It is intended that this course will be for beginners in the field of digital photography. Using the villages, countryside, and towns of this beautiful part of southern France as our canvas, we hope to develop skills and create an interest for further study.
Participants will gain confidence and knowledge in the functions of the camera, the composition of the image, use of computer, including downloading, adjustment, enhancement, storing to disc and finally printing the pictures.
All participants should leave the course with a portfolio of their own work and an individual disc of stored images for future use. Printing paper and C.D. discs will be provided.
Faculty Information:
Maurice Holliday A.T.D., N.D.D.
Educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Blackburn, Maurice studied Fine Art and Painting at the Harris Art School in Preston and at the Regional College of Art in Liverpool, gaining a degree and qualifications to teach in schools. Maurice was Head of Art at several Lancashire High Schools, teaching pupils aged from 11 to 16, introducing and writing a syllabus in photography for his GCSE students.
Maurice also has considerable experience in teaching adults, having run courses for local colleges in pottery, painting, drawing and various other art-related subjects. For many years Maurice worked for the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance as a G.C.S.E. Moderator. He is now retired.
Maurice has sold many paintings and photographs, has taken commissions and has held several exhibitions of his work.He is a firm Francophile and a committed golfer. Married with three children and currently living in a Lancashire village near Preston, Maurice's other interests include travel, fellwalking, and, of course, golf.
He says: " I would like this course to be an enjoyable , hands-on experience for all. Digital photography is new to most people, and offers huge potential for the future. It is 160 years since the invention of photography and the development of the digital image brings a whole new dimension to this art form, which is both stimulating and extremely creative. So let's take some shots and move on together."
Other Activities:
Domaine St. Raymond is a beautiful, spacious house with gardens, a large swimming pool and a tennis court. We have a supply of bicycles - and the road is flat right down to the Canal du Midi towpath! There's table-tennis, a pool table and even a set of boules.
Facility Information:
With an optimum of ten guests per weekend, there's a houseparty atmosphere which promises the formation of new friendships or cementing of old ones.
Smart, roomy bedrooms are double or triple-sized. All bedrooms have en-suite shower-rooms and, in the case of the Olive room, an additional bath.
All towels and linen are provided and each room has a hairdryer and CD player. Beach towels for use around the pool are not supplied.
The courses include breakfasts, lunches and two sumptious dinners with free-flowing wines from a local vineyard - where a degustation has also been arranged for one afternoon.
Help and advice can be given if guests require visits to La Cite at Carcassonne or to the castle sites of Cathar resistance.
Take some French Leave and slip away to the lovely landscape of the Languedoc for some leisurely learning and a large helping of culture.
Notes:
There is a single occupancy supplement of £100 and a triple occupancy reduction of (GBP)100 per person.
Price Includes: airport transfers, all transport, wine-tasting outings, tuition, accommodation and all meals (including eating
out at a restaurant one evening).
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