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World-class instruction, incredible Adirondack beauty...
Adirondack Waters
August 15-18
Blue Mountain Lake, New York
with Mark Bowie
Overview
The central Adirondack Lake country is steeped in regional history and natural beauty. Being one of the most water-saturated areas of the Adirondack Park, its waters were the primary attraction for early tourists to the North Country. Grand hotels sprung up on many of the larger lakes. Steamboats plied the waters. Guides built the unique Adirondack guideboat to ferry city sportsmen around in quest for fish and game. The area remains a tourist destination today. Its unique mix of mountains, woods, water, and quaint lakeside villages is both picturesque and enchanting.
To photographers, the variety of lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, wetlands and waterfalls presents a wealth of creative opportunities. There are numerous waters, in close proximity to photograph: Blue Mountain Lake, Indian Lake, Lewey Lake, and Lakes Durant, Adirondack and Abanakee, Shaw Pond, the Indian River, and Buttermilk Falls. Each offers chances to photograph great sunrise and sunset light from numerous locations. Each reflects the landscape’s many moods and doubles the beauty through reflection. There may also be opportunities to photograph wildlife such as song birds, mallards, mergansers, loons, great blue herons, eagles, and mammals, including chipmunks, squirrels, coyote, fox, and maybe even the elusive moose.
Mark Bowie is an authority on the region, having photographed it extensively for his books, Adirondack Waters: Spirit of the Mountains and The Adirondacks: In Celebration of the Seasons. Mark will be guiding outdoor shooting sessions to many of his favorite locations and presenting indoor instructional sessions on the art of photographing water. He’ll explore the role of weather and natural light, photographers’ creative use of varying shutter speeds, the use of filters, and techniques to capture reflections. He’ll give special emphasis to capturing images digitally, applying state-of-the-art multiple-shot techniques, including stitching panoramas, creating high dynamic range images, expanding resolution and depth of focus, combining separate exposures in Photoshop, and processing RAW files separately for highlights and shadows.
Come immerse your creative side in the incredible beauty of Adirondack waters, side-by-side with a noted teacher and guide!
Instructor
Who Should Attend
Amateur, Intermediate, Advanced skill level photographers.
Amateur
You can find your way around the camera, but there are features you don't understand or know how to use. You don't feel that you can adequately capture what you see. You're hoping that the instructor can give you guidance on the when and how of using specific camera features, while also helping you to understand how to compose a good photograph.
Description of skill levels - click here
Beginner
You are new to photography and have so many questions you're not even sure where to start. You are not comfortable with your camera. You're not sure what makes some photographs look great and others not so great. You're looking to the instructor to help bring some order to the confusion and set you on a path.
Amateur
You can find your way around the camera, but there are features you don't understand or know how to use. You don't feel that you can adequately capture what you see. You're hoping that the instructor can give you guidance on the when and how of using specific camera features, while also helping you to understand how to compose a good photograph.
Intermediate
You feel pretty comfortable with most of your camera features, although you may have questions about some of the details. You've taken some photos that you're quite pleased with. You are mostly looking to the instructor for new ideas and constructive help with your compositions.
Advanced
You know how and when to use your camera features. You are pleased with many of your images. You might be looking to work in some new locations. Or maybe you’d like to tap the energy of a group of talented people to add to your creative toolbox.
Computer Skills
Participants should have a basic familiarity with Photoshop, Lightroom, or Aperture.
Other Considerations
Locations visited during this workshop are easily accessible and do not require any strenuous hiking or climbing.
Group Size
12 max.
Registration Fees
$675 includes tuition and all meals beginning with dinner on the
first evening.
Deposit of $250 required at time of registration. There is a 5%
discount if you register before April 1. Click
here for information
on any other discounts that may be available.
Itinerary
Day 1
Participants gather at the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts. Welcome and opening presentation by Mark Bowie.
Day 2, 3
Morning field trip followed by breakfast. Instructional sessions by Mark. Group critique of participant's images. Evening field trip. Night shooting if weather permits.
Day 4
Morning field trip followed by breakfast. Instructional session by Mark. Group critique. Workshop wrap-up.
Note - The actual itinerary may vary considerably from this due to weather and other conditions that cannot be anticipated.
