~Spring in the Sierra~
A 4 Day Backcountry Landscape Photography adventure Along the Eastern Sierra and White mountain valleys
Mission
The Eastern Sierras is certainly no hidden gem. I mean how could you keep such majesty a secret? This area has long been photographed, explored and recreated in. Master painters like Albert Beirdstadt or Thomas Hill were creating paintings deep in its wilderness more than a century ago and it still beckons artists from all over the world. Ansel Adams truly put this place on the map during his day and you'll find his work in almost every shop or cafe in the small towns surrounding these epic mountains.
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The Death Valley portion takes into little known and seldom visited hidden gems within death valleys backcountry region. Networks of old mining roads zig zag accross and through these hard to reach valleys but each with its own amazing attraction. From massive forests of Joshua trees, to pristine salt flats and mud crack filled sand dunes. But all to ourselves!
Join me in this incredible landscape of snow capped mountains, gardens of cacti and fields of boulders reminiscent of the ancient skeletons of fallen giants, and maybe if we're lucky, loads of wild flowers! There is no shortage of amazing things to photograph! Your mind can truly run wild here!
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This workshop will be mostly based out of Lonepine with several trips into Death Valley. For 3 of the 4 Nights will be camping in backcountry sites. The third night will be spent in a hotel which is included in the tuition.
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Where: This workshop will be based out of Lonepine, CA
When: May 12th-16th, 2025
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Limited to only 6 Students
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Total Cost: $2499.99
Deposit: $1000.00 @ Time of Booking
A Single night of Lodging Included
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Vision & Focus
This Workshop is aimed at the collision of rugged desert landscape backdropped with towering-snow covered mountains, and wondrous atmosphere
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This workshops focus is to capture the incredible drama, mood and atmosphere that these incredible mountains can generate. Its a challenging endeavor with amazing rewards..
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Our focus will be:
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Discovering Composition, Learning how to master visual flow when there is so much visual chaos
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Creating and crafting a visual narrative, Telling a story with your image
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Choosing the most engaging and thought provoking compositions to enhance that story
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Learning what technique or process best captures those elements
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Capturing Blue Hour images for Blending, for the BEST Astro Results
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Stacking images for focus, How, When, and Why!
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Focal Length Blending, Creative, Innovative, and Restorative techniques using wide angle lenses
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When and How to Properly Bracket and Exposure Blend
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How to put it all together in Adobe Lightroom, Helicon Focus, Starry landscape Stacker and Adobe Photoshop
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Various Techniques for Dodging & Burning, and Shaping the Light
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Color theory and its Immense power in Post Processing
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Timelapse Photography
~In-depth post processing*
Entirely Screen recorded
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~One-on-One image critiques*
Group, Terrain & Weather
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Itinerary
•Evening Day 1: We will begin this trip on Thursday May 12th @ 2pm at our TBD meeting location in Lonepine. From there we will gather for a briefing, chat a bit and strategize for the first evenings shooting. This crash course approach lets me gauge your varying skill and level of understanding of photography principals and fundamentals. Then, we will set out for afternoon light and sunset! We will set out to our first camp, settle in and then head out to begin the first excursion.
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•Morning Day 2: The Following morning, we will rise bright and early for that mornings sunrise location. Which could be decided that morning based on weather, clouds, conditions in general. After capturing sunrise and eating a meal we will make our way via convoy to the next camp and location.
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•Evening Day 2: Each day will begin and end similarly, moving locations daily.
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•Day 3: Will follow the above Itinerary, we will check into our hotel for the night at 4pm. Have a meal in town and head back out into the field.
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•Day 4: Will mimic day 2
•Day 5: The Final Sunrise, following the above Itinerary, followed by a group Breakfast!
-End - (10/11am)
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One night of Lodging Included