Evening Photography City Tour

How would you like to learn to take fantastic photographs and capture a moment for a lifetime? This walking tour will teach you how to photograph one of the UK’s greatest cities at night using your own camera. You’ll choose from nine cities including Manchester, Leeds, London, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Birmingham for this extraordinary opportunity as you learn from a professional guide how to get the most out of your DSLR camera.

You’ll be taught how to capture fantastic images of the cityscape by taking control of your camera and learning about aperture, shutter speed, lighting and composition. With some of the most famous landmarks in the country as your focus, this hands-on, creative, practical and fun tour will give you the knowledge to continue to take great photos for years to come.

What's Included?

• 2 hour group photography tour
• Choice of cities - Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds, London, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Birmingham
• A professional guide to lead you and advise on photographic techniques
• Experience gift pack including personalised voucher and message card
• Cancellation indemnity

What happens on the day?

On arrival at the meeting point in your chosen city, you’ll be greeted by your professional guide who will lead you on a fascinating walking tour. This two hour experience will teach you how to take great images at night, using your camera’s manual settings to achieve exciting effects that you never thought possible.

You’ll be taught about how to effectively use aperture, shutter speed, lighting and composition to enable you to take stunning images wherever you go. Enjoy taking photos of some of the most iconic landmarks in the country in this spectacular experience you’ll never forget.

Participant guidelines

Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult

For this course, you will need to be at intermediate level of photography, know your way around the controls of your camera and want to build on the foundation of knowledge you already have

The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary according to location

Availability

Your voucher is valid for 12 months from the date of issue.

This experience is available on selected weekdays from September to April (with some availability in London during the summer).

We recommend you book four to six weeks in advance to ensure that dates are available. All bookings are subject to availability.

Please allow approximately 2 hours for the whole experience. The start and finish times will vary slightly throughout the year to enable you to get the best lighting in any season.

What should I wear?

You should wear flat soled shoes or boots and comfortable casual clothing suitable for the time of year and weather conditions.

What about the weather?

Bad weather may affect your experience. If your experience cannot take place due to the weather an alternative date will be offered to you. You are advised to contact the location the day before your experience.

Additional information

A tripod is recommended but not essential.

You will need a DSLR camera (Digital Single Lens Reflex). A compact, standard digital camera will not be sufficient. Please call the supplier for further details and types of cameras to bring.

There will be a maximum of eight people on the course.

What about insurance?

The centres contracted with us hold public liability insurance. We also hold contingency liability cover. You will not be liable for accidental damage to equipment, except where damage has been caused as a result of recklessness or wilful negligence.

A cancellation indemnity, subject to terms, is included with every voucher.

How it works

All you have to do is pay for the experience you wish to purchase and we’ll send a voucher and booking information to you or directly to the recipient, then you just need to check the info and book your experience.

Please Note: If you’re purchasing a NEW Experience you will be entitled to the validity stated within this description. If/when you are within 3 months of the voucher expiry date and there are still restrictions in place, Virgin Experience Days are offering free extensions to allow the customer to use at a later date. They are reviewing this regularly in line with Government advice and updates.