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.
This is a Digital Photo Destinations workshop. Caponigro Arts & D-65 discounts do not apply.
Our 2013 & 2014 Iceland Auroras Workshops Sold Out Fast!
$6,495
(Rooms are single occupancy, unless otherwise requested.) (Price does not include intl airfare, alcohol, and incidentals.)
The Adventure
Join us for northern lights, night photography and hiking glaciers in the wild wonderlands of Iceland.
Digital Photo Destinations (John Paul Caponigro and Seth Resnick) join forces with Focus On Nature’s Einar Erlendsson and arctic photographic specialist Ragnar Th Sigurdsson (arctic-images.com), a native of Iceland who has extensive knowledge in night photography and lighting on location. Our specialists know the local terrain like few others do. (This will be John Paul’s ninth and Seth’s seventh workshop in Iceland.)
Imagine hiking the south coast glaciers by day and photographing Iceland’s glacial lagoon (Jokullsarlon) by the light of the moon under northern lights. Our special workshop is scheduled when conditions are excellent for night photography.
Join us and you’ll think you’ve gone to another planet – but that’s the way Iceland is.
Curriculum
Creativity, composition, workflow, and post-processing are only a few of the topics that will be presented.
We’ll focus extensively on night photography – long exposure, flash, light painting and of course astrophotography.
You’ll get lots of guidance on site and reviews of your work off site.
Get ready for a non-stop week of making images in a breathtakingly beautiful landscape!
Workshop Requirements
An open mind, and curiosity are the primary requirements for this week.
Participants need a digital camera, portable computer, and Photoshop or Lightroom.
A basic comfort level with Photoshop or Lightroom is required.
More advanced photography and digital imaging software skills are a plus.
The more you bring to the event, the more you'll take away.
