Workshops

I'm enjoying my journey with photography and thinking of how I can create better images when I travel.  Looking for a workshop I came across one that is not too far from my house, in an area that is beautiful and takes place over a three day weekend.  Perfect I thought -

Sonoma Workshops

The Good Life: Photography, Fine Food and; Wine in Sonoma A photography workshop exploring the breathtaking landscape and light of Sonoma County with world-class photographer Andy Katz.

Characterized for it’s sweeping landscapes, coastline, and vineyards, Sonoma County boasts a myriad of locations that offer endless opportunities to the passionate photographer.

Schedule at a glance

FRIDAY

• Arrive Friday afternoon: Settle into boutique hotel
• Friday Evening: Special wine tasting and dinner with your instructor, World Class Photographer Andy Katz, and fellow workshop participants.

SATURDAY

• Early Morning photography shoot in the most beautiful places in Sonoma county
• Peaceful Lunch on a mountaintop overlooking vineyards.
• Afternoon photography shoot bathed in late afternoon light –“the magic hour.”
• Evening dinner in Healdsberg

SUNDAY

• Morning photography shoot in vineyards bathed in golden morning light. 
• Lunch surprise that includes a winery tour with a famous winemaker.
• Afternoon photography shoot focused on photographing interiors and inter workings of a winery.\
• Grand gourmet dinner and wine tasting.

MONDAY

• Optional Free critique with special guest

Additional Details

Workshop Size: 10 -12 people Length: 3 days - Friday, Saturday and; Sunday.

Arrival on Friday afternoon, departure Monday morning. There is an option to stay for the day Monday for a free photography editing seminar.

Cost: 10,000

Travel

You will be responsible for booking your own travel to Sonoma County. Boutique Hotel and transportation for workshop activities will be taken care of. If you want to have transportation besides the designated workshop activities please rent a car.

Who can afford to spend $10, 000 a weekend - learning photography?   No one I know, and certainly not me.

Getting Ready

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. ~Benjamin Disraeli~


 This week's assignment in our Digital Capture Workflow Class was to create a flowchart with each step of how I prepared for a photo shoot and what steps I took with the digital media after the shoot took place.

What I really created was a "wish list" because although,  I actually accomplish most of the steps on the flowchart, many times something gets piece of the work flow "puzzle" gets dropped.  It is always when I leave off one or two of these steps that something happens.  I'm still looking for an 8GB card that I used to capture images from an event last fall.  I know I have it somewhere - but I didn't follow all my steps, and the card is still MIA.