Photo enthusiasts have even travelled from New Zealand to join Heather for action packed days to improve their photography.

TOPICS

The following topics are available, with the day’s programme and hours tailor-made to suit.

Wildlife
Close encounters with British wildlife
For more information, click on the link below
http://www.photographyandphotoshopcourses.co.uk/one_to_one_Photography_workshop_wildlife.html

Plants
Plants in season, techniques for lighting and composition

For more information, click on the link below
http://www.photographyandphotoshopcourses.co.uk/one_to_one_Photography_workshop_plants.html

Macro
Ideal for close-up enthusiasts. Learn how to use the most appropriate lighting by studying the subject, including window light, flash, fibre optics, light table and lightbox.

For more information, click on the link below
http://www.photographyandphotoshopcourses.co.uk/one_to_one_Photography_workshop_macro.html

 
Testimonial for Wildlife
“What a day! Heather was a great listener. She explained various camera techniques very clearly and gave me the confidence to book on a future group course.  I told her I wanted to get better action pictures and I got some great action shots of a fox, otters and weasels. I could not have asked for more”.

Hugh Smith – May 2008

Photo Hugh Smith

For further information please visit http://www.photographyandphotoshopcourses.co.uk

Contact us

hangel@naturalvisions.co.uk or 44 (0)1252 716700

OTHER OPTIONS

Photoshop – half day + one of the above photography topics
Beginners / advanced Photoshop with Giles Angel – Professional retoucher.
and photography with Heather Angel 

Photoshop – full day
Beginners / advanced Photoshop with Giles Angel – Professional retoucher.

Giles provides one to one tuition on Adobe Photoshop for photographers or graphic designers. The basic course is for complete beginners, while the advanced course is for anyone wanting to improve their skills.
 

Courses can follow a set structure or can be tailored to meet individual needs.

For more information, please click on the link below
http://www.photographyandphotoshopcourses.co.uk/photoshop_one_to_one_tuition.html

Testimonial for Photoshop tuition

“I got a very good overview of what photoshop can do and it was great that the course was tailored to exactly what I needed to know. Giles was flexible and patient and I feel I learnt a lot.”

Clare Craddock – Proximity, London

Further information on available topics will be posted in the Photoshop section of this blog

Commercial examples

http://www.angelphoto.co.uk/retouching.html

Contact

giles@angelphoto.co.uk or 44 (0)1252 716700

From December 2006 to February 2008, I was completely immersed in this, my most ambitious book project ever, alternating one month on location in China with one month back here in the UK, backing up all images and converting the best files to tiffs, before they were uploaded onto the Natural Visions site. My office researched and faxed me facts and figures – sometimes to antiquated fax machines ­­ – so I could utilise all the downtime at airports and on planes to write copy.

360 images have been used to showcase the varied wildlife and plants found in mountains, forests, deserts, wetlands and coastlands in this vast country that ranges from tropical rainforests in the south to frigid forests in the north.

Sample spreads from the book

My favourite image: Iconic Chinese cameo

A male mandarin duck with reflection of bamboo fence – abstracted by ripples – in the Humble Administrator’s Garden, Suchou.

Green China is a celebration of China’s natural world and Stacey International’s flagship title for 2008.

Price £34 (includes postage UK only)

Click here to preorder an autographed copy now.

My third panda book was published in April 2008.  We finally managed to edit many thousands of shots taken over a 13-year period and 7 trips to Wolong, in Sichuan Province (where the May 2008 earthquake reached) down to 200 images. They show pandas feeding, drinking, playing, climbing trees and lounging; thereby providing an insight into this iconic animal’s way of life; with each picture having an extended caption.

My favourite image: Panda slide

A nonchalant stroll up a slope suddenly turns into a nightmare descent for a panda. Losing its balance on a snowy slope, it slithers unceremoniously on its back; head downwards, with all four limbs in the air. Tracks found by researchers in deep snow show that a panda will toboggan down a slope on its belly, apparently for fun!

Price £12 (includes postage UK only)

Below is a very small selection of the extensive press coverage Panda received.

BBC Wildlife magazine

‘…. stunning photographs, succinct captions ……and sound text that should appeal to anyone interested in the species’.

Amateur Photographer

‘Looking at her latest pictures of pandas, it’s not surprising that Heather Angel is one of Britain’s favourite wildlife photographers.  Whether you are a fan of pandas or Heather Angel, this is one book not to be missed ’.

The Times  21 April 2008

Image of the Day – Times 2

Young panda sits in the fork of tree surveying the snow-covered scene below. Pic

The Mail 17 March 2008

Double page spread of images

Macro has for long been a great passion of mine; although smaller fry and abstracts of plants never sell as well as action shots of wildlife or cute furry and fluffy babies.

The realm of macro photography is like no other, because it homes in on a small portion of what we normally see in the natural world. By focusing on only a part of a plant or animal, we view it in a totally new light. We appreciate colours and textures – especially if they are quite subtle; patterns and designs become highlighted. We can make the ordinary look extraordinary. Many a time I have seen things in the focusing screen that were not apparent to the naked eye.

Take a glimpse at the intimate world of natural close-ups, ranging from plants, insects, amphibians and reptiles to marine life, fossils and shells. All conveniently grouped into three sections: Ambient Light, Mastering Flash and Working Indoors.

My favourite image:  Hoverfly feeding on lily

As the light was fading in our garden I spotted some hoverflies homing in on lily flowers. Only as I focused the camera, did I discover that they were alighting on the stamens to feed on the pollen. The large sticky pollen grains were adhering to all parts of their bodies – notably their legs. I opted for available light, using a fast shutter speed to freeze the movement, which necessitated a virtually wide-open aperture on a D2X. As a result, the lily petals are rendered as a soft, diffuse coloured backdrop.

Price £18 (includes postage UK only)

Click here to buy an autographed copy

This is my second title in the Wildlife Monograph Series – my first was Giant Pandas.

Puffins are my favourite seabirds and the most productive place to work is Iceland  - the Atlantic puffin capital of the world.  It was here I got some fun shots of puffins plucked from the cliff top in a gale and hovering like a hawk. Their feet, wings and tail are clearly all askew from the powerful wind.

My favourite image:  Puffin head-on in the rain

Selecting the cover picture of a book always causes great debate and anguish (we had at least 10 mock-ups for my latest panda book – PANDA), if the editor and I agree, then the sales team or US publisher chucks it out.  My publisher wanted to use a puffin with sand eels in its bill, but I was not keen as this had been done before.  It was only on my last shoot sitting on a rain sodden island off Mull that the shot appeared.  After a puffin came ashore and stood outside its burrow, silver jewel-like raindrops accumulated on its black head. The only snag was  – like all puffins – it constantly moved its head from one side to the other failing to look straight at the camera. As I couldn’t go anywhere until the boatman came to pick me up, I sat down and 3GB later I had the shot which everyone loved  - fortunately!

Price £12 (includes postage UK only)

Click here to buy an autographed copy

Here you can see new images and new locations, as well as learn about new gear I especially like using, plus outines of new books and quotes from book reviews. You can also find details of my lectures, workshops and one-to-one tuition days.