Graham has lived in North Derbyshire, close to the Peak District National Park for most of his life. His enthusiasm for landscape and wildlife photography grew from many weekends spent hiking amongst the moors and dales of the Peak District.
His big break came when he was offered the opportunity to be photographic author for the book Anthony Hopkins' Snowdonia, produced in conjunction with the National Trust's Snowdonia Appeal. He has since published two further books - The Yorkshire Dales with writer and broadcaster Richard Mabey (Food for Free, Flora Britannica, Nature Cure) and England - The Nature of the Land a celebration of the English National Nature Reserves, in collaboration with Natural England (formerly English Nature). Some photographs have also featured on the BBC's Countryfile programme.

You can contact Graham by sending an email to graham-nobles@goingdigital.co.uk

You can see Graham's images at: www.grahamnobles.com & ephotozine

Carol Gregory

Taught by her father, also a keen photographer (with an interest in studio-style, black and white portraiture) Carol has seldom been without a camera to hand. However, it was the onset of digital photography and the freedom to experiment it afforded that allowed her love and enthusiasm for the art to flourish once more.
When her family moved to the live alongside the Peak District, she rediscovered the moors and dales she had first encountered during her sojourn at Sheffield Hallam University. Here, she began to develop her own unique style and interpretation of the landscape, predominantly intimate and detailed images of its structure and form; a leaf caught in a current in the blue light of late evening, an ice-strewn river catching the glow of the sunset, the cavernous limbs of an old oak tree, the conversation of foxgloves! Elements of a landscape that most of us never even notice, Carol will turn in to art. She is also quite able to turn her hand to the broader landscape, but even then, somehow gives it an edge and a tension that has become something of a trademark.

One-to-one Training

Our one-to-one days usually run from 10am to 4pm. Our charges are below:

Weekdays - from £225 for a full day and £125 for a half day, plus travelling and any other expenses, e.g. room hire if required

Saturdays, Sundays & Bank Holidays - from £325 plus travelling and any other expenses, e.g. room hire if required

A second person is welcome, free of charge

Group rates on request.

TERMS & CONDITIONS
We ask for a £50 deposit (non-refundable) payable on booking your one-to-one training, with the balance to be paid in full at least 7 days before the training day.

Weekend Residential Courses and PhotoWalks

Residential Landscape photographic breaks in The Lake District - "Working the Landscape - Getting the Picture"

This course is about enjoying a couple of days in the beautiful surroundings of the Lake District, making the most of the gorgeous scenery which offers an incredible range of opportunities in which to practice and improve your landscape photography skills. Courses run from 4pm on Friday to 4pm on Sunday.
The course is aimed at students who have completed at least the DSLR Part 1 course and probably also one or two further courses. You will need to be comfortable working in Aperture Priority mode and be reasonably familiar with the main features of your camera. A sturdy tripod is virtually essential to get the most out of this workshop.

More about Residential Workshops at Ullswater.

More about Residential Workshops at Coniston Water.

PhotoWalks

These workshops are relaxed, friendly and informal and are planned around the needs and requirements of the students attending. We contact you a couple of weeks before the date of the workshop asking what you would particularly like to learn from the day so that we can prepare any resources needed. The day may start with a classroom presentation, but the main emphasis is on getting out there and getting the picture. There will also be an opportunity to review the work of the day, taking a look at what went well, as well as discussing where improvements might be made.

Although aimed at students who are comfortable working in Aperture Priority mode and reasonably familiar with the main features of their cameras, we are also able to accommodate keen photographers who are still only beginning to explore the art, due to the groups generally being smaller than more formal workshops. If in doubt, contact Graham Nobles.

A sturdy tripod is recommended, but not essential, to get the most out of this workshop.

More about PhotoWalks on the shores of Coniston Water.

More about PhotoWalks in the Derbyshire Dales.

More about PhotoWalks on the shores of Ullswater.

Camera Loan

graham-nobles@goingdigital.co.uk

Feedback

Many thanks Graham - Millie and I really enjoyed the course and we're so
much more confident with our cameras now. Thanks to you and Carol.
David
(Explore Your Digital SLR Part 1, Tatton Park 28th January 2012)

Hi Graham
I would like to say how much I enjoyed the course in Coniston this weekend. I started with Going Digital 17th July this year and I am so happy with the progress I have made in 5 sessions. Your course was very informative and I gained so much from the weekend. Practice, practice now.
Thank you
Sylvi
(Landscape Part 2 and Photowalk, Brantwood 15th & 16th October 2011)

Dear Graham,
Wanted to write and tell you how much I enjoyed the workshop at Calke yesterday. I learnt an amazing amount in such a short time and after many, many years feel that I now have a basic understanding of how to use my camera with more control. I liked your revised format of two hands on sessions as I found it very valuable to see how other people had achieved their results.
Peter
(DSLR1 - Calke Abbey, 24 September 2011)

Hi Graham,
Paul had a great time and learnt a lot. He has bought his camera today (a Canon Eos 550D, as he liked using it on the course. He said it was one of the most informative and interesting courses he has ever done, and believe me, we've both been on quite a few! Many thanks to Carol from myself and Paul, she was excellent. I am sure another course will be booked soon!
Best Wishes,
Sal.
(DSLR1, National Waterways Museum, 10 September 2011)

Hi Graham
Just wanted to say thanks to you and Carol for the courses I have just attended. I have learnt such a lot and I'm enjoying my photography far more now.
Kind regards
Helen
(DSLR2 - Lake District Visitor Centre, 3 Sept 2011)

Hi Carol,
Thank you very much for the email and information on photographing fireworks.
I must add that I really enjoyed the course on Sunday. I feel I have a much better understanding of my camera and how it works and I can finally turn off the dreaded Auto button! Hopefully now I can take half as many photos with twice as many keepers! I will definately be back soon for another course.
Best Regards
Jonathan
(DSLR1, Whalley Abbey, 3 July 2011)

Just a quick note to say once again how much I enjoyed today, and how useful
it was. With thanks to both you and Carol. (DSLR1, National Waterways Museum, 19 June)

Many thanks for today Graham. It has really got me fired up, looking forward to practising and then doing the second course.

Once again thank you for a very informative day. I can't wait to put into practice my newly acquired skills. Incidentally, I found you a very patient and knowledgeable teacher able to explain things in an easy to understand way even if it took me a while to get there. I may even be tempted to buy proper SLR camera in the future when I have mastered this one.

Many thanks for your very interesting and informative workshop last Saturday. My head was buzzing when I left, but with the help of your very useful information sheets, and a lot of practice, things are beginning to make sense. The great thing is that its never boring being out practising with the camera!

Many thanks for the very informative, helpful and enjoyable day on Saturday. I was aware that I needed to get some expert advice as I have only recently changed from the Canon T90 to the Canon 450D. I feel that I am better equipped to improve my performance with more practice on the techniques dealt with on the Course.
Many thanks for your help and I hope to see you again to improve my skills
in other areas of digital photography.

I really enjoyed the course yesterday and it filled in several gaps in my knowledge. I shall be booking on some more courses in the future so hope to see you again soon.

I just wanted to drop you an email to thank you for the excellent guidance and instruction at the DSLR Pt 2 course at Tatton Park last Sunday.
I took so much away from the course that it paid for itself within the first two hours. The instruction was clear and the activities exemplified each point perfectly. I shall be attending another Going Digital course this weekend and I hope to gain as much from that one as I did from yours.

I just wanted to drop you a quick line to say thank you for a fabulous course at Tatton a couple of weekends ago (DSLR2). The course was really well put together and I have genuinely remembered everything that we tried out and I have been able to put it into practice. ISO, aperture and timing is all starting to become second nature now.
Learning in a relaxed and fun atmosphere is great and I will be back on more courses to refine my skills.

Hello Graham and Carol! Thank you for a very interesting and enjoyable* course. I feel that I now have a better idea of what the G2 will do.
* except for the cold!

Just a quick note to say how much I enjoyed saturday. The day gave me everything I was looking for.
Off to Calke Abbey on Tuesday to try out my new skills.

Hi Graham, Just wanted to say a big thanks to you for yesterday, really enjoyed the course at Tatton and defo got a lot out of it - although my camera wasn't quite upto the mark i don't think. Really want to progress now, so I'm gonna invest in an SLR.

Hi Graham, Just wanted to say many thanks for the great day of photography yesterday at the Etruria Industrial Museum. I really enjoyed your presentation which I thought was delivered professionally and will make for good future reference. A couple of things I really enjoyed included simply having the time to just do photography without having to be rushed and thinking of moving on to another place. Another aspect was running through everyone's images and having a professional critique for composition, DoF and exposure.All-in-all, a most enjoyable day and I look forward to my next day on the 5th March at Ilam.

Thank you very much for a wonderful day out at Ilam today. It's given me such a lot of confidence and taught me not to be afraid of the light and to use it more. It was so helpful to be able to talk through our photos in a small, friendly group. Thanks again very much and best wishes, Alison.

Also to say a big thank you for yesterday. It has opened a different way of looking at the world. Was talking to a friend last night who said he had "never seen anyone light up so much when talking about something as simple as a one day workshop".