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Last years backpacking and nature photography workshop in the Sierras was a blast. It was a unique workshop to instruct and a great experience for all involved. So, we decided to do it again this year!
Sunrise over Sierras
Check out the full details here!
Sierras in Fall Colors
I met Skip Spitzer recently who not only is a great guy but who also leads backpacking workshops every summer in the Sierras to teach people how to properly and safely use the backcountry. So we decided it would be a great idea to combine our two workshops.
September 7 (late afternoon) to 11, with September 2 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) pre-trip class
Take your nature photography to the next level while learning how to be safe and comfortable in spectacular places most other photographers can only see in pictures.
Other nature photography trips get you to a beautiful place once. This joint backpacking and photography workshop teaches you how to get to what you want to shoot, when you want to shoot, safely and comfortably, again and again.
Join me and Getting Deeper into the Wilderness principal Skip Spitzer on this moderate, four-night journey to some amazing and popping Sierra beauty of California’s Emigrant Wilderness.
Who is this workshop for?
Our curriculum focuses on beginning to intermediate backpackers and intermediate to advanced photographers (but beginning photographers are welcome).
This workshop is limited to just six participants.
What’s included?
This workshop includes:
o Preparatory and skills handouts
o A day-long, pre-trip backpacking and nature photography class
o Pre-trip support
o A four-night trip (with two full layover days), in-depth backcountry and photography instruction, and ample time for shoots.
Wilderness photography topics include:
o Reading light and how to utilize it best for powerful images;
o Understanding shutter speed, aperture, and ISO for decisive exposure choices;
o Compositional rules and how to break them;
o Filters and their effects;
o Working a scene to get those “Wow!” shots;
o Using digital features to the fullest;
o Photographing wildlife; and
o Topics by request.
Mule Deer
Backpacking topics include:
o Getting ready (gear and how to acquire or make it, conditioning, trip planning, packing and adjusting your pack, and more)
o Wilderness skills (water, “Leave no Trace” principles, ropes and knots, Sierra geology and ecology, group decision-making, mosquito management, hazards, and more)
o Core wilderness activities (hiking form and protocol, navigating, food storage, storing food, backcountry food systems, doing what a bear does, sleeping, and more)
o Topics by request (e.g., using hiking poles, going off-trail, scrambling, wilderness yoga, etc.)
What does it cost?
Cost for this workshop is $1500 per person. This price includes our tasty and healthy meal plan (we handle all the kitchen gear too), fuel, extensive instructional materials, and campground and backcountry wilderness permits.
To register, visit:
http://www.gettingdeeperintothewilderness.com/register.html
Your instructors
Skip Spitzer is a skilled and experienced facilitator, educator, and outdoorsman with more than 30 years experience backpacking. He runs Getting Deeper into the Wilderness, and also leads wilderness trips for other backpacking and sustainable living groups. Skip is certified in Wilderness First Aid by the Wilderness Medicine Institute. He is also Principal at Root Action Consulting, providing strategic planning, facilitation, and other support to non-profit and grassroots organizations.
Sebastian Kennerknecht — you already know about me but if you really want me to brag about myself here is some CV type information: I am represented by Minden Pictures, a wildlife and nature stock photo agency representing the world’s best natural history photography. Am a former field and workshop assistant to Frans Lanting, and a behavioral ecologist; my exhibitions include Seabirds of Midway Atoll, California Birdlife, Brown Pelicans, and Endangered Neighbors (currently showing at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History). And finally, my photographs have been published in National Geographic Kids, The Economist, Bay Nature, among other publications.
