 October 10 - 14, 2008
with LeRoy DeJolie
Cost: $1,925
A number of you have requested this kind of workshop, which is designed EXCLUSIVELY for photographers using large format. Large format users often take more time to visualize, contemplate, compose and craft photographs, and so you’ll move at a pace set to accommodate those needs.
 You’ll still enjoy all the prime scenery of the Monument Valley area, including the Mittens, Totem Pole, Sand Dunes, Ear of the Wind, Sun’s Eye, Teardrop Arch and Mystery Valley. LeRoy’s thrilled to be guiding you on this adventure, and while he’ll be setting the pace for 4x5 and 8x10 users, he will also accept photographers on this trip using 6x6 formats or above. This kind of workshop won’t likely come around again for several years, so take advantage now while you can.
 From
the moment you enter Monument Valley you'll want to have your
camera at the ready. The combination of sinuous sand dunes,
gnarled juniper trunks, sweeping vistas and grandiose rock
formations can yield photograph after extraordinary photograph.
Ancient windswept mesas have eroded here into the narrow buttes
and distinctive "monuments" that give this region its name.
Bring plenty of film to capture the striking panorama before
you. While we're in Monument Valley we may visit the home
of a talented weaver as her fingers move swiftly across the
warp threads of her loom, skillfully creating a boldly-patterned
rug. We'll also explore the arches and other unique formations
of Mystery Valley.
TENTATIVE ITINERARY
Day One
- Meet at 7:30am to pack gear and be ready for an 8am departure from Phoenix.
- Travel up from the Valley to Cameron for Lunch
- Photograph the Chinle Formations (Bad Lands) near Tuba City
- Travel on over to Elephant Feet Pedestals or to the Ponds near Cow
Springs Chapter to catch pond reflections
- Check into our hotel in Kayenta, then travel out to El Capitan (Volcanic Plug) for evening light.
- After dinner LeRoy will conduct an orientation session to cover the workshop itinerary and Basic Camera Movements (Axis Tilt and Base Tilt).
Day Two
- Rise well before down to capture Sweet Light on Church Rock
- Regroup after a hearty breakfast for some class time on: Types of Lighting, Corrective Metering, Basic Zone System
- Pack up and travel into Gouldings for our overnight accommodations for the next 3 nights
- Travel to Tear Drop Arch for late afternoon light, then travel to the Stagecoach for last evening light
- After dinner LeRoy will conduct a Critique Session of Student Work.
Day Three
- Travel to "The Mittens View" at the Visitor Center for first light
- Hearty Breakfast at Gouldings then Pack our LUNCHES for our all-day adventure into Monument Valley, where we'll visit John Ford Point, North Window, Artist Point,
the Three Sisters, etc.
- Outdoor instructional classtime will cover: Types of film, Reciprocity Failure, Importance of Filters, Focal Displacement, Bellow Factors, Calculating your Exposure, Lens Coverage, Rise and Fall Movements
- Possible model shoot in the valley
- Back to "The Mitten View" for last light.
Day Four
- "Breakfast on the RUN", meaning we'll take breakfast with us to travel into Sand Springs to capture first light with Totem Poles
- Proceed on to "Ear of the Wind" for a sheep drive in the sand dunes, followed by a visit to the "Sun's Eye" to photograph this unusual formation and the nearby petroglyphs
- Photograph a Native American model in traditional attire sitting atop a horse
- After lunch, travel into Mystery Valley to the fabulous arches there for several more hours of outdoor instruction: How to Market your work to Major Magazines, Getting your work Published, Presentations, Transparencies vs. Negative Film, Ready Load, Quick Loads vs. Loading up your own film, Film Holders, More Camera Movements, etc.
- Back to Gouldings for dinner and to conduct the last critique of student work.
Day Five
- Early morning shoot at the North Entrance to Monument Valley
- Breakfast at Mexican Hat
- Travel out to the Goose Necks of the San Juan River to shoot for several hours
- Return to Phoenix, likely arriving late in the evening.
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Includes:
- RT transportation from Phoenix
- Lodging
- Photographic instruction
- Lunches and snacks
- All tour, entrance & model fees
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