Price
£TBC
Dates
TBC February, 2026
Group Size
Max. 6
Includes:
Accommodation, meals and drinks (at the lodge), local transport, tuition, film & developing/printing equipment
Start/End Point
Inverness, Scotland
Fitness
Average level of fitness required
This is a film photography workshop which will cover the full analogue workflow from choosing the right film for the scene, to exposing and using filters, to developing the film and then finally printing the negatives and leaving with some prints of your favourite shots from the trip.
The first four days will be the shooting and developing days. Our base will be a 19th century private hunting lodge on the Isle of Lewis. From here we will be within easy striking distance of some amazing locations to capture on film. From abandoned croft houses, to textured sand dunes, to ancient standing stones and dramatic seascapes. It’s really quite difficult to think of a better location to spend four days shooting film.
What a wonderful week of majestic vistas, expert teaching and kind hospitality you have created for us all. Thank you for your patience with this novice photographer. I have learned so much. Planning, patience and persistence!
On the subject of film, all participants will receive 10 rolls of film to expose over these four days. There will also be a number of cameras available to try out and put some film through.
In the evenings we will be developing everyone’s film from the day. If you’ve never done this before, then we will show you how easy it is to do yourself at home. No darkroom is required and we can process black and white as well as colour.
Once we have had four action-packed days of film photography and developing, we will have a further two full days in the Inverness Darkroom, where you will get the chance to print your favourite shots from the trip. You’ll learn the process of black and white printing, contrast control and the art of dodging and burning. Hopefully you will leave with some prints to be proud of, which can be framed and displayed on your wall. You will have done the full process, from visualising the photo to crafting the finished print.
Meet your hosts...
Marcus started his journey into film many years ago (he doesn’t want to admit how many) and shot 35mm and medium format as a pro travel photographer. Although a late convert to digital, he did finally succumb to the inevitable, but when things went mirrorless, Marcus threw in the towel and went back to shooting film. He now has more film cameras than he likes to admit, but denies he is a collector.
Ruth has shot film for many years but only as an enthusiast. Just like Marcus (and the rest of the world), she allowed her film camera to gather dust while she had a fling with a digital model. Although Ruth still shoots digitally, she gets far more excited when she has a film camera in her hand. Ruth currently has a 35mm and a medium format camera but Marcus is desperately trying to get her to go deeper, some might say to the point of no return, by taking her on a tin type workshop to see if that finally proves to be the tipping point with film photography.
I’ve never felt so relaxed on a photography holiday before, or eaten so well!
The beaches are like something from the Caribbean, I never knew we had such beautiful places in the UK.
The staff at the lodge looked after us so well, it was a real home from home.
