This Nikon School experience day is a unique opportunity for you to photograph the world's top golfers in action on the practice day at The Open. As a long standing Patron of The Open, Nikon is privileged to have VIP 'inside the ropes' access to run this exclusive workshop. Following the world's top golfers around Royal Portrush Golf Club on the Dunluce Course, we will be showing you how to photograph the golfers on the tees, fairways and greens. Neil Freeman from Nikon School will be on hand throughout the day to help you with your camera settings and tips and techniques to ensure you get great images from this exclusive opportunity.
On this workshop, we have unique VIP 'inside the ropes' access to photograph the world's top golfers in action on the practice day at The Open. With this unparalleled access you should achieve some great images of the players in action as they navigate the Dunluce course at Royal Portrush.
With a maximum of 3 delegates and, with your Nikon School expert on hand at all times to help with any camera questions, tips or techniques, this is a unique opportunity to photograph professional golfers as we have full access to the course, fairways and greens. Our exclusive 'inside the ropes' access means we can photograph from vantage points normally only available to accredited media photographers. This is your chance to be a 'Pro' golf photographer for the day.
Throughout the day, we can either follow specific golfers around the course as they undertake their practice rounds or set ourselves at a great vantage point to photograph the action at a specific hole. The format for the day is flexible and is of course weather dependent. We will break for lunch and refreshments as we make our way around the course.
If the weather does go against us, we can take shelter in one of the many restaurants where Neil can host camera Q&A's or image editing sessions. As soon as the weather has cleared we can then venture back out onto the course. If there is golf being played, we will give you the option to photograph it.
Entrance:
The price of the workshop also includes a day ticket to the the practice day you attend at The Open. Your passes and day ticket will either be e-mailed or posted to you prior to the event.
Transport & Parking:
The address for The Open is: Royal Portrush Golf Course, Dunluce Road, Portrush, BT56 8JQ. There is no parking onsite during the Championships. A park and ride system is in place to get to the Dunluce Course at Royal Portrush Golf Course.
Meeting Point:
Please meet us at the Nikon Viewpoint which will be shown on the course map. More information about exact timings and meeting locations will be provided in the joining instructions sent out prior to the workshop.
Fitness:
This is a championship golf course and we will cover a large area as we follow the golfers around the course. Expect to walk around 10 miles on the day. Because of this a moderate to high level of fitness will be required on this course.
Accommodation:
Is not included in this workshop.
Lunch / Refreshments:
Are not included in the workshop. There are a number of food vans, restaurants and bars which set up specifically for The Open which cater for a wide range of dietary requirements. We will stop at these at appropriate times throughout the day.
Weather:
This is a links golf course on the Irish coast and Atlantic Ocean. The weather can be changeable even in July. Please bring and wear appropriate clothing for being outside in July on the coast. Sunscreen and insect repellant is also recommended. If it does rain, we will make a call on the day about continuing to follow the golfers or return to a restaurant or cafe which will be undercover. This is a photography workshop, so photography and getting good images will be prioritised above everything else.
Other:
At The Open, there are restrictions in place regarding photography that you will have to follow. By booking this workshop you agree that you understand and will follow the rules outlined below:
Any camera that is used has to be used on silent mode at all times.
Commercial use of the images from the workshop is strictly prohibited. The images from the workshop are for your private use and are not be resold.
You agree to follow the guidance of the your Nikon guide and the course marshals at all times.
With the above in mind Nikon School will have the latest generation mirrorless cameras for you to borrow on the day if needed as well as a range of lenses for you to use if needed. Please e-mail [email protected] if you would like to loan out a camera or lens for the workshop.
Please bring multiple memory cards as we wouldn't want you to run out of storage space.
This is a fantastic exclusive opportunity to photograph the worlds top golfers, book now to avoid missing out.
If you have any questions about this workshop, please e-mail us at [email protected]
It was exciting to be up close to the World's best golfers and to get into positions for great action shots. Neil steered up through the course to get to the most advantageous areas where we could switch easily between holes. Nine hours of following the golf across undulating fairways in typically Scottish coastal weather was challenging, but I'd go again next year!
Geoff B.
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