This
Issue Includes:
News Shorts
Featured Photography Workshop in Santa Fe
Photography Mentorships
Featured On-the-Road Workshops
Featured Digital Lab Workshops
Special Workshop Offering from Jay Maisel
Educational Partner: Calumet
National Geographic Traveler Seminars
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Workshops in San Miguel de Allende
On-the-Road
Workshops & Tours
The
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Winter/Spring
2009 Catalog (PDF)
Quote
of the Month
“Never have I found the limits of the photographic potential. Every horizon,
upon being reached, reveals another beckoning in the distance. Always, I am on
the threshold.”
— W. Eugene Smith
| 20th Anniversary Calendar
Through August 2010 |
20th Anniversary Calendar Cover
© Page Bertelsen
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Keep track of dates while you support the Scholarship Fund. In
honor of our 20th anniversary in 2009, we present a 20-month
calendar spanning January 2009 through August 2010. The Workshops
will donate $5 for every calendar sale to the Scholarship Fund.
We are proud to showcase a wonderful collection of images made
by workshop participants and staff in Santa Fe and San Miguel
de Allende.
Each month includes holiday information for the U.S. and Mexico, as well as useful
highlights for photographers:
* Solstices and equinoxes
* Full and new moons
* Famous photographer birthdates
* Season start dates for the Workshops
Buy
your limited edition calendar online now! |
Participant Image
of the Month
© Gabby Hayes; Participant in the "Developing
Your Photographic Style" workshop with Craig Stevens, Summer 2008
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News
Shorts
» Register
Online for the Summer/Fall Workshops
All the details for the Summer/Fall workshops are now live on our
web site. Ranging between June through November, we are excited
about the great line-up of instructors and workshops for our 20th
year. New instructors include
Chris
Buck, Catherine
Karnow, Nadav
Kander, Tony
Sweet,
Jonathan
Torgovnik, Joe
Buissink, David
Hobby, and Francesca
Yorke.
Check out the amazing new, on-the-road offerings as well:
Whales
of Alaska, The
Figure in the Western Landscape, Southwestern
Photographic Journey, Albuquerque
International Balloon Fiesta,
and Autumn
on the Coast of Maine.
© Michael Calderwood, imaging by Big Swing
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» Added Workshop: March 25-27
Responding to popular demand, we've made a last-minute addition
to our winter workshop schedule is Adobe
Photoshop Retouching and Composite Intensive with Stephen Yadzinski
in our digital lab. Over the course of three days, Stephen shares
Photoshop tricks and techniques he uses every day in his photo illustration
studio (http://bigswing.us). All
aspects of photographic retouching are covered; basic Photoshop skills are required.
Call the Workshops to register (505) 983-1400, ext. 11.
» Image Presentations by Instructors
Our winter season is flying by, but we would
like to extend an invitation to the Santa Fe community to attend the Monday and
Tuesday evening image presentations by our instructors each week. Presentations begin
at 8 p.m. and are held in the IHM Chapel on our campus. Check the Pasatiempo each
Friday for the schedule, or call the office for up-to-date information (505)
983-1400, ext. 11.
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Featured Photography Workshop in Santa Fe
© Doug Beasley |
Redefining and Refining Your Photographic Vision
with Doug Beasley
March 29 - April 4, 2009
The experience of feeling stuck or lost can be
fertile ground for artistic growth, offering opportunities to
explore who you are as an artist and what your photography is
about, opening up new avenues for moving your art and your career
forward in a more conscious way.
In this highly personalized
workshop we look closely at our creative process, develop fresh
ways to deepen our vision, and discover new directions. The week
includes photographic exercises, assignments, and critiques as
well as daily field trips with Doug, with time for individual
attention.
Doug Beasley explores the spiritual
aspects of people and place in his photography. His personal
vision
is concerned with how the sacred is recognized and expressed
in everyday life. Doug's workshops
emphasize personal expression and creative vision. He also shoots
various fine art based commercial assignments throughout the
country and internationally. Visit his web site.
Register online or call the Workshops to sign up for this workshop
(505) 983-1400, ext. 11.
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Photography Mentorships
Work One-on-One with World-renowned
Photographers
Designed for advanced amateur photographers and
professionals, our Mentorship Program connects you with talented
photographer instructors—from anywhere in the world. The
customizable program focuses on your goals, whether it’s
refining your photographic style, exhibiting in a gallery, publishing
a book, or recreating your portfolio. Our mentors draw from their
lifelong careers in photography to help you develop and expand
your passion for imagemaking.
We’re thrilled to present twelve veteran photographers as our mentors:
Sam Abell, George DeWolfe, Patrick Donehue, Bobbi Lane, Arthur Meyerson, David
Middleton, Elizabeth Opalenik, Eddie Soloway, Mary Virginia Swanson, Alan M.
Thornton, John Weiss, and Nevada Wier.
The Photography Mentorships program offers three customizable options spanning
one year, six-months, or single sessions.
• Year-long mentorship: tailored
to participant’s
goals and structured to include photographic assignments, online critiques
and phone consultations every three weeks.
• Six-month mentorship: tailored to participant’s
goals and structured to include photographic assignments, online critiques and
phone consultations every three weeks.
• Single sessions: provide the opportunity to focus
on a specific topic for one hour with a mentor.
Learn more about the program and our mentors by visiting www.santafeworkshops.com
Featured Mentor: Bobbi Lane
As a mentor,
Bobbi's goal is to help emerging photographers elevate their photographic work
and style to a professional level, and also to hone their business practices.
Specifically, this means guiding them as they develop technical expertise in
studio and location portraits; learn to find the essence of the subject through
good communication techniques; develop creativity and conceptual skills; and
form a business plan that includes portfolio and web site development, marketing
and sales, pricing and licensing, and copyright.
© Bobbi Lane |
Bobbi
Lane ©Kate Eisemann |
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Featured
On-the-Road Workshops
© Eddie Soloway |
A Natural Eye: Big Sur
with Eddie Soloway
April 2 - April 5, 2009
Eddie Soloway takes his popular “Natural Eye” workshop on the road!
Big Sur, south of Carmel, California, is a region of rugged natural beauty well
known to the likes of Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and generations of nature and
photography lovers, a place where mountain streams cascade through redwood groves
on their way to wild beaches and glorious sunset light. Eddie weaves together
some of the elements of his Santa Fe based workshop, including activities designed
to open up a natural eye and fine-tuning technical ideas that help you capture
what you see on film or pixels.
Please visit
the web site for more details. Register online or call the Workshops
(505) 983-1400, ext. 11.
Also, spring in Tuscany is a sight to behold as the earth comes alive. Imagine
poppies, wheat fields, ancient villages, great food, wine, gelato and cappuccinos.
If you would like to join Eddie Soloway on his Natural Eye Immersion in Tuscany,
May 31 - June 7, drop him an e-mail to receive more information at eddie@eddiesoloway.com.
© Andrea J. Sharon |
Wings
Over Alaska: Shorebird Migration
with Krista Elrick and Andrea J. Sharon
May 5 - May 14, 2009
Each spring, as the frozen landscape begins to thaw, the shorelines of coastal
Alaska shimmer with millions of migrating birds, many of which have traveled
thousands of miles to reach their breeding grounds in the Arctic tundra. This
workshop is for photographers who wish to witness and photograph this wonder
of nature at one of the largest contiguous wetlands in the U.S., and one of
the best birding locations in the world. Area experts join us to share local
history, identify wildlife, and discuss important regional and national environmental
topics.
Visit
the web site for more information or call Andrea Sharon at (505) 466-2585.
Please mention that you learned about this opportunity through the Santa Fe
Photographic Workshops.
© Ralph Lee Hopkins
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African Digital PhotoAdventure
with Ralph Lee Hopkins and Renie Haiduk
May 21 - June 2, 2009
Experience the classic romance of old Africa on our second PhotoAdventure to
Tanzania and the Serengeti with photographers Ralph Lee Hopkins and Renie Haiduk.
The Kiswahili word “safari” means “journey,” and this
promises to be an epic one for the adventurous traveler in search of an African
countryside that is still wild and unspoiled.
Limited to 12 participants, this workshop provides exclusive off-road access
to areas including Ndarakwai, the Serengeti Plains, Lake Ndutu, Olduvai Gorge,
and the Ngorongoro Crater.
Visit
our web site to read more about this wonderful opportunity. Call the Workshops
to register at (505) 983-1400, ext. 11.
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Featured
Digital Lab Workshops
© George Schaub |
Crafting the Fine Digital Black-and-White Print
with George Schaub
April 6 - April 10, 2009
Black-and-white digital printmaking has undergone a renaissance
recently, with extremely fine-nozzled inkjet printers, archival
inks, new varieties of paper, and a new freedom to engage all
the skills of the craft in the digital environment. This workshop
takes a clear and simple approach to digital printmaking that,
while recognizing the latest technology, never loses sight of
the elements that comprise a fine print: tonality, center of
light, edge effects, image color, control of highlights, and
most important, choosing tones and contrast to enhance the subject
at hand. Other printmaking topics explored include toning emulation,
warm and cool image coloration, grain (noise), sharpness, and
converting color images to black and white.
Adobe Lightroom Intensive
with Jerry Courvoisier
April 17 - April 19, 2009
Adobe Lightroom is an essential new image management application
that makes the digital photography workflow more efficient. It
facilitates editing, processing, and preparing output for slide
shows, Web galleries, and finished prints. This two-and-a-half day,
hands-on workshop provides a wealth of information on how to organize,
develop, and process images with maximum efficiency so that you can
spend less time processing images and more time taking pictures.
Beginning Adobe Photoshop
with Rick Allred
April 20 - April 24, 2009
One of our most popular workshops, this five-day introduces you to the concepts,
language, and tools of Adobe Photoshop. Participants master the basics
of navigation, selection tools, copy and paste functions, image adjustment
tools, layers and photo compositing, and filters for interesting visual effects.
Through discussion, demonstration, and hands-on application, we explore image
adjustment and retouching techniques. We also investigate resolution as it
relates to images originating from scanners and digital cameras. If you are
a beginner or a self-taught user, this workshop provides a foundation from
which to build your confidence in using this powerful image-processing software.
Register online for these workshops or call us to
register (505) 983-1400, ext. 11.
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Special Workshop
Offering from Jay Maisel
© Jay Maisel
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Long-time Santa Fe Photographic Workshops instructor Jay Maisel
is offering a unique opportunity to take a five-day workshop with
him at his bank building in New York City. The workshop will blend
photography assignments with critique and discussion. The workshop
is sponsored by SanDisk and will take place Monday April 14th
through Friday April 18th, from 9am to 10pm each day. All meals
are included. Space is limited to (9) participants and enrollment
is based on a first come, first served basis.
For complete details, download the following PDF: The Jay
Maisel Workshop
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Educational Partner:
Calumet
Explore National Parks in a New Calumet DVD
Experience the fine art of landscape photography with a master
in Calumet Photographic's latest Imagemakers Series DVD, Photo
Explorers: Western National Parks. Over three hours of
footage, you'll get a unique view at the process and perspective
of Luminous Landscape publisher and writer, Michael Reichmann.
You'll join his travels across the western United States to
some of America's most stunning national parks.
Included are segments on a moonrise at sunset in Death Valley,
rafting in the Grand Canyon, strange mineral deposits at Mono
Lake, the bizarre landscapes of the ancient Bristlecone Pine
Forest, an autumn trip through Yellowstone and Grand Teton,
the spectacular views near Moab, and a winter wonderland in
Yellowstone National Park.
Pick Up a Copy Today »
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National Geographic Traveler Seminars
Putting the WOW in Your Nature & Outdoor
Photography
Wander off the beaten path with National Geographic Traveler photographer Michael
Melford and well-known nature photographer and lecturer Eddie Soloway as they
unearth the mysteries of nature and outdoor photography. See inspired photos
and learn the methods our experts used to create them. Find out how to sharpen
your skills and fine-tune your technique to turn your nature photos from so-so
to so spectacular. Let Eddie and Michael show you how to capture the spirit of
nature whether you’re in Big Sur or your own backyard.
This seminar will be offered in the following cities:
New York, NY -- May 3, 2009
San Diego, CA -- May 17, 2009
© Jim Richardson
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A Passion For Travel: Photos That Tell The Story
Create photos that showcase your passion for travel with National Geographic
Traveler photographers Jim Richardson and Catherine Karnow. Discover the secrets
of how to capture the spirit of a place and bring back images of enduring significance.
According to Editor-In-Chief Keith Bellows, “we’ll help you turn
your pictures into stories—which will make your pictures much more meaningful.” Let
National Geographic Traveler show you how to make great pictures in the great
places of your life.
This seminar will be offered in the following cities:
St. Petersburg, FL -- March 15, 2009
San Francisco, CA -- March 28, 2009
Philadelphia, PA -- April 26, 2009
Click here for more
information and online registration.
If you have questions, please email info@NGTravelerSeminars.com or
call (505) 983-1400, ext. 11. |
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