Photo Tours, Expeditions, and Workshops for Adventure Photographers

The Cape Ann area of New England  is a rocky headland on the coast north of Boston. The natural beauty of the coastline, historic boat harbor, and majestic light houses has inspired artists for over one hundred years. And it is a magnificent location for nature photography. Join Charlie Borland for an exciting shoot in the best the Oregon Coast has to offer.
 
The Art of Digital Nature Photography workshop is an opportunity for photographers to learn the latest in digital cameras and digital workflow.  If you have a new camera and wish to learn how to use it, then this workshop is for you. You will experience and learn more in this workshop than you brain can absorb. We'll cover composition, lighting, understanding exposure, the digital histogram, and much more. The days will be long, the instruction intense, and the education immeasurable. Your instructor will bring decades of professional experience and an intense passion for landscape photography.
 
During this workshop we’ll explore coastal seascapes, tide pools, light houses,  boat harbors, rocky headlands, and hopefully some spectacular coastal sunrises. Cape Ann offers so much to capture with our cameras.  Our workshop will be based in Gloucester and each day we’ll arise before sunrise and meet to carpool to our pre-determined location for the sunrise light.  Mid morning when the light flattens, we’ll return to the hotel, grab a meal and meet in the conference room promptly at 11:00 am for The Digital Darkroom.

At the beginning of each session, your instructor will give presentations on a variety of subjects. During the three days in the digital darkroom, we'll cover workflow, image management, Adobe Bridge, Photoshop techniques, Dynamic Range, masking, retouching, and more. You will then have several hours to download your images and work on them in Photoshop with an instructor nearby. We’ll finish our computer session by mid afternoon where you will have time to grab a meal, and then meet to carpool back to the beach to photograph in the warm light of the setting sun.
 
The Agenda
Sunday
2:00 pm Registration begins in the conference room.
3:00pm Meet the instructors and get acquainted social.
4:00 pm until?? Multimedia presentation’s by Charlie
 
Monday  - Wednesday
Sunrise -9:00 am Sunrise shoot
11:00 am – 2:00 pm the Digital Darkroom
4:00 until dark. Sunset shoot
  
Thursday
Sunrise -9 :00 am Sunrise shoot
11:00 am – 3:00 pm the Digital Darkroom
4:00 Student slide show
 
 
(Actual times and locations may vary depending on conditions, sunrise and sunset times, and unknown factors)
 
The Digital Darkroom
Each day following our morning shooting session, we will return to the conference room for our Digital Darkroom session. This is a very important part of The Art of Digital Nature workshop. During this time we’ll process our images from our photo sessions. Charlie will demonstrate shooting and digital workflow techniques. These include using your histogram in the field for correct exposure, techniques for increasing the dynamic range of your images, and Photoshop tips and tricks. In addition, there will be workflow demonstrations on photo organization, editing and filing your images. Depending on our group size, we’ll also have on hand a qualified assistant to help answer your questions. If you would like more information on the workshop, open our Workshop Packet.
 
Photo Equipment
The Digital Nature Workshop is for digital photographers and proper equipment is crucial to your successful workshop experience. You will need a digital SLR ideally with interchangeable lenses. The variety of lenses is up to you, but a wide angle through telephoto lenses are good choices, such as 28mm up to 200mm. You will also need a laptop computer with a minimum of 1Gig of RAM and more would be better. You should also have at least 2 gigabytes of compact flash card space, more is better, and/or a portable, rechargeable hard drive to download in the field. You also need a means to download your images to your laptop, either by cord, card reader, or CF Card adapters. A sturdy tripod is mandatory for landscape photographers. If you do not have Photoshop CS3, follow this link and download the 30 day free trial. http://www.adobe.com/products/tryadobe/main.jsp Do this several days before you leave for the workshop so you may use it for a few weeks after the workshop.
 
Getting There
Gloucester Massachusetts is 100 miles NE of Boston. Please note: Aspen Photo Workshops cannot provide any transportation to, from, or during the workshop.
 
Registration
The workshop price is $795.00 for all events and includes everything except transportation, hotels, and meals. We will be staying at the Cape Ann Marina.  

1) To register for Art of Digital Nature Photography: Cape Ann, Massachusetts, you can use our online registration  (PayPal). If you wish to not use Paypal then you can provide us your credit card information which we will run through Quicken Merchant Services. Follow this link and follow the steps. Or you can download our registration form and pay by check or money order.
 
2) Next, contact The Cape Ann Marina at 800-626-7660 and make your room reservations. Be sure and mention group code: ASPEN. They are offering rates around $89.00 for workshop participants. You are not required to stay here, but we strongly encourage it.  This is the best way for you to receive all information regarding the next day’s events. If the weather changes and we decide to move to a different location, we want you to know about it. Please note that after April 25th, room rates jump to $109 for standard rooms, so make your reservations early.
 
3) Next, open and read the Workshop Packet and the Registration and General Info pages. There is important information essential to a successful workshop experience.

4) This workshop also requires a liability waiver for participation in this workshop. Please click on this link Liability Waiver, print it out, complete the form, and mail to the address on the form.

Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 30 days prior to the workshop and receive a refund, minus a $100 processing fee. Less than 30 days there is no refund.