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One-to-one sketching with pen and watercolour tour run by the Edinburgh Sketcher at The Arienas Collective in Edinburgh City Centre

Tour start from St Giles Cathedral or your hotel and last approx 3 hours ​This photo tour usually starts in Edinb8rgh Old Town but as it is a private tour this can be adjusted to suit your needs. It starts off by instructing you how to get the best out of your camera if you require this (and skipping it if you don't) and then the emphasis is on capturing stunning photographs of Edinburgh rather than the usual tourist snaps that most people will capture. You really get to see Edinburgh in a different way and with the help and advice of Will who has worked as press photographer, covered humanitarian crises in Iraq, shot covers and content for Lonely Planet guidebooks, covered Fashion week for many years but now concentrates on teaching from his vast skill set. ​If you prefer the tour to take place in the New Town, Dean Village etc we can do that too. We want you to see the best of Edinburgh, hear some amazing stories about our city and leave with great photos regardless of your skill level before your tour or the equipment you use. We will teach you how to get the best out of your camera or smart phone, explain everything in easy to understand language and help you "see" how to get a great photo.​ * We welcome people of all levels and have catered for absolute beginners to professionals. * As well as photography, you'll learn the background to the places we visit and the stories behind Edinburgh's colourful characters past and present. * We'll recommend places to eat/drink and other things to do in town to avoid the usual tourist traps. * We don't mind if you use a smart phone, compact camera or DSLR, we'll help you get amazing photos using anything. *We keep it simple, understandable and in no time you'll be getting photos you love. *Why choose us? We have a wealth of professional experience, our photography clients include Lonely Planet, getty images and we have been exhibited globally. We take our experience and break it down to keep it simple, effective and easy for you to pick up and develop your own style on our fun and friendly tour. * We recommend bringing the camera you are most comfortable with, whether it is a DSLR or a smartphone. * For cameras with manual settings, we recommend a wide-medium range zoom (24-105mm range) as being the most useful but anything wider (16-35mm) or longer (70-200mm) as well as prime lenses (50mm fixed lens for example) will also be used on the session. * If you are using a smartphone we recommend you download the "Snapseed" app before the tour. It's free and it an amazing editing tool. * Please make sure your batteries are fully charged and have spare batteries with you. * Please make sure you have space on your memory card/device. ALL OUR PHOTO TOURS ARE PRIVATE TOURS SO WE CAN CONCENTRATE 100% on you: These tours run daily at 9.00am, 1.00pm and 5.00pm subject to availability. Our private tour is tailored to suit your needs, whether you want in depth 1-on-1 instruction with your camera, just want to see the best of the city on your own, or you are already know about your camera functions and just want find the best places off the beaten track to get the best images then this is the tour for you. Where this tour goes does depend on the light, but we can get to areas you might not otherwise get to. What we see and what we can do is decided by you. Private tours are £120 for 1 person and add £30pp thereafter

Learn how to lino print onto fabric in this workshop run by local artist Suzanne Kemplay at The Arienas Collective in Edinburgh City Centre

Private sketching tours and classes with ink and watercolour artist Mark Kirkham, known locally as The Edinburgh Sketcher hosted by The Arienas Collective, or at an agreed location of your choice.

Explore ways of creating simple, striking images to print onto an array of papers on this monoprinting workshop with Edinburgh artist Suzanne Kemplay at The Arienas Collective in Edinburgh City Centre

Lino printing class run by local artist Suzanne Kemplay at The Arienas Collective in Edinburgh City Centre

Learn how to solder silver clay jewellery on this one day intermediate class in Edinburgh's City Centre.

Mosaic making with reclaimed china and afternoon tea with local maker Mossy Mosaic hosted exclusively at The Arienas Collective in Edinburgh City Centre

Beginner-friendly macrame Christmas wreath making class in Edinburgh

Create a vision for your life in 2025 with writer, artist and mentor Eugenia Rosa exclusively at The Arienas Collective in Edinburgh City Centre