Frequently Asked Questions …

The Photography workshops are for Photography enthusiasts of any level who enjoy travel and the outdoors, but want their Photography to be more artistic and creative and don’t know how to do this. – I teach you how to create beautiful artistic travel and landscape Photography with your own ‘Artistic Vision & Style’ using basic, lightweight travel cameras. How to create artistic Photography even if weather conditions aren’t ideal or your time is limited. Most Photography workshops teach you how to duplicate the photographers’ style you learn from; I teach you the principles behind artistic Photography, so you can create your artistic style and gain more creative satisfaction from your travels. The workshops aren’t about teaching you how to duplicate my artistic style; they teach you how to develop your own artistic style – nor are the workshops just another Photoshop course; they’re an entire education in Photography for enthusiasts wishing to be artistic and creative.

I make learning easy by teaching you one workflow in small modules. Every module is taught step-by-step, with a concise, explainable reason for each step, so nothing is ambiguous. Add the modules together, and you learn the structured workflow in the sequence I use to create my Photography. You will receive detailed workshop notes for every module and every step taught, as well as the Photoshop files and live video recordings of every session – if taken online. – I’m also available for free follow-up advice and critiquing your pictures after your workshop.

Think of the knowledge as a Pyramid. The Pyramid base has the broadest knowledge: Human Nature, Behavior, and Perception. The middle is the Visual Principles and Artistic Knowledge. The top is Photography and Retouching Techniques. The Picture is at the tip. – Each layer of this Pyramid requires the broader knowledge below it. – Workshops start at the base and finish at the top. The subject is only relevant at the top; everything else is fundamental knowledge applying to Photography in general, not any specific subject. – This workflow works for black and white and color because the Visual Principles and Artistic Knowledge are the same for both. This is a methodical approach to teaching. These principles can be applied to any subject and can be learned by everyone, including beginners in Photography.

The online option is popular. – It’s convenient, fits in with your working diary, and is cheaper by having no travel or hotel costs. Workshops can be spread over a longer time. If you need to cancel a session, it’s rescheduled, not lost. The popular selling point is the live video recordings of every session, 27 hours documenting every stage in fine detail so you can continue learning in your own time after the workshop finishes. This online option is more about pure education and less about experience. However, if your priority is more about having an experience of taking photographs as a very enjoyable break from work, combined with learning, or you feel that you would learn more, then this in-person choice is better. There are many beautiful locations in Europe where we can travel to, using Airbnb as accommodation. In-person will offer more time for general conversation and the opportunity to learn while shooting real pictures. – This allows for group workshops, provided you arrange a group of friends or family. – I never put strangers together – unless the Photography workshop is advertised as a ‘group workshop’.

The client pays the workshop expenses. – Accommodation, travel, trains, airfares, car hire (never needed yet) etc., but not food, meals, or drinks. For UK workshops, the rental cost of the holiday cottage is required when booking. If I pay for that cottage rental, this cost will be invoiced as part of the initial deposit fee for reimbursement. This also applies to any transport, trains, airfares, etc., that I pay for upfront.

As displayed on the workshop page, a non-refundable deposit is required when booking. The balance is due 30 days before the start of the workshop. Payment is only made by secure online card payment directly to the NatWest Bank in the UK, using the Mastercard system. They pass the payment on to me. I have no access to, or store your card details and your card issuer protects your payment. – 2% is added to all invoices to reimburse me, for the NatWest fees that I incur on your payment. – All prices and payments are in UK Sterling, not Euros.

Insurance. – I am not liable for any damages, loss, or injury to yourself, your belongings, or any of your equipment. – You must have insurance to cover all eventualities – including any eventuality that prevents you from attending the workshop. If, for example, the workshop does not happen or is late starting because one or both of us can not arrive on time for reasons beyond our control or planning, e.g., due to an airport, airline, or transport strike, disruption or cancellation or medical issues, recovering any or all workshop costs must come from your own travel or holiday insurance. – Money that’s been paid is not refunded. – I will supply all the documents you need to make an insurance claim.

If any online session needs to be cancelled, we reschedule the session for another day; that session is not lost, nor is there any additional cost or penalty incurred. It’s carried over to the new workshop dates agreed on. – In-person workshop: Where I have 8 weeks’ notice, enough time to find a replacement student, the balance is not due. – Shorter than 8 weeks notice, the balance must be paid in full. – However, as common sense and goodwill, if a situation allows rescheduling a workshop and transferring the costs, every effort is made to do so. – If, for unforeseen circumstances, you need to change the dates of your workshop, the deposit isn’t lost. – It’s about taking a fair and common-sense approach.

David Osborn retains full copyright and intellectual property rights over the knowledge, recordings, and workshop notes, etc. Knowledge is for personal use only, not for commercial use, and must not be passed on to anyone else in any form, including teaching, workshops, social media, or YouTube, etc. This includes all text and images on this website. All online workshops are video-recorded live. – However, this is at my discretion. – If I feel concerned that the video recordings could in any way be misused, video recording will not be allowed or stopped.

Payment of the initial deposit or workshops also constitutes acceptance of all the Terms & Conditions on this page.