Workshop Series: Yorkshire Coast (max 4 people per course!)
YC24-01 Sun 23rd March - Weds 26 March 2025
** Special Offer - All of our residential workshops now give you 50% off a 1-2-1 editing workshop with Chris**
(must be booked either before your workshop or within 1 month of the workshop completion date, normal price £385, offer price £190, contact Chris for details)
Summary
The Iconic Yorkshire Coast is a beautiful location for photographers.
Chris will take you to the perfect locations at the right time of each day and will assist you in finding the most engaging composition and making your best shots in each location.
The focus of this course is on taking photographs, including dawn and sunset shoots. Chris will work with you at your own pace, helping you get more from your camera as you also develop key compositional skills.
In the evenings, there will be the opportunity to discuss your best (or most challenging) shot of the day in our fun and friendly critique sessions.
This workshop will give you the opportunity to build your own portfolio whilst learning new techniques in the field as part of a small group (max 4 people per course).
Cost (4 day course)
£ 1,695 per Photographer for the 4 days tuition, including lovely breakfasts in a double en-suite room with transport during the course, (see 'What's included' & 'What's not included', below)
(For double occupancy - if a partner would like to come along - then please check with Chris for the supplement for the extra person)
A £ 600 deposit* made out to Chris Ceaser Photography is due at time of booking.
Non-photography partners are welcome, however a small surcharge may apply (see above). Please ask for more info!
What’s included?
Your Yorkshire Coast Workshop Includes:
What’s not included?
The following is not Included but we are happy to advise you on options, where appropriate:
Sunday
The course begins over a coffee at the hotel at 10am – meet the group and chat about the course and what we hope to achieve.
The rest of the day will be spent out in the beautiful Yorkshire landscape, shooting the wonderful scenery.
We will finish with a sunset shoot before heading back for a scrumptious dinner at the hotel.
Monday sunrise to Wednesday at sunset.
Sunrise
Sunrise is at around 07:15 each morning.
Your day will begin at around 06.00 as we leave the hotel for the sunrise shoot.
Locations will vary depending on the weather/light.
We head back to the hotel after shooting, for a hearty breakfast at around 09:00.
Day
The period between the sunrise and sunset shoots is broken up into small sessions where we shoot hand held and try other techniques such as stitching and focus stacking.
Sunset
Sunset is at around 16:20 each day.
We will aim to be at our chosen location by 15:00 to allow us to work through the compositional process before waiting for the light and making that perfect image.
Your shooting day will end at around 17:30, and then we will head back to the hotel to look at processing and image critiques before dinner at around 20:00
Evening
You are welcome to join Chris for dinner, we normally choose to stay local, maybe at the hotel which has a bar/restaurant serving a wide selection of meals.
Critique sessions will be held back at the hotel at around 18:30 and should last around 30-45 minutes. After that, we will all take a short break before heading into dinner. Workshops ends at sunset on the last day.
Workshop ends at sunset on the Wednesday
Terms and Conditions
We insist that you purchase travel insurance for your workshop. This can protect you in case of an unforeseen situation that would require a last minute cancellation (jury service, illness etc). Your gear will also be covered!
The workshops include: bed, breakfast and dinner lodging, all field sessions including transport and seminars/critiques which include thoughtful, personalised instruction from Chris.
Not included: Transportation to and from Hotel, lunches or drinks
Cancellation & Insurances
Please note. if you cannot attend the course due to government intervention, stopping you from travelling or entering an area, you will be refunded in full for ANY payments made.
Insurances and refunds:
YOU are responsible for your own insurances. This needs to cover you and your kit for things such as emergency illness whilst away, theft of your kit, inability to travel due to illness etc. Should you not be able to travel at the time of the course you will need to claim on your own insurance. Chris will provide you with an invoice and a letter confirming you did not attend. There is NO refund should you cancel after paying your deposits and balances. This is why you need your own insurances in place.
WE are covered under our own EVENT INSURANCE in the case that Chris cannot attend (due to illness, etc).
Our event insurance is quite comprehensive, but it does NOT cover things such as rainy weather, overcast weather etc. In these cases the course goes ahead, just like a normal booked holiday would. Make sure you or any operator you may use has such EVENT insurances in place or you may risk losing your money. You still need your OWN insurances in place to cover you and your kit (policies can cost as little as £9 for £5000 cover). Contact Chris on 07920 044094 to chat about insurances. You may already have such insurances in place, with your bank for example, but please check the policies cover you in case of illness or theft of kit either abroad or at home.
Chris runs his courses on a personal basis and normally provides all tuition etc personally. However, Chris Ceaser Photography reserves the right to replace instructors in the event of illness, emergency or death.
The Hotel
We will be staying at The Victoria Hotel, right on the stunning Yorkshire coastline. We have stayed here before and hope to stay with them many more times in the years ahead.
You will stay in your own room with private facilities. The Victoria offers great food and friendly service.
Check out the hotel website - The Stables, Whitby, a 4 star location.
Is this Workshop suitable for you?
Are you comfortable with your camera and its settings?
Yes - The workshop will help you develop your technical & compositional skills and allow you to develop your own photographic style.
No - Please contact Chris on +44 7920 044094 to discuss – a short pre-workshop session may be arranged to give you the confidence to join this Workshop.
Are you comfortable using Lee Filters?
Yes - The workshop will help you build on your experience to date, introducing you to new filters / techniques.
No - Chris has filters available to borrow during the workshop and will teach you how to use them effectively. Please contact him on +44 7920 044094 to discuss, prior to booking.
Do you have Lightroom on your laptop? (NB. It is NOT essential to bring a laptop)
Yes - The workshop will help you build on your editing/workflow experience to date – Chris will demonstrate his own workflow/editing techniques with lots of pro tips to help you improve.
No - Free trial periods are available on Adobe’s website.
Please contact Chris on +44 7920 044094 to discuss, prior to booking.
Requirements
All Photographers must bring:
Remember – places are limited.
A maximum of 4 Photographers join each Workshop, so please book early to secure your place on this fantastic trip
Testimonials
Just completed the Nov 2017 landscape photography course with Chris Ceaser on the North Yorkshire Coast. With his personal knowledge of the brilliant locations, coupled to first class friendly advice and guidance from Chris, the 4 days could not be bettered. The Lee filters loaned to me have given me a new approach to my techniques and the results are stunning. Definitely a convert to filters. Grateful thanks for an excellent photographic experience. Graham Roberts
Chris was very generous in sharing both his considerable photographic skills and his knowledge of locations for this four day course on the North Yorkshire Moors and coast. The three of us probably started at different levels of photographic knowledge, but from the start Chris took time to understand our individual experience, our interest, and indeed our cameras. The core of the course was around sunrise and sunset shooting, and the associated use of graduated filters. Between these extremes of daylight Chris took us to several excellent locations for general daylight shooting, and also demonstrated processing of our own images in Lightroom and Photoshop. My understanding of noise reduction, sharpening, dodging, burning and HDR improved considerably in these sessions. Leaving the course with a few of my shots, processed by Chris, has given me a benchmark to aim for in my own processing, and some of the skills to achieve this. Finally, on the residential side the Victoria Hotel at Robin Hood's Bay was excellent, and Chris was also good company over a pint! - Andy Coatsworth
The course was brilliant due to Chris' s vibrant personality, technical skill and encouragement. He presented a simple technique and was able to give individual attention to novices like me, as well as the more advanced, with the limitation of just four course participants. The hotel was superbly located and the sausages at breakfast were excellent! - David Newbegin
I think "Exhilarating, Enthralling, Enabling, Educational, Exhausting" sums up my feelings about the workshop at Ravenscar. It has been the best photo-course I have ever attended. Thank you, Chris, for not only your expert and patient tuition, but also the work you put in beforehand in planning the course. You have given me renewed enthusiasm to develop my photography and improve my printing skills. - Hayburn Wyke waterfall at first sight was unpromising with little water flowing, a lot of flotsam and poor lighting. However, on a closer look and a bit of log and plastic moving I found a dynamic angle by using a low vantage point with the tripod legs in the water and framing so that the chunky rocks gave a lead into the waterfall. The light improved and I was pleased with the result. - Julia Kaye
