Big Sur Spring Photo Workshop March/April 2010
Springtime in Big Sur and the Monterey Peninsula
3rd Annual Wildflowers and Color Photo Workshop
March 29 - April 1, 2010
Springtime in Big Sur means green rolling hills, lush flowers, a hidden calla liliy grove, enticing sunsets and misty sunrises. Join me as I will guide you through this coastal paradise. Journey through a land of towering redwoods, fresh water waterfalls, hidden coves and arches and miles of the most dramatic shoreline you'll evet have the pleasure of photographing. Beauty is everywhere and you will experience Big Sur the way it was meant to be seen, uncrowded and little or no fog. We will begin this workshop on a Monday afternoon and end with a sunset shoot on Thursday evening. These dates will allow us to experience this area without the usual crunch of tourists as many of the spots we will be visiting are also popular tourist destinations.
This workshop will have an emphasis on field location shooting. It will also include two sessions of Photoshop training and a minimum of one image review session. The Photoshop training will include: basic workflow, Levels, Curves, color correction, sharpening, adjusment layers, masks, burning and dodging techniques and RAW conversion. We will also look at software from Nik and HDR processing with Photomatix Pro.
We will also be adding a night of star trail photography, and we will photograph a moonset at dawn at beautiful Garrapata State Park!
I will be assisted in this workshop by Gary Hart.
Places we plan to visit include:
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
- Point Lobos
- Old Coast Road
- Hurricane Point
- Bixby Bridge
- Pfeiffer Beach
- Rocky Point
- Andrew Molera State Park
- Garrapata State Park
- Garrapata Beach
- Calla Lilies
- Lover's Point
- Monterey Wharf and Harbor
Cost: $1295.00 includes workshop, three nights lodging at the beautiful Carmel Mission Inn, and breakfast for three mornings. ($250 deposit required. Full payment due 60 days prior to start of workshop).
Deadline: When workshop fills (limited to 12 participants). Sold out - Watiting list only.
Lodging/Meals: The workshop will be headquartered at the www.carmelmissioninn.com/ (next to the Barnyard and Crossroads Shopping Centers) Lunch and dinner are extra. Breakfast is included.
Transportation: We will carpool to shooting locations. Participants are required to have transportation to and from the workshop.
E-mail me for more information at don@donsmithphotography.com
Deposit
A $250 deposit holds your workshop space. If you cancel no later than 60 days prior to the workshop, I will refund $150. Or you can opt to apply all of your deposit ($250) to any future workshop. This deposit credit is open-ended and remains on my books until you use it, or until I cease offering workshops. Accepting this option forfeits your partial ($150) refund option. A deposit credit applies only to workshops (scheduled and private) and can’t be transferred to other offerings (such as prints) or to other individuals.
Workshop payment
The balance of your workshop payment is due no later than 60 days prior to the workshop. I will try to send a reminder invoice a two or three weeks in advance, but you are ultimately responsible for getting your payment to me on time (in other words, “I didn’t receive a bill” isn’t an acceptable defense for late payment). Late payments are subject to a $50 penalty (I much prefer a timely payment to collecting the extra $50). Also, anyone who hasn’t paid or contacted me by the due date risks forfeiting their workshop space and their deposit.
Cancellation
If conditions beyond my control (such as a weather- or disaster-related park closure) force me to cancel a workshop for which you’ve already paid, I will give you a full credit toward any future workshop. While I don’t require that this credit be applied to a future year’s version of the cancelled workshop, it does only apply to scheduled workshops for which workshops you aren’t already enrolled—in other words, if you already have a deposit for a different workshop, you can’t apply the replacement credit to that workshop. This credit can’t be used for a private workshop.
If illness, injury, or personal emergency makes it impossible for me to conduct a workshop, the workshop will go on with a qualified substitute, and with as much participation from me as I’m capable of providing. If you accept this option, I’ll also give you a partial credit toward any future workshop for which you aren’t already registered. This credit will be no more than 50% of the missed workshop’s fee, and may be a bit less depending on the amount of my participation. You can also opt to take a 100% credit toward a future workshop—in this case the same rules as a “beyond my control” cancellation apply.
I will never cancel a workshop because of low registration—if you’re the only one enrolled, you’ll get a private tour.
Travel and other expenses
Under no circumstances will I refund any charge not paid to me, such as (but not limited to) airfare, lodging, car rental, or meals. Though I’ve never had to cancel a workshop, and consider the possibility extremely remote, for your peace of mind I strongly encourage you to purchase travel insurance to cover any losses resulting from a cancelled workshop.
My Qualifications
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My Qualifications