Testimonials

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I have been taking photographs for about 30 years as an enthusiastic amateur. I was self-taught and have read many photography books over the years. However, I wanted to take my photography to the next level and thought that some time with a professional would be helpful. I spent an afternoon photographing landscapes with Simon on the south coast, where he examined my technique and then gave me a number of very helpful pointers around composition, focus, getting the correct manual exposure, the use of filters, and the use of the histogram. These are all topics that I thought I knew about, but I nevertheless learnt a great deal. I would recommend you to anyone who is looking for further instruction on their photography.

James Martin, Via E-mail September 2009

I am very grateful for your time and all your advice and tips on landscape photography. I learnt a great deal whilst on location with you at Birling gap, which has given me a better understanding of the subject and will maximize my chances of bringing home some respectable shots from my forthcoming trip around Iceland.
I look forward to meeting again upon my return to further discuss post processing techniques.

Stephen Judge, Via E-mail August 2009

I came upon Simons web site whilst looking for Landscape photography courses. The courses I had found and researched on the Internet did not specialise in this field and where not local, so was delighted to learn of Simons tuition days, and he was based in West Sussex.

Following my first day out, I can highly recommend Simon to anyone wishing to develop their photography skills, most especially in the form of landscape.

Simon has a wealth of knowledge in this field and his portfolio and web site are a testament to this! I

went to Simon with very little photography knowledge, rarely shooting out of Auto. I came away quite amazed at how much I learnt in such a short space of time, and soon came to realise how much I did not.

Simon really knows his stuff and is an excellent one to one teacher. I found his approach and his explanations easy to absorb enabling me to pick things up quickly and easily.

He has an endless list of stunning locations across various counties, Clearly something built up after his many years of Photographing, exploring and extensively researching Sussex.

He's found the very best locations, with pain staking noting and referencing the exact time of day or year to shoot there.

My lessons involved shooting coastal shots on a stormy day with the sun setting against white Chalk cliffs. Early morning sun rise of a medieval castle reflecting itself perfectly on to a River, and lastly a muddy farmers field in the pitch dark capturing the stars with long exposures! I liked the fact that he could tailor my lessons to suit my needs which happened to be a coming trip To Nepal and the Himalayas'. I decided to take lesson's with Simon as I found that being out by myself taking photographs I wasn't really getting any better and progression was annoyingly slow! Partly because I had no one there looking over my shoulder telling me if I was doing things right or wrong.

No matter how many books you read nothing can beat one to one tuition rather than the laborious job of having to work things out for yourself with trial and error. I learnt more in one day with Simon that I learnt in the last 6 months reading books!!

I returned from Nepal delighted with my results but above all else, with photographs I was proud to say I took!! and this was all down to Simons tutoring.

I believe this to be a fairly new venture for him, therefore I have written this testimonial as a delighted customer. I have no hesitation in recommending Simon and I cant wait to get out again with him soon to take my photography up another level. Simon I can't thank you enough and I wish you every success with your tutoring.

Jamie Thomas, Via E-mail December 2009.