2008 will see a repeat of the successful 2007 Workshop - "A Lens on the Perigord Vert".

You'll enjoy a holiday in France at Chateau de Villars (www.chateaudevillars.com) with six days of "hands on" photography in the idyllic countryside of the Perigord Vert in the Northern Dordogne, while you also enjoy the usual hospitality of the Chateau, trips to local beauty spots and markets (which also just happen to also be photographically inspiring!). It's a way to have a splendid holiday in France and combine it with improving your photographic skills.

You'll stay in an incredible 19th century Louis Philippe Chateau where images to tempt the eye are everywhere –whether you enjoy landscape or architectural photography, documentary, portrait or macro work.

The Chateau itself and its 9 acre grounds, the 15th century Chateau Puyghuilem and the ruins of Boschaud Abbey just up the road, the local villages we visit, the open air markets and the countryside... A Feast for the Lens & Eye.

You will improve your travel photographs and take home some memorable images as a "Carnet de Voyage" for you, your family and friends.

If you are accompanying a photographer or a beginner, you'll have a marvelous time exploring with us and improving your travel photos, finding out of the way places for those perfect images to take home. We'll utilize the light's "magic" hours for our photographic expeditions and still have ample time in the day to rest, relax, discuss, walk, read – and work on your images.

Just bring your cameras, your lenses, your tripod and your imagination and creativity! We can have film waiting for you at the Chateau so you won't have to be concerned with airport scans – just let us know. We'll have to charge you for the film and any printed images, but not for any time spent working on digital images with Kevin's proficient instruction.

You'll learn from Kevin and from each other. We'll critique the day's images. We'll chat about subjects from time to time – composition, exposure, tonality, technique, equipment – simple and advanced techniques to make your photographs more powerful – and still ultimately in your own style. And we'll talk and learn about producing and printing the final image for your portfolio, gallery or wall at home! We'll look at images of the photographic masters of our own time and earlier, while we enjoy a glass of local wine at the end of the day.

Reservations can be made with the Chateau at chateauvillars@aol.com. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Please see the main introduction to our "Relax & Learn" weeks for how the weeks are run, what is included in your price, as well as how to book. All bookings can be made in either dollar or sterling equivalent.

We look forward to welcoming you to Chateau de Villars for this exciting week!

Upcoming for 2008:
'A Retrospective' – Chateau de Villars, France
'Burma:The Buddhist Gem' – Chateau de Villars, France