RPS Events - Northern Region

21 May 2026

Northern Region: Portrait photography at Beamish Museum

This is another opportunity to learn to photograph people using natural light with the support of a professional photographer Phil Punton.

The workshop consists of an initial session with Phil via Zoom which will introduce participants to the techniques used to capture images of people using available light.

This is followed by a day at Beamish Museum taking images of the volunteers who staff the museum.

The Northern Region is pleased to be able to provide an opportunity for the regions members to hear from the new RPS Director of Education Anthony Luvera. Prior to the start of our Annual General Meeting Anthony Luvera will be giving a talk to introduce himself.

In the recent survey of the region’s members, a large number of people indicated that they would be interested in attending photowalks. Therefore, a series of Coastal photowalks around the region has been arranged. These events will be a group of people (8 max) meeting up in a friendly atmosphere to take photographs, have a cup of tea and then sharing their favourite images afterwards. 

A walk has been arranged in each of the four parts of the region, Cumbria, Northumberland, Teesside and Tyneside. The walks have also been deliberately arranged on different days of the week to try and cover different options for people. It is appreciated that there will still be location/day combinations that don’t work for people. If this is your case and you would be interested in attending an event like this, then please email: northernsecretary@rps.org 

Details:

Saturday 20 June at 12:00 – Lindisfarne causeway – for full details and to book, click here

Tuesday 30 June at 10:00 – Marsden Bay – for full details and to book click here

Friday 3 July at 10:30 – Redcar seafront – for full details and to book click here

Sunday 5 July at 11:00 – Whitehaven harbour – for full details and to book click here

These events are free for RPS memebers. Please book so that numbers of people attending can be managed.

This course is for people who want to understand the basic functions of a camera and for those wanting to get out of automatic mode and take control of their camera. To reinforce the guidance given there will be practical exercises to undertake between the teaching sessions.

Recommended prior knowledge

The course is suitable for beginners that are familiar with the settings of their camera. An introductory datasheets will be provided before the course highlighting the camera functions that you will need to be able to use.

Course outline

The course will run for seven Sundays from 7th June to 19th July inclusive.