Yorkshire Photography Courses
Discover the Dales and Beyond
We inspire photography enthusiasts by introducing them to inspirational locations, teaching modern camera techniques using “plain English” and showing a clear path through the photo-processing maze.
We love helping all levels of ability, from Beginner to Advanced
Newcastle Quayside and St. Mary’s Lighthouse – Saturday, 20 February 2021
Newcastle Quayside and St. Mary's Lighthouse - Saturday, 20 February 2021
Saturday Workshops
£99.00
Kit Guide for Off Camera Flash on a Budget
Kit Guide for Off Camera Flash on a Budget
Downloads / Help-sheet Document
£4.99
Discover the Humber Bridge, Brid and Flamborough Head – Saturday, 13 March 2021
Discover the Humber Bridge, Brid and Flamborough Head - Saturday, 13 March 2021
Saturday Workshops
£99.00
Discover Ribblesdale – Limestone, Waterfalls and Ribblehead Viaduct – Saturday, 8th May 2021
Discover Ribblesdale - Limestone, Waterfalls and Ribblehead Viaduct - Saturday, 8th May 2021
Saturday Workshops
£99.00
Make Your Phone Photos Look Amazing on Social Media
Make Your Phone Photos Look Amazing on Social Media
Downloads / Photo Processing
£19.99
Photo Processing Tuition – Zoom
Photo Processing Tuition - Zoom
Photoshop/Lightroom 1-2-1 on ZOOM
£25.00
Creative Photo & Processing Series – Multiple People
Creative Photo & Processing Series - Multiple People
Uncategorised / Evening Photography Workshop
£45.00

Newcastle Quayside and St. Mary's Lighthouse - Saturday, 20 February 2021
Saturday Workshops
£99.00

Kit Guide for Off Camera Flash on a Budget
Downloads / Help-sheet Document
£4.99

Discover the Humber Bridge, Brid and Flamborough Head - Saturday, 13 March 2021
Saturday Workshops
£99.00

Discover Ribblesdale - Limestone, Waterfalls and Ribblehead Viaduct - Saturday, 8th May 2021
Saturday Workshops
£99.00

Make Your Phone Photos Look Amazing on Social Media
Downloads / Photo Processing
£19.99

Photo Processing Tuition - Zoom
Photoshop/Lightroom 1-2-1 on ZOOM
£25.00

Creative Photo & Processing Series - Multiple People
Uncategorised / Evening Photography Workshop
£45.00
Friendly and Fun Days Out
Christmas Gift Ideas
Give someone a fantastic photography experience this year
Discover the landscape
Saturday Workshops
Friendly days out in beautiful locations, with expert photography help
Downloads
Learn from home
Guides and vouchers you can download and use at your own pace
Friendly Photography Courses – UK and Austria
Photography for Beginners
Get to grips with your camera with hands on individual tuition. Nothing beats being shown how to do something and have your burning questions answered.
City Tours
Cities can be a bit daunting if you’re on your own, so we create safe group tours of the best UK cities. Street, documentary and architecture photography are amazing fun AND a great challenge.
Editing
Editing photos makes ALL the difference, and it can be really easy once you’ve learned the basics of LIGHTROOM & PHOTOSHOP. We have free YouTube videos, and can run 1-2-1 sessions over ZOOM. We can edit and help with YOUR images and record the session so you can re-watch it in future – no need to take lots of notes!

Discover the Dales
We’re based in Leeds, so just a quick hop from the dales. We know so many amazingly beautiful places to show you. Enjoy a Saturday with us and your camera. Our emphasis is on photography rather than long walks…
Night Photography
Night photography is fantastic fun, but may be really scary if you’re alone! So join a group with us to learn how to transform the dark into a fantasy world, from the basics in Leeds to full on experiences in the dales – our most popular workshops.
Using Flash on Anything!
Make your own light using stone lights – we’ve taught dozens of people the art of lighting using beginners £50 manual flashes and more powerful units too. With these skills, you can light everything from an egg to a cocktail, a model to a car.
Meet Ade Wilson
Owner of Photography Courses and McFade Photography
Ade took up photography back in 2003, when the first affordable DSLR cameras hit the market. As a keen amateur, he started out as a passionate landscape photographer – travelling thousands of miles a year to find new locations to capture. Unsurprisingly, he has an amazing knowledge of Yorkshire, Northumberland and The Lake District.
As new techniques developed through the “noughties”, he was always an early adopter – starting HDR in 2007 and soon after, the first speedlite-triggers came out, so learned “how to use off camera flash”.
Ade’s written for several photo magazines (Advanced Photographer, Olympus Camera Magazine) and has run many exhibitions through the north (Abbot Hall Kendal, Round Foundry Leeds), runs a successful commercial photography company specialising in food, property, cars and people for business (no – he doesn’t do weddings any more!).
Ade started running workshops in 2011 to share his love and experience of photography. All the workshops are designed to be relaxed yet very informative, creative and paced to keep things “moving” – rather than stop in 1 location for hours, we keep moving so you get a fantastic knowledge of locations as well as new camera skills.
His teaching style is to teach by example, demonstration and spend time with you individually – we were all new once and Ade takes times to explain the more difficult concepts in simple language, using analogies you can relate to – ask him about “exposure and beer”!