Kauai, Hawaii

Second Annual Garden Isle and Tropical Paradise Photography Workshop

July 8-12, 2011

Join me and my co-instructor, Scott Schilling, for a photographic journey to one of the most beautiful islands in the world, the garden isle of Kauai, Hawaii! This deluxe workshop (limited to only 12 participants) will be held at the luxurious Kauai Beach Resort and is located just five minutes from the Lihue airport. The resort is a five-story oceanfront property situated on 25 lushly landscaped acres surrounded by exotic lagoons, cascading waterfalls, and lush tropical settings. 

The resort also offers the following amenities: 

   *  Complimentary Shuttle Service to/from the airport and the hotel

   *  Oceanside sandy beach, sand bottom fresh water pool

   *  Flume and lava tube waterslide

   *  Three main hotel pools and two whirlpool spas

   *  Wireless high-speed internet access

   *  Hawaiian Rainforest and Fitness Center

   *  Nightly entertainment

Spend five days photographing the Garden Island from some of the most idyllic tropical locations to be found. I have personally made many photographic visits to Kauai for my own stock photography and have found numerous iconic and lesser known locations that will provide incredible photo opportunities.

The Kauai Beach Resort is located conveniently on the island's east side meaning sunrises are literally right outside our window! I have carefully scouted all our sunrise and secondary locations and will keep you relatively close by allowing you to spend a bit more time in bed than most workshops. But that will just be the beginning. After our two morning shoots, we will return for a buffet-style breakfast and then you will be free to relax, prep images, or explore on your own. We will then reconvene in the early afternoon for training in Photoshop, RAW Conversion, High Dynamic Range software and processing techniques, Soft Proofing, Printer optimization, Composition and Color Management. We will also spend a fun evening learning the proper techniques of star photography. There will also be (2) image review sessions where Scott and I will discuss some of the pros and cons of images you have captured on this workshop and offer suggestions on improving your vision skills. These review sessions are becoming a huge hit in our workshops and are proving to be an incredible teaching tool for us!

We will then head back out for pre-sunset and sunset shoots. Dinner will be either before or after depending on the time we depart and return.  Some of the locations we will visit include:

   *  Ke'e Beach and the Na Pali Cliffs

   *  Hanalei Bay and taro fields

   *  Lydgate Beach

   *  Wailua Beach

   *  Brennecke and Poipu Beach

   *  The Spouting Horn

   *  Waimea Canyon

   *  Kalalau Valley and the Na Pali Cliffs from a 4,000 foot overlook (used in the movie: 7 Days and 7 Nights)

   *  Wailua Falls and Opaeka'a Falls

   *  Shipwreck Beach

WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS:

Friday, July 8 - Workshop officially begins at 2pm with a 2-hour group orientation meeting followed by (2) location shoots at nearby Poipu.

Saturday, July 9 - Tuesday, July 12 -  We will explore many of the famous iconic (and some lesser known) locations that make this island special. You will recognize many of the locations from numerous movies and television shows. Tropical sunrises and sunsets are always on the agenda, but because Kauai is one of the wetter islands, there will be ample opportunities to capture stunning rainbows! 

Each day's training seminars are geared to answer your personal questions and improve your technical abilites, plus we will show you our workflow techniques that have resulted in our images appearing in worldwide publications and gallery showings. Combined we have over 50 years of photographic experience!

The workshop will conclude with a sunrise shoot near the hotel on Tuesday morning followed by a group farewell breakfast. Also, the Kauai Beach Resort is offering you an extended stay (at a discounted workshop rate) for four days on either side of the workshop! This is perfect for those of you wanting to spend more time on the island.

Cost: $1975.00

Deadline: When workshop fills (limited to 12 participants).

Frequently Asked Questions: Kauai FAQ's 

Lodging: Lodging for 4 nights is included. All rooms are double-occupancy.

Meals: A breakfast buffet ($22.00 dollar value) is included for four mornings.

Parking: $12.95 per day, not included in price of workshop.

Transportation:  We will carpool to shooting locations. Participants are required to have transportation to and from the workshop and workshop locations.    

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