Enrollment,

• Student enrollment for studio workshops is limited to 12.
• Student enrollment for field workshops is limited to 14.
• Space is reserved on a first-come first-served basis.
• Reservations are not confirmed until a deposit is received.

Waiting List

• Be the first to hear about it.
• We schedule workshops more flexibly than other programs and if there's significant demand for a workshop we'll make it happen.
• Sign up for our waiting lists to receive special advance notice when...
  1. Space becomes available in a sold out workshop.
  2. Alternate dates for a scheduled workshop are determined.
  3. Dates for an unscheduled workshop are determined.

Tuition & Payment

• Pricing is for tuition only and does not include transportation, lodging or food.
• There are no additional fees.
• We require a non-refundable, transferable deposit of $350 to hold your place in the workshop. Reservations are not confirmed until a deposit is received.
• If you are on a waiting list, you will not be charged a deposit fee or tuition until space becomes available for you and you confirm your desire to register.
• Participants will be billed full tuition 60 days prior to the start of the workshop.
• We accept cash, check, money orders and major credit cards.

Discounts

• Early registrants (8 weeks prior to the start of the workshop) receive a $100 discount.
• Returning students (alumni) receive a $100 discount, regardless of time of registration. This discount is not cumulative with the early registration discount or transferable.
• You will receive a $100 discount for every workshop participant referral you make. This discount is cumulative and transferable.

Cancellation and Transfer Policy for Caponigro Arts Workshops

• All payments made are non-refundable.
• Funds paid are transferable if you cancel more than 60 days before the start of your workshop.
• Caponigro Arts reserves the right to cancel a reservation if full payment has not been received by 30 days before the workshop begins.
  
• Caponigro Arts is not responsible for cancellations due to medical emergencies. We highly recommend purchasing travel insurance. We recommend you purchase travel insurance through Travelex.
• In the event that Caponigro Arts must cancel a workshop, all fees and deposits are refunded in full or may be transferred to another workshop.
  
  

THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO OUR CANCELLATION AND TRANSFER POLICY.

Equipment

• Participants need to bring their own computers. While we recommend you bring your own software, we can provide software for use during the week. Digital cameras are required for field courses only. Our studio equipment (printers, scanners, spectrophotometers, etc) is available for participant use during each workshop.
• In special cases, we may be able rent you a computer for a workshop. An additional lab fee will be charged. Please inquire about availability when you register.
• PC users should have few concerns about compatibility, as courses are Adobe-centric.
• Paper and ink is provided at no extra charge. We use Epson media. If you would like to print on alternate substrates feel free to bring your preferred media.

Location

• All Caponigro Arts workshops are held at John Paul's private studio in Cushing, Maine. (See Studio for more details.) Workships typically run from 9am - 5pm. Studio courses offer one early (5-7) and one late evening (5-9) lab session.
• Studio workshops are held primarily indoors. Short field trips are scheduled by request only.
• Field workshops involve some travel and substantial time on location. Preliminary and final sessions are held in studio.
• Maine is beautiful! You may want to photograph in the area before or after class. You may also want to arrive or depart a day or two early or late and experience some of the gems of the area. See Maine Destinations for recommendations.
• For workshops at other venues contact that specific venue for information regarding their policies.

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.