Learn woodland photography
One-to-one tuition, in the woods and at the desk.
Private, one-to-one teaching: workshops in the woods, editing sessions online, and mentoring for photographers building a body of work.
How this works
Taught one to one, wherever you are with it.
No groups, no jargon for its own sake, and no pretending there is a single right way to photograph a wood.
Most teaching hands you rules. The work here is slower and more useful: learning to see what a scene holds, and learning what your own pictures are trying to become. That applies among the trees and it applies at the editing desk, which is why both live on this page.
The beginner and the stuck photographer are closer than they look, and both are learning to see.
One to one, always.
No groups. The teaching bends around your needs, not the other way round.
Your pictures, your goals.
We work on what you bring and where you want it to go, in the field or in the files.
Start anywhere.
Beginner, improver or creatively stuck: the starting point is wherever you are.
Two ways in
Choose where we work.
A day in the woods, one to one.
Private workshops in my favourite local woodlands, in and just outside Hertfordshire, as a half day or a full day. We work at your pace on your goals, in whatever weather the day brings, because that is where the learning sticks.
Editing sessions on your own images.
Ninety minutes online, screen to screen, working on your files rather than mine, in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop or Luminar Neo. Book a single session or a three-session package, and finish with a way of working rather than a recipe.
Mentoring
An outside eye on your work.
For photographers past the single-image stage, I offer ongoing one-to-one mentoring: sustained attention on a body of work, including work headed towards a distinctions panel. It is taken on in small numbers and shaped around where your work actually is.
If that sounds like your stage, get in touch and tell me about your work.
In their own words
What my customers say.
Tim doesn't just tell you how to take a good photo, he shows you how to see a good photo. There is a real difference.
Jason J. · Workshop
I was sceptical that ninety minutes could do much. It did. Tim helped me turn flat, lifeless files into pictures I actually wanted to look at.
Lawrence S. · Editing Session
I never felt overwhelmed, even as a beginner. Tim helped me focus on the small details that bring a woodland photo to life.
Peter E. · Workshop
About your tutor
The woods keep calling me back.
I have photographed all sorts over the years, from ancient trees to expensive houses, but it is the woods that keep calling me back. Over time I have helped a lot of people slow down, see more clearly, and find their way back to the photographs they wanted to be making.
The woods came to matter to me at a time when I needed them, which is why a day with me is never only about photographs. But the day is yours, not mine. What I teach is what the woods taught me about paying attention, and that lesson belongs to you the moment you start using it.
I am calm, honest and endlessly curious about these places. If that sounds like the kind of day you would like, I would be glad to spend it with you.
Start somewhere
Two ways in, one way of seeing. Start wherever you are.
Free guide
Five quiet ways to feel more at home in the woods.
Whether you are starting out or feeling stuck, these five practical tips will help you see more clearly, compose with more confidence, and enjoy your time among the trees with a camera in hand.
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