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World-class instruction, incredible Adirondack beauty...
Adirondack Winter Weekend
February 9-12
Lake Placid, New York
with Mark Bowie
Overview
Winter in the Adirondacks is a beautiful, magical time. And in the Lake Placid Olympic region its beauty is legendary. Snow quiets and simplifies the landscape, accentuating lines and form. Portraying it artistically in photographs requires special attention to composition, exposure and processing. Through both indoor instructional sessions and outdoor field sessions, we’ll examine compositional and digital processing techniques to create expressive wintertime images that resonate with emotional impact and meaning. We’ll explore strategies to take advantage of different lighting conditions, and study the landscape to discover its photographic possibilities. Mark will also lead nighttime field sessions, demonstrating tips and techniques to capture diverse and otherworldly images of this little-explored facet of the Adirondack landscape.
Digital capture offers photographers more creative possibilities than ever before. Our indoor sessions will cover digital cameras and features, efficient image database management, RAW conversion and image optimization in Lightroom and Photoshop, and mutiple exposure techniques, including layer masks, panorama stitching and High Dynamic Range image making.
Possible field destinations include Whiteface Mountain, the High Peaks region, Cherrypatch and Connery Ponds, the Ausable River, the Cascade Lakes, the Saranac Lakes, and the villages of Lake Placid and Saranac Lake.
Indoor sessions will be held at the Northwoods Inn in Lake Placid.
Instructor
Who Should Attend
All skill levels are welcome.
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
A basic understanding of digital workflow using an image processing program such as Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop will be helpful.
Other Considerations
n/a
Group Size
10 max.
Registration Fees
$650 includes tuition and all meals beginning with dinner on the first evening.
A $250 deposit is required at time of registration. Click
here for
information on any discounts that may be available.
Itinerary
Day 1
- Participants gather at the Northwoods Inn.
- Welcome dinner and opening presentation on winter photography by Mark Bowie.
- Night shooting if weather permits.
Day 2, 3
- Morning field trip followed by breakfast.
- Instructional presentations by Mark on Artistic Winter
Photography:
- Winter Weather: Reading the Light, Color Palette, Open Water, Extreme Snow and Ice, Winter Patterns
- Winter Exposures: Using Exposure to Create Mood
- Digital Workflow: Multiple Exposure Techniques, including panoramas, HDR’s, layer masks, and techniques for expanding tonal range, depth of field, and resolution.
- Image analysis and group critique of participant's images.
- Afternoon field trip.
- Night shooting session if weather permits.
Day 4
- Morning field trip followed by breakfast. Presentation by Mark - Image Optimization in Lightroom, Camera Raw & Photoshop.
- Group critique.
- Workshop Wrap-Up and Participant Slideshow
Note - The actual itinerary may vary considerably from this due to weather and other conditions that cannot be anticipated.
What Participants Say
"Loved Mark's attitude and easy nature, as well as his knowledge of the subject and the Adirondack Park. Would definitely do another workshop!"
Sherry D.
"First, let me thank you for all the assistance, support and guidance you gave me this weekend. I’m sure I speak for the rest of the participants when I say that we all felt we’d received individual attention!"
Deborah C.