West Virginia Waterfalls Spring Waterfalls & Vistas Workshop/Tour

West Virginia is a mecca for nature and landscape photographers and in late spring the rugged mountains come to life in fresh green spring leaves and rushing waterfalls and cascades. This two day workshop will explore the many waterfalls and mountain streams surrounding Canaan Valley and Blackwater Falls State Parks as well as the rugged canyon overlooks in the park and Dolly Sods.

When: 5/3/2012 - 5/7/2012
Where: Canaan Valley, WV
Price: $825.00, Limit of 10

The tour will begin on Thursday evening at 6pm with an opening slide show/class presentation catered with drinks and appetizers. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday we will be in the field all day from sunrise until sunset shooting a variety of locations from mountain top vistas to waterfalls, lakes and streams. On Monday morning the workshop will end at 10 am after a morning sunrise shoot. We will also have ample time in the classroom for photo critiques and post processing software training. We will be shooting a lot of waterfalls and streams on this tour, so please come prepared to get wet. We recommend waders and river sandals.

Highlights include rushing streams, pristine waterfalls, spring foliage, meadows filled with early morning fog, two visits to scenic Bear Rocks to catch sunrise and sunset light, rugged Blackwater Canyon, ample field instruction, spirited critiques and a three hour classroom session discussing Joe’s workflow and processing techniques using Adobe Photoshop.

Weather: Average highs in the low to mid 60′s and average lows in the mid to upper 40′s.

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Joseph Rossbach

Joseph Rossbach has been photographing the landscape for over fifteen years. Joe’s photographs and articles have appeared in a number of books, calendars and magazines including Outdoor Photographer, The Nature Conservancy, Digital Photo, Photo Techniques, Popular Photography, Blue Ridge Country, Mountain Connections and many more. Joe is also a staff course instructor for Nature Photographers Magazine, and writes a regular blog column for Outdoor Photographer Magazine online edition. Joe is also a co-author and contributing photographer two print books, The Ultimate Guide to Digital Nature Photography (Mountain Trail Press) and 50 Amazing Things You Must See and Do in the Greater D.C. Area, The Ultimate Adventure Guide. Joe continues to travel extensively producing new and exciting images of the natural world as well as leading several photography workshops and photo tours each year.

Features & Info

Highlights

Small Group Instruction ~ Mountain Vistas ~ Springtime Blooms ~ Waterfalls ~ Foggy Meadows ~ Dolly Sods Wilderness ~ Canyon Vistas ~ Instructional Photoshop/Lightroom Training ~ Image Critiques ~ Creative Field Techniques

In The Classroom

Spirited Image Critiques ~ Working with Layers, Masks & Selections ~ Raw Workflow/Image Management ~ Exposure Blending ~ Dodging & Burning ~ Much more!

Unlock Your Creative Vision

Advanced seeing: Learn to find new and unexpected compositions ~ Breaking through creative block and making great photographs in challenging situations ~ Mastering a logical, efficient, and consistent workflow, from capture to final master image, that frees you to focus on creativity

Joe, thanks for a great first-ever photo workshop for Lisa and I. We had a very nice time and appreciated your hard efforts during the tour.

~ Chuck & Lisa Campbell, West Virginia 2010

Additional Info & Sponsors

Additional Info

We have a block of rooms reserved at the Windwood Fly-In Resort in Canaan Valley. After registering for the workshop, we will send info you can set up your lodging reservation.