Project Description
Porto & Aveiro / Portugal
Location: Portugal
Workshop start: Porto Airport 12:00
Workshop finish: Porto Airport 19:00
Duration: 4 nights / 5 days
Group Size: Max 7
Level of fitness required: Easy
Join us for a 5-day photography tour of north Portugal’s famous multi-coloured towns, fishing villages, and coastline in Porto and Aveiro. This region is known for its charming fishing villages, medieval towns with narrow cobbled streets, stately bridges, and rugged beaches nestled between protected nature reserves.
Our 4-night photography workshop will take us from Porto along the coast to Aveiro, where we will spend ample time out in the field at sunrise and sunset to capture the beauty of the seascape and fishing village locations. In the evenings, we will focus on the blue hour in Porto and Aveiro’s old towns.
We will explore both the iconic and lesser-known sites, seeking out interesting nooks and crannies to capture the history and beauty of this amazing country.
Our workshop provides extended and flexible time to work one-on-one with each guest, allowing us to hone your seascape and urban photography skills. Additionally, we will provide demonstrations of advanced landscape and cityscape photography techniques, including High Dynamic Range Imaging, image stacking, and night photography.
Our professional tutor will discuss urban photography composition, how to use the camera to create wow-factor images, and how to approach photography with the eye of a pro.
Includes
Hotel double room including breakfast
Single room occupancy no supplement
Return airport transfers
All transport to photography locations
Tuition by professional photographer
Masterclass in landscape & urban techniques
Private English-speaking guide
Excludes
Flights
Lunch & evening meals
Alcoholic drinks
Photographic insurance
Travel insurance
Highlights
- Small group
Masterclass in landscape techniques
- Suitable for digital and film – any format
- All levels catered for
No Single Supplement
Private English-speaking guide and transport
Great value for money
Accomodation
Hotel Solverde Spa and Wellness Center is a luxury 5-star beachfront hotel set in Espinho, Among the facilities of this property are a restaurant, a 24-hour front desk and a business centre, along with free WiFi. Guests can make use of a fitness centre. At the hotel, all rooms include a desk. Rooms are complete with a private bathroom equipped with a bath. The accommodation offers a continental or buffet breakfast.
Tutor
Your tutor for this workshop is Paulo Silva. Paulo is one of Portugal’s finest and most sought-after photographers. Paulo has a passion for landscape and nature photography, concentrating the majority of his work in Portugal’s Ria de Aveiro. Being a master at using his camera and working with colors and contrasts, he stays away from Photoshop, preferring to use filters when necessary to achieve the ideal balance of light and motion.
For him, the philosophy of “get it right in the camera” certainly applies. In 2015 Paulo created a course in IFP at the Portuguese Institute of Photography. His award-winning photographs have been published in national and international magazines and featured in gallery exhibits.
