Zion National Park digital nature photo workshop

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Zion National Park

"Hidden Zion"

Where: Springdale, Utah

When: November 5-9, 2011 (five days, Saturday-Wednesday)

Tuition: $1295.00

Deposit: $300.00
Class Size: 14 maximum ONLY 6 SPOTS LEFT!

Contact for questions and registration: Ian Plant (ianplantphoto@gmail.com)

Looking to take your creative expression to the next level? Creative Vision Photo Workshops are designed to challenge you to reach new heights with your nature photography. Join Creative Vision instructors Ian Plant and Richard Bernabe on an intensive, multi-day field and classroom instructional workshop that will help you create photographs you've always dreamed of making.

Zion National Park is known for its extreme beauty, with towering sandstone cliffs, narrow and deep canyons, and gorgeous mountain scenery. In the fall, there's an extra bonus: stunning maples and cottonwoods changing with the season. During this workshop, Ian and Richard will teach a variety of techniques—both in the field and in the classroom—that will allow you to advance both your technical skills and artistic vision. We focus on a number of professional field techniques to help you create dramatic and powerful nature images, including:

• Working with dramatic light, including sunrise and sunset;
• The fundamentals of powerful compositions; and
• Abstract techniques for creating artistic photographs.

We’ll also teach you a number of professional “digital darkroom” secrets as well. Our hands-on intensive seminars—held during the middle of the day when the light is not conducive for photography—will teach you the fundamentals of image processing, and allow you to master important techniques including working with adjustment layers, layer masking and image blending, and other techniques used for artistic expression.

In addition, we'll explore a number of artistic philosophies that will help you find your own personal vision.

Places We'll Photograph

We'll photograph a number of popular destinations as well as some lesser known (but no less stunning) secret locations, including the following:


Court of the Patriarchs	Checkerboard Mesa	Emerald Pools	Temple of Sinawava	The Grotto


Kolob Terrace	Big Bend	Kolob Canyons	Towers of the Virgin

NOTE: We will not be going to the Narrows or the Subway (which also includes Archangel Falls and the "Crack"). Both of these hikes are extremely difficult and are not suitable for a large group tour. If you are interested in visiting either of these areas, please contact us about the possibility of arranging a private tour. Excellent physical fitness is required for either of these hikes.

Getting There
Las Vegas Airport is only three hours away by car from Springdale, Utah. Rental cars are available at the airport.

Fitness Level
There is some hiking on this workshop. Although many workshop destinations are near the road, some short, relatively easy hiking may be required. Trails are less than one mile one way and do not involve serious elevation gains. A standard liability release form will be required before the workshop starts.

Recommended Equipment
• Warm sweater or fleece and windproof shell; hat and gloves
• Hiking boots or sturdy walking shoes
• Rain gear including rain pants
• Sunscreen
• Water bottle
• Camera body
• Lenses ranging from 12-200mm (for cropped sensor camera); 17-200mm (full frame sensor cameras)
• Longer lenses may be useful for photographing wildlife and isolated scenics
• Spare digital memory cards
• Electronic cable release
• Tripod
• Flashlight
• Battery chargers and spare batteries
• Polarizing filter; graduated neutral density filters (2 or 3 stop); neutral density filters
• Laptop computer with Adobe Photoshop