This workshop will be led by Mark Banks.

The Cairngorms is the 2nd largest National Park in Scotland and has a huge mass of woodland, beautiful lochs and mountains awaiting any keen landscape photographer to explore.  This week-long workshop will find us in the most exquisite places at the optimum time for autumn colour as well as exploring areas that afford grand vistas over the Spey valley and the Cairngorm mountain range itself.  Workshop leader Mark Banks will be on hand throughout each day offering advice, tips and tricks to help you get the most out of this beautiful and dramatic location.

As this is a Picture2Print workshop, Mark will demonstrate how to get the very best out of some of your images taken during the workshop using Adobe Lightroom Classic before going through the correct procedure of fine art printing. Each particpant will leave with at least two A3 fine art giclée prints as a memento of their time in the Cairngorms.  NB printing and processing tuition will be take place in the evenings and at any time when the weather is too bad for good photography.

No mountains will be scaled on this workshop. A moderate level of fitness is required due to some locations being elevated with short inclines. However, all locations have been carefully selected for their stunning views, safety, convenience and ease of access.

Please note, this event will need a minimum of six participants to proceed. In the unlikely event that the event is cancelled because of a lack of bookings, your workshop fee will be refunded in full.

Bring a friend

You may wish to bring a friend or partner who will share your room but not take part in the workshop activities.  For details see here.

Tickets and deposits

If you wish to book and prefer to pay only a deposit at this time instead of the full price, go to this separate page.  Outstanding balances will be due on 1st August and deposits may be forfeited if the remaining balance is not paid when due. There is an additional charge of £12 if you only pay the deposit. This is to cover the extra ticket transaction costs.

Included in the price of this workshop are:

• Full board accommodation at Ballintean Mountain Lodge (including breakfasts, packed lunches and two-course evening meals)
• Collection from Kingussie or Aviemore rail station
• All transport during the week
• All photographic, processing and printing tuition
• At least two A3 prints of your images.

Not included are:

• Drinks (other than those provided as part of the full-board accommodation)
• Travel to and from Aviemore or Kingussie
• Your travel insurance and any losses or expenses incurred by you in the course of the workshop.

Equipment and clothing

Please bring:

• Your usual photographic equipment including tripod, filters, a range of lenses, spare batteries and memory cards
• Warm waterproof clothing
• Strong walking shoes or boots
• Wellington boots
• Also useful would be an umbrella and a head torch.

Terms for all Participants in RPS Landscape Group Events:

Carbon offsets

Tickets for this event include a £50 carbon offset charge to cover the likely emissions of the event. These will be paid to a carefully researched and selected offsetting partner.

Joining Instructions:

Most of our events have the meeting time and place specified on the relevant event page on the RPS website (this is a link to the Landscape Group events calendar). In some cases, however, the event leader may email you shortly before the event with more detailed instructions. Please keep an eye on your incoming emails prior to an event but if you do not receive any specific instructions, then you should meet at the time and place advertised on the website.

Cancellation by You:

If you wish to cancel your booking PLEASE let the event leader / organiser know with as much notice as possible. If nothing else, this can avoid them delaying the start of the event while they wait for you.

If you have paid for an event, please note that this fee/ticket price is non-refundable unless we are able to sell your place to somebody else. You are welcome to sell your place yourself but, again, PLEASE notify the event leader / organiser in advance of any change.

Cancellation by us:

Event leaders are asked to make plans for alternative activities or locations in the case of poor weather and, in most cases, events will proceed despite poor weather unless, in the view of the event leader, the weather will lead to unacceptable safety risks or very little chance of successful photography. It is inevitable, however, that occasionally an event will be cancelled for this or another reason beyond the RPS’s control.

Occasionally an event may also be cancelled owing to lack of bookings. So if you wish to attend an event, don’t leave it till the last minute to book as it may be too late.

If an event is cancelled we will give you as much notice as we are able and any payment by you to the RPS in respect of the event offered as a full refund. In the case of events cancelled because of lack of interest we will aim to give at least three weeks’ notice wherever possible.

Please note we are NOT able to refund any associated or consequential costs including but not limited to travel, accommodation, insurance premium or other costs incurred by you in order to attend the event.

Responsibility:

You are responsible for your own health and safety and must appraise your own strength, fitness and mobility. The event leader is NOT responsible for your safety, welfare or attendant medical conditions. Strictly the event leader is there to introduce you to a location and/or to teach you particular skills.

Liability for any accident, injury, medical condition, loss or damage to property, inappropriate behavior, dress, equipment and third party liability is accepted by you when signing up for the event. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Royal Photographic Society from all claims of whatsoever nature.

Insurance:

You are advised to consider having insurance to cover: event cancellation by you or by us, accident, medical, personal equipment and public liability.

In particular you should also consider, in the case of high cost events, the likelihood and consequences of you having to cancel or not attend at the last minute because of accident, medical or other unforeseeable circumstances.

Using your data:

Your personal details (name, telephone number and email address) will be provided to the leader of the event or workshop you have booked in order to enable them to:

· send you joining instructions for the event

· contact you at short notice in case of any emergency or last-minute change to the event.

If you do not want your details to be shared with the event leader please cancel your booking immediately. You will not be eligible for a refund as this information was provided on the web page where you made your booking.

Thank you,

RPS Landscape Group Committee