When: September 3-5, 2019

Where: Mitchell, Oregon

Tuition for this workshop is only $495

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Included with your tuition:

• Hands-on photography instruction and assistance
• How to set up your camera in the challenging environment after dark
• Guidance and instruction on composition
• Guidance and instruction on long exposures, camera settings and focusing at night
• Photo critiques (post workshop)
• How to manage noise associated with long exposure/high ISO images
• Post processing help and suggestions (including noise reduction)
• Written and digital copies of all presented materials

Refund policy:

• Cancellations made prior to August 6, 2019 are eligible for a refund (less a $40 cancellation fee).
• Cancellations made between August 7 and August 13, 2019 are eligible for a 70% refund.
• Cancellations made between August 14 and August 20, 2019 are eligible for a 40% refund.
• Cancellations made between August 21 and August 27, 2019 are eligible for a 10% refund.
• Cancellations made between August 28 and September 2, 2019 are not eligible for a refund.

Welcome reception (3:00 pm), sunset and Milky Way photography (Painted Hills)

Sunrise photography, Cathedral Rock, Blue Basin, Cant Ranch, Sheep Rock, Mascall Formation, Picture Gorge, Foree, and sunset and Milky Way photography

Workshop wrap-up (workshop ends at 8:30 am)

* Where Gregg will be staying

If you like diverse landscapes unlike anything you've ever seen, the John Day fossil beds are for you. A true paradise for photographers.

We will shoot the Milky Way both nights during the workshop. Tuesday night from the Painted Hills and Wednesday night from Foree.

You will learn to see more creatively through your camera, and how to use the camera as a tool. You will be given opportunities to experiment with composition, how to choose the right lens, and the importance how shutter speed and aperture affect an image and are used for creative effects. Most importantly, you will discover the different properties of natural light and how it affects your photographs.

Due to the remote nature of this workshop, participants should bring water and food.

Physical requirements for this workshop is rated as EASY. We will drive to every photography venue during the workshop and shoot from those locations. You can walk as much or little as you like. There will be a hike with elevation gain (approximately 1.6 miles).

In order to provide each student tailored and individual attention, the workshop will be limited to 6 participants. A waiting list will be available.

Click here for sample images from the area

Formed over 35 million years ago, the Painted Hills, one of the three units of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, are the crown jewels of this region with their spectacular colors and sublime patterns that seem to have been hand-painted by the master stroke of Mother Nature's brush.

I am a passionate photographer with an extensive knowledge of landscape photography. I have been leading Milky Way workshops for the past 5 years. I have lived in the Northwest my entire life. My passion for photography goes back to the early 1980's. I am the Coordinator for the Portland/Vancouver Photography Meetup Group and has led several outings and workshops throughout the Northwest. I am also an instructor in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop.

Participants are responsible for their own lodging.
Early booking is recommended.

* The Oregon Hotel
104 E. Main Street
Mitchell, OR
(541) 462-3027

Skyrock Motel
101 US-26
Mitchell, OR
(541) 462-3569

Painted Hills Cottages
208 SE Rosenbaum St
Mitchell, OR
(541) 462-3921

Participants are responsible for all transportation to, from and during the workshop.