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Location Class Size Instructor What's included What's not included Activity Level - Intermediate Location Fee Registration
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In this dynamic workshop, you will explore the vivid terrain of White Sands National Monument in southern New Mexico with award-winning master photographer Craig Varjabedian. This is a traditional photography workshop with both field and classroom components, three days photographing at White Sands and then back to Santa Fe for a day in the classroom. You will experience the allure of rolling sand dunes in the stark beauty of a unique landscape. The harsh dichotomy of earth and sky makes this place a unique New Mexico treasure, and we will discover it in secret hideaways and forgotten vistas. The location of this workshop offers unique challenges. In this part of the state the unusual high-low contrast makes for an attenuated beauty. The intrepid photographer will be rewarded with indelible images of dream-like scenes and lost eras in an atmosphere of adventure, exploration, and discovery. Craig will provide hands-on one-on-one guidance in the field as you need help with composition, light, histograms or equipment. And then a constructive image-sharing session along with a discussion of digital printing back in Santa Fe. Whether you are pointing your camera at a magnificent sand dune or capturing the dynamic weather, you'll have many opportunities to make great photographs. WHO SHOULD ATTEND This workshop is terrific for all digital photographers well grounded in both manual and program modes of their digital camera. You need to be able to edit images, and to have a basic understanding of digital workflow and perform tonal and color adjustments in Photoshop on your laptop computer, in order to get the most out of this workshop. WHAT TO BRING Lots of enthusiasm for making pictures. Your digital camera with lenses, tripod, and filters. A laptop computer with Adobe Photoshop (version CS3, CS4 or CS5) or Photoshop Elements (version 6, 7, 8 or 9). We teach the class using Photoshop CS5. (We will provide a complete list of necessary gear and meeting schedule before the workshop begins.) SCHEDULE We will meet on Monday, October 1, at 1:00 p.m. in Alamogordo and stay until Thursday noon to photograph at White Sands. Then we drive back to Santa Fe Thursday afternoon and meet on Friday for a day in the classroom. USEFUL LINKS Thoughts on How to Choose a Workshop
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