Point Lobos & Big Sur - California
Location: Point Lobos, California
Dates: TBA
Tuition: $2,500
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Class Size: Limited
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How to Prepare
How should you prepare for my workshops?
- Bring your portable computer loaded with your software to work on. We do not provide computers/monitors. In special cases, on a very limited basis, we may be able to provide equipment for you. We are able to provide the latest version of Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom for your use during the week. We provide all printers and media - Epson. If you have a special kind of paper or substrate you wish to use, bring it.
- Bring removable media. You'll save valuable time if you bring your own portable hardrive. We also provide CDs and DVDs.
- Bring your images. We can look at images in any form: prints, reproductions, electronic slideshows, websites. Prints or individual electronic files that can be browsed in Adobe Bridge are ideal for portfolio reviews.
- Bring a camera. The single biggest mistake I make is not bringing my camera with me everywhere I go. You're bound to find something beautiful during our time together, so be ready to make images at a moment's notice.
- Bring something to take notes with. For some a computer keyboard is enough. Some like pen and paper. Others like audio recorders.
- Write down a clear statement of what you hope to accomplish during the workshop.
- Write a well defined set of questions you need answers to.
- Read resources relevant to your needs provided in my online Library.
- Optionally, read the first section (Input to Output) of my book Adobe Photoshop Master Class. Give some consideration to the second (Translating Tradition) and third (Compositing for Classicists) sections. Browse the fourth (Alterations), fifth (Atmospheric Effects), and sixth (Montage) sections for ideas.
- In coming to a workshop, you're setting out on a journey. Make the most of it by taking some time to reflect on what you are about to do before you leave and what you have done when you return. Joseph Dispenza's book The Way of the Traveler has excellent food for thought.
- Expect to meet interesting peers, share similar passions, and see things from new perspectives.
- Come with an open mind.
- My hope is that the workshop will exceed your expectations.
Make your vision drive exposure, composition, and processing, not the other way around.
Grow your visual voice by developing a personal project.
Do it your way.
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Space Is Limited
Destination
Join me along the stunning California coast between Point Lobos and Big Sur.
In this digital photography workshop, you'll discover some of the most dramatic locations on the Monterey Penninsula. See the headlands, coves and rolling meadows of Point Lobos. Photograph the natural wonders of the magical Big Sur coastline.
The region has been made iconic by photographers both past and present. Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and Minor White are just a few. We'll follow in their footsteps, visiting contemporary photographers who work there today, while we have our own unique experiences and pursue our own individual visions.
Vision
Limited class size offers individual guidance while stimulating an active dialog amid a diverse group of participants.
My workshops offer an unparalleled opportunity to develop your personal vision at exotic locations in a supportive community. Demonstrations, exercises, and feedback will help you grow your existing skills and talents revealing new ways of seeing and thinking that will energize and strengthen your authentic creative voice. You'll leave more versatile, focused, and inspired.
Explore multi-shot techniques to overcome technical limitations and expand possibilities.
Learn image selection and sequencing strategies.
Deepen your understanding of composition.
Learn post-processing tools that will enhance your distinctive style.
Find your story and tell it in your way.
The many resources I provide will help you prepare to make the most of your workshop experience and continue developing long afterward.
Start learning creatively with these free online resources.
"JP asks the questions that lead to answers."
Ken Carl
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