THE GOLD SCHEDULE
2010
Last Update, January 4, 2010
Spring
Hummingbirds and Volcanoes
The Highlands of Costa Rica
March 2-12. 2010
We'll be visiting Costa Rica's most famous volcano, Arenal, where we'll photograph the volcano both day and night, visit a great reptile collection for photography, andphotograph at well-visited bird feeders. From there we'll head to two different locations for hummingbird photography where we'll have the opportunity to film over 14 different species.
Fee: $3,895
Hoot Hollow West!
The Arizona DIGITAL Complete Nature Photo Course
Maximize Your Photographic Potential with a Digital Camera -
in Southern Arizona at the Santa Rita Lodge, Madeira Canyon
(........) April 4-10, 2010
Digital Imagery is revolutionizing photography. While many of the same concepts taught in the CNPC apply -- EXPOSURE, composition, proper camera and lens techniques, and the art of seeing, DIGITAL provides and demands much more. In this course we'll explain exposure via Histograms and White Balance, using RAW and other formats, and the information - and ONLY the information -- a digital nature or landscape photographer needs to know. Our course will be divided into Class time for traditional photographic instruction, in-the-field digital photography, and in-Lab computer time. Students will learn to maximize the potential of their digital cameras as they learn how to composite for panoramas, for images of varying exposure, and more. Our Arizona location is spectacular for subjects, and you'll have an opportunity to photograph hummingbirds at our High Speed Flash setups, a variety of birds at our natural light sites, as well as varied wildlife found in the Canyon and on field trips to the wonderful Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
If you are a serious digital photographer -- be that a novice who wants to start right or a aspiring professional who wants to polish up the loose ends, the DCNPC is the course. Plan on doing a photo tour or safari with us? Serious about your shooting? Do the DCNPC!
Price includes great food, lodging, computer supplies, and a wonderful portfolio of photographic subjects.
Each course is Limited to 10 students and with TWO INSTRUCTORS.
Fee: $2,295. NOTE: This course is immediately followed by our Hummingbird High Speed Photography Shoots.
Hummingbirds of SE Arizona - Using our High Speed Flash at our Set-ups
(.........)April 11-16, April 18-23, and April 23-28/ This is one of most popular and photographically productive US tours!
Participant Limit: Seven Non-photographic spouses welcome!
Photograph several species of beautiful hummingbirds at one of the premiere locations in the US, the Santa Rita Mountains of southeastern Arizona. No equipment is necessary other than your own camera and a hotshoe flash to trigger our High Speed Flash setups. Return with spectacular images of Broad-billed and Magnificent Hummingbirds, as well as numerous species of song birds attracted to our special natural light feeders. Bridled titmice, black-headed grosbeaks, acorn woodpeckers, Mexican jays, and more. Lodging, lunches and some dinners are included. Fee: $2,195
Special Hummingbird and Bat high-speed Flash Photo Shoot in Southern Arizona
(.....) April 30-May 5
Not only will this special shoot concentrate on capturing hummingbirds in mid-flight (as described above) during the day, but we will also shoot after dark as well as we try to capture bats drinking or skimming the water at two different water sources. In addition, we'll set up at one of the hummingbird tube feeders to try to capture nectar-drinking bats at they come in to feed at night. All of the night photography will be tripped by the PhotoTrap, an infrared tripping device that has been designed by Bill Forbes. Lodging, lunches, and some dinners are included.
Participant Limit: 4
Fee:$2,495.
Summer
OUR MOST POPULAR COURSE:
The DIGITAL Complete Nature Photo Course -
Maximize Your Photographic Potential with a Digital Camera
(........) May 23-29, 2010
(.......) June 6-12, 2010
(........) July 11-17, 2010
Digital Imagery is revolutionizing photography. While many of the same concepts taught in the CNPC apply -- EXPOSURE, composition, proper camera and lens techniques, and the art of seeing, DIGITAL provides and demands much more. In this course we'll explain exposure via Histograms and White Balance, using RAW and other formats, and the information - and ONLY the information -- a digital nature or landscape photographer needs to know. Our course will be divided into Class time for traditional photographic instruction, in-thet-field digital photography, and in-Lab computer time. Students will learn to maximize the potential of their digital cameras as they learn how to composite for panoramas, for images of varying exposure, and more. . If you are a serious digital photographer -- be that a novice who wants to start right or a aspiring professional who wants to polish up the loose ends, the DCNPC is the course. Plan on doing a photo tour or safari with us? Serious about your shooting? Do the DCNPC!
Price includes great food, lodging, computer supplies, and a wonderful portfolio of photographic subjects. All the courses include FOOD and LODGING and all materials necessary for the course. Each course is Limited to 10 students and with TWO INSTRUCTORS.
Fee: $1,695.
NOTE: This course is immediately followed by our Intro to Photoshop - Optimizing the Digital Darkroom.
Reptiles of the World Photo Shoot
(..........) June 20-25, 2010
We will be offering another Reptile shoot in 2010, if there is an interest. In 2009 we photographed over 75 species during the shoot, and we had over 120 different subjects on hand for photography. Participants use OUR FLASH SETUPS, as we photograph studio setups that reflect the natural habitats of the subjects, while producing beautiful portraits of the subjects. You'll shoot venomous snakes, various treefrogs, lizards, crocodilians, turtles, nonvenomous snakes, and invertebrates like scorpions, tarantulas, and more.
This year we are going to emphasize water sets, offering great reflections for arboreal snakes, treefrogs, and lizards, and for traditional water-level shots of various amphibians and turtles.
For more information, check out our 2009 Trip Report or our 2009 brochure (as a reference for 2010's offering).
PHOTOSHOP I: INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP - Optimizing the Digital Darkroom.
(........) May 30 - June 5, 2010
Learn the basic but essential aspects of Photoshop, including the ways to import images, working with files, and MOST IMPORTANTLY the tools and techniques you need to know for mastering Photoshop at a beginner's level, but at a competent level as well. Although this is a beginner's level course, you will be learning techniques like Masking and using Layers that are often only discussed in intermediate-level courses. This PS course is the absolute foundation for your Photoshop skills. Limit: 10, with TWO instructors present during all Lab hours. All the courses include FOOD and LODGING and all materials necessary for the course. Fee: $1,795 NOTE: this workshop follows our May Digital -CNPC courses and preceeds our June Digital CNPC.
OUR MOST POPULAR COURSE:
The DIGITAL Complete Nature Photo Course -
Maximize Your Photographic Potential with a Digital Camera
(........) May 23 - 29, 2010
(........) June 6 - 12, 2010,
(........) July 11 - 17, 2010
Digital Imagery is revolutionizing photography. While many of the same concepts taught in the CNPC apply -- EXPOSURE, composition, proper camera and lens techniques, and the art of seeing, DIGITAL provides and demands much more. In this course we'll explain exposure via Histograms and White Balance, using RAW and other formats, and the information - and ONLY the information -- a digital nature or landscape photographer needs to know. Our course will be divided into Class time for traditional photographic instruction, in-thet-field digital photography, and in-Lab computer time. Students will learn to maximize the potential of their digital cameras as they learn how to composite for panoramas, for images of varying exposure, and more. . If you are a serious digital photographer -- be that a novice who wants to start right or a aspiring professional who wants to polish up the loose ends, the DCNPC is the course. Plan on doing a photo tour or safari with us? Serious about your shooting? Do the DCNPC!
Price includes great food, lodging, computer supplies, and a wonderful portfolio of photographic subjects. All the courses include FOOD and LODGING and all materials necessary for the course. Each course is Limited to 10 students.
Fee: $1,695.
NOTE: The June date course is immediately followed by our Advanced Photoshop and Photography Course- Taking It to the Next Step.
PHOTOSHOP II: CS4 Taking It to the Next Step with Applied Digital Photography
(............) June 13-19, 2010
We'll be reviewing all of the important aspects of Photoshop as it applies to your photograph,. More importantly, this workshop will include plenty of time for photography, shooting assignments that we'll work on, together, in the computer lab. If you need a brush up on Photoshop and you wish to get added insight into digital photography, this is the course for you. We'll be teaching, thinking, and shooting both practically and creatively, with the idea that what we are photographing can be imported into Photoshop to create what we imagine -- whether that is a literal rendition or an imaginative take. Author Ellen Anon (Photoshop CS4 for Nature Photographers) will teach this course.
The ADVANCED DIGITAL Complete Nature Photo Course -
(........) July 11 -1 7, 2010
Contact our office if YOU are interested in a flash course for 2010! Demand will dictate whether or not we will offer this course.
For all of our graduated of the D-CNPC, here's the perfect follow-up -- a course that takes what you've learned one BIG further step. In this course we'll delve further into both TTL and manual flash exposures, where you'll actually do a few setups yourself to master electronic flash lighting indoors or out. We'll be spending more time shooting -- working on compositions in the field, mastering exposure in real-time, and difficult to shoot subjects, including macro photography, panning, and exposure/focus/contrast composites. Once again, we'll cover Digital Workflow, and specific Photoshop tasks that will allow you to maximize your images' digital potential. We anticipate this Special course filling quickly, so contact our office ASAP!
Price includes great food, lodging, computer supplies, and a wonderful portfolio of photographic subjects. All the courses include FOOD and LODGING and all materials necessary for the course.
Each course is Limited to 10 students and with TWO INSTRUCTORS. Fee: $1,695.
Digital Workflow using Adobe LIGHTROOM and Photoshop
( ..........) July 18 - 24, 2010
Digital workflow can be the digital photographer's nightmare, but new software, like Adobe's LIGHTROOM, is expediting this workflow, making image management, and photographer's lives, much easier. We'll show you step-by-step how to use LIGHTROOM to manage and edit your digital files, and to make global adjustments to these images, especially with RAW images. You'll be surprised to see how quick and easy it is to make most adjustments. LIGHTROOM isn't replacing Photoshop, however, and we'll show you when and why you still need to use Photoshop for certain tasks, like targeted adjustments with layers, and we'll also show you how to do the most commonly needed tasks in Photoshop as well.
This class will also include shooting time in the field so that we can help you apply your new skills in a real-time, very practical way.
Limited to TEN students. Fee: $1,695
Jaguars and the Wildlife of the Pantanal
(.........) August 12 - August 21, 2010
and
(........) August 25 - September 3, 2010
There are also pre- and post trip extensions available, see below.
We'll be photographing jaguars, giant otters, the world's largest rodent, the cabybara, caimens, and at least 50 different species of birds, and perhaps more than 75. This is an extraordinary opportunity to photograph one of the world's most elusive big cats.
In August, 2008 I did a scouting trip to the world's largest wetlands, Brazil's Pantanal. On my scouting trip I devoting most of my time in searching for jaguars, the New World's largest, and the world's third largest, cat, and from this experience I set up a trip to maximize our chances for photographing wild jaguars while still photographing the Pantanal's other incredibly diverse wildlife. Other species we can expect include giant otters, jabiru storks at the nest, hyacinth macaws, other parrot species, a variety of song, perch, and water/wading birds, birds of prey, kingfishers - the best location in the world, pootoos, caimens, anacondas, and other reptiles, amphibians, and insects. I expect this to be one of our most exciting destinations in 2010, so if you're interested, get on to our first-contact list ASAP.
Fee: TBA
Iguazu Falls
August 22-24, 2010
Iguazu is one of the world's most spectacular waterfalls, and we'll be visiting multiple observation spots for photography, as well as a very productive aviary where we'll film many tropical species up close. This extension can be added to the end of the first jaguar photo tour, or to the beginning of the second jaguar photo tour.
Fee: TBA
Maned Wolf
August
5-10, 2010
dates approximate at this time
Fee: TBA
The largest canine in South America and an endangered species, the maned wolf is a mysterious, rarely seen predator. We'll be visiting a location where the wolves are incredibly habituated, and we'll should have excellent opportunities not only to photograph the wolf but also large number of hyacinth macaws, other macaws and birds, and several mammal species.
Fall, 2010
Yellowstone National Park - The Landscapes and Mammals of Fall
(........) September 19-25, 2010
and
(.........) September 26-October 2, 2010
This is our most popular domestic photo tour, and we've been offering this trip for nearly twenty years. We know Yellowstone, and we'll maximize our shooting opportunities for wildlife, birds, and landscapes.
Yellowstone is the premiere wildlife photography destination in the US, and Fall is the ultimate time of year to visit. Our trip should coincide with the fall rut and courtship activity of pronghorn antelope, moose, and elk. We're likely to also film bighorn sheep, mule deer, bison, and coyote, as well as the great scenics the area is world-famous for.
Fee: $1,995. Limit: 10 participants
Kenya PHOTO SAFARI - Samburu, Nakuru, and the Masai Mara
(.........) October 9-23, 2010 $8,695
(..........) October 31-November 18, 2010 $9,995
These are among our most popular, and difficult to get into, tours. Contact our office for final dates.
We'll be visiting the three best game-viewing and photography destinations in Kenya, and probably in all of Africa. Each locale is unique, with the endemic species of semi-arid Samburu -- gerenuk, reticulated giraffe, beisa oryx, Gunther's dik-dik, and of course great elephants and a wonderful chance of leopard. Samburu's bird photography is extraordinary, too. Lake Nakuru is famous for its flamingos -- sometimes numbering in the millions, but it also has a candy-store variety of mammals, including great white rhino, Rothschild's giraffes, and baboons, vervet monkeys, leopards, various antelopes, and many species of birds. The crown jewel is the Masai Mara, and our tours are virtually the only photography tours that visit three distinct locations within this incredibly rich park. By staying at three different camps -- in the south, the west, and finally the east, we'll maximize our game-viewing with minimum driving, concentrating on the rich game of the region. Our subjects -- the best! Including wonderful cheetah opportunities, great lion prides, hyenas, jackals, leopards, all the plains game, crocs, hippos, elephants, and many species of birds, both song and birds-of-prey. Our trips are limited to 3 photographers per vehicle! Price is from Nairobi, and includes all food, lodging, fees, and ground transportation.
Fee: $8,695 (2 weeks)
$9,995 (19 days)
Rwanda's MOUNTAIN GORILLAS
(.....) This trip will again be offered in the fall of 2010 and in January of 2011.
Rwanda's mountain gorillas are perhaps the premiere and most spectacular wildlife encounter any wildlife photographer and wildlife lover can have.
October 23-31, 2010
Participants Limit: 6 Fee: TBA
Ethiopia's Mountain Mammals
(.........) November 28-December 9, 2010
Ethiopian wolves, ibex, hamadryas baboons, lammergeyer vultures, and spectacular landscapes. This safari will be devoted to the exotic wildlife of the incredible highlands of Ethiopia.
SCOUTING TRIP India's Tigers - the Best of India's tiger parks
(.........) February 28 - March 19, 2011
with an Optional Extension to Satpura National Park
We are doing a scouting trip to India's top three parks for tigers and other wildlife. This trip is limited to ten photographers. If you are interested, contact us ASAP.
Humpback Whales of Southeast Alaska - Digital Workflow and Photoshop Photo Tour
(......) This tour will be offered again in August 2011
The coastal waters of southeastern Alaska are perhaps the best location in the world to observe and photograph humpback whales, and no whale is more spectacular or photogenic than is species. We'll be touring the best whale locations of southeastern Alaska by our live-aboard boat, searching for bubble-net feeding, lunge-feeding, and breeching humpbacks. We'll also be in some excellent areas for brown and black bears, as well. In addition to our whale photography, we'll also be conducting mini-seminars on digital workflow, digital photography, and Photoshop tricks and techniques on this very limited and unique tour.
The Brown Bears of Coastal Katmai
(.....) August dates TBA for 2011
One of the most exciting photographic locations in North America is the spawning creeks of Alaska's salmon where, each year, dozens of bears gather to fish. We'll be photographing at bear-level, ground-level sandbars where brown bears, the largest of all bears, chase or dive after salmon, and often feed upon their catches just yards from our location. We'll be working at two or more shooting locations, and in addition to bears we'll be filming Stellar's sea lions and Tufted and Horned Puffins. The shooting is simply incredible.
Botswana Summer 2012
We wil, once again, offer an incredible tour to the best of Botswana. This tour will be extremely limited so if you are interested contact our office to be placed on our 'first contact' list. As details are fleshed out, we'll post the brochure -- but you may not want to wait for that!
Special Photo Projects
(......... ) Personalized Sessions - in macro, electronic flash, and wildlife photography covering the topic or topics of your choice. This session is designed to accommodate people who have special interests that are not covered in other workshops and tours, or to cater to participants with special interests with limited time available. It allows each individual to pick and choose topics as well as deciding on the length of the courses. We will limit this to four people which enables us to offer more of a one on one session. Fee: $500/per person/day. Half-day session: $250, including lunch .
Hours: 9-5 formal classroom and in-field instruction. Optional sunrise or evening session.
Half-day session: 9-1PM. Same. Sunrise and evening sessions are not an option.
......... ) Personalized Sessions in Adobe Photoshop - Learn the basics or address your individual needs in learning this powerful, exciting, and creative program. Fee: $500/per person/day. Half-day session: $250, including lunch. Lodging and meals are not included but can be arranged.
Hours: 9-5 formal classroom.
Half-day session: 9-1PM. Same.
If you are interested in any of the above, please return this gold schedule and we'll send you our brochures. Thank you.
THE GOLD SCHEDULE
2010
Last Update, January 4, 2010
Spring
Hummingbirds and Volcanoes
The Highlands of Costa Rica
March 2-12. 2010
We'll be visiting Costa Rica's most famous volcano, Arenal, where we'll photograph the volcano both day and night, visit a great reptile collection for photography, andphotograph at well-visited bird feeders. From there we'll head to two different locations for hummingbird photography where we'll have the opportunity to film over 14 different species.
Fee: $3,895
Hoot Hollow West!
The Arizona DIGITAL Complete Nature Photo Course
Maximize Your Photographic Potential with a Digital Camera -
in Southern Arizona at the Santa Rita Lodge, Madeira Canyon
(........) April 4-10, 2010
Digital Imagery is revolutionizing photography. While many of the same concepts taught in the CNPC apply -- EXPOSURE, composition, proper camera and lens techniques, and the art of seeing, DIGITAL provides and demands much more. In this course we'll explain exposure via Histograms and White Balance, using RAW and other formats, and the information - and ONLY the information -- a digital nature or landscape photographer needs to know. Our course will be divided into Class time for traditional photographic instruction, in-the-field digital photography, and in-Lab computer time. Students will learn to maximize the potential of their digital cameras as they learn how to composite for panoramas, for images of varying exposure, and more. Our Arizona location is spectacular for subjects, and you'll have an opportunity to photograph hummingbirds at our High Speed Flash setups, a variety of birds at our natural light sites, as well as varied wildlife found in the Canyon and on field trips to the wonderful Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
If you are a serious digital photographer -- be that a novice who wants to start right or a aspiring professional who wants to polish up the loose ends, the DCNPC is the course. Plan on doing a photo tour or safari with us? Serious about your shooting? Do the DCNPC!
Price includes great food, lodging, computer supplies, and a wonderful portfolio of photographic subjects.
Each course is Limited to 10 students and with TWO INSTRUCTORS.
Fee: $2,295. NOTE: This course is immediately followed by our Hummingbird High Speed Photography Shoots.
Hummingbirds of SE Arizona - Using our High Speed Flash at our Set-ups
(.........)April 11-16, April 18-23, and April 23-28/ This is one of most popular and photographically productive US tours!
Participant Limit: Seven Non-photographic spouses welcome!
Photograph several species of beautiful hummingbirds at one of the premiere locations in the US, the Santa Rita Mountains of southeastern Arizona. No equipment is necessary other than your own camera and a hotshoe flash to trigger our High Speed Flash setups. Return with spectacular images of Broad-billed and Magnificent Hummingbirds, as well as numerous species of song birds attracted to our special natural light feeders. Bridled titmice, black-headed grosbeaks, acorn woodpeckers, Mexican jays, and more. Lodging, lunches and some dinners are included. Fee: $2,195
Special Hummingbird and Bat high-speed Flash Photo Shoot in Southern Arizona
(.....) April 30-May 5
Not only will this special shoot concentrate on capturing hummingbirds in mid-flight (as described above) during the day, but we will also shoot after dark as well as we try to capture bats drinking or skimming the water at two different water sources. In addition, we'll set up at one of the hummingbird tube feeders to try to capture nectar-drinking bats at they come in to feed at night. All of the night photography will be tripped by the PhotoTrap, an infrared tripping device that has been designed by Bill Forbes. Lodging, lunches, and some dinners are included.
Participant Limit: 4
Fee:$2,495.
Summer
OUR MOST POPULAR COURSE:
The DIGITAL Complete Nature Photo Course -
Maximize Your Photographic Potential with a Digital Camera
(........) May 23-29, 2010
(.......) June 6-12, 2010
(........) July 11-17, 2010
Digital Imagery is revolutionizing photography. While many of the same concepts taught in the CNPC apply -- EXPOSURE, composition, proper camera and lens techniques, and the art of seeing, DIGITAL provides and demands much more. In this course we'll explain exposure via Histograms and White Balance, using RAW and other formats, and the information - and ONLY the information -- a digital nature or landscape photographer needs to know. Our course will be divided into Class time for traditional photographic instruction, in-thet-field digital photography, and in-Lab computer time. Students will learn to maximize the potential of their digital cameras as they learn how to composite for panoramas, for images of varying exposure, and more. . If you are a serious digital photographer -- be that a novice who wants to start right or a aspiring professional who wants to polish up the loose ends, the DCNPC is the course. Plan on doing a photo tour or safari with us? Serious about your shooting? Do the DCNPC!
Price includes great food, lodging, computer supplies, and a wonderful portfolio of photographic subjects. All the courses include FOOD and LODGING and all materials necessary for the course. Each course is Limited to 10 students and with TWO INSTRUCTORS.
Fee: $1,695.
NOTE: This course is immediately followed by our Intro to Photoshop - Optimizing the Digital Darkroom.
Reptiles of the World Photo Shoot
(..........) June 20-25, 2010
We will be offering another Reptile shoot in 2010, if there is an interest. In 2009 we photographed over 75 species during the shoot, and we had over 120 different subjects on hand for photography. Participants use OUR FLASH SETUPS, as we photograph studio setups that reflect the natural habitats of the subjects, while producing beautiful portraits of the subjects. You'll shoot venomous snakes, various treefrogs, lizards, crocodilians, turtles, nonvenomous snakes, and invertebrates like scorpions, tarantulas, and more.
This year we are going to emphasize water sets, offering great reflections for arboreal snakes, treefrogs, and lizards, and for traditional water-level shots of various amphibians and turtles.
For more information, check out our 2009 Trip Report or our 2009 brochure (as a reference for 2010's offering).
PHOTOSHOP I: INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP - Optimizing the Digital Darkroom.
(........) May 30 - June 5, 2010
Learn the basic but essential aspects of Photoshop, including the ways to import images, working with files, and MOST IMPORTANTLY the tools and techniques you need to know for mastering Photoshop at a beginner's level, but at a competent level as well. Although this is a beginner's level course, you will be learning techniques like Masking and using Layers that are often only discussed in intermediate-level courses. This PS course is the absolute foundation for your Photoshop skills. Limit: 10, with TWO instructors present during all Lab hours. All the courses include FOOD and LODGING and all materials necessary for the course. Fee: $1,795 NOTE: this workshop follows our May Digital -CNPC courses and preceeds our June Digital CNPC.
OUR MOST POPULAR COURSE:
The DIGITAL Complete Nature Photo Course -
Maximize Your Photographic Potential with a Digital Camera
(........) May 23 - 29, 2010
(........) June 6 - 12, 2010,
(........) July 11 - 17, 2010
Digital Imagery is revolutionizing photography. While many of the same concepts taught in the CNPC apply -- EXPOSURE, composition, proper camera and lens techniques, and the art of seeing, DIGITAL provides and demands much more. In this course we'll explain exposure via Histograms and White Balance, using RAW and other formats, and the information - and ONLY the information -- a digital nature or landscape photographer needs to know. Our course will be divided into Class time for traditional photographic instruction, in-thet-field digital photography, and in-Lab computer time. Students will learn to maximize the potential of their digital cameras as they learn how to composite for panoramas, for images of varying exposure, and more. . If you are a serious digital photographer -- be that a novice who wants to start right or a aspiring professional who wants to polish up the loose ends, the DCNPC is the course. Plan on doing a photo tour or safari with us? Serious about your shooting? Do the DCNPC!
Price includes great food, lodging, computer supplies, and a wonderful portfolio of photographic subjects. All the courses include FOOD and LODGING and all materials necessary for the course. Each course is Limited to 10 students.
Fee: $1,695.
NOTE: The June date course is immediately followed by our Advanced Photoshop and Photography Course- Taking It to the Next Step.
PHOTOSHOP II: CS4 Taking It to the Next Step with Applied Digital Photography
(............) June 13-19, 2010
We'll be reviewing all of the important aspects of Photoshop as it applies to your photograph,. More importantly, this workshop will include plenty of time for photography, shooting assignments that we'll work on, together, in the computer lab. If you need a brush up on Photoshop and you wish to get added insight into digital photography, this is the course for you. We'll be teaching, thinking, and shooting both practically and creatively, with the idea that what we are photographing can be imported into Photoshop to create what we imagine -- whether that is a literal rendition or an imaginative take. Author Ellen Anon (Photoshop CS4 for Nature Photographers) will teach this course.
The ADVANCED DIGITAL Complete Nature Photo Course -
(........) July 11 -1 7, 2010
Contact our office if YOU are interested in a flash course for 2010! Demand will dictate whether or not we will offer this course.
For all of our graduated of the D-CNPC, here's the perfect follow-up -- a course that takes what you've learned one BIG further step. In this course we'll delve further into both TTL and manual flash exposures, where you'll actually do a few setups yourself to master electronic flash lighting indoors or out. We'll be spending more time shooting -- working on compositions in the field, mastering exposure in real-time, and difficult to shoot subjects, including macro photography, panning, and exposure/focus/contrast composites. Once again, we'll cover Digital Workflow, and specific Photoshop tasks that will allow you to maximize your images' digital potential. We anticipate this Special course filling quickly, so contact our office ASAP!
Price includes great food, lodging, computer supplies, and a wonderful portfolio of photographic subjects. All the courses include FOOD and LODGING and all materials necessary for the course.
Each course is Limited to 10 students and with TWO INSTRUCTORS. Fee: $1,695.
Digital Workflow using Adobe LIGHTROOM and Photoshop
( ..........) July 18 - 24, 2010
Digital workflow can be the digital photographer's nightmare, but new software, like Adobe's LIGHTROOM, is expediting this workflow, making image management, and photographer's lives, much easier. We'll show you step-by-step how to use LIGHTROOM to manage and edit your digital files, and to make global adjustments to these images, especially with RAW images. You'll be surprised to see how quick and easy it is to make most adjustments. LIGHTROOM isn't replacing Photoshop, however, and we'll show you when and why you still need to use Photoshop for certain tasks, like targeted adjustments with layers, and we'll also show you how to do the most commonly needed tasks in Photoshop as well.
This class will also include shooting time in the field so that we can help you apply your new skills in a real-time, very practical way.
Limited to TEN students. Fee: $1,695
Jaguars and the Wildlife of the Pantanal
(.........) August 12 - August 21, 2010
and
(........) August 25 - September 3, 2010
There are also pre- and post trip extensions available, see below.
We'll be photographing jaguars, giant otters, the world's largest rodent, the cabybara, caimens, and at least 50 different species of birds, and perhaps more than 75. This is an extraordinary opportunity to photograph one of the world's most elusive big cats.
In August, 2008 I did a scouting trip to the world's largest wetlands, Brazil's Pantanal. On my scouting trip I devoting most of my time in searching for jaguars, the New World's largest, and the world's third largest, cat, and from this experience I set up a trip to maximize our chances for photographing wild jaguars while still photographing the Pantanal's other incredibly diverse wildlife. Other species we can expect include giant otters, jabiru storks at the nest, hyacinth macaws, other parrot species, a variety of song, perch, and water/wading birds, birds of prey, kingfishers - the best location in the world, pootoos, caimens, anacondas, and other reptiles, amphibians, and insects. I expect this to be one of our most exciting destinations in 2010, so if you're interested, get on to our first-contact list ASAP.
Fee: TBA
Iguazu Falls
August 22-24, 2010
Iguazu is one of the world's most spectacular waterfalls, and we'll be visiting multiple observation spots for photography, as well as a very productive aviary where we'll film many tropical species up close. This extension can be added to the end of the first jaguar photo tour, or to the beginning of the second jaguar photo tour.
Fee: TBA
Maned Wolf
August
5-10, 2010
dates approximate at this time
Fee: TBA
The largest canine in South America and an endangered species, the maned wolf is a mysterious, rarely seen predator. We'll be visiting a location where the wolves are incredibly habituated, and we'll should have excellent opportunities not only to photograph the wolf but also large number of hyacinth macaws, other macaws and birds, and several mammal species.
Fall, 2010
Yellowstone National Park - The Landscapes and Mammals of Fall
(........) September 19-25, 2010
and
(.........) September 26-October 2, 2010
This is our most popular domestic photo tour, and we've been offering this trip for nearly twenty years. We know Yellowstone, and we'll maximize our shooting opportunities for wildlife, birds, and landscapes.
Yellowstone is the premiere wildlife photography destination in the US, and Fall is the ultimate time of year to visit. Our trip should coincide with the fall rut and courtship activity of pronghorn antelope, moose, and elk. We're likely to also film bighorn sheep, mule deer, bison, and coyote, as well as the great scenics the area is world-famous for.
Fee: $1,995. Limit: 10 participants
Kenya PHOTO SAFARI - Samburu, Nakuru, and the Masai Mara
(.........) October 9-23, 2010 $8,695
(..........) October 31-November 18, 2010 $9,995
These are among our most popular, and difficult to get into, tours. Contact our office for final dates.
We'll be visiting the three best game-viewing and photography destinations in Kenya, and probably in all of Africa. Each locale is unique, with the endemic species of semi-arid Samburu -- gerenuk, reticulated giraffe, beisa oryx, Gunther's dik-dik, and of course great elephants and a wonderful chance of leopard. Samburu's bird photography is extraordinary, too. Lake Nakuru is famous for its flamingos -- sometimes numbering in the millions, but it also has a candy-store variety of mammals, including great white rhino, Rothschild's giraffes, and baboons, vervet monkeys, leopards, various antelopes, and many species of birds. The crown jewel is the Masai Mara, and our tours are virtually the only photography tours that visit three distinct locations within this incredibly rich park. By staying at three different camps -- in the south, the west, and finally the east, we'll maximize our game-viewing with minimum driving, concentrating on the rich game of the region. Our subjects -- the best! Including wonderful cheetah opportunities, great lion prides, hyenas, jackals, leopards, all the plains game, crocs, hippos, elephants, and many species of birds, both song and birds-of-prey. Our trips are limited to 3 photographers per vehicle! Price is from Nairobi, and includes all food, lodging, fees, and ground transportation.
Fee: $8,695 (2 weeks)
$9,995 (19 days)
Rwanda's MOUNTAIN GORILLAS
(.....) This trip will again be offered in the fall of 2010 and in January of 2011.
Rwanda's mountain gorillas are perhaps the premiere and most spectacular wildlife encounter any wildlife photographer and wildlife lover can have.
October 23-31, 2010
Participants Limit: 6 Fee: TBA
Ethiopia's Mountain Mammals
(.........) November 28-December 9, 2010
Ethiopian wolves, ibex, hamadryas baboons, lammergeyer vultures, and spectacular landscapes. This safari will be devoted to the exotic wildlife of the incredible highlands of Ethiopia.
SCOUTING TRIP India's Tigers - the Best of India's tiger parks
(.........) February 28 - March 19, 2011
with an Optional Extension to Satpura National Park
We are doing a scouting trip to India's top three parks for tigers and other wildlife. This trip is limited to ten photographers. If you are interested, contact us ASAP.
Humpback Whales of Southeast Alaska - Digital Workflow and Photoshop Photo Tour
(......) This tour will be offered again in August 2011
The coastal waters of southeastern Alaska are perhaps the best location in the world to observe and photograph humpback whales, and no whale is more spectacular or photogenic than is species. We'll be touring the best whale locations of southeastern Alaska by our live-aboard boat, searching for bubble-net feeding, lunge-feeding, and breeching humpbacks. We'll also be in some excellent areas for brown and black bears, as well. In addition to our whale photography, we'll also be conducting mini-seminars on digital workflow, digital photography, and Photoshop tricks and techniques on this very limited and unique tour.
The Brown Bears of Coastal Katmai
(.....) August dates TBA for 2011
One of the most exciting photographic locations in North America is the spawning creeks of Alaska's salmon where, each year, dozens of bears gather to fish. We'll be photographing at bear-level, ground-level sandbars where brown bears, the largest of all bears, chase or dive after salmon, and often feed upon their catches just yards from our location. We'll be working at two or more shooting locations, and in addition to bears we'll be filming Stellar's sea lions and Tufted and Horned Puffins. The shooting is simply incredible.
Botswana Summer 2012
We wil, once again, offer an incredible tour to the best of Botswana. This tour will be extremely limited so if you are interested contact our office to be placed on our 'first contact' list. As details are fleshed out, we'll post the brochure -- but you may not want to wait for that!
Special Photo Projects
(......... ) Personalized Sessions - in macro, electronic flash, and wildlife photography covering the topic or topics of your choice. This session is designed to accommodate people who have special interests that are not covered in other workshops and tours, or to cater to participants with special interests with limited time available. It allows each individual to pick and choose topics as well as deciding on the length of the courses. We will limit this to four people which enables us to offer more of a one on one session. Fee: $500/per person/day. Half-day session: $250, including lunch .
Hours: 9-5 formal classroom and in-field instruction. Optional sunrise or evening session.
Half-day session: 9-1PM. Same. Sunrise and evening sessions are not an option.
......... ) Personalized Sessions in Adobe Photoshop - Learn the basics or address your individual needs in learning this powerful, exciting, and creative program. Fee: $500/per person/day. Half-day session: $250, including lunch. Lodging and meals are not included but can be arranged.
Hours: 9-5 formal classroom.
Half-day session: 9-1PM. Same.
If you are interested in any of the above, please return this gold schedule and we'll send you our brochures. Thank you.
THE GOLD SCHEDULE
2010
Last Update, January 4, 2010
Spring
Hummingbirds and Volcanoes
The Highlands of Costa Rica
March 2-12. 2010
We'll be visiting Costa Rica's most famous volcano, Arenal, where we'll photograph the volcano both day and night, visit a great reptile collection for photography, andphotograph at well-visited bird feeders. From there we'll head to two different locations for hummingbird photography where we'll have the opportunity to film over 14 different species.
Fee: $3,895
Hoot Hollow West!
The Arizona DIGITAL Complete Nature Photo Course
Maximize Your Photographic Potential with a Digital Camera -
in Southern Arizona at the Santa Rita Lodge, Madeira Canyon
(........) April 4-10, 2010
Digital Imagery is revolutionizing photography. While many of the same concepts taught in the CNPC apply -- EXPOSURE, composition, proper camera and lens techniques, and the art of seeing, DIGITAL provides and demands much more. In this course we'll explain exposure via Histograms and White Balance, using RAW and other formats, and the information - and ONLY the information -- a digital nature or landscape photographer needs to know. Our course will be divided into Class time for traditional photographic instruction, in-the-field digital photography, and in-Lab computer time. Students will learn to maximize the potential of their digital cameras as they learn how to composite for panoramas, for images of varying exposure, and more. Our Arizona location is spectacular for subjects, and you'll have an opportunity to photograph hummingbirds at our High Speed Flash setups, a variety of birds at our natural light sites, as well as varied wildlife found in the Canyon and on field trips to the wonderful Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
If you are a serious digital photographer -- be that a novice who wants to start right or a aspiring professional who wants to polish up the loose ends, the DCNPC is the course. Plan on doing a photo tour or safari with us? Serious about your shooting? Do the DCNPC!
Price includes great food, lodging, computer supplies, and a wonderful portfolio of photographic subjects.
Each course is Limited to 10 students and with TWO INSTRUCTORS.
Fee: $2,295. NOTE: This course is immediately followed by our Hummingbird High Speed Photography Shoots.
Hummingbirds of SE Arizona - Using our High Speed Flash at our Set-ups
(.........)April 11-16, April 18-23, and April 23-28/ This is one of most popular and photographically productive US tours!
Participant Limit: Seven Non-photographic spouses welcome!
Photograph several species of beautiful hummingbirds at one of the premiere locations in the US, the Santa Rita Mountains of southeastern Arizona. No equipment is necessary other than your own camera and a hotshoe flash to trigger our High Speed Flash setups. Return with spectacular images of Broad-billed and Magnificent Hummingbirds, as well as numerous species of song birds attracted to our special natural light feeders. Bridled titmice, black-headed grosbeaks, acorn woodpeckers, Mexican jays, and more. Lodging, lunches and some dinners are included. Fee: $2,195
Special Hummingbird and Bat high-speed Flash Photo Shoot in Southern Arizona
(.....) April 30-May 5
Not only will this special shoot concentrate on capturing hummingbirds in mid-flight (as described above) during the day, but we will also shoot after dark as well as we try to capture bats drinking or skimming the water at two different water sources. In addition, we'll set up at one of the hummingbird tube feeders to try to capture nectar-drinking bats at they come in to feed at night. All of the night photography will be tripped by the PhotoTrap, an infrared tripping device that has been designed by Bill Forbes. Lodging, lunches, and some dinners are included.
Participant Limit: 4
Fee:$2,495.
Summer
OUR MOST POPULAR COURSE:
The DIGITAL Complete Nature Photo Course -
Maximize Your Photographic Potential with a Digital Camera
(........) May 23-29, 2010
(.......) June 6-12, 2010
(........) July 11-17, 2010
Digital Imagery is revolutionizing photography. While many of the same concepts taught in the CNPC apply -- EXPOSURE, composition, proper camera and lens techniques, and the art of seeing, DIGITAL provides and demands much more. In this course we'll explain exposure via Histograms and White Balance, using RAW and other formats, and the information - and ONLY the information -- a digital nature or landscape photographer needs to know. Our course will be divided into Class time for traditional photographic instruction, in-thet-field digital photography, and in-Lab computer time. Students will learn to maximize the potential of their digital cameras as they learn how to composite for panoramas, for images of varying exposure, and more. . If you are a serious digital photographer -- be that a novice who wants to start right or a aspiring professional who wants to polish up the loose ends, the DCNPC is the course. Plan on doing a photo tour or safari with us? Serious about your shooting? Do the DCNPC!
Price includes great food, lodging, computer supplies, and a wonderful portfolio of photographic subjects. All the courses include FOOD and LODGING and all materials necessary for the course. Each course is Limited to 10 students and with TWO INSTRUCTORS.
Fee: $1,695.
NOTE: This course is immediately followed by our Intro to Photoshop - Optimizing the Digital Darkroom.
Reptiles of the World Photo Shoot
(..........) June 20-25, 2010
We will be offering another Reptile shoot in 2010, if there is an interest. In 2009 we photographed over 75 species during the shoot, and we had over 120 different subjects on hand for photography. Participants use OUR FLASH SETUPS, as we photograph studio setups that reflect the natural habitats of the subjects, while producing beautiful portraits of the subjects. You'll shoot venomous snakes, various treefrogs, lizards, crocodilians, turtles, nonvenomous snakes, and invertebrates like scorpions, tarantulas, and more.
This year we are going to emphasize water sets, offering great reflections for arboreal snakes, treefrogs, and lizards, and for traditional water-level shots of various amphibians and turtles.
For more information, check out our 2009 Trip Report or our 2009 brochure (as a reference for 2010's offering).
PHOTOSHOP I: INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP - Optimizing the Digital Darkroom.
(........) May 30 - June 5, 2010
Learn the basic but essential aspects of Photoshop, including the ways to import images, working with files, and MOST IMPORTANTLY the tools and techniques you need to know for mastering Photoshop at a beginner's level, but at a competent level as well. Although this is a beginner's level course, you will be learning techniques like Masking and using Layers that are often only discussed in intermediate-level courses. This PS course is the absolute foundation for your Photoshop skills. Limit: 10, with TWO instructors present during all Lab hours. All the courses include FOOD and LODGING and all materials necessary for the course. Fee: $1,795 NOTE: this workshop follows our May Digital -CNPC courses and preceeds our June Digital CNPC.
OUR MOST POPULAR COURSE:
The DIGITAL Complete Nature Photo Course -
Maximize Your Photographic Potential with a Digital Camera
(........) May 23 - 29, 2010
(........) June 6 - 12, 2010,
(........) July 11 - 17, 2010
Digital Imagery is revolutionizing photography. While many of the same concepts taught in the CNPC apply -- EXPOSURE, composition, proper camera and lens techniques, and the art of seeing, DIGITAL provides and demands much more. In this course we'll explain exposure via Histograms and White Balance, using RAW and other formats, and the information - and ONLY the information -- a digital nature or landscape photographer needs to know. Our course will be divided into Class time for traditional photographic instruction, in-thet-field digital photography, and in-Lab computer time. Students will learn to maximize the potential of their digital cameras as they learn how to composite for panoramas, for images of varying exposure, and more. . If you are a serious digital photographer -- be that a novice who wants to start right or a aspiring professional who wants to polish up the loose ends, the DCNPC is the course. Plan on doing a photo tour or safari with us? Serious about your shooting? Do the DCNPC!
Price includes great food, lodging, computer supplies, and a wonderful portfolio of photographic subjects. All the courses include FOOD and LODGING and all materials necessary for the course. Each course is Limited to 10 students.
Fee: $1,695.
NOTE: The June date course is immediately followed by our Advanced Photoshop and Photography Course- Taking It to the Next Step.
PHOTOSHOP II: CS4 Taking It to the Next Step with Applied Digital Photography
(............) June 13-19, 2010
We'll be reviewing all of the important aspects of Photoshop as it applies to your photograph,. More importantly, this workshop will include plenty of time for photography, shooting assignments that we'll work on, together, in the computer lab. If you need a brush up on Photoshop and you wish to get added insight into digital photography, this is the course for you. We'll be teaching, thinking, and shooting both practically and creatively, with the idea that what we are photographing can be imported into Photoshop to create what we imagine -- whether that is a literal rendition or an imaginative take. Author Ellen Anon (Photoshop CS4 for Nature Photographers) will teach this course.
The ADVANCED DIGITAL Complete Nature Photo Course -
(........) July 11 -1 7, 2010
Contact our office if YOU are interested in a flash course for 2010! Demand will dictate whether or not we will offer this course.
For all of our graduated of the D-CNPC, here's the perfect follow-up -- a course that takes what you've learned one BIG further step. In this course we'll delve further into both TTL and manual flash exposures, where you'll actually do a few setups yourself to master electronic flash lighting indoors or out. We'll be spending more time shooting -- working on compositions in the field, mastering exposure in real-time, and difficult to shoot subjects, including macro photography, panning, and exposure/focus/contrast composites. Once again, we'll cover Digital Workflow, and specific Photoshop tasks that will allow you to maximize your images' digital potential. We anticipate this Special course filling quickly, so contact our office ASAP!
Price includes great food, lodging, computer supplies, and a wonderful portfolio of photographic subjects. All the courses include FOOD and LODGING and all materials necessary for the course.
Each course is Limited to 10 students and with TWO INSTRUCTORS. Fee: $1,695.
Digital Workflow using Adobe LIGHTROOM and Photoshop
( ..........) July 18 - 24, 2010
Digital workflow can be the digital photographer's nightmare, but new software, like Adobe's LIGHTROOM, is expediting this workflow, making image management, and photographer's lives, much easier. We'll show you step-by-step how to use LIGHTROOM to manage and edit your digital files, and to make global adjustments to these images, especially with RAW images. You'll be surprised to see how quick and easy it is to make most adjustments. LIGHTROOM isn't replacing Photoshop, however, and we'll show you when and why you still need to use Photoshop for certain tasks, like targeted adjustments with layers, and we'll also show you how to do the most commonly needed tasks in Photoshop as well.
This class will also include shooting time in the field so that we can help you apply your new skills in a real-time, very practical way.
Limited to TEN students. Fee: $1,695
Jaguars and the Wildlife of the Pantanal
(.........) August 12 - August 21, 2010
and
(........) August 25 - September 3, 2010
There are also pre- and post trip extensions available, see below.
We'll be photographing jaguars, giant otters, the world's largest rodent, the cabybara, caimens, and at least 50 different species of birds, and perhaps more than 75. This is an extraordinary opportunity to photograph one of the world's most elusive big cats.
In August, 2008 I did a scouting trip to the world's largest wetlands, Brazil's Pantanal. On my scouting trip I devoting most of my time in searching for jaguars, the New World's largest, and the world's third largest, cat, and from this experience I set up a trip to maximize our chances for photographing wild jaguars while still photographing the Pantanal's other incredibly diverse wildlife. Other species we can expect include giant otters, jabiru storks at the nest, hyacinth macaws, other parrot species, a variety of song, perch, and water/wading birds, birds of prey, kingfishers - the best location in the world, pootoos, caimens, anacondas, and other reptiles, amphibians, and insects. I expect this to be one of our most exciting destinations in 2010, so if you're interested, get on to our first-contact list ASAP.
Fee: TBA
Iguazu Falls
August 22-24, 2010
Iguazu is one of the world's most spectacular waterfalls, and we'll be visiting multiple observation spots for photography, as well as a very productive aviary where we'll film many tropical species up close. This extension can be added to the end of the first jaguar photo tour, or to the beginning of the second jaguar photo tour.
Fee: TBA
Maned Wolf
August
5-10, 2010
dates approximate at this time
Fee: TBA
The largest canine in South America and an endangered species, the maned wolf is a mysterious, rarely seen predator. We'll be visiting a location where the wolves are incredibly habituated, and we'll should have excellent opportunities not only to photograph the wolf but also large number of hyacinth macaws, other macaws and birds, and several mammal species.
Fall, 2010
Yellowstone National Park - The Landscapes and Mammals of Fall
(........) September 19-25, 2010
and
(.........) September 26-October 2, 2010
This is our most popular domestic photo tour, and we've been offering this trip for nearly twenty years. We know Yellowstone, and we'll maximize our shooting opportunities for wildlife, birds, and landscapes.
Yellowstone is the premiere wildlife photography destination in the US, and Fall is the ultimate time of year to visit. Our trip should coincide with the fall rut and courtship activity of pronghorn antelope, moose, and elk. We're likely to also film bighorn sheep, mule deer, bison, and coyote, as well as the great scenics the area is world-famous for.
Fee: $1,995. Limit: 10 participants
Kenya PHOTO SAFARI - Samburu, Nakuru, and the Masai Mara
(.........) October 9-23, 2010 $8,695
(..........) October 31-November 18, 2010 $9,995
These are among our most popular, and difficult to get into, tours. Contact our office for final dates.
We'll be visiting the three best game-viewing and photography destinations in Kenya, and probably in all of Africa. Each locale is unique, with the endemic species of semi-arid Samburu -- gerenuk, reticulated giraffe, beisa oryx, Gunther's dik-dik, and of course great elephants and a wonderful chance of leopard. Samburu's bird photography is extraordinary, too. Lake Nakuru is famous for its flamingos -- sometimes numbering in the millions, but it also has a candy-store variety of mammals, including great white rhino, Rothschild's giraffes, and baboons, vervet monkeys, leopards, various antelopes, and many species of birds. The crown jewel is the Masai Mara, and our tours are virtually the only photography tours that visit three distinct locations within this incredibly rich park. By staying at three different camps -- in the south, the west, and finally the east, we'll maximize our game-viewing with minimum driving, concentrating on the rich game of the region. Our subjects -- the best! Including wonderful cheetah opportunities, great lion prides, hyenas, jackals, leopards, all the plains game, crocs, hippos, elephants, and many species of birds, both song and birds-of-prey. Our trips are limited to 3 photographers per vehicle! Price is from Nairobi, and includes all food, lodging, fees, and ground transportation.
Fee: $8,695 (2 weeks)
$9,995 (19 days)
Rwanda's MOUNTAIN GORILLAS
(.....) This trip will again be offered in the fall of 2010 and in January of 2011.
Rwanda's mountain gorillas are perhaps the premiere and most spectacular wildlife encounter any wildlife photographer and wildlife lover can have.
October 23-31, 2010
Participants Limit: 6 Fee: TBA
Ethiopia's Mountain Mammals
(.........) November 28-December 9, 2010
Ethiopian wolves, ibex, hamadryas baboons, lammergeyer vultures, and spectacular landscapes. This safari will be devoted to the exotic wildlife of the incredible highlands of Ethiopia.
SCOUTING TRIP India's Tigers - the Best of India's tiger parks
(.........) February 28 - March 19, 2011
with an Optional Extension to Satpura National Park
We are doing a scouting trip to India's top three parks for tigers and other wildlife. This trip is limited to ten photographers. If you are interested, contact us ASAP.
Humpback Whales of Southeast Alaska - Digital Workflow and Photoshop Photo Tour
(......) This tour will be offered again in August 2011
The coastal waters of southeastern Alaska are perhaps the best location in the world to observe and photograph humpback whales, and no whale is more spectacular or photogenic than is species. We'll be touring the best whale locations of southeastern Alaska by our live-aboard boat, searching for bubble-net feeding, lunge-feeding, and breeching humpbacks. We'll also be in some excellent areas for brown and black bears, as well. In addition to our whale photography, we'll also be conducting mini-seminars on digital workflow, digital photography, and Photoshop tricks and techniques on this very limited and unique tour.
The Brown Bears of Coastal Katmai
(.....) August dates TBA for 2011
One of the most exciting photographic locations in North America is the spawning creeks of Alaska's salmon where, each year, dozens of bears gather to fish. We'll be photographing at bear-level, ground-level sandbars where brown bears, the largest of all bears, chase or dive after salmon, and often feed upon their catches just yards from our location. We'll be working at two or more shooting locations, and in addition to bears we'll be filming Stellar's sea lions and Tufted and Horned Puffins. The shooting is simply incredible.
Botswana Summer 2012
We wil, once again, offer an incredible tour to the best of Botswana. This tour will be extremely limited so if you are interested contact our office to be placed on our 'first contact' list. As details are fleshed out, we'll post the brochure -- but you may not want to wait for that!
(......... ) Personalized Sessions - in macro, electronic flash, and wildlife photography covering the topic or topics of your choice. This session is designed to accommodate people who have special interests that are not covered in other workshops and tours, or to cater to participants with special interests with limited time available. It allows each individual to pick and choose topics as well as deciding on the length of the courses. We will limit this to four people which enables us to offer more of a one on one session. Fee: $500/per person/day. Half-day session: $250, including lunch .
Hours: 9-5 formal classroom and in-field instruction. Optional sunrise or evening session.
Half-day session: 9-1PM. Same. Sunrise and evening sessions are not an option.
......... ) Personalized Sessions in Adobe Photoshop - Learn the basics or address your individual needs in learning this powerful, exciting, and creative program. Fee: $500/per person/day. Half-day session: $250, including lunch. Lodging and meals are not included but can be arranged.
Hours: 9-5 formal classroom.
Half-day session: 9-1PM. Same.
If you are interested in any of the above, please return this gold schedule and we'll send you our brochures. Thank you.
