Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Photography Walkshops with Strong Island Learn Photography From a Professional Out and About in Southsea, Portsmouth and Hampshire. ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](http://www.photowalkshops.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [News](http://www.photowalkshops.com/news/) - News All the latest news about photography walkshops including new dates, photos from past workshops and much more. - [Cancelling Calshot Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/cancelling-calshot-photo-walkshop/) - First, thank you for supporting me with the bookings for the Calshot photo walkshop planned for tomorrow (Saturday 16th March). Sadly, I've had some cancellations this week which means we would now be a very small group, and what with the long journey to get there and the question over the weather too I've had - [Photos from Night Photo Walkshop in Old Portsmouth Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-night-photo-walkshop-in-old-portsmouth-photo-walkshop/) - Our Old Portsmouth night photography walkshop is always popular as it normally allows us to try many different long exposure and light painting techniques...but this walkshop was different. We started off the same as usual at The Point and getting our cameras carefully set up and ready to go. We work together step by step - [Photos from the Discover Portchester Castle on Portsmouth Harbour Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-the-discover-portchester-castle-on-portsmouth-harbour-photo-walkshop/) - A bright Saturday morning kicked off the return of Photo Walkshops to a a Portchester Castle, rich in the colours of early summer. This location is always full of opportunities for photographers with not just the castle itself but the slipway in to the harbour, the beach and the woodland areas too. We walked down - [Photos from the Street Photography in Portsmouth City Centre Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-the-street-photography-in-portsmouth-city-centre-photo-walkshop/) - Back to the streets of Portsmouth city centre in April and we had a splash of sunshine and colour which was much appreciated! We had a great turnout with some familiar faces plus a welcome return of some of the OG Photo Walkshop crew from the early 2016 days too! The walk started off at - [Photos from the Wetlands and Harbour Walk at Fishbourne Meadows](http://www.photowalkshops.com/wetlands-and-harbour-walk-at-fishbourne-meadows/) - In early spring we headed down to a real favourite location: Fishbourne Meadows. This area is famous for it's history back to the Romans (the Roman Palace is epic) and it is at the northern edge of a channel of Chichester Harbour, a fantastic wetlands habitat. We started off meeting up at the old mill - [Photos from St Edmunds School GCSE Night Photo Walkshop in Old Portsmouth](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-st-edmunds-school-gcse-night-photo-walkshop-in-old-portsmouth/) - Photography Walkshops began with private workshops for schools, colleges and community groups back in 2012. I would share photos from these walkshops and get asked about making them for the general public, which I then did back in 2015. It's funny how things go but when I shared photos recently from a night photography general - [Photos from the Hidden Ridge of Hilsea Lines Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-the-hidden-ridge-of-hilsea-lines-photo-walkshop/) - The 5th photography walkshop of 2023 was a new look at a popular past location for photo walks, with a walk along the 'ridge' of Hilsea Lines in Portsmouth. We started off at a bastion, warming up with exploring around the old army heritage site looking for patterns, shapes, textures and signs of the military - [Photos from Emsworth Harbour Shoreline Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-emsworth-harbour-shoreline-photo-walkshop/) - The 4th photography walkshop of 2023 was taking it back to one of the first places I taught photography, the shoreline of Emsworth where it meets the waters of Chichester Harbour. With some overcast clouds we had some atmospheric skies as we started off exploring the collection of small boats on the shore mud at - [Photos from Historic Milton Locks Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-historic-milton-locks-photo-walkshop/) - Saturday morning was our first photography walkshop out at the historic Milton Locks, where the old Portsmouth Canal joined Langstone Harbour. We started off on the low tide shoreline looking for old items and textures in the sand, shingle and mud before looking at triptychs of the old wreaked boat up on the beach. From - [Photos from Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-portsmouth-historic-dockyard-photo-walkshop/) - Saturday saw the first photography walkshop at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. We're trying to run some walkshops in partnership with certain cultural & heritage locations (we previously ran one last summer at Southsea Castle), so it was great for the dockyard to let us explore with our cameras. We started off outside the dockyard on the - [All Walkshops Cancelled](http://www.photowalkshops.com/all-walkshops-cancelled/) - Apologies if you have been waiting to hear from me regarding if this photo walkshop is going ahead at the weekend. I've been thinking long and hard about what to do but recent advice from the government about no non-essential meeting of people really has taken the decision out of my hands and I want - [Photos from The Old Portsmouth at Night Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-the-old-portsmouth-at-night-photo-walkshop-2023/) - The 3rd photography walkshop of 2023 was a return of a past favourite of night photography in Old Portsmouth, with long exposure harbour lights and light painting in the historic alleyways of Spice Island. The morning's daytime photography workshop had started at The Point and so did this walkshop, with 13 photographers setting up their - [Photos from The Camber Photo Walkshop in Old Portsmouth](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-the-camber-photo-walkshop-in-old-portsmouth-2023/) - Photo walkshops for 2023 picked up pace this weekend with two in Old Portsmouth. The morning photography workshop focused on the historic Camber harbour. The morning conditions were a little overcast with flat light and we started off looking at the rule of thirds composition technique, with the landmark Spinnaker Tower being an excellent subject - [Photos from Southsea Seafront Photo Walkshop, First of 2023!](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-southsea-seafront-photo-walkshop-first-of-2023/) - A huge thank you to everyone who came along to the first photo walkshop of 2023, a walk along some of the historical highlights of Southsea seafront! We had some incredible weather and light, plus some frost on the ground too. Starting at The Rose Gardens we experimented with focusing with both smartphones and our - [New Photo Walkshops for January to March 2023!](http://www.photowalkshops.com/new-photo-walkshops-for-january-to-march-2023/) - Happy to announce that photography walkshops are back for 2023! Apologies for the wait and thank you for being patient, after everything that happened in 2020 & 2021 and then a busy 2022 it has been awhile since I've been able to do walkshops open to the public, and I've missed it. With a new - [New Website for 2023!](http://www.photowalkshops.com/new-website-for-2023/) - Hi, Paul here. It has been a long time coming but happy to say that the new Photography Walkshops website is now live! Our old website was originally built in 2015 and getting a bit clunky ad hard to update, hopefully you'll find this new website but easier to navigate with more information and enjoy - [3 New Photo Walkshops in Fareham with The Ashcroft Arts Centre](http://www.photowalkshops.com/4-x-free-photo-walkshops-for-young-people-with-staunton-country-park-copy-copy/) - We are excited to offer three photography walkshops in partnership with Fareham's The Ashcroft Arts Centre and Hampshire Cultural Trust. The first walkshop will be on the 11th of June 2022 from 10am to 12:30pm exploring the beautiful creek in Fareham: After an introduction to camera controls and focusing, this workshop will be dedicated to - [4 x FREE Photo Walkshops for Young People with Staunton Country Park](http://www.photowalkshops.com/4-x-free-photo-walkshops-for-young-people-with-staunton-country-park/) - We are excited to offer four FREE 2-hour photography walkshops for young people as part of Staunton Country Park's Kickstarter project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The first two photo walkshops will be introductions to smartphone photography and then there are two that develop photography skills looking at creative techniques and new perspectives. - [2 x 3-hour Photo Walkshops in Fareham with The Ashcroft Arts Centre](http://www.photowalkshops.com/4-x-free-photo-walkshops-for-young-people-with-staunton-country-park-copy/) - We are excited to offer two 3-hour photography walkshops in partnership with Fareham's The Ashcroft Arts Centre and Hampshire Cultural Trust. The first walkshop will be on the 22nd of July from 10am to 1pm exploring the beautiful creek in Fareham: After an introduction to camera controls and focusing, this workshop will be dedicated to - [9 New Photo Walkshops for January to March 2020](http://www.photowalkshops.com/9-new-photo-walkshops-for-january-to-march-2020/) - After a really busy 2019 of working weekends on different client projects, I'm really pleased to say that photography walkshops will return for 2020! I've put together a mix of some favourite locations and some new spots, both in the daytime and at night. As for the last 5 years, these walkshops are all about - [New Walkshops and the 100th Walkshop Celebration!](http://www.photowalkshops.com/new-walkshops-and-the-100th-walkshop-celebration/) - Sorry it has been a bit quiet for a while, after taking Saturdays off for a month or two off over the summer sadly work commitments ended up taking over the usual Saturday morning photography walkshop spot in the diary. Happy to say that there are now new walkshop dates through to February 2019, including - [New Street Photography Walkshops in Chichester with Pallant House Gallery](http://www.photowalkshops.com/new-street-photography-walkshops-in-chichester-with-pallant-house-gallery/) - We have an exciting new series of two photography walkshops in Chichester in partnership with Pallant House Gallery and celebrating their fantastic new exhibition by Dorothy Bohm. Inspired by the Sussex Days photography exhibition this 2.5 hour photography walkshop is all about discovering the centre of Chichester with our cameras and looking at different street photography techniques. As - [Photos From Emsworth Photo Walkshop with Chichester Harbour Conservancy](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-emsworth-photo-walkshop-with-chichester-harbour-conservancy/) - Sorry so behind on sharing past photo walkshop photos, with it being Strong Island's 10th year we're working on some large projects and as such we've fallen a bit behind. Will catch up as fast as we can. We're also posting up the new walkshop dates this week, after some dates needing to be moved - [Photos From Old Portsmouth Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-old-portsmouth-photo-walkshop-2017/) - The 60th photography walkshop was a really summery, sunny one out in Old Portsmouth. We began at the Round Tower and from there made our way over to the historic Camber. We started looking at different composition techniques looking at the different craft out on the water. We moved over to the small craft stack - [Photos From Milton Locks Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-milton-locks-photo-walkshop/) - The 59th photography walkshop was at Milton Locks in Portsmouth at lowest tide and on a glorious summer's day. We began at the nature reserve entrance and entered the tree lined path before starting out looking at different focusing techniques. The tree branches and leaves were great for working on off-centre focusing and the small - [Photos From Foxes Forest and Hilsea Lines Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-foxes-forest-and-hilsea-lines-photo-walkshop/) - If you like the look of this walkshop, we're running it again on Saturday morning, you can book a place HERE. The 58th photography walkshop was at the always popular Foxes Forest and Hilsea Lines on a damp summer's morning. Despite the lack of sun, the morning rain had made the forest woodland a lush - [Photos From People on Hayling Island Beach Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-people-on-hayling-island-beach-photo-walkshop-2/) - The 57th photography walkshop was out on the beach on Hayling Island. We're always trying to set walkshops for different types of photography, from nature to night light painting and in the summer the Haying walkshop was on the theme of photographing people. The previous version of this walkshop a year earlier was lots of - [Photos From Eastney at Night Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-eastney-at-night-photo-walkshop/) - The 56th photography walkshop was out at the ferry point in Eastney, with the aim to catch the location as it went in to dusk and night. Sadly not that many people made it out in the end but with two familiar faces coming along it meant we had lots of fun capturing the location - [Photos From Staunton Park Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-staunton-park-photo-walkshop/) - The 55th photography walkshop was back in the summer of last year and we had beautiful, warm, sunny morning weather as we met up at the gates of Staunton Park. - [Photos From Portsmouth Cathedral at Night Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-portsmouth-cathedral-at-night-photo-walkshop/) - Note: Sorry we're so behind with the photos from this year's photo walkshops, we'll be sharing lots of them to catch up ready for the next walkshops in January. The 54th photography walkshop was (just like the 53rd at Fratton Park) something different and special. We had run walkshops at Portsmouth Cathedral previously exploring both - [Photos From Portsmouth FC Fratton Park Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-portsmouth-fc-fratton-park-photo-walkshop/) - Note: Sorry we're so behind with the photos from this year's photo walkshops, we'll be sharing lots of them to catch up ready for the next walkshops in January. The 53rd photography walkshop was something a little special (with thanks to the help from Tash who plays for the Portsmouth FC's women's team) as we - [Photos From Portsmouth City Museum Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-portsmouth-city-museum-photo-walkshop/) - The 52nd photography walkshop was at a new location for walkshops, the grounds of Portsmouth City Museum. - [Photos From Southsea Seafront Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-southsea-seafront-photo-walkshop-2/) - The 51st photography walkshop was at the start of the warm weather in very early summer, along the always popular Southsea Seafront route. See the photos from the walkshop. - [Walkshop Vouchers Available](http://www.photowalkshops.com/walkshop-vouchers-available/) - You can grab vouchers for photo walkshops now in the Strong Island Clothing Co store at 87 Marmion Road in Southsea. They are £10 and can be used for any upcoming photo walkshops without the need to book in advance. The store opens Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 6pm, find out more at: www.strongislandclothingco.com - [19 New Winter Photo Walkshops!](http://www.photowalkshops.com/19-new-winter-photo-walkshops/) - After a short autumn break really happy to share the 19 new winter 2017/18 photography walkshop dates and locations! We have some old favourites, some new favourites and some brand new places to explore too. We even have a special walkshop for 35mm film. Locations include: Southsea Seafront (east & west), East Head, Langstone Village, - [10-Week Basics of Photography & Film Course with Making Space and Strong Island Media](http://www.photowalkshops.com/10-week-basics-of-photography-film-course-with-making-space-and-strong-island-media/) - After running regular photography and film workshops for over 5 years we’re really happy to announce our first evening class with Making Space starting this autumn on Monday nights where you can learn all about photography and filmmaking over a series of 10 evenings at Making Space with Paul Gonella from Strong Island Media. Photography The course will be - [Photos From Portchester Castle Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-portchester-castle-photo-walkshop-spring2017/) - The 50th(!) photography walkshop was at the always popular Portchester Castle. The castle at the top of Portsmouth Harbour is awesome for exploring with your camera and we got lucky with some blue sky and sunshine. We started off at the main gate and then worked our way along to an entrance gate by the - [Aspex Holiday Art Club: Photo Walkshop with Strong Island on Thursday](http://www.photowalkshops.com/aspex-holiday-art-club-photo-walkshop-with-strong-island-on-thursday/) - This Thursday (3rd) we're running the first of this summer holiday's Holiday Art Club workshops at Aspex Gallery, with a very special Photo Walkshop for young photographers. From 10-3pm we'll be exploring Gunwharf Quays with our cameras, looking at textures, architecture, unseen history, long exposure and much, much more. Find out about the workshop and - [Photos From Historic Bosham Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-historic-bosham-photo-walkshop-2017a/) - The 49th photography walkshop was (again) on a cold and damp spring day in Bosham back in late March. Bosham is always a fantastic place to explore with a camera, with it's mix of history and the busy sailing fraternity. This is always a popular photo walkshop but we started off a little different this - [18 New Summer Photo Walkshops!](http://www.photowalkshops.com/18-new-summer-photo-walkshops/) - They took a little longer than hoped, but really happy to share the 18 new summer 2017 photography walkshop dates and locations! We have some old favourites, some new favourites and some brand new places to explore too. Looking forward to seeing you soon! Locations include: Southsea Seafront (including one for the Rowing Regatta), Warblington, - [Photos From Emsworth Millpond Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-emsworth-millpond-photo-walkshop/) - The 48th photography walkshop was on a cold and damp spring day in Emsworth back in April. Despite the first glimpses of spring we braved the conditions and began by photographing on the shoreline at the bottom of South Street, where the road meets Chichester Harbour. With the tide up we couldn't get down to - [Photos From Southsea at Night Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-southsea-at-night-photo-walkshop/) - The 47th photography walkshop was fully booked, with the plan to explore some popular Southsea seafront spots at night with our cameras. The cold late February night saw us meeting by Cumberland House before making it down to the edge of Canoe Lake. As always we talked about the particular settings for night photography as - [Photos From Nelson's Final Walk Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-nelsons-final-walk-photo-walkshop/) - The 46th photography walkshop was a little different to ones we have done before, rather than focusing on a location we looked at a particular individual and their journey. Speaking of journeys, it was great to have someone all the way down from London for this walkshop! Nelson spent his last evening in Old Portsmouth - [Photos From Explore Historic Milton Lock Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-explore-historic-milton-lock-photo-walkshop/) - More than a little behind on these walkshop write-ups, apologies on that, Strong Island has been a really busy place for the last few months for all sorts of reasons, but looking forward to sharing photos from the many workshops we've had since the start of the year. Back in mid February on a bitterly - [Photos From Explore Portsmouth Cathedral Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-explore-portsmouth-cathedral-photo-walkshop/) - More than a little behind on these walkshop write-ups, apologies on that, Strong Island has been a really busy place for the last few months for all sorts of reasons, but looking forward to sharing photos from the many workshops we've had since the start of the year. Back in mid February we were lucky - [Spring Photo Walkshops Now Available!](http://www.photowalkshops.com/spring-photo-walkshops-now-available/) - A little longer than hoped...but happy to now say that the spring 2017 photography walkshops for April, May and June are now available. There will also be 2-3 more to be added very soon as well. Look out for the new locations and themes, all thanks to some partnering up with organisations. A bit thank - [Photos From Portsmouth City Centre Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-portsmouth-city-centre-photo-walkshop/) - The first photography walkshop of 2017 started off the year with a new location and a new angle: looking at urban photography including architecture & street photography whilst exploring the city centre of Portsmouth. We began at Portsmouth Guildhall and then quickly made our way to the first spot, an archway that leads through from - [Photos From Fishbourne Meadows Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-fishbourne-meadows-photo-walkshop/) - The last Strong Island photography walkshop in December was over at Fishbourne Meadows near Chichester. This was the first SIPW visit to this corner of Chichester Harbour, although it is somewhere well explored on personal and work visits in the past. We started off at the old mill pond, which at all times of the - [Photos From Southsea in Winter Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-southsea-in-winter-photo-walkshop/) - 'The Sun Always Shines In Southsea' is something we say a lot at Strong Island and back in November (for the second time) our Southsea in Winter Photo Walkshop geared up for capturing Southsea in the wind and rain ended up initially with a beautiful blue sky and a calm sea. This fully booked walkshop - [New Photo Walkshops for Feb & March](http://www.photowalkshops.com/new-photo-walkshops-for-feb-march/) - We've added three new photography walkshops for February & March, including a trip to Bosham near Chichester, exploring Southsea Seafront at night and also a special partnered walkshop with Portsmouth Cathedral. We're really pleased to be working with the cathedral and gaining special access for photographers to the Organ Loft and to one of the - [Photos From Old Portsmouth at Night Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-old-portsmouth-at-night-photo-walkshop-2/) - The 40th Strong Island Photo Walkshop in December was back at Old Portsmouth on a cold winter night. Our night photography walkshops are always really popular and fun and lots of brave photographers made it out despite the cold and previously damp conditions. We started off at 'The Point' which has amazing views out over - [Photos From Foxes Forest Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-foxes-forest-photo-walkshop/) - Considering this photo walkshop at Foxes Forest/Hilsea Lines in Portsmouth was the 38th walkshop, we have been really lucky with weather. The early hours of this November morning were heavily overcast with lots of rain but we thought it was worth riding our run of luck so we went ahead. Happy to say that a - [Photos From Milton Locks Nature Reserve Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-milton-locks-nature-reserve-photo-walkshop/) - Over the last 18 months or so of Photography Walkshops we've covered many different locations but we've also been lucky to tie walkshops up with different organisations & venues such as Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Southsea Castle, Southsea Rowing Club, The Explosions Museum and more. Back in late October we worked with Hampshire and Isle of - [Photos From Langstone Village Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-langstone-village-photo-walkshop/) - The first of the Autumn and Winter Strong Island Photography Walkshops was at a location we hadn't visited on a walkshop before: Langstone Village, where Langstone Harbour meets Chichester Harbour north of Hayling Island. The village is right on the shore and a great spot to explore with your camera at low tide (and the - [Photos From Southsea at Sunset Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-southsea-at-sunset-photo-walkshop/) - In many ways, you're asking for trouble calling a photography walkshop at the start of Autumn 'Southsea at Sunset' but you have to be optimistic! We had a run of beautiful sunsets through the late summer and early autumn so seemingly the odds were good but on the night in question it was blowing a - [Photos From Nautical Itchenor Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-nautical-itchenor-photo-walkshop/) - Over the summer and early autumn we had mixed up the locations of the photo walkshops a little bit with more locations out of Portsmouth, including visits to some of the best places around Chichester Harbour to discover with a camera. At the end of August we visited Itchenor on the southern edge of the - [Photos From Eastney Fort Beach Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-eastney-fort-beach-photo-walkshop/) - Back in the late summer we had a photography walkshop that explored down the beach that forms the Eastney side of the Langstone Harbour entrance channel. Previous walkshops have concentrated on the northerly part of the beach, up by the Hayling Island ferry pontoon and houseboats but the southerly line of shore is great to - [Photos From The Explosion Museum Photo Walkshop with Portsmouth Historic Dockyard](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-the-explosion-museum-photo-walkshop-with-portsmouth-historic-dockyard/) - In the past 18 months we've had a couple of photography walkshops that we have run in partnership with different locations and organisations, such as Southsea Castle, Haslar Marina and Southsea Rowing Club but in August we did something a little different with Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The first thing that was a little different was - [Photos From Old Portsmouth Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-old-portsmouth-photo-walkshop/) - For the 31st photography walkshop we returned to an old favourite, Old Portsmouth. We started off at the quayside edge of The Camber, looking at the boats and craft moored up in the harbour, experimenting with different focusing techniques and looking for interesting nautical textures. We moved over to the Ben Ainsley Racing HQ building, - [Photos From Staunton Country Park Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-staunton-country-park-photo-walkshop/) - After visiting Staunton Country Park on a few occasions it felt like a long overdue visit when we had our photography walkshop there at the end of July. Despite being in the middle of summer it started off with a heavy shower of rain but in no time we got started at the country park - [Photos From Gosport Harbourside Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-gosport-harbourside-photo-walkshop/) - Late July was our Gosport Harbourside photography walkshop and it was glorious weather as we started out by the Gosport Ferry on the west side of Portsmouth Harbour. This weekend was also the America's Cup so the harbour was packed with craft travelling in and out to see the race stages happening just out in - [Photos From Dell Quay Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-dell-quay-photo-walkshop/) - Despite teaching dozens of photography workshops at Dell Quay over the last 5 years, the recent trip on a sunny July morning was the first time for a Photography Walkshop. The small sailing hamlet has a long history and is a really diverse mix of different locations, from wide views of the Chichester Harbour channel - [Photos From People on Hayling Island Beach Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-people-on-hayling-island-beach-photo-walkshop/) - We're always looking at trying out new locations for the Strong Island Photography Walkshops but we're also trying out different types of photography, from nature to night light painting and the recent Haying Island walkshop tried out a new theme looking a photographing people. We were very lucky to have Amy Perkins as our model - [Photos From Portchester Castle Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-portchester-castle-photo-walkshop/) - In June we had a photography walkshop up at the historic Portchester Castle, which lies at the very top of Portsmouth Harbour. The location is a real mix of different subjects, from the old castle walls through to the harbour views, so there was no doubt that we'll have lots of great photos from this - [Photos From Southsea Seafront Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-southsea-seafront-photo-walkshop/) - In June we had a photography walkshop down on Southsea Seafront, this is always a popular walk (this was our third visit) and the variety of different locations along the way always makes for really interesting photos. We began at the Rose Gardens, looking at some macro photography and controlling our focusing. From there we - [Photos From Historic Bosham Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-historic-bosham-photo-walkshop/) - Bosham has always been a favourite photography location, with the historic village nestled on one of the channels of Chichester Harbour. Over the last 3 years or so we've run really successful photography walkshops here for Chichester Harbour Conservancy so earlier this month we were looking on returning with our camera. The fully booked walkshop - [First Anniversary of Photography Walkshops! Your Photos](http://www.photowalkshops.com/first-anniversary-of-photography-walkshops-your-photos/) - It is hard to believe but this week sees the first anniversary of Photography Walkshops, our community walks for photographers of all ages and abilities that we started on the 20th June 2015 with a walkshop in Old Portsmouth. Over on the main Strong Island website we have posted up a gallery of photos from - [Photos From Hamble River Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-hamble-river-photo-walkshop/) - A bit behind on photo walkshop write ups, sorry! Next up is the walkshop down at Hamble River at the start of June. This was the first time we had had a walkshop here, despite many trips with a camera to this beautiful village on the river. Hamble is an old village but it is - [Photos From Lee on the Solent Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-lee-on-the-solent-photo-walkshop/) - For the first time we had a photography walkshop over at Lee on the Solent, the walk was in the afternoon after the walkshop at Farlington Marshes in Portsmouth. After an overcast start in the morning, the sky cleared and by the time the walkshop began in Lee, the sun was burning through a hazy - [Photos From Natural Langstone Harbour Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-natural-langstone-harbour-photo-walkshop-2/) - At the end of May we had a return visit to Farlington Marshes for a morning walkshop down by Langstone Harbour. The sky was a bit overcast and it wasn't too warm but we had a good team of photographers and started off where the marshes begin on the westerly shoreline edge. We looked at - [Photos from Eastney Harbour Entrance Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-eastney-harbour-entrance-photo-walkshop/) - We're a bit behind on the photos from previous walkshops apologies! These photos are from the Eastney walkshop in May. In the morning the sun broke free of the clouds on the dot of 10am, just as we got started on the Eastney photo walkshop. We were there for our 4th walkshop last year and back - [Photos from Emsworth Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-emsworth-photo-walkshop/) - Saturday afternoon of the 30th April saw our second photography walkshop outside Portsmouth, with a walk around the Millpond in Emsworth. The walk was due to cover the whole of the edge of the pond and down to the far shoreline, but as these tend to go…there were so many great things to photograph we didn’t quite - [Photos from East Head Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-east-head-photo-walkshop/) - Saturday morning of the 30th April saw our first photography walkshop outside Portsmouth, with a walk around East Head, the huge sand bank and series of sand dunes jutting off of the westerly edge of West Wittering beach as it opens up to Chichester Harbour. This is easily one of the most naturally beautiful beach - [Photos from Southsea Seafront & Southsea Rowing Club Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-southsea-seafront-southsea-rowing-club-photo-walkshop/) - Saturday morning we were out in the sun (well, for a while anyway) along Southsea seafront for a photo walkshop. We started off at the foot of the new Solent wheel ride at Clarence Pier, the latest landmark in the city. We looked at triptych ways of documenting a scene and also using reflections on - [Photos from Portsmouth Hilsea Lines & Foxes Forest Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-portsmouth-hilsea-lines-foxes-forest-photo-walkshop/) - Saturday morning we had out second photography walkshop at Hilsea Lines and Foxes Forest, a great place to experience the first look at springtime, and we even had a little sunshine too. We started off at one of the freshwater moats/lakes with a friendly pair of swans and the first of this spring's bluebells. We - [Photos from Old Portsmouth at Night Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-old-portsmouth-at-night-photo-walkshop/) - Our second night photography walkshop earlier this month was fully booked and once everyone had arrived at 'The Point' in Old Portsmouth and got their cameras all set up on tripods we got a few interested looks from people out and about that evening. We started with photos of the Spinnaker Tower and waiting for - [Photos from Eastney Night Photography Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-eastney-night-photography-photo-walkshop/) - We recently had our first night photography walkshop on a cold and windy Saturday night down in Eastney. Despite the predicted rain it ended up being dry and we worked on a few different setups exploring long exposure landscapes, light painting techniques with lights and flashes and despite the conditions, had a lot of fun! - [Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Photo Walkshop Now Open For Booking](http://www.photowalkshops.com/portsmouth-historic-dockyard-photo-walkshop-now-open-for-booking/) - We're working to continue tie in some upcoming photography walkshops with different heritage venues around the city of Portsmouth after the success of our Southsea Castle walkshop last summer. We're happy to announce that our walkshop at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard can now be booked online, for the 19th March. We will be exploring the open - [Photos from Winter Eastney Seafront Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-winter-eastney-seafront-photo-walkshop/) - Saturday morning despite being cold and a bit windy we held our 11th photography walkshop, exploring the open beach of Eastney. The walkshop was fully booked a little while ago so we had a great crew of photographers of all ages and abilities come down and we looked at compositional techniques, aperture, depth of field, - [Three New Photography Walkshops for February & March](http://www.photowalkshops.com/three-new-photography-walkshops-for-february-march/) - After a washout on Saturday night for the Eastney night photography photowalk (which we had to sadly cancel) you will find 3 new photo walkshops for February and March all ready to book HERE. One is a replacement for the Eastney night photography walk, the second is another night photography walk but this time in - [Photos from Southsea in B&W Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-southsea-in-bw-photo-walkshop/) - Despite planning Saturday's 'Southsea in B&W' photo walkshop with rain, wind, stormy seas and sky in mind...the weather was actually blue skies, sunshine and a calm, flat sea. Not what we expected but still great conditions for a walk around Southsea with our cameras. 17 local photographers with all different experience and abilities (and cameras - [New Eastney Beach Walkshop Added for February 2016](http://www.photowalkshops.com/new-eastney-beach-walkshop-added-for-february-2016/) - Our 'Southsea in B&W' photo walkshop in January has sold out, so we'll be running an extra workshop in February, with a similar out-in-all-weather feel but instead of Southsea beach it will be down on Eastney beach. You can now book online for this new walkshop HERE. - [Photos from The Camber Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-the-camber-photo-walkshop/) - Saturday was a little windy and grey but saw one of our busiest photo walkshops with a group of 17 photographers exploring the historic Camber area of Old Portsmouth. We started down on the slipway getting down to the low tide water of the harbour and exploring the moorings and edges rich with texture and - [Photos from Natural Langstone Harbour Photo Walkshop](http://www.photowalkshops.com/photos-from-natural-langstone-harbour-photo-walkshop/) - Saturday saw the first of our Autumn photography walkshops with a group of eight local photographers from Fareham, Farlington, Havant and Portsmouth explore the shoreline and marshes at the northern edge of Langstone Harbour. The clouds started to clear away as the tide came in and by the time we got to the southern point - [New Walkshop dates and Website](http://www.photowalkshops.com/new-walkshop-dates-and-website/) - We're happy to announce the dates for the upcoming autumn, winter and spring photography workshops on this brand new website which will be home to all information on any public photography walkshops we will be apart of in the future. 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