Seascape and Long Exposure Photography workshop at this iconic location in Somerset with the lighthouse at Burnham on Sea
Summary
Location: Somerset - Burnham On Sea
Dates: Sat 1st Aug 2026 - 18:45 - 21:15
Participants: Max 6
Fitness: 1. Easy
Experience Level: Beginner to Advanced
Equipment Needed: DSLR or Mirrorless Camera and Tripod
Photography Workshop Event Details Burnham
Description: This Burnham on Sea long exposure photography workshop is an evening on the Somerset coast built around one of the most photogenic subjects in the country — the town's iconic nine-legged lighthouse, standing on stilts on the open beach. Open to all levels and any camera, it's about the art of long exposure: not just the silky-water effect, but learning to see this minimalist coast and make images of it that are calm, considered and your own, rather than the same shot everyone takes.
The long-exposure craft is the floor we build on, and we'll cover it properly — setting up, calculating shutter times and using filters — before heading onto the beach to shoot on an incoming tide as the sun sets. But the real work is composition and seeing. As the light builds you'll learn to place the lighthouse with real intention in a clean, minimalist frame, to work the intimate detail of stilts, reflections and wet sand as readily as the wide seascape, and to read the soft, shifting colour of a coastal sunset as a harmony rather than chasing a loud, over-saturated sky. The aim is mood and restraint — an image that feels like the quiet of that beach at dusk.
It's a small group of no more than six, taught personally and pitched at exactly your level, with Alan on hand throughout for settings, composition and one-to-one guidance in the field. Whether long exposure is new to you or you're refining your technique, you'll come away with a set of atmospheric sunset images of this famous Somerset landmark — and a sharper, more intentional way of seeing light, movement and mood that you can take to any coast.
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Description- Long Exposure Photography Workshop - Burnham on Sea
Long Exposure Photography Workshop
Join me on this Long Exposure Photography Workshop to bring camera operation, creative skills and a developing eye for composition to go home with shots to cherish.
Seascapes, minimalist coast-line provide us a compelling location for anyone interested in seascape or landscape images. Join me on this photography workshop to bring camera operation, creative skills and and a developing eye for composition to go home with shots to cherish.
We will start off with some technical tuition and guidance on long exposure and composition before shooting on location on an incoming tide at sunset.On this long exposure photography workshop, Alan will guide you through:
focusing in low light
tonal range and shadow and highlight recognition
composition and designing the shot in the dark
long exposure, set-up and calculating the right amount of time
Itinerary - Long Exposure Photography Workshop
Meet at designated location
Long Exposure Photography Workshop Briefing, preparation and set-up
Image shoot and reviews/tuition
Event finish
