Forces of Nature with Claire Carter [Series 1, 2025-26]

Claire Carter joins us (after lots of requests from the community) to share her passions for creative photography and how, in contrast to how many of us think, landscapes are far from static environments. In Claire's photography, the landscape is constantly in movement, action or change.

From Claire

I began my photography journey over 20 years ago with a film camera to record images to inspire my paintings. Over time my camera became my preferred creative outlet and in particular landscape photography as a way of escaping life’s stresses. When I eventually took the leap into self-

employment it became necessary to photograph what paid, it certainly wasn’t only about following the passion and it involved some interesting learning curves.

My first career was in education and my business always seemed to lean towards teaching photographic skills, and that is what I am able to concentrate on now. My husband and I moved to The Highlands of Scotland in 2022 and set up our new venture which enables us to run photography workshops from our home with small group accommodation available. A studio means I can offer indoor botanical workshops which have taken off following successes in The International Garden Photographer of the Year.

Photography changed my life, enabled me to see things and go places I otherwise would not have entertained, feel creatively fulfilled and be constantly learning. I envy those of you just starting out on this journey with a camera, stick with it and I can guarantee your life will be enrichened.

This is a 3-part series:

8th Dec 2025, Forces of Nature 1 Introduction using sequences to demonstrate change over time in the landscape and the idea we can show a fourth dimension in a photograph. Clouds and mist. Wind

12th Jan 2026, Forces of Nature 2 Moving Light. Northern Lights (to include an AV of animations to show how the aurora moves). Rainbows

2nd Feb 2026, Forces of Nature 3 Water – sea, rivers, tides, ice and snow

By joining this LEARN you will have:

• An experienced and widely respected presenter: Claire is an experienced teacher, presentater and outstanding photographer.

• Hands-on Practice: The opportunity to practice techniques and approaches between each workshop. This should allow you to try & apply what you've learned, increase your understanding/confidence and develop your skills.

• Community Interaction & support : Share your work and learning with others in the Camversation community through a supportive, closed-access platform environment for feedback and ideas.

• Flexible viewing options - all of the sessions will be recorded live, so you can watch them at your leisure.

This talk will be recorded and made available for four weeks after the final event

A single £15 ticket buys access to all THREE events.

This event is hosted on Camversation LEARN, which is a new and VASTLY easier way to track our online series. Please use the link below to see more and book:

www.camversation.co.uk

Claire Carter joins us (after lots of requests from the community) to share her passions for creative photography and how, in contrast to how many of