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The Arizona Highways Travel Show features the latest information on Arizona destinations, including Tucson, Sedona, Grand Canyon and Lake Powell, as well as photography demonstrations and hiking workshops. Get the lowdown on lodging, dining, scenic attractions and more!
May 22-23, 2010
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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What Our Participants Say About...
Photography Made Simple
(Classroom Session)
with J. Peter Mortimer, March 2010
“Information made simple.”
— Tim Johns
Portraits of Tombstone
with J. Peter Mortime and Steve Burger,
March 2010
“Great instructors, location, models.”
— Vern Wiegand
“I have never learned so much!”
— Muriel McClellan
“Very informative. Steve has forgotten more about photoshop than most of us will ever know.”
— Bettie Towner
Death Valley
with Kerrick James, March 2010
“Arizona Highways Photo Workshops are a terrific learning experience, covering in great detail landscape techniques and taking you into the sites for an in depth experience.”
— Clayton Lau
“The variety of landscapes to photograph deserts, sand dunes, snow capped mountains, mono lake, sierra was extraordinary. And all this in just six days!”
— Tom Tauber
“Iconic locations and photographers with the ability to communicate and assist create tremendous photo opportunities that are personally rewarding. Can’t wait to do another!”
— Ross K. Hubbard
“Wonderful Trip — great photographer, escorts, information, sites, and camaraderie — this was my first trip with Arizona Hwys workshops — will definitely not be my last.”
— Diana Jacobson
“Outstanding, well worth the time spent.”
— R.R. Shannon
“If you’re looking for informative photographic instructions, meet new people & see beautiful locations, this workshop is for you!”
— Lynn Marcus
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Featured Workshops: Scenic Wonders
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Best of the West
with Colleen Miniuk-Sperry
May 15-20, 2010; Cost $2,450
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Arizona’s most picturesque locations and the West’s best vistas are beckoning you: the Grand Canyon, Sedona, Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley, and Canyon de Chelly. Spectacular landscapes and stunning vantage points provide a great number of opportunities to capture the scenic variety of northern Arizona’s plateau region and this workshop puts you in all the right places at just the right times!
Highlights include the impressive buttes and spires of Sedona’s famous Cathedral Rock, the ever-changing hues of the Grand Canyon at sunset and the sensuous sandstone swirls of the Colorado Plateau’s slot canyons. Monument Valley will dazzle you with its eroded monoliths and natural arches, from the famous Mitten Buttes to the rolling sand dunes. We’ll also explore Canyon de Chelly’s scenic wonders and prehistoric ruins left behind by the ancient cultures.
Register now to photograph the West’s most spectacular landscapes!
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Yosemite Valley
with Kerrick James
May 22-27, 2010; Cost: $2,695
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This workshop will give you an extraordinary sample of Mother Nature's finest creations. Described by Theodore Roosevelt as “the most beautiful place on Earth,” Yosemite Valley offers spectacular and diverse photographic opportunities.
You’ll photograph a world teeming with wildflowers, towering domes, surging waterfalls and mirror images of majestic peaks reflected in icy blue glacier-fed lakes as you traverse from the Gates of the Valley, El Capitan and Bridal Veil Falls, to Yosemite Falls, Tuolumne Meadows and beyond.
Reserve your space to join Kerrick in the lush, colorful world of Yosemite!
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Grand Tetons Nikon Digital Workshop
with Nikon Representative
Mark Kettenhofen
June 21-25, 2010; Cost $2,195
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Looking for a chance to test-drive the latest equipment? This workshop puts the newest gear in your hands and lets you experience Nikon’s state-of-the-art digital technology and software. Nikon will be bringing digital camera bodies and lenses for you to use throughout the workshop.
You’ll be immersed in the majestic mountains, pristine glacial lakes and extraordinary wildlife of the Teton Range. Using photos taken at sunrise and sunset, the Nikon instructor will demonstrate camera, software, digital workflow and photo enhancement techniques. During afternoon lab time, you'll hone your skills on digital file prep, image enhancement techniques, file management and storage utilizing the latest software.
Register now to get in-depth, hands-on experience with the latest Nikon technology and software!
Our Weekend Workshops Make Photography Easier!
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There's Just One Space Left for:
Point-n-Shoot:
More Than Meets the Eye
with Jeff Kida
April 9-10, 2010
Cost: $135
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Take this class and we’ll demystify the icons and menus that seem to have replaced shutter speeds and f-stops. We’ll show you that histogram is not a secret code word for genealogy and that white balance can be a very powerful tool and therefore a good thing to know! We'll also delve into tripods, self-timers and fill flash.
We’ll also discuss the best way to capture your images when shooting, RAW, tiff or jpeg and then how to best archive them in your computer. There will spend one evening in the classroom preceding a field session early the next morning at the Desert Botanical Garden, where we’ll work on light and composition, naturally.
You can still make this weekend's workshop!
Call our office right away to register
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Shoot-N-Photoshop
with J. Peter Mortimer and Steve Burger
April 23-24, 2010; Cost: $295
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Held in a small seminar type setting, long-time Arizona Highways contributor and former picture editor J. Peter Mortimer will take those difficult photographic concepts and make them understandable. You'll learn how to make your camera do what you want it to do — all those programs and functions will no longer be so confusing.
Additionally, you will learn about "the best" exposure and "the correct" exposure for a variety of films. Lens openings and shutter speeds will be discussed as creative controls. Be sure to bring your camera, your camera manual, a notepad and a couple of your favorite photographs if you would like them to be critiqued.
Register now and learn how to make your camera do what you want it to do!
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Photography Made Simple II: Field Session
with J. Peter Mortimer
April 24-25, 2010; Cost: $135
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This workshop combines the best of both worlds: a condensed, but informative class in the fundamentals of photography and the opportunity to go into the field to use your newly-acquired skills. Join long-time Arizona Highways contributor and former picture editor, J. Peter Mortimer, for an instructional session that includes exposure, histograms, lens openings, depth of field, shutter speeds and more.
Peter will help you put all of this new information to the test the next morning at the Wildlife World Zoo. You will then have an afternoon critique session designed to give you even more tools to work with the next time you go out to “make” photographs.
After this one session, you'll see improvement in your pictures, and your camera manual will actually make sense! Register now!
Photography Tip
Excerpted from
Arizona Highways Photography Guide: How & Where to Make Great Photographs
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Skyline, Then Details
by Kerrick James
When I travel on assignment I first think about creating an overview, an image that sets the scene and suggests the character of the place. Some photographers call this the “establishing shot.” When shooting towns or cities I look for a defining symbol that when combined with a clean view of the skyline or geographical backdrop will instantly tell the viewer where it is. For Phoenix, I have roamed the cactus-punctuated peaks around the Valley of the Sun for striking saguaros or palm trees to juxtapose with the downtown skyline, always at sunrise, sunset, or dusk. These scenics usually call for a long lens (200 to 600mm), so pack your tripod.
It’s quite a different challenge to create a strong overview of a small mining town such as Bisbee, which fingers through several narrow, winding canyons. To find my classic view, I took to the narrow roads above the downtown district, and was lucky enough to stumble onto a wonderful display of Mexican gold poppies. They provided a contrasting foreground to the rust-red mountainsides and Italianate Victorian architecture of the proud copper town.
After the overviews, I hone in on the details that flesh out the portrait of a place. In the near-ghost town of Cochise in southeastern Arizona, the lonely country store sports a faded mural of a prospector pulling an unwilling burro. A telling and poetic detail if ever there was, and perfect for this locale. Always I look for surprises — images that no one, including me, expects. I appreciate juxtapositions of disparate elements, like the ’50s cars next to the concrete teepees at the famous Wigwam Motel in Holbrook. And finally, there are the close, tight details that draw the eye in. A cowboy’s calloused hands or his mud-caked boot may tell his story as well as or even better than his portrait.
Always be receptive to, and ready for, surprises. When I went to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument to shoot the spring wildflower display, I was so intent on trying to compose the saguaros, chollas, and outbursts of poppies that I very nearly stepped on the only Gila monster I have ever seen in the wild. He was clearly not happy at how close I suddenly came to him, but he allowed me to shoot several frames before waddling off into the brush. I was there to shoot landscapes, which I do with a medium format camera on a tripod, but I habitually hike with a 35mm body and a medium range zoom lens looped over a shoulder. You never know when being able to shoot quickly can make all the difference in capturing a rare and beautiful shot, or having to tell another “one that got away . . .” story.
For more photography tips and ideas, order your copy of Arizona Highways Photography Guide: How & Where to make Great Photographs at arizonahighways.com.
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