Explore Epping Forest Spring Photography

Join us for a spot of ‘Spring Photography.’ Learn how to use your camera to achieve interesting photographs of spring flora and fauna and take good macro/close-up pictures using different angles.

Spring, the season when fresh green leaves and buds are shooting into life, one of the best times to capture the beauty within the ancient woodland of Epping Forest. Explore the woodland with a professional photographer and learn how to get the best out of your camera.

Discover some of the many ancient pollards that are hundreds of years old. Study the details of plants and leaves with macro photography; add light to small scale subjects with flash and led lighting or use wide angles to view the Forest canopy and feature the larger trees. Look at the bark and leaves from an artistic viewpoint to create abstracts worthy of the Tate Gallery.

Be guided by your tutor to achieve exciting results and afterwards look at some of these images in Adobe Lightroom and see how they can be enhanced in one of our Field Centre classrooms with refreshments.

Learn how to use your camera and create good composition, understand depth of field and enhance your technical and creative skills all amongst likeminded people where you can share ideas and good company.

To help with wildlife identification during the session, each participant will be given a free seasonal Field Studies Council WildID fold-out guide.

Included in the price is a pub lunch at the King’s Oak in High Beach from a specially selected menu.

Bring your camera and lenses suitable for a variety of aspects including landscapes and macro. Wear suitable clothing for the appropriate weather conditions.

• Expert Tuition
• Hot and Cold Drinks
• Lunch

Included in the price is a pub lunch at the King’s Oak in High Beach from a specially selected menu

John Price has worked as a professional photographer throughout his working life. After a degree at art college he worked in publishing, industry, corporate and for the last 15 years, in conservation as a photographer and video producer.

His experience includes working with both film and digital photography including design and multimedia. He worked on the 50 Favourite Tree project lead by Countrycare, a division of Epping Forest District Council. Over 4,000 trees have been surveyed and recorded. A book on the project was produced which John has designed and photographed and edited by Botanist Tricia Moxey. Currently a new book is being produced on Trees in the local district which will be ready by the Winter of 2026.

He works with A New Vision of Britain CIC developing health and fitness walks, and photographic teaching using video and stills for all ages.