Workshops
Garden and Flower Photography
with Eva Nemeth
Thursday May 11th 2023 - COMPLETED
10:00 - 16:00
A one day class with Eva Nemeth (@eva_nemeth)
In this one day workshop with Eva Nemeth, you'll learn how to take the best pictures of flowers, your floral designs and gardens. The day will begin with cake and coffee and then Eva will go through all the technicalities of getting the best out of your DSLR or Mirrorless camera, including aperture, shutter speed and ISO. We’ll discuss in detail light and composition.
We’ll then head out into the garden to put all this into practice. The garden has far reaching, beautiful views and there will be plenty of Spring flowers to inspire you both in the garden and the the fields beyond. During this practice, Eva will also spend dedicated time with every one of you.
After a delicious homemade vegetarian lunch, we'll talk about editing and Eva will do an introduction to Lightroom.
And to finish the day, we'll create a beautiful flat lay using ingredients foraged from the garden.
Eva Nemeth is a professional photographer based in Oxfordshire with a passion for gardens, flowers and the countryside. She works with some of the UK’s best garden designers and florists and her work features regularly in magazines such as House and Gardens, Gardens Illustrated and Country Living. Her teaching style is gentle and very encouraging.
There will be styled scenes, arrangements within my home and garden, as well as the beautiful landscapes to nourish your creativity throughout the day.
Price £150
Enquiries can be made by emailing me and I will take all the booking details and provide further information.
What to Bring
DSLR or Mirrorless camera, spare memory card and batteries (make sure these are charged) and a tripod, if you use one, although this is not necessary for the day. This course will focus on camera settings, however, smartphone users will take away lots of tips as well.
A Summer Flower Workshop
with Annabel Anderson
Thursday 24th August
10 - 1pm
A half day class with Annabel Anderson (@thecontentedmole)
Enjoy a relaxing flower filled morning at the home of The Contented Mole learning how to pick, condition and arrange flowers. You will learn how to arrange flowers in a natural garden-gathered style. After coffee, tea and cake, Annabel will give you a tour of the cutting garden and greenhouse showing you what is flowering at the moment and how she grows a variety of flowers for cutting throughout the year. There will be plenty of time for you to ask questions on how to grow cut flowers in a garden setting. We will then head back indoors where there will be an abundance of conditioned flowers and foliage already picked for you to choose from. Annabel will demonstrate how to make a hand-tied bouquet then will guide you as your make your own bouquet. She will show you how to condition flowers and how to care for them when you get home so that they last. This workshop is suitable for all abilities whether you are a complete beginner, just love flowers or fancy some time out in a beautiful location.
Price £85
Enquiries can be made be emailing me and I will take all the booking details and provide further information
What to Bring
Clothes and footwear suitable for outside weather. All equipment, flowers and refreshments will be provided. We recommend you bring a small bucket or container to transport your flowers in water so they remain fresh on the journey home.
Flower Pressing
with Annabel Anderson
Thursday 17th August 2023
10:00 - 13:00
A half day class with Annabel Anderson (@thecontentedmole)
Join me in my home and garden for a morning of flower pressing. This art has been around for centuries and it was first used by plant hunters as a way to preserve and record plants accurately.
In this workshop, you'll learn how to choose flowers, prepare, press and display them through the seasons. After cake, tea and coffee and an introduction, we will spend time exploring the garden and selecting suitable material. We will then head back to the house, where I will show you how best to prepare and lay your ‘treasures’ in a press that is yours to take home. You will learn how best to mount pressings and there will be lots of ideas about how to display them. There will be an abundance of pre-pressed flowers available to make your own pressed work of art, which is yours to keep.
Price £85
Enquiries can be made by emailing me and I will take all the booking details and provide further information.
What to Bring
Clothes and footwear suitable for outside weather. All equipment, flowers and refreshments will be provided.
Still Life Styling and Photography
with Alejandra Sinclair and Annabel Anderson
Saturday August 12th 2023
10.00 - 16.00
A one day class with Alejandra Sinclair (@bohemia_photos) and Annabel Anderson (@thecontentedmole).
In this one day class, we’ll spend time learning and discussing the best ways to style flowers, fruit and props to create a beautiful still life photograph.
After morning coffee and homemade biscuits, we’ll gather together ingredients from Annabel’s cutting garden where there will be an abundance of Summer flowers and interesting vegetables. Annabel will teach you to how to create a beautiful arrangement in a vessel which is yours to take home. We will then move to the studio, where Alejandra will guide you through styling your arrangement using backdrops and props to tell a visual story. After a delicious vegetarian lunch, Alejandra will teach you the photographic techniques she uses to create a beautiful, atmospheric still life photograph and will guide you individually to achieve a photograph with your own camera. The day will end with afternoon tea and cake.
Born and raised on a farm in Argentina, and now based in North West England, Alejandra Sinclair is at home surrounded by nature. She finds inspiration in some of the smallest and yet most valuable gifts given by life, be it fruit, flowers or meaningful objects that link stories between generations. Stylistically, her photographs align best with fine art. The lighting is strong and dramatic and there its a reassuring timeless quality to all her work.
Places limited to 4
Price £195
Enquiries can be made by emailing me and I will take all the booking details and provide further information.
What to Bring
Clothes and footwear suitable for outside weather. Please bring your DSLR camera and a tripod if you have one, although this is not essential. All other materials will be provided.
A Day of Dahlias and Dutch Masters
with Sarah Statham
Friday 22nd September 2023
10:00 - 16:00
A one day class with Sarah Statham (@simplybyarrangement) and Annabel Anderson (@thecontentedmole).
In this one day class, we’ll spend time learning and discussing the best ways to grow, care for and arrange dahlias in the Dutch Masters Style. I have been growing dahlias for many years, taught by my dear late father. I grow them in the cutting garden where the dahlias are interspersed with an abundance of other summer flowers, sweet peas and annual climbers woven around handmade hazel structures.
We’ll then gather together flowers and foliage to make our own Dutch Masters-inspired arrangements.
The focus will be on abundance and making a centrepiece that can be photographed to achieve a dark, moody Dutch Masters effect. We might also explore other areas of light to capture photographs with a different effect.
The class includes a delicious homemade vegetarian lunch, a vessel to take home filled with flowers, lots of guidance on growing dahlias within a home garden and tuition on creating a stunning centrepiece worthy of a great photograph.
Sarah Statham is a renowned florist based in ‘a small corner of Yorkshire’. Through her inspiring and gentle guidance she teaches people how to ‘do the flowers’, helping them tell their their own story and pursue their dreams through flowers. Sarah is also well known for her beautiful photography and Instagram account @simplybyarrangement.
Places limited to 6
Price £275
Enquiries can be made by emailing me and I will take all the booking details and provide further information.
What to Bring
Clothes and footwear suitable for outside weather. All other materials will be provided.
