2012 Workshop bookings now being taken
We are pleased to announce that the 2012 workshop schedule has just been announced at www.jasonfriend.co.uk. Next year, in addition to the group workshops where we will revisit some of our favorite locations such as Dunstanburgh Castle, the Farne Islands and a long awaited return to St Mary’s Lighthouse, we are now also offering photography [...]
Touching Base
December seems to have arrived without any warning, bringing with it the promise of a new year just around the corner. I am starting to consider my forthcoming projects for 2010 which include a number of new book commissions to work on, alongside my own personal projects such as the Fungi image featured here. The [...]
Dunstanburgh Delights
We were blessed with some fantastic weather during the recent photography workshops held at Dunstanburgh Castle situated along the Northumberland Coast. The ‘sunrise shoot’ on the Sunday morning provided all that attended with some great opportunities to capture a number of images of the spectacularly beautiful Embleton Bay. The ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle on the [...]
Extra date – Dunstanburgh Castle Workshop
Due to overwhelming demand for the Dunstanburgh Castle workshop on the 20th September (which is now fully booked), we have decided to run an additional workshop at the same location on the 19th September. We will meet at the harbour in Craster at 10AM, from where we will take a gentle walk north along the [...]
Hadrian’s Wall Workshop – Places left!
Why not join Jason Friend this friday, along a spectacular stretch of Hadrian’s Wall within the Northumberland National Park. As a regular visitor to the region, Jason will be sharing some of his favourite viewpoints of this famous world heritage site as well as his experience of how to make successful images from the location. [...]
Simplicity?
Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking a client on a private workshop near my hometown along the Tyneside Coast, where we photographed and explored the local landmark of the St Mary’s Island & Lighthouse. As you would imagine, I have captured numerous images of the lighthouse over the last few years although I have [...]
Autumn workshop dates announced
The last scheduled workshop dates for the year have just been finalised and are as follows: Warkworth and the Northumberland Coast – 6th September 2009 Join photographer David Taylor on a one-day workshop on the Northumbrian coast in the villages of Warkworth and Amble. Dunstanburgh Castle & Northumberland Coast – 20th September 2009 Join Jason [...]
Guest photo from North Tyneside
As you may have seen in a previous news entry, the weather for the North Tyneside Photography Workshop was less than ideal. However, I think that workshop participant Ritchie Coatsworth has produced some stunning images from the day including this image of Tynemouth Pier. But what did Ritchie have to say about the day? “I [...]
North Tyneside Photography Workshop
Even the weather could not discourage our workshop participants yesterday, with Jeff, Steve, Pam, Greg, Ritchie, David and myself spending a most enjoyable day photographing the North Tyneside Coast. The image included here was one that I captured on St Mary’s Island, and is a classic example of the kind of image that is possible [...]
Snow comes to Northumberland – Ingram Valley Workshop rescheduled
The last week has seen Northumberland receiving a few days of snow and whilst it has not been covered like some other areas in the country, I have decided to reschedule the forthcoming Ingram Workshop for the 22nd March. This decision has been purely made due to safety issues regarding the access of the valley [...]
North Tyneside Workshop nearly full!
I am pleased to announce that the North Tyneside Photography Workshop on the 20th February is nearly full and that there are currently only 2 places left. If you are considering joining me on my own home patch, I recommend that you book your place as soon as possible to avoid disappointment! I am also [...]
Christmas Gift Ideas
Do you still need to find a present for someone who loves the great outdoors? Or maybe you know someone who loves to travel and would appreciate a piece of the world in their own living room? Look no further! Be inspired by a visit to our photography print collection at www.jasonfriendprints.com – The online [...]
2009 Photography Workshops Announced
We are delighted to announce the schedule for the forthcoming North East England based Photography Workshops, to be held during the first quarter of 2009. New for 2009 is that all of the Photography Workshops are now entirely based in North East England, and all are led by award winning Newcastle Upon Tyne based photographer, [...]
Join Jason Friend on a photography workshop along Hadrians Wall
I am excited to announce that I will be leading an intermediate photography workshop along the spectacular Hadrians Wall within Northumberland National Park. As a regular visitor to the town of Haltwhistle and the Hadrians Wall World Heritage site, I will be sharing some of my own personal viewpoints as well as taking you to [...]
Join Andy Latham & Jason Friend in Wharfedale
Hi all! Just a quick post to let you know that we still have a couple of places available on the forthcoming Wharfedale photography workshop. The tutor, Andy Latham, is a regular name in the British photography press especially to all of the readers of Outdoor Photography. So if you love the great outdoors and [...]
Beginners workshop dates announced
We know that learning photography can seem overwhelming for the beginner – lets face it we were all beginners once! So we have decided to launch a range of workshops located in the north of England. The first two dates to be announced are located within the Lake District National Park and the Peak District [...]