Captivelight Photography Workshops

Thank you to everyone who came to our Liberty's Birds Of Prey Studio Photo Day today where we enjoyed an American Kestrel, Tawny Owl, Little Owl, Barn Owl,European Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, African Spotted Eagle Owl, Spectacled Owl and a Ferruginous Hawk posing in front of the lights. For full details about these days please see http://libertysphotodays.com

Weekday Workshops Weekday Workshops at Liberty's Centre are a way of indulging yourself in either a single photography session (morning or afternoon) or making a whole day of it and doing two sessions of your choice during the day on a one to one basis or as a small group. During the day you will be looked after by a very experienced professional photographer to help you get the most out of your day with training, tips and tuition if you need it, as well as to set things up and help with the technical side of things ensuring that you can concentrate on getting the images that you want. [ 338 more words ] http://captivelight.uk/…/libertys-centr e-week-day-workshops/

One of the Tiger Legs doing it's thing in front of the lights this morning whilst I was setting up for another Frogs Weekday Workshop for a couple of photographers who have come down here to see us. If you would like more details about our Weekday Workshops please click here: http://captivelight.uk/index.php/week-day -workshops/

Snow Day Some people expressed an interest in some photos that were taken on a snowy day at Liberty's Centre back in 2010 - so here is the video from that day, complete with some really bad music! As you can see just getting in to the Centre that day was a problem for some, it took about 10 goes to get the Van up the slope into the car park! http://captivelight.uk/index.php/2018/10/ 15/snow-day/

Looking forward to a weekend of Reptiles and Frogs … this weekend has officially been declared as being mouse free!

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Autumn has definitely come to our little studio today at Liberty's Centre in Ringwood... with Team Mousie showing their Autumn Colours for their fans today! #Harvest #Mouse #Mice #Photography #Photo #Workshop #Course #cute #studio #Autumn

Team Mousie has been very busy being cute for the cameras in their new purpose built enclosure but it was nice to take a little break from the mice yesterday and do a frog session (after a mouse session!) with a great little private group. Our Weekday Workshops have become really popular and give you the opportunity to tailor a full day to suit you, so you could for example photograph birds of prey in the morning followed by harvest mice in the afternoon. Full details can be found here: http://captivelight.uk/index.php/week-day -workshops/

After the Owls In The Forest day that was scheduled for yesterday was rained off we decided to run a little short notice "Rainy Day Photography" workshop in the nice warm dry studio instead with some frogs and a small group of people. Frogs that we photographed were Red Eyed Tree Frog, South American Horned Frog, Tomato Frog, Borneo Eared Frog and a Barred Leaf Frog. Thank you to everyone who came along and made it such a relaxed laid back fun day for all.

Zoo Photography With the rise in popular photography that digital cameras have caused has also come a rise in people wanting things to photograph, and Zoos come pretty high up the list of popular places to take a camera to. Go to any given Zoo on most days and more likely than not you will come across all sorts of cameras, lenses and like-minded people quietly snapping away at some unsuspecting animal as it dozes in front of the crowd. [ 983 more words ] http://captivelight.uk/index.php/2018/10/ 06/zoo-photography/

**** SOLD OUT NOW****Rainy Day Photography**** We've just cancelled our outdoor Owls photo day tomorrow as the weather forecast is pretty rubbish and the owls don't like windy wet days … which leaves us at a bit of a loose end. So … anyone fancy doing this kind of thing with some 🐸frogs🐸tomorrow morning up at Liberty's Centre (licence 1009/2) in Ringwood between 10 am and 12 ish midday for a very discounted price of just £25! I'm looking for just 4 people to do this. Cameras must be capable of accepting a standard flash trigger and ideal lenses are 100mm Macro or a decent zoom that doesn't need you to be too far away to focus.

Playing with light … and a frog! New website is all up and running now so have a look at http://.captivelight.co.uk

We received a lovely email from "Chris" who attended one of our Harvest Mouse Studio Workshops a short while ago and felt that we had to share it with! Thank you Chris and good luck with your LRPS panel 🙂 Hi Miles Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into making my time with you so special on Wednesday and for all the help you gave me to get some really special photos for my upcoming LRPS panel submission. [ 649 more words ] http://captivelight.uk/…/harvest-mouse- workshop-at-liberty…/

We still have a few spaces on our Saturday 6th Oct 2018 Owls In The Forest - a selection of Owls out in the New Forest posing on perches just for you - ideal for photographers of all abilities and an experienced photographer on hand if you want any help on the day. If you would like to come please let me know at www.captivelight.uk

Thank you to everyone who came to Liberty's Centre for the Liberty's Birds Studio Photography Workshop today where we enjoyed having an American Kestrel, Little Owl, European Kestrel, Tawny Owl, Peregrine/Merlin, Barn Owl, Ferruginous Hawk, Buzzard/Harris Hawk, Striated Caracara and of course the beautiful Spectacled Owl all in the studio over the day.

Nice day at Liberty's Centre yesterday photographing birds in the studio followed by a couple of hours with our delightful little Harvest Mousies doing their thing in front of the lights. Frogs today just for a change!

NOTICE PLEASE READ - On the 1st October 2018 the laws regarding the use of animals for photography workshops will change under the Animal Welfare Regulations 2018. Anyone using captive animals for workshops (Harvest Mice, Reptiles, Birds Of Prey etc) will require to be inspected and licensed by the relevant authority and display the licence number on their website. As many of you know, over the last year we have been preparing for this new legislation and integrated all our a...nimal workshops into the purpose built facilities at Liberty's Owl, Raptor And Reptile Centre near Ringwood which holds a full Zoo Licence. As a result of our preparations we are happy to say that all our animal workshops will be carrying on as usual for the foreseeable future at Liberty's Centre. We support the Animal Welfare Regulations and suggest that anyone booking a photography workshops that involves the use of animals such as Harvest Mice, Reptiles, Amphibians and Birds Of Prey etc checks that the provider is fully licensed.
Please bare with us as we get various websites up to date with the new Regulations.
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Fun day in the studio yesterday with some Frogs and Team Mousie doing their thing. Glad to be indoors listening to the rain falling on the roof rather than being outside in it this time! Thank you to everyone who came along to play and to everyone who helped! :)

You will have the best time ever on one of Miles workshop with these beautiful reptiles 🦎 🐸🐍🕷

This was my first workshop..... Its was an amazing day taking photos



Miles is always willing to help and full off experience, he really knows what he is taking about, i got some beautiful photos, i would highly reccomend doing this you will not be dissapointed.

**** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ****

Thank you to Miles and Sharon for my first and definitely not my last visit. Very friendly and passionate about their frogs. Excellent atmosphere, very attentive and knowledgable about their frogs and photographic set up. ��

Some excellent advice and a great photography day - Miles is a friendly guy who knows his stuff! He provided everything I needed to get some really good photos and at all times he had the mice & frogs welfare as his first priority. Highly recommended!

Really helpful advice and great fun Harvest mice workshop. Miles was friendly and technically excellent, and provided everything we needed to get great photos whilst making sure the 'models' were well cared for. I look forward to going on another workshop soon !

Really enjoyed the birds of prey studio workshop. Miles was very helpful with my camera settings and the birds were stunning! Even as a relative beginner I enjoyed the whole day and was given help and advise to improve my photos.

I’ve tried a few of these workshops from various providers. None match the technical expertise, lighting equipment quality and variety of not just subjects but also the sets and backdrops. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for anyone into photographing frogs. Don’t waste your time elsewhere.

I've been on 2 workshops so far. I can't recommend it enough. Looking forward to my 3rd :)

I got off auto on one of these days, great fun and Miles trains the tea makers properly. whatever your experience level there's help on hand to learn more!

Had a brilliant day with Miles photographing frogs and water drops. Miles was very knowledgeable, helpful, patient and really worked hard for me to get the shots I wanted. Highly recommend!

Great time there on Sunday. Got some amazing images. Miles was very friendly and knowledgeable but most importantly was great fun. Highly recommend

Fantastic. Miles was so helpful and determined to ensure we got great pictures. And the frogs are so photogenic and cute. I had a ball.

Excellent workshop and can't wait to return next week :)

Brilliant! Great set-up, great support, great outcome. Thanks.

Brilliant day lots of helpful advice really good company , nice relaxed atmosphere all props were provided

Attended a workshop and loved the whole day.

Absolutely loved it. Looking forward to booking again.

A truly amazing experience! A must for any photographer! Beautiful subjects to photograph, and Miles is so friendly & knowledgeable.

A relaxed environment with friendly guidance at a great price. What more can a photographer ask for?