
MUST I BE A GOOD PHOTOGRAPHER?
Absolutely not, last year we had a mix of total beginners and a few more experienced amateurs and no one felt out of their depth. We want this to be a holiday for amateur photographers and there non-photographic partners and to that end we have worked out a flexible programme for both photographers and non-photographers alike.
PHOTOGRAPHY
At Almuña Richard will hold 5 informal 3 hour morning lectures, demonstrations and practical lessons. The ideal camera is an SLR, either digital or film and Richard will take you slowly through how your own camera works and what every knob and button does. Once you have mastered your camera he will show you the art of portraiture, landscapes, still life, flowers and night time photography. This he does very thoroughly and in a way that is readily understandable by all and always mixed with an enormous amount of good humour and fun. The afternoons are free but can be used to practice the morning’s work or join in the alternative activities. There will be two short evening workshops, one on night time photography and one on the use of flash. The photographic locations will vary from the area surrounding Almuña to sites further a field, finishing with a picnic lunch.
WHO IS RICHARD GREENLY?
Good question! Richard is a professional portrait photographer of some 26 years standing. He has run a successful photographic business from Hungerford in Berkshire for most of this time. Here he has departments for portrait, architectural and fine art photography. He personally specialises in private and commercial portraiture at his client’s homes and is much in demand in the UK, USA and the Far East.
For five years Richard has been running extremely popular Basic and Advanced photographic courses from his studios in Hungerford. He likes to approach the subject in a thoroughly down to earth and non technical way. He is convinced that once you know how to work your camera properly (not a difficult feat) you will be capable of taking great photographs time and time again.
PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK
Day 1
Arrive at Los Altos de Almuña, settle in and have a drink.
Day 2
Photographers: 10am to 1pm - How the camera works in very simple language. F-stops, shutter speeds, exposure, light readings and depth of field. Information on equipment, film, processors, lenses, filters and flash.
Non - Photographers: Visit the local village of Gaucin and its Moorish castle. Go for a walk or just read a book in the garden.
Day 3
Photographers: 10am to 1pm - How your camera works in both the automatic and manual modes. Discuss every button and knob on your camera.
Non - Photographers: A walk through oak woods and high "matoral" accompanied by Pedro and his two mules.
Golfers: Play at one of the courses near Sotogrande.
Day 4
Photographers: Portraiture, both interior and exterior. 'The Greenly way'.
Non - Photographers: A rest day at Almuña.
Golfers: Play at one of the courses near Sotogrande.
Day 5
Photographers: Landscape and Architectural photography. Exteriors and interiors.
Non - Photographers: A guided walk through a forest of cork and broad leafed oak towards the village of Cortes de la Frontera.
Day 6
Everyone (Optional): Visit Ronda to explore this ancient and magnificent Roman city embellished by the moors over 700 years. There are also some excellent shoe shops and ceramics - photographers may like to take a camera! Return to Almuña by train.
Day 7
Photographers: Still life photography to include flowers and works of art.
Non - Photographers: Un-guided walks. From Almuña there are some lovely walks of varying distances that you can do in your own small parties.
Golfers: Play at one of the courses near Sotogrande.
Day 8
Depart for the flight home.
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