Faroe Islands Photo Tour

A place where the more effort you put in, the greater the rewards

Full Price
€2000 p/p
A non refundable deposit of €400 is required to secure a place on this workshop. Remaining balance to be full paid no less than 5 weeks before the trip.

April 4th-8th 2024

What to Expect

The Faroes is one of those places where the more work you put in, the bigger the rewards. This promises to be one amazing tour. During our time on the Faroes, sunrise will be around 6.30am and sunset around 9pm, This means with sunrise and sunset so early and late there will be plenty of time for shooting but also plenty of downtime too. I will be at Vagar Airport from 2pm on April 4th. Please be at Vagar airport no later than 3pm. The workshop will end at midday on the 8th of April.

We will be spending our entire stay in an Airbnb on the island of Vagar, the best island of them all in my opinion. The house is perfectly positioned to get us to all places in good time but also to react quickly to some of the most famous spots on the Faroe Islands if the conditions look promising all of a sudden. We will also have our own rooms in the house so no room sharing. This workshop is limited to just 3 participants.

There is one short ferry journey on this trip to the Island of Kalsoy to shoot Kallur lighthouse. This trip will be weather dependent but will be high on our priority list of places to shoot.

There will be NO SET itinerary for this trip as I prefer to keep a close eye on weather forecasts throughout the tour to determine our destination and make sure we have the best possible weather that may suit a specific place. Having been to the Faroes many times I find keeping things flexible is the best option and gives us the best chance of being in the right place at the right time.

A non refundable deposit of €400 will be required to secure your place on this trip. Remaining balance must be paid no later than 5 weeks prior to the trip..

Transportation

You will be transported throughout the tour in a spacious estate car starting and finishing at Vágar airport.

Please be at Vágar airport no later than 3pm on April 4th.

The tour will end at midday on April 8th when we arrive back to Vágar airport.

Weather

The weather in the Faroes in April can be anything from mild, calm weather to cold, snowy weather, so prep is key! Shooting in the Faroe Islands can be very tough as it is prone to strong winds and sideways rain. Given the challenges of shooting here, it is definitely the most enjoyable place I have ever shot. Warm clothes and waterproofs are a must here, as temperatures can drop suddenly when the sun goes down. Should we get any nights of clear skies, I will be keeping close tabs on the solar activity for potential shooting of the Northern Lights.

Locations

Gasadalur
Drangarnir Arch
(90 minutes hike each way in windy weather, if the weather is favourable we will be brought out on a boat and collected)

Trælanípan
(45 minute easy walk each way)
Witches Finger
Fossá
Tjørnuvik
Funningur (20 minutes steep hike)
Kallur Lighthouse (30 mins easy/moderate hike)

Fitness level
This trip requires a decent level of fitness, a couple of locations on this tour requires a 60-90 minutes walk/hike along flat ground with little incline.

Learnings

You will learn about shooting in manual mode, slow shutter speed, ISO settings, Aperture priority, the use of filters, why the polariser filter is so important and learning to get the best compositions (thinking outside the box)

You will also learn the use of sunrise, sunset & astro planning apps.

Equipment

You will need a DSLR with manual mode, a sturdy tripod, grad, polariser & ND filters.

I would strongly recommend a wide angle and zoom lens (24-105 and/or 70-200) lens for this workshop.

Full frame Wide Angle: 12-24mm or 16-35mm etc…

Crop sensor Wide Angle: 10-20mm or 11-16mm etc…

You will also need good walking shoes, wellies, warm clothes, waterproof clothes and a shower cap (to put over camera in rain)

If you need some loan filters for the workshop please let me know well in advance of the trip here

Included/Not Included

Includes 4 nights airbnb accommodation with your own room, transportation throughout the workshop, full tuition, mobile WIFI, amazing locations, and great craic.

Not included flights, travel insurance, Drangarnir hike fee, we will get brought out on a boat if weather allows (€75), Trælanípan hike (€25) Kalsoy ferry fee (€25), food and drink.

Flight Information

I will fly to Vagar Airport in the Faroe Islands from Dublin, via Edinburgh or Copenhagen and the same on the way back.

Flight information should be released at least 7 or 8 months prior to the tour.

When you book a workshop or tour with us, your booking confirmation email will automatically send you instructions on how to make use of our perfect payment plan to make the cost of the workshop or tour you have booked easier on the pocket.

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Why book with us?

YES YES, The rumours are true… We do have a knack of getting our groups in the right place at the right time, ensuring you capture a truly memorable shot you can cherish for the rest of your life. To us, capturing “the shot” is important but just as important is to enjoy the experience, when we get to a location take a minute to breath in the fresh air and really appreciate the views around us.

Not convinced?

When you book a trip with us, you get to sit back and relax. while we do all the driving. For our Irish workshops we have our very own Volkswagen 9 seater shuttle bus. The bus is a long wheel base, full air conditioned, extremely spacious and has ample USB charging points. On our tours abroad we also mostly book 9 seater buses and with groups no bigger than 5 or 6, ensures plenty of space and comfort!

Still not convinced?

Thanks to our amazing sponsors Whelan Cameras, 53 Degrees North & Formatt Hitech Camera Filters we have spare equipment like tripods, gore-tex jackets and pants and plenty of spare filter holders, filters and even shower caps to keep the camera dry during showers. All this equipment is readily available on our Irish workshops, should you need anything on an international trip, please just email us here to arrange this.

Where I buy my equipment.

NOTE: Use code BERN10 for a 10% camera filters discount at www.formatt-hitech.com

Camera equipment: Whelan cameras, Limerick city.

Clothing & footwear: 53 Degrees North, Carrickmines & Blanchardstown in Dublin, Cornmarket centre, Cork.

(Email me for a 20% Discount with 53 Degrees North)

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Faroe Islands Photo Tour

A place where the more effort you put in, the greater the rewards

Full Price

€2000 p/p

April 4th-8th 2024

What to Expect

Transportation

Weather

Locations

Learnings

Equipment

Included/Not Included

Flight Information

When you book a workshop or tour with us, your booking confirmation email will automatically send you instructions on how to make use of our perfect payment plan to make the cost of the workshop or tour you have booked easier on the pocket.

Where I buy my equipment.