Photography Holidays on Exmoor

Photograph wild open moorland, jagged cliffs and hidden harbours in this stunning national park.

Introduction

In Exmoor National Park, wide open heather moorland slopes down to the sea via wooded river valleys, jagged cliffs and sandy beaches. This ancient landscape is peppered with pretty villages and rare wildlife. Based from a converted traditional farm building, this trip will be a perfect opportunity to unwind, breathe in the fresh air and shake off the memories of lockdown over a cream tea or few drinks with like-minded creatives. And of course, to improve your photography skills with help from an expert tutor!

Shoot the park's lush forests and cascading rivers

What Makes This Trip Special?

Exmoor squeezes a lot of diverse and beautiful landscapes into a relatively small area. Rather than moving between different hotels as on our overseas trips, we'll be staying in one beautiful residence for the whole week, giving us the chance to slow down, relax and focus on our creative endeavours. The stunningly converted stone barn makes a perfect base for our explorations of the area and a homely place to return to for dinners, barbecues and displays of the best photographs and paintings from the trip.

Experience the quaint villages, cliffs and cream teas of the North Devon coast

Why Photograph Here?

With it's diverse scenery, Exmoor is a landscape photographers dream. And it's also home to some more quirky photographic subjects; classic English seaside towns, a Victorian funicular railway, characterful wild ponies and even mountain goats. As on all Frui trips, a professional photography tutor will be present throughout to help you really get the best from your camera and open your eyes to new photographic ideas.

Blow away the lockdown cobwebs on the vast open moorland

See the full Exmoor itinerary

Where you'll stay

The Linhay

A former hay and livestock barn, this traditional Devon building has been beautifully converted in a contemporary style while retaining it's historic character. There are plenty of spacious indoor and outdoor common areas and all rooms feature en-suite bathrooms. It is situated on a farm inside the National Park with fantastic views of the surrounding rolling countryside.

The Linhay

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What's Included

6 nights single occupancy accommodation in your own en-suite room

All breakfasts, 3 lunches and 3 dinners (prepared onsite)

All transport within Exmoor, transport to Exmoor from London available as an extra on request.

At least one experienced photography tutor

All tuition and worksheets

Activities and excursions on the scheduled itinerary (unless stated otherwise)

And, as always with Frui, our attentive guides and tutors will organise everything for you and cater for your every need.

What You'll Learn

Frui adopts a positive teaching approach, meaning our encouraging and supportive tutors focus on what you are doing right, not wrong. As most tutors with Frui come from fine art backgrounds, and not just purely photographic, they focus on the creative aspects of photography, rather than solely the technical. First and foremost photography is all about looking - this is something we feel very passionately about.

No two tours are the same, and our small group sizes mean that we can tailor tuition to our guests, so whether you’re a beginner or an expert, you’ll always learn new things. As well as introducing you to important camera settings tutors will encourage you to develop your own photographic voice and will draw out what is individual about your style and approach.

On this trip we’ll start most days with a sit-down lesson lasting around 30 minutes. Your tutor will be on hand throughout the day offering advice and tips when you need them and setting the occasional challenge. There will also be a couple of opportunities for one-to-one tutorials. Often in the evenings we’ll look at the best images from the day- a great way to learn from each other.

Some of the things you will learn include:

- Guidelines and ideas for composition

- All about exposure – from ISO, shutter speed and aperture to more advanced exposure and metering techniques

- Focal range and depth of field

- Tips for improving your landscape photographs

- The art of documentary photography

- How to edit your work and respond to specific briefs

- How to think more conceptually and be more artistic in your approach

What to Expect

This is one of our new England-based creative getaways designed to minimise the risk from coronavirus and stay within government restrictions. Although slightly different from our previous trips, rest assured it will feature the full spirit of Frui's legendary holidays: a carefully crafted exciting itinerary, your own room with no single supplement, and a fun and sociable atmosphere with like - minded creatives.

This trip fits into our 'traveller' category, although it is generally very relaxed, there is a fair bit of off-road walking involved to get the best out of this rugged area, so it helps if you have a reasonable level of fitness. These trips are all about unwinding while you learn, and there'll definitely be chance to chat over a long lunch, or sit and soak up the sun.

Let's Go

Upcoming dates

21 – 27May 2021‘21 £1799

Contact

020 8123 4559

hello@frui.co.uk

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