Monday, November 12, 2012

Six Day ‘North Queensland Experience’ Photography Workshop and Tour


When: Sunday 28 April - Saturday 4 May 2013
Where: Tropical North Queensland (based in Palm Cove)

For full details please click here


North Queensland is a wonderland for any photographer. 

Trekabout Photography Workshops have put together a 'best of' NQ for an amazing week of tuition and photographic opportunity.
 
During this workshop, we will visit the Atherton Tablelands, Mossman Gorge, hidden mossy forests and streams and much more.
 
You'll experience the ever popular Skyrail as it passes through the treetops of the rainforest canopy. You'll step back in time as you hop aboard the old timber carriages of the Kuranda Scenic Railway.

The base for this workshop is the Reef House Boutique Resort and Spa right on the beach front at Palm Cove. You can check out more details here. We have a very special accommodation package deal available (details at bottom of page) but you are by no means restricted to staying there.
 
Local participants can travel from home each day and others may have a favourite place at which they like to stay. No problem, but please be mindful that all the critique, processing and theory sessions will take place at the Melaleuca Conference Room at the Reef House.

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Here is a run-down of what to expect.

Sunday
5.30pm – ‘Meet and Greet’ with Michael, Mark and the other photography workshop participants

Session 1
After dinner – Introductions and overview of the week’s program - Palms Conference Room

Monday:

Session 2
After breakfast - Palms Conference Room. Getting to know your photographic equipment. This is extremely important as you need to know what gear and settings are needed for specific situations and subjects.

Session 3
After morning tea – Macro photography session. Learn how to photograph the little things in life. This session will lay the ground work for more close-up/macro photography opportunities throughout the week.

Session 4
After lunch – photograph the magnificent palms along the beach front of Palm Cove, in preparation for our first sunset shoot.

Session 5
Sunset photography looking out to Double Island and capture the gorgeous pinks and mauves of a NQ sunset.

After dinner – Audio visual presentation by Michael - Nature
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Tuesday:

Session 6
After breakfast - join us for a full day out and hop aboard the Trekabout bus as we head off to Mossman Gorge for a combination of bird and landscape photography, where we will photograph the rainforest, crystal clear cascades as well as the local birds.

Session 7
After lunch we'll head over to the NQ Wildlife Park for an afternoon of wildlife and bird photography.


Session 8
After dinner – Photo critique (8pm – 9pm). Michael and Mark will critique some of the photos you have taken so far, giving hints and advice along the way. Make sure to bring your memory cards along.


Wednesday:

Session 9
An early start for sunrise at Palm Cove.

Session 10
After breakfast we visit Stony Creek where you get to put your new found cascade photography techniques to good use. We'll also be shooting macro along the creek bank and surrounding areas.

Session 11
After lunch – Post-processing your digital photos. How to make your digital photos look good on your computer or as printed photos.


Free afternoon (chill out or recover from the early start :-)

Thursday

Session 12
Hop aboard the Trekabout bus again as we head to the Atherton Tablelands. A full day out awaits, visiting Curtain Fig, Milla Milla Falls, Barron Gorge and much more.

Session 13
After dinner - Audio visual presentation by Mark on nature photography, followed by a follow-up post processing session.

Friday
Session 14

Today we put on our tourist hats and hop aboard the Skyrail and Kuranda Scenic Railway to do the round trip to Kuranda. We'll travel through the tree tops of magnificent rainforest and take in majestic scenery. There will be plenty of time to chill out in Kuranda and enjoy a healthy lunch.

Session 15
After dinner - photo review and critique.

SaturdaySession 16 Join us on the beach in front of the rest for a last sunrise shoot framed by the magnificent palms.

Session 17
Up to Kuranda again to visit the amazing Butterfly Encounter. You'll get up close and personal with an incredible array of colorful butterflies including the stunning Ulysses.

Farewell - lunchtime wrap-up
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Tuition subjects will include:
  • Composition
  • Landscape
  • Wildlife
  • Lighting
  • Macro
  • Aperture
  • Shutter speed
  • ISO
  • Focusing methods
  • Metering
  • Post-processing
  • Image critique
  • Depth-of-field
And much more
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