Nature & Landscape Photography Workshops
On Location in RMNP
Our workshops are designed to put the participant in beautiful locations at the best time of year. I have extensive experience shooting in all locations and can get you to the right place in the best light. We limit the number of students to 8-10 persons per workshop. This allows me ample time to address each person individual needs in the field. I will help you with exposure, filter techniques, compositions, concept and design and proven techniques to improve your nature and landscape photography skills.
I focus on a number of professional field techniques to help you create dramatic and powerful nature images, including:
• Working with dramatic light including sunrise and sunset;
• The fundamentals of powerful compositions;
• Long exposure techniques for incorporating time and motion in your photographs;
• Night photography including star trails, static star field shots, and light painting; and
• Abstract techniques for creating artistic photographs.
We’ll also teach you a number of professional “digital darkroom” secrets as well. Our hands-on intensive seminars—held during the middle of the day when the light is not conducive for photography—will teach you the fundamentals of image processing, and allow you to master important techniques including:
• Working with adjustment layers;
• Layer masking and image blending techniques;
• Making difficult selections;
• Color management; and
• Special effects techniques used for artistic expression.
Workshop Registration Form
West Virginia Winter Workshop - January 15 -18
Davis, West Virginia
January 15-18, 2010
Instructor: Joseph Rossbach
Tuition: $625
This workshop is hosted by Mountain Trail Photo Workshops
Registration Form
Workshop Full! Please email me to be added to the waiting list.
Do you dream of waterfalls and canyons covered in fresh snow and ice or old red barns and country roads dressed in their finest winter whites? Well, if so, this is the winter workshop for you. Experience West Virginia's mountains cloaked in fresh snow and ice! You will have the chance to photograph scenes that few photographers capture, from Blackwater Falls, Blackwater Canyon, Shays Run, winter wildlife and fantastic ice formations. Blackwater Falls State Park Lodge and Resort will be our base camp of discovery to photograph this amazing mountain landscape in West Virginia's Appalachian Mountains.
Included in price: Instruction, guiding, classroom and critiques
Not included: Lodging, meals and transportation.
Recommended Lodging: Blackwater Falls Lodge (about $80.00 per night)
Once you register for the workshop, we will send the lodging information and recommended list of clothing and equipment for the workshop.
Driving conditions can be a challenge during in the mountains of West Virginia. A car or SUV with four wheel drive or all wheel drive is recommended.
Nearest Airport: Pittsburg, PA (Approximately a 2.5 hour drive to Lodge)
Basic Itinerary:
Meet at noon on Friday and open the workshop with an intro slide show and classroom presentation. Then a sunset shoot.
On Saturday, weather permitting, we will be in the field for roughly 4 hours in the morning. Then break for brunch and hot drinks. A 1 to 2 hour classroom presentation on post processing. The afternoon will be spent shooting until after sunset.
Sunday: Same as Saturday.
On Monday, we will shoot for about 4 hours in the morning and then break for breakfast as a group. The workshop ends after breakfast around 11am.
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Creative Vision Workshop in Arches & Canyonlands National Parks - April 4 -9
This workshop is filling up fast. Register now before it's too late
Moab, Utah
April 4 -9, 2010
Instructors: Joseph Rossbach, Ian Plant
This Workshop is hosted by: Creative Visions Photography Workshops
Tuition: $1495.00 ($300 deposit required at registration)
Looking to take your creative expression to the next level? Creative Vision Photo Workshops are designed to challenge you to reach new heights with your nature photography. Join Creative Vision instructors Ian Plant and Joseph Rossbach on an intensive, multi-day field and classroom instructional workshop that will help you create photographs you've always dreamed of making.
This workshop is based in Moab, Utah, and visits Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, which contain some of the most breathtaking scenery in the United States. Full of hundreds of natural arches, slick rock canyons, balanced rocks, and wild vistas, the dynamic forces of wind, water and geologic upheaval have created a landscape of extraordinary beauty. This five day workshop will explore the very best these locations have to offer.
Ian and Joe will teach a variety of techniques—both in the field and in the classroom—that will allow you to advance both your technical skills and artistic vision.
For more information or to enroll, visit theCreative Vision Photo Workshopswebsite
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Ultimate Appalachian Photo Tour - May 2 -10
Tour Dates: May 2 - May 10, 2010 - ONLY 3 SPACES LEFT!
Tour Start: May 2 @ Knoxville Airport - Meet Time @ 12pm
Tour End: May 10 @ Dulles International Airport @ 2pm
Cost: $1995.00 per person. ($200 deposit required at registration)
This tour is now full! Please email me to added to the waiting list.
Highlights Include
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, The Blue Ridge Parkway, Grandfather Mountain & Shenandoah National Park, Waterfalls, Scenic Overlooks, Wild Streams & Rivers, Stacked Ridges, Autumn Color and Spring Blooms
7 Days of Adventure and Amazing Photo Ops! Space is limited to 5 participants to ensure the very best experience possible and to maximize instruction.
Tour Includes Transportation, Professional Guiding and Photo Instruction, a copy of both of Joe's books 50 Amazing Things You Must See and Do in the Greater D.C. Area: The Ultimate Outdoor Adventure Guide & The Ultimate Guide to Digital Nature Photography.
Participants are responsible for their airfare or transportation to Knoxville, whre the tour begins.
The workshop ends at Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Participants will also need to arrange departure flights or rides from this location. We can help in the planning if need be. Just let us know!
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Acadia National Park Photo Workshop - June 6 -10
Bar Harbor, Maine
June 6-10, 2010
Instructor: Joseph Rossbach
Tuition: $695
This workshop is hosted by Mountain Trail Photo Workshops
Registration Form
Rugged granite cliffs, pounding waves, mountains that roll into the ocean, lupine and glacially carved lakes await us in Acadia National Park. Join me for an exciting tour of this rugged and beautiful park on the Maine Coast. We will spend our days chasing the light and landscape in search of majestic and awe inspiring images. We will even have the chance to photograph the amazing lupine bloom and star trails over the Atlantic at night.
Basic workshop itinerary:
Sunday: Workshop begins at 12noon with a slide show and intro class session. Then a field shoot until after sunset.
Monday & Tuesday: We will begin 1 hour before sunrise, shoot for 4 -5 hours, break fro brunch and classroom work and the an early dinner and back in the field until after sunset.
Wednesday: Morning shoot for 4 hours and then a break until we meet again for our afternoon shoot until after sunset. If the weather is right, we will stay out to do night photography and light painting.
Thursday: Sunrise shoot, breakfast as a group and the workshop ends at 11am.
Nearest Airport: Bangor International Airport: http://www.flybangor.com/
Included in workshop: Instruction, guiding, critiques and classroom
Not included: Airfare, meals, lodging and transportation
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Crested Butte Colorado Photo Workshop - July 4 -8
Wildflowers of Crested Butte, Colorado Photo Workshop
July 4 -8, 2010
Investment: $795.00 (a $200 deposit is required at registration)
Click Here to Register
A liability waiver is required to participate in this workshop. We will send you the waiver and worksop recomendation list upon recieving payment.
The summer wildflower bloom around Crested Butte is simply amazing! Lupine cover the fields and meadows along with Mules Ear, Columbine and sunflowers only to name a few. It's no wonder Crested Butte is known as the wildflower capitol of Colorado. With so many species blooming in such large numbers under the jagged peaks of the Rocky Mountains, this place is a photographers dream!
Join me for an exciting 5 day workshop. We will explore many places including Kebler Pass, Gothic, Washington Gulch and Lost Lake just to name a few. As always, I will be leading the group to the very best spots and will be available to help with compositions, exposure and all other creative decisions that go into making stellar nature photographs. We will have at least 2 lecture/classroom sessions in the mid afternoon where we will do critiques and go over post processing techniques like blending exposures, raw work flow and layers editing in Photoshop.
Closest jet port: Gunnison, Colorado or Denver, Colorado
Workshop includes: Guiding, instruction, critiques and classroom lectures
Workshop does not include: Airfare, meals, lodging or transportation
We would be happy to assist in helping you line up the best airfare, car rental and lodging. After you register, we will contact you to provide further information
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Vermont/New England Autumn Photo Workshop - October 3 -7
October 3 - 7, 2010
Instructor: Joseph Rossbach
Tuition: $695
Nearest Town/Lodging: Rutland, Vermont
Mendon Mountain View Inn (89.00 per night)
Workshop Includes: Instruction, Critiques & Guiding
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Only 3 Spots Left!
The Green Mountains of eastern Vermont turn all the colors of the rainbow during the first part of October. We will explore some of the most beautiful areas of the Green Mountain State in search of peak autumn color, reflections, frost covered leaves, waterfalls and covered bridges. Come join professional nature photographer, Joseph Rossbach for a weekend of capturing the autumn color in the heart of New England!
Nearest Airport(s):
Burlington, Vermont: http://www.burlingtonintlairport.com/
Albany, New York: http://www.albanyairport.com/
Basic Itinerary:
Sunday: Workshop begins at 12noon with a slide show and intro class session. Then a field shoot until after sunset.
Monday & Tuesday: We will begin 1 hour before sunrise, shoot for 4 -5 hours, break fro brunch and classroom work and the an early dinner and back in the field until after sunset.
Wednesday: Morning shoot for 4 hours and then a break until we meet again for our afternoon shoot until after sunset. If the weather is right, we will stay out to do night photography and light painting.
Thursday: Sunrise shoot, breakfast as a group and the workshop ends at 11am.
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West Virginia Autumn Photo Workshop- October 10 - 14
Davis, West Virginia
October 10-14, 2010
Instructor: Joseph Rossbach
Tuition: $795
This workshop is hosted by Mountain Trail Photo Workshops
Registration Form
This workshop is filling up fast. Register now before it's too late!
West Virginia holds a secret: its mountains rival New England in tapestries of red, orange, gold, green and blue. And there is no other finer spot in all of West Virginia in the fall than the Monongahela National Forest. This is an amazing place for nature and landscape photography in any season, but in autumn it is truly awesome. From the fiery red covered heath barrens of Bear Rocks and Dolly Sods to swirling leaves in plunge pools of mighty waterfalls, this area is by far the mid-Atlantic's best kept autumn secret. Let me take you on a journey to some of the best spots in the Monongahela for classic autumn color hot spots.
Basic workshop itinerary:
Sunday: Workshop begins at 12noon with a slide show and intro class session. Then a field shoot until after sunset.
Monday & Tuesday: We will begin 1 hour before sunrise, shoot for 4 -5 hours, break fro brunch and classroom work and the an early dinner and back in the field until after sunset.
Wednesday: Morning shoot for 4 hours and then a break until we meet again for our afternoon shoot until after sunset. If the weather is right, we will stay out to do night photography and light painting.
Thursday: Sunrise shoot, breakfast as a group and the workshop ends at 11am.
Lodging: Blackwater Falls Lodge (89.00 per night)
Nearest Airport: Pittsburg, PA: http://www.pitairport.com/ (2 hour drive to lodge)
Included in workshop: Instruction, guiding, critiques and classroom
Not included: Airfare, meals, lodging and transportation
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Ultimate Slot Canyons & Sandstone Photo Tour - November 7 -15
Tour Dates: November 7 -15 , 2010
Tour Start: Sunday November 7 @ 2pm (Las Vegas International Airport)
Tour End: Mondy November 15 @ 2pm (Las Vegas International Airport)
Only 2 Spots Left!
Please use the Contact Form below for a detailed itinerary and to register.
Cost: $2495.00 per person. Includes Transportation, Professional Guiding and Photo Instruction, a copy of both of Joe's books 50 Amazing Things You Must See and Do in the Greater D.C. Area: The Ultimate Outdoor Adventure Guide & The Ultimate Guide to Digital Nature Photography.
$500.00 additional charge for single occupancy room!
Some of the places we will visit on this tour include Antelope Canyon, Lake Powell, Alstrum Point,Stud Horse Point,Paria Cliffs Wilderness, Water Holes Canyon, Antelope Canyon, Zion National Park, Hoodoos, Horseshoe Bend, Badlands, Slickrock and Towering Sandstone Monoliths
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Prerequisites:
Participants are expected to have a working knowledge of exposure (f/stop and shutterspeed) and should know how to operate their equipment. Bring a laptop computer with RAW processing and image editing software in order to prepare images for critique.
Basic Itinerary:
Each workshops schedule varies due to which locations we visit, how long we are in the field shooting, and can change depending on the weather. We could photograph all day if conditions are right, then have more class time the following day or even at night.Thursday - Photograph in the morning, discussion and final thoughts over breakfast. We should be finished by checkout time.
Sunday night 6 pm – Opening night presentation, Q&A’s, orientation (Please note that it would be a good idea to have dinner on your own before the opening meeting)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday – Photograph at sunrise and sunset and whenever the light is right. There will be presentations during the middle of the day or at night.
Thursday - Photograph in the morning, discussion and final thoughts over breakfast. We should be finished by checkout time.
Rain refund policy: (only if rained in for a full workshop day, not including the opening night presentation or the final half day of each workshop).
Presentations and critiques will continue as usual NO discount for one rain day. Two rain days during workshop – 10% discount on next workshop Three rain days during workshop – 15% discount on next workshop
NOTE: Only ONE discount per workshop
Payment Policy:
Fee is for instruction only. All other expenses including transportation, accommodation, and meals are the responsibility of the participant.
A $200 deposit is required to hold your place. The balance is due 60 days prior to the start of the workshop.
Cancellation Policy: Full refunds will be given if cancellation is made prior to 60 days before the workshop date. No refunds will be given if cancellation is made less than 60 days before the workshop date.
