Workshop Calendar February 23-26, 2012 Death Valley and the Alabama Foothills of the Eastern Sierra mountains Description March 31, 2012 One Day Sedona Description April 21-22, 2012 Sedona and Antelope Canyon Description May 5, 2012 One Day Sedona Description May 8-16, 2012 Rafting the Grand Canyon Description May 25-27, 2012 Page Arizona: Slot Canyons, Horseshoe Bend and Alstrom Point Description June 7-10, 2012 Big Sur California Coast Description June 2012 (date TBD) Beautiful Lake Tahoe Description August 11-12, 2012 Sedona Monsoon two day workshop Description September 1, 2012 One Day Sedona Description September 16-18, 2012 Havasupai Falls - an Oasis in the Grand Canyon Description October 2012 (date TBD) Eastern Sierras Description October 20-22, 2012 Sedona Fall Color and Antelope Canyon Description October 31 - November 4, 2012 Navajo Lands to Canyon Lands Description November 10, 2012 Intro to Photography and the Digital SLR Description Also coming up... Bryce Canyon & Escalante Utah, and Kauai Hawai'i! |
All workshops feature the following:
Custom workshops are a great way to meet your exact needs, and with very personalized instruction. You may want to consider a custom workshop if:
I try to keep all of my rates very reasonable, even for custom workshops. Exact pricing will depend on the length and sites visited. Please contact me today and I'll be happy to design something to suit your particular needs. One Day Sedona Photography Workshop Limited on time but still want to photograph some of Sedona's iconic locations? This workshop is for you. We will carpool to a number of
beautiful Sedona locations (including
one rarely visited spot) and discuss how to approach your composition
along with the technical aspects of photography such as focusing for
depth field and/or how to properly expose a photograph. We will start
before sunrise to capture the "golden hour", take a midday break and
then reassemble in the afternoon for photography and instruction until
sunset. Cost: $175
Introduction to Photography and the Digital SLR Just get a new digital camera and not know where to begin? This half day workshop is for you. We'll start at my house for
about an hour and a half where we will learn the basic terminology and
components of a digital slr. We will learn how to set up the camera
along with understanding the function of the following: shutter,
aperture, exposure meter, iso settings, histograms, picture quality,
file size and focus settings. Once we have the basics down we will head
out on location around Sedona to begin capturing images with our
cameras. After this session you will be able to set up your camera and
take photographs with predictably great results. Cost:
$100 Navajo Lands Explorer (4 Day): Antelope Canyon, \Flaming House Ruins, Hunt's Mesa and Monument Valley A slightly shorter version of the longer 4 Day Navajo Lands, you'll still photograph some of the most spectacular locations within the Navajo Nation, including rarely visited Cedar Mesa. Experience the dancing light off the convoluted and twisted walls of Antelope Canyon - possibly the world’s most photographed slot! Then we’ll head to Monument Valley to shoot the setting sun and long shadows of these famous Buttes. Day one: We’ll start this adventure in Sedona in the afternoon, allowing time for people to arrive in Sedona earlier in the day. After some short introductions and discussions about our trip, we’ll drive down to photograph Red Rock Crossing to catch the optimum light conditions of late afternoon on Cathedral Rock with it’s special reflections in Oak Creek. Day Two: An early morning departure from Sedona in order to arrive at the beautiful slots of Antelope Canyon at the perfect time of day for light shafts. We’ll spend all morning exploring the many shapes, colors and patterns of these rare canyons. After a break for lunch in nearby Page, Arizona we’ll head to the heart of Navajo lands: Monument Valley. This vast area straddling the Arizona and Utah border will be more fully explored in the coming days, but for now, I’ll take you to one of the best places to capture a beautiful sunset. Our overnight stay will be in nearby Mexican Hat at the fun & funky San Juan Inn. Day Three: This a day of secret overlooks and vistas that only locals (and very few photographers) know about – Cedar Mesa. Then it’s on to the Flaming House Ruins for some late morning shooting. After a break for lunch to refuel and discuss the morning’s adventure, we’ll meet up with our Navajo guide who will take us on a thrilling 4x4 ride up to Hunts Mesa – a breathtaking overlook above Monument Valley. There will be lots of time to catch the changing light - both at sunset and again at sunrise - while our Navajo guide tends to shelter, food, and fire (all camping equipment supplied). Day Four: Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunt’s Mesa is something every photographer should experience at least once, and you’ll have a front row seat for photographing this view. The interplay of light, color, shadow and distance allows every photographer to interpret it based on their own vision. I’ll help you translate that vision into your photograph. After a hearty campfire breakfast, we’ll break camp and begin our journey back to Sedona for the completion of our adventure. Cost:
$995 per person
Page Arizona: Slot Canyons, Horseshoe Bend and Alstrom Point On this trip we will be photographing Sedona’s red rocks as a warm up for the rest of our trip. Then we’ll be heading up into the north end of the state to explore the wondrous Antelope Canyon and the Lake Powell area. Day one: We’ll start this adventure in Sedona in early afternoon to give you time to fly in and get settled. After some short introductions and discussions about our trip, we’ll drive down to photograph Red Rock Crossing to catch the optimum light conditions of late afternoon on Cathedral Rock with its special reflections in Oak Creek. Day two: An early morning departure from Sedona to lower Antelope Canyon, one of the most spectacular slot canyons in the U.S. We'll arrive at the most optimal time of the day for photography, spending a relaxed 4 hours exploring the many shapes, colors and textures that this site can offer. Don't worry, we'll have plenty of time to explore! After that we’ll be ready for lunch and check in to our hotel in Page, Arizona nearby. But the afternoon is still a great time to head to Alstrom Point, so that’s what we’ll do. Just across the border in Utah, this point gives us a beautiful view of Lake Powell with it’s never ending vistas of color and light. Weather permitting, we’ll also have some great sunset photo opportunities. After a fun, long, day we’ll head page to Page for the evening. Day three: More slot canyon fun, this time to upper Antelope Canyon. While it shares the same area as lower Antelope Canyon, the lighting, patterns and shapes can be very different. A good challenge for those creative skills you’ve learned over the last few days. We’ll then head to Horseshoe Bend, where the Colorado River makes a 180-degree turn. Here the river has eroded the Navaho sandstone for eons, digging a canyon 1100-feet deep. On our trip back to Sedona this afternoon, time permitting, we may stop by Coalmine Canyon. Haven’t heard of it? It’s one of those secret places that locals know about and can offer some unique photographic opportunities. We arrive back in Sedona in the early evening. Includes:
Note: Hotel stays in Sedona not included. Cost:
$650
On
this trip we will be
photographing Sedona’s red rocks as a warm up for the rest of our trip.
Then we’ll be heading up into the north end of the state to
explore
the wonderous Antelope Canyon. Day two: On to Antelope Canyon, one of the most spectacular slot canyons in the U.S. We'll visit at the most optimal times of the day for photography, exploring the many shapes, colors and textures that this site can offer. Don't worry, we'll have plenty of time to explore! Cost:
$395 Magical Death Valley and the Alabama Foothills of the Eastern Sierra Mountains Death Valley is the largest national park outside of Alaska. We will be photographing from the lowest point in the U.S. to views of the highest peak in the contiguous United States. Winter temperatures in the park stay in the sixties and seventies from before dawn to the very last light.
Cost: $700 The Enchanted Coast: Big Sur California (4 days, 3 nights) Big Sur, on the California coast, contains vast wildernesses and breathtaking views. Stretching ninety miles along the rugged central coast region of California.
This workshop is for all levels of photographers and there will be plenty of individual time with Ian to discuss technically and artistically how to take your photography to the next level. Some of the items that will be discussed are balancing exposures between land, ocean and sky along with learning depth of field and how to design a composition. Other topics of discussion will be the use of neutral density filters and bracketing exposures to use with HDR software. For this trip we will be car-pooling to locations and it will be necessary for you to arrange your own lodging. Cost:
$750 per person, double occupancy.
This trip combines the best of both worlds: The best of the best features from my Navajo Lands workshops, combined with the best locations in the Canyon Lands. On Navajo lands, we'll photograph such iconic locations as Monument Valley , The Ruins on Cedar Mesa, and a sunset shoot on the fabled Hunts Mesa.
From there, we head to Moab Utah, for photography in Canyonlands National Park and Arches National Park where we'll shoot spectacular locations and overlooks such as Mesa Arch, Green River, Delicate Arch and others.
Includes two nights hotel in Mexican hat at the San Juan Inn, two nights in Moab at the Red Stone Inn. Transportation from Sedona to all locations, all Navajo Fees, Park Fees etc.
Cost:
$1400 per person, double occupancy (six people max) Note: We may have
one night of camping atop Hunts Mesa to capture the
best light, weather permitting. Please contact me to find out
whether your selected date would include camping) Optional add on: Antelope Canyon can be added to the first morning of the trip , depending on what the group decides.
Ansel Adams Wilderness Pack Horse Trip The Ansel Adams Wilderness spans in elevation from 3,500 to 13,157 feet (1,100 to 4,000 m), forming the northern end of the High Sierra mountain range. The centerpiece of the Ansel Adams wilderness is the Ritter Range, which includes dark metavolcanic glaciated mountains such as Mount Ritter, Banner Peak, and The Minarets. On this trip we will meet in Mammoth Lakes California on the first day in the afternoon to go over the details of the trip, followed by dinner in Mammoth. In the morning we are off to the trailhead to meet the pack horse outfitter to begin the journey to the Ediza Lake Basin. Here we will stay for three nights with endless opportunities to day hike and photograph this spectacular granite basin with its numerous waterfalls, streams and granite formations such as Mt. Ritter and Banner Peaks, The Minarets, Ediza lake, Iceberg Lake and more. The outfitter will take care of most gear food and cooking so all we need to worry about is photography in this amazing scenery where Ansel Adams wandered in years past. As always I will be working with you on improving the technical aspects of your photography along with discussions about an approach to composition. Again we will meet in Mammoth Lakes or you may ride with me from Sedona if it is convenient with where you are coming from. If riding with me we could leave the day before and spend the night in Lone Pine then photograph the Alabama Foothills at sunrise and spend some extra time enjoying the scenery of the Eastern Sierras traveling up Hwy. 395 on the way to Mammoth Lakes. No charge for this, you'd just take care of your own lodging in Lone Pine. Includes first night hotel in Mammoth, transportation to trailhead, pack horse outfitter including all food while in back country and all the photo knowledge you can learn. Transportation from Sedona optional as outlined above Cost:
$1975 per person, double occupancy. Havasupai Falls - An Oasis in the Grand Canyon Nestled 3,000 feet deep into the NE corner of the Grand Canyon lies another world accessible only by foot, horseback, or helicopter - Havasu Canyon - known world-wide for its turquiose waters, spectacular series of towering waterfalls, travertine ledges, and its native namesakes - the "People of the Blue-Green Water". From our primitive base camp below 100 ft tall Havasupai Falls, we'll have plenty of time to journey both up and down the canyon to explore lands forgotten by time - including (for the more adventurous) an exciting descent through the travertine down to the base of majestic 200-foot-high Mooney Falls. The exact itinerary will change depending on conditions and what the group decides. Cost:
$750 per person Sedona Monsoon Two Day Workshop A truly unique workshop not offered anywhere else - a chance to capture Sedona's iconic scenery at the height of the afternoon monsoon season. We'll likely have spectacular skies, providing a stunning backdrop to the natural beauty of the area. We will carpool to a number of
beautiful Sedona locations (including
one rarely visited spot) and discuss how to approach your composition
along with the technical aspects of photography such as focusing for
depth field and/or how to properly expose a photograph, especially with
stormy skies. We will start
before sunrise to capture the "golden hour", take a midday break and
then reassemble in the afternoon for photography and instruction until
sunset. We'll hope to see many rainbows and storm clouds on
this adventure. Cost:
$395 Imagine a perfect alpine lake -- smooth-as-glass green water, towering snowcapped mountain peaks and a sky that seems always to be sunny -- and you're looking at Lake Tahoe, situated where California and Nevada meet. We'll be photographing such
stunning locations as Emerald Bay, Squaw Creek, East Shore, Fallen Leaf
and more. Cost: $TBD Dates
and other details coming soon Photograph the morning and afternoon light as it casts its warm glow through towering canyon walls and reflects off the river. This 220-mile Colorado River painting trip down the Grand Canyon has been custom-designed especially for photographers and painters. Camping locations are selected for an inspiring array of compositions with midday rafting hours taking you from one extraordinary photography site to the next. Included:
All meals, rafting trip, ground transportation from Flagstaff to
take-in and take-out points, overnight stay and dinner at Marble Canyon
Lodge before morning departure. Tents and sleeping gear can be rented
as an option. Cost: $2800 per person More details coming soon The Eastern Sierra mountains area has some of the most varied and beautiful scenery in the United States. We'll
be photographing such
stunning locations as Alabama Foothills, Bishop Creek, North Lake,
Convict lake, Mono Lake and more. By going in October, we'll
also
have the chance to see some spectacular Fall colors, such as those
shown at Bishop Creek below. Cost: $TBD Dates
and other details coming soon
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There
will be two options on meeting and traveling for this trip. Meet in
Sedona Az and travel to Monument Valley or meet at Monument Valley or
Mexican Hat hotel. If you are traveling with me there may be an
opportunity to photograph another location on the way back to Sedona.
