Any time is a great time to make pictures in New Mexico. Check out the new workshops, The Balanced Photographer: Photography and the Practice of Yoga or Workshop Bootcamp. Join the Eloquent Light Photography Workshops for an exceptional photography workshop inspired by the history, character and beauty of the American Southwest. You will walk this enchanted land with photographer
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Craig Varjabedian, photographing a unique environment in an atmosphere of adventure, exploration, and discovery. The light and land of New Mexico that has drawn poets, artists, painters, and photographers – like Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams - for over a century. Craig has explored and photographed New Mexico for over thirty years and will share his favorite places. Check out the 2010 workshops with stimulus pricing
Complete information is available online on the website or contact the studio.
When: Week long photography workshops
Time: Year round
Cost: $125 and Up
A daily hands-on class for anyone, point-and-shoot camera user to professional, who wishes to experience the beauty and intensity of a photo session with an experienced female nude model.
Photographer Brad Bealmear will provide a short demo on how he works on his fine art figure projects. Then participants will photograph a model on Brad's natural light studio
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set for an hour.
2 PM each day except Monday, and running 1.5 hours.
Advance registration by phone required.
Visa/MC/Discover card info will be taken at that time.
Included is a $75 non-refundable deposit.
Limited to four participants per day (the studio is small)
These are small, in-the-field photography workshops designed for all levels of photographers. These workshops include study on the history, nature, and culture of our subjects - the architecture, landscapes and wildlife of New Mexico. I believe that knowledge of one's subjects improves our capacity to capture it in an expressive form. I strive to help you take your
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photography skills to new levels, which will include in-depth discussions on composition, personal vision, and intentional photography. Great art doesn't just happen. Preparedness, thoughtfulness, and an appreciation of the natural world all come together to enhance one's capacity as an artistic photographer. Other topics to be discussed include exposure, depth of field, techniques for photographing wildlife, and important elements of a black and white image. Time is also devoted to developing the necessary skills to process and create your images in the digital darkroom, and in some workshop you will be able to print archival images of your photographs.
Each workshop has a unique combination of subjects, which may include wild horses, the lesser known missions of Northern New Mexico, Bosque del Apache, Tent Rocks, Chaco Canyon, Ghost Ranch, or the splendors of autumn in the Jemez River Valley and Northern New Mexico. While a focus on your photography will be foremost, it is also important to me that your experience is enjoyable. You can expect to have a few laughs.
When: Workshops are offered throughout the year.
Cost: From $450 - $1200
Offerings change frequently, please let us know the dates you will be visiting and we will let you know what is on the schedule.
Take your photography to the next level!
Photo-Intensive workshops are tailored to the specific desires of a limited
number of participants, working with Don Kirby for a day or more of
concentrated photography. As the only student, or working with a small
number of partners, you define the subjects, techniques, and materials to be
covered during the workshop
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and also the pace of instruction.
An intensive workshop could include field work (composition,
pre-visualization, camera operation), portfolio review, existing negative
review, techniques for better negative exposure and development, the Zone
System, hands-on B/W printing, and unsharp masking. Workshops can be
extended up to five days, allowing full integration of the photographic
process from composition, pre-visualization,, exposure, development,
printing, mounting and finishing the final print.
Working in my home and darkroom-studio in Santa Fe and photographing in
areas around Santa Fe you will have access to state-of-the-art equipment,
materials, and photographic subjects to create the finest possible
photographs.
Offerings change frequently, please let us know the dates you will be visiting and we will let you know what is on the schedule.
When: Studio work anytime. Field work is weather dependent
Time: One to five days
Cost: $450 per day for one person, $675 for two, call for other size groups.
This course is for those who have a strong desire to take better pictures while traveling. To enroll in this class you must already have a solid understanding of
your camera’s basic features and functions. In the first two meetings we will explore the following:
• Buying the right camera for the right trip
• Utilizing more advanced camera settings
• Composing better images
•
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Using natural and artificial light
• Capturing people in candid situations
• Avoiding the pitfalls of traveling with camera
gear
• Why you need medical and personal articles
insurance
We will hold camera walks daily to put to use what we learn in the classroom to capture the essence of the area. We will then review on the projection
screen to critique.
Hank Miller is a world traveler and professional photographer for commercial and real estate clients in Marin County, CA and Hawaii. Hank also instructs classes for the local community college and continuing education. From his early days as
a youth in the American South with his Brownie to photojournalism while serving as a Naval Aviator in Vietnam to the present, Hank’s passion was and remains photography. Hank has published a book, “Digital Photography for Travelers”, availableon line. Find information about Hank at
Ghost Ranch in Santa Fe is a place where the elements of community, culture, light and dialog form the basis of a special learning process.
Each year Ghost Ranch, with locations in Abiquiu and in Santa Fe, sponsors dozens of exhibits, performances, lectures and other special events.
Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu offers a Georgia O’Keeffe Landscape Tour, hiking trails,
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two internationally known Museums, the new Piedra Lumbre Education and Visitor Center with exhibits featuring the history and culture of northern New Mexico, an art gallery and gift shop. Guests may visit for the day and use hiking trails, walk the labyrinth or enjoy the body work program or they my take part in a full schedule of courses. Conference and meeting spaces with affordable overnight accommodations and meals packages are available. Individual and small group retreats may be held at the new Casa del Sol Retreat Center. Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu has been the location for several movies such as City Slickers, The Missing 3:10 to Yuma and Comanche Moon. It was also featured in the opening scenes of Spielberg's latest film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Both campuses provide opportunities for those who value learning and see education as a means for individual and social transformation. We believe that true education engages both head and heart. Our programs combine discussion and hands-on experiences to help participants expand their sense of self and world.
We introduce issues of local and regional significance into our programs in hopes of exposing participants to new cultural, historical and religious ideas. The community of Santa Fe and northern New Mexico help provide resources and atmosphere that makes learning through Ghost Ranch, at either campus, a truly unique experience. Our faculty comes from many disciplines and from many parts of the United States and the world to offer education intentionally grounded in the context of northern New Mexico.
This year celebrate our 297th Santa Fe Fiesta through a pinhole! We will use this unique and joyous time as a catalyst for great imagery and memories.
Join the town as we gather to cast away our troubles and burn "Old Man Gloom" better known as "Will Shuster's Zozobra",
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we won't let him burn before our exclusive shoots!
See our families take the town in "Desfiles de la Gentiles", our local pet parade. Experiencing the camera obscura first hand we will gain an intimate understanding of the way light moves and images are revealed all while enjoying marching bands go by upside down and backwards!
Camp is held at the historic home of Olive Rush, currently the Friends Meeting House. The space is a beautiful adobe home with a rambling back yard situated about half way up Canyon Road.
In this beautiful small group setting we will build our 4x5 super wide pinhole cameras and get a hands on approach to the geometry of photography.
We will expose and develop images with photographic film and paper. Negatives will be digitally scanned for quick viewing while our printing will be done in the alternative process of Cyanotype and Van Dyke.
Enjoy a harvest of wonderful pinhole imagery and green chili and explore the history, art and techniques of this beautiful and intuitive process in its simplest and most rewarding form.
This time of year is the most beautiful in our beloved Santa Fe and we hope that you join camp obscura for adventures in pinhole photography
Where the wild things are! Nothing represents the southwest like horses and cowboys. Nothing takes your breath away like photographing them in their environment. Running horses, real cowboys that make their life wrangling, and the imagery of Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico as a backdrop, combine to make an outstanding photographic opportunity.
For those interested
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in New Mexico's wild horses, there are several opportunities within easy driving distance from Santa Fe. Safe within their sanctuary, yet free to roam in herds, they live their life as the wild horses they were meant to be. Please inquire regarding pricing and availability.
Amateurs are welcome. Digital and film cameras welcome. Workshops limited to 5 persons.
When: Spring, Summer, & Fall (Early morning thru late afternoon.)
Time: Day Trips
Cost: $300 per person - (Inquire re: Wild Horse option.)
Offerings change frequently, please let us know the dates you will be visiting and we will let you know what is on the schedule.
We provide exciting photographic adventures for small groups of photographers of all skill levels, using either film or digital cameras. Landscape photography in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah is our focus and specialty as is our classroom-based processing sessions. We (Paul Basile and Amadeus Leitner) developed Sundance Photography Workshops, LLC, as a means to share
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our passion for the art of photography by providing exceptional photographic experiences. In a nutshell, we offer incredible, comprehensive workshops that enhance your skills and open new doors to your creativity.
We have extensive knowledge of photography and its associated processes and will teach you techniques in the field and in the classroom that will enrich your experience, taking you "to the right place at the right time" for the best possible images. ? What’s equally important is that we love teaching and enjoy sharing our enthusiasm for the photographic image and process.
Small Group Sizes + Individual Attention + Supportive Learning Environment = Fun!!!
We limit our group sizes to no more than 10 participants, which means you will be in a small group of like minded photographers, getting the best out of a location and the most help from us. We believe that everyone is creative and capable of capturing fantastic images. Our workshops accommodate the needs of both beginning photographers and shooters with more experience with our individual attention extending to those who feel less confident in their abilities as well as photographers who are more experienced.
We also facilitate learning and fun in a highly collaborative working environment because we believe having a wonderful time is central to the creative process and, while we take photography very seriously, we also laugh…a lot! In our experience, much more is learned from collaboration and conversation among the group than any other learning model. As such, we’ll all collaborate on individual skills improvement in an informal and friendly atmosphere. You are encouraged to identify and communicate your learning goals and to bring your own images with you for you and other participants to discuss and learn from.
In essence, our focus is on providing the opportunities to photograph unique and exciting subjects, and to improve your skills and expand your creativity, enabling you to take and make incredible images and that will further your photographic interests for a lifetime!
Offerings change frequently, please let us know the dates you will be visiting and we will let you know what is on the schedule.
Where: Santa Fe, NM Local Santa Fe Book Stores / Amazon
Creative Tourism: A Global Conversation
This book tells how to provide unique creative experiences for travelers worldwide. But what is Creative Tourism, how is it different from other types of tourism, why is it needed, and how do you go about developing it? You'll find answers to these questions and more in this book which is based on and draws from the proceedings of the 2008 Santa Fe & UNESCO International
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Conference on Creative Tourism. Held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, from September 28 to October 2, 2008, this first-of-a-kind conference brought together delegates from 16 countries around the world to engage in a global conversation about how best to leverage the tourism sector for community and economic development. In other words, how can tourism be best organized and practiced to enhance economic benefits to cities, provinces, and countries globally?
* Paperback: 226 pages
* Publisher: Sunstone Press; Full-color First Edition edition (August 1, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0865347247
* ISBN-13: 978-0865347243
* Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches
* Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
We Provide a unique creative service providing customized photography workshops and mentoring programs. Join us to advance your skills, expand your photographic passions & realize all your creative projects & goals!
Exclusive, Unique Services To Meet Your Photographic Goals
• Choose Your Dates according to Your Schedule • Choose Your Study Topics according to Your Goals and Interests • Half Day or Full Day Intensives • 2-5 Day Study Program Packages • Hourly Rates Available • Mix and Match from any of our Study Programs • Faster, more efficient, more economical, and more fun!
• Photographic Mentorships
• Marketing & Branding Development
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops is an inspirational resource for all photographers, from enthusiasts to professionals. Offering over 150 educational programs a year, you'll learn from today's most influential instructors to inspire your creativity and expand your technical skills. Whether engaging your imagination in Santa Fe or exploring far off places, the Workshops
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supports all levels of participants in their passion for photography.
This year, 2010, marks the beginning of THE ABIQUIU WORKSHOPS headquartered in Abiquiu, New Mexico, on the Chama River, 45 miles north west of Santa Fe, N.M. This is the area where Georgia O’Keeffe lived and worked, where the Jemez Mountains meet the Chama River where the vast expanses of the Piedra Lumbre Valley are bounded by Pedernal Peak on the south and the
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red rock formations of Ghost Ranch on the north. It is home to Christ In The Desert Monastery, the Chama River Wilderness, the Pueblo of Abiquiu, the great prehistoric Anasazi ruins of Tsiping, and the strange rock formations of Copper Canyon and the White Place. It is a mysterious and magical environment.
Nationally renowned working artists will offer workshops in Photography, Writing, Painting and Sculpture. Six five-day workshops will be offered this first year, beginning in June 2010.
Missions Of Northern NM-June 7-11
Honoring The Stone-June 21-25
The Abiquiu Landscape
The Personal Shrine-August 23-27
Exploring New Mexico's Ancient Ruins and Indigenous Culture-September 6-10
Heart Interpreter in Nature-September 20-24
The Writer's Vision September 27-October 1
The Abiquiu Workshops / The Abiquiu Landscape / The Personal Shrine
This is a DAY TRIP from Santa Fe
This is a ONE TIME experience
The Personal Shrine by sculptor and photographer, Walter W. Nelson / writer Douglas J. Preston at the base of Pedernal Peak, beloved mountain to Georgia O'Keeffe.
“As we return to our origins, as we contemplate the dust from which we came from and the dust to which we will return, as we seek an understanding with nature of our place in the universe, we create a shrine
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in the landscape to honor a loved one we have lost.
“Using only natural materials – rocks, grasses, branches, flowers, leaves, colored sands, and perhaps ashes, we will each create our own personal shrine in the natural landscape in a place so remote it will not be known to anyone but you and the other participants in this workshop. The shrine will be created from nature, to return to nature; only your photographs, writings, and drawings will travel away with you.
Walter W. Nelson
Comments: This workshop is a combination sculpture, drawing, writing and photography workshop, by the same two fellows that retraced Coronado Journey in 1989 traveling 1000 miles / 70 days. "Cities Of Gold, Retracing Coronado" by Dougals J. Preston
Birdwatching tours throughout New Mexico-specializing in private ranches
Wings West Birding Tours has been guiding nature enthusiasts in New Mexico for 13 years. Although we specialize in birding, we have alot to share about the plants, animals, geology and human history of NM as well. Our specialty is access to private ranches which, in NM, are often large enough to harbor complete, relatively undisturbed ecosystems. From smaller ranches
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within an hours drive of Santa Fe to Ted Turner's sprawling 250K acre Ladder Ranch in the southwest part of the state, WingsWest brings you to some of the most stunning landscapes in the Land of Enchantment. We operate year round and welcome all levels of birders, from beginner to globe-trotting birder. Our tours range from 4 hours to 11 days. Come see the uncluttered and inspiring vistas of New Mexico while viewing the amazingly diverse flora and fauna of the state.
