Autumn Color In Rocky Mountain
National Park
5 Day Photo workshop: Sept 24-28, 2023
Estes Park, Colorado
Registration Fee: $950 - only $850 with last minute discount.
To pay the registration fee:
Click Here then click add to cart.
Partial Workshop available! Only available to join for a day or 3?
Contact me and we can work something out.
Spend 5 days in a variety of
locations around the beautiful Rocky Mountains during a photographer’s favorite
time of the year - Autumn! The last two weeks of September is generally the
time for peak color in Northern Colorado and the peaks of Rocky Mountain
National Park.
We will visit a variety of great
locations in Rocky Mountain National Park for fall foliage, combined with
classroom work to better your photographic craft, including time to process and
critique your images. We will shoot sunrises and sunsets as weather
allows, with a few hours each day dedicated to classroom instruction and image
processing. Locations will include, but not limited to: waterfalls,
forest streams, aspen groves, lakes and mountain overlooks.
We will end the workshop on Thursday with a group slide show and critique.
About the Photographer: Colin is a professional photographer and licensed tour
guide in Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce Canyon & Rocky Mountain National Parks, and currently
resides in Longmont, Colorado. He has
led several fall foliage workshops in Upstate New York & Colorado over the years.
Field lessons will include tips and
techniques for:
- How to make your foliage images pop
- How to capture good images in challenging lighting
conditions
- How to analyze a scene for compositional options
- Working with a range of lenses for a range of
compositions
- Using filters to improve artistic results
Indoor sessions will be spent
viewing and critiquing participants’ images. In addition, Colin will give
indoor instructional presentations on:
- Fall foliage photography techniques
- Adobe Lightroom workflow for getting the most from your
images
- How to shoot and stitch together panoramic images
Skills Needed
All skill levels are welcome.
Participants who have a basic understanding of digital workflow and knowledge
or exposure to Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom will get the most from this
workshop.
Other Considerations
NOTE: This workshop will involve 2-5 miles of rugged
hiking per day at 8,000-11,000′ elevations. Participants MUST be in
GOOD PHYSICAL SHAPE. If you are coming from sea level, plan to arrive
a couple of days early to acclimatize yourself to the high elevations.
Group Size: The workshop will be limited to 8 photographers
Registration Fee:
$950 - only $850 with last minute discount.
CLICK HERE and hit 'add to cart' to reserve and pay your registration fee
Limited housing options available in the 4BR vacation rental property that will be our home base for the workshop.
Dates and Times
Workshop begins Monday, Sept 24 at 4pm
and ends Friday, Sept 28 at 1pm.
Meals
Meals are the responsibility of the
participant and their cost is not included in the registration fee. We
will work with the group to organize meal times and locations.
Lodging
For all of my workshops, I rent a 4-5BR house that will be the home base
for our workshops, giving us a place to gather for classroom sessions, a
kitchen to use for meals, and a chance to mingle with and learn from
your fellow photographers. A limited
number of lodging options will be available at the 4BR home base property in Estes
Park beginning on Saturday, Sept 23 (if you want to arrive a day early to get acclimated to the elevation). Lodging is not included in the registration fee.
For all of my workshops, I rent a 4-5BR house that will be the home base
for our workshops, giving us a place to gather for classroom sessions, a
kitchen to use for meals, and a chance to mingle with and learn from
your fellow photographers. A limited
number of lodging options will be available at the 4BR home base property in Estes
Park beginning on Saturday, Sept 23 (if you want to arrive a day early to get acclimated to the elevation). Lodging is not included in the registration fee.
Private bedroom (King) with private bathroom - $175/night or $210 dbl occ.
Queen Bedrooms (x2) with shared bath - $135/night or $160 dbl occ.
Shared Room with 2 queen beds, shared bath - $110/nt or $160 dbl occ
Program Schedule:
Rather than adhering to a set
itinerary, we will stay flexible so that we optimize our time in the field,
giving you the best chances to capture great images based on weather and
lighting conditions, and fall color. We plan to photograph throughout the day.
After dinner, we’ll head back to the house for instructional sessions.
Sunday
Participants arrive in Estes Park.
Kick-off dinner and opening presentation and instructional session on Colin's
secrets for capturing fall color.
Monday
thru Wednesday
Early morning field trip followed by
brunch. Break for processing and instructional session. Afternoon
field trip.
Thursday
Morning field trip followed by breakfast. Group critiquing session, slide
show and workshop wrap-up.
(Schedule may vary considerably
depending on weather and other factors. NOTE: We will go where the color is best. If color is not peak in the park, we may visit other locations in the Front Range where color may be better)
What
to bring:
- A digital or film camera capable of manual exposure
settings. Due to the short time frame of the workshop, people with
digital cameras, especially digital SLR cameras, will get the most from
the workshop.
- Plan to bring all of your lenses, from wide angle to
telephoto, as the variety of locations will put all your gear to work!
- A sturdy tripod is essential for capturing the long
exposures necessary to capture waterfalls & streams, as well as at sunrise/set.
- All your filters. A circular polarizer filter, while not
required, can be a useful tool for controlling glare and reflections on
leaves and water. A graduated
neutral density filter can be useful at sunrise or sunset.
- Hiking boots or other sturdy shoes
- Rain gear and warm layers – Colorado mountain weather
can be finicky, and temps can be chilly at sunrise or sunset, especially
at higher altitudes.
- A headlamp or flashlight, in case we need to hike back
after sunset.
- Your own method of transportation. We will carpool
to locations as possible.
- A laptop computer loaded with Adobe Lightroom Classic,
to best take advantage of the Lightroom workflow sessions.
CLICK HERE and hit 'add to cart' to reserve and pay your registration fee
Workshop Cancellation Policy
- More than 120 days in advance - full deposit will be returned
- 60-120 days in advance - deposit can be used for a later workshop
- 30-60
days in advance - 50% refund. If we manage to fill all the workshop
slots, then the remaining 50% can be applied toward future workshops
- COVID-19
- if a COVID-19 related travel ban or quarantine directly affect you,
or if the workshop is cancelled due to travel restrictions - 100% refund
(or apply 50% toward a future workshop with a 10% discount)
