Workshop in Bermuda

The Most Beautiful Island in the Atlantic -

June 5 -10, 2007

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ere's your chance to get a taste of the exciting world of travel photography and travel writing, so grab your camera and join us for an intensive five-day photography workshop in Bermuda.

Would you like to explore the world with you camera, and get paid for doing it? If so, then the exciting world of travel photojournalism can become a reality for you. Freelance travel writers and photographers, Blair Howard and Renate Siekmann invite you to join them for their next photographic/travel writing workshop in beautiful Bermuda, June 5  - 10, 2007.

Travel Photography

Our workshops are designed to help you take your photo skills to the next level. You'll learn how to take amazing photographs consistently and to order, how to unleash the creative side of both you and your camera, and how to turn your photographs into Travel Photo Essays that you can sell and resell to magazines, newspapers, online stock photo agencies and webmasters.

During five days of fun and photography you'll enjoy the company of a small group of like-minded folks with the same interests as you.

You'll go on photo shoots around the island, receive intensive, on-the-spot, one-on-one help, guidance and instruction from Blair Howard and Renate Siekmann.

You’ll participate in information and photography gathering for our new book, The Pocket Adventure Guide to Bermuda. You will see some of your images published with your by-line in the book– an important publishing credit for you.

During the five days of intensive instruction you'll learn:

• How to shoot professional-quality photographs - better than you ever thought possible
• How to achieve the three ingredients essential to creating good photographs: perfect focus every )hyperfocal focusing), perfect composition, and perfect exposure
• How to work your way through a real travel photojournalism assignment – our new book, The Pocket Adventure Guide to Bermuda How to create and market Photo Essays that will sell and re-sell for a lucrative income  
• How to create dazzling PowerPoint presentations that will stun your friends and family

You'll photograph secluded, pink sandy beaches, great 18th century fortresses, beautiful land and seascapes, the hustle & bustle of Bermuda's capital city, Hamilton, and some of the spectacular parks, harbors and botanical gardens around the city.

Day 1

Introductions: meet your instructors Blair Howard and Renate Siekmann. Then you'll immediately get to work and learn some things about your camera that will enable you to head out and shoot better photographs than you every though possible. You'll quickly learn the three ingredients every photograph must have to make it into publication. You'll get to know your equipment - digital cameras only - and how to shoot incredible nighttime images without using a flash. After dinner we’ll head out for a night shoot of Hamilton's incredible skyline and landmarks and put some of what you’ve learned to good use. Diner is on your own tonight.

Day 2

In the morning you'll learn how to take pictures worthy of wall space and a magazine cover. Plus you'll learn what you need and don't need to be a travel photographer, and how to go about finding a need for your photographs.

You'll start in the morning at with a trip to St. Georges  -- the first capital of Bermuda, now a picturesque little ocean-side village and port close to Fort Saint Catherine, once a part of Britain's extensive defensive network. Today, it's a spectacular ruin that offers hundreds of opportunities for great photography. St. Georges itself offers many more, including the famed St. Peter's church, the Deliverance (Sir George Sommer's tiny ship in which he braved the Atlantic to James Town, VA in 1609) and a whole host interesting buildings and dockland artifacts.  Finally, we'll go back to the classroom to learn how to create Photo Essays that will sell and re-sell many time to create a real income from your photography. We’ll round out the day as Blair critiques the photos you’ve taken so far.

Day 3

Today's photo shoots begin with a boat ride to the Royal Naval Dockyard and Fortress. There you'll discover the navy's victualling yards, the cooper's yard, the great fortress which is now home the Dolphin Experience, and you'll wander the battlements photographing the great guns, dockyard and spectacular clock tower edifice that is now a shopping mall. From there we'll take the bus and travel back to Hamilton stopping off along the way to photographs some of Bermuda's pink sandy beaches and rocky coastline. Your goal will be to capture even more of the Bermuda’s distinctive atmosphere through your lens, with a view to building your photographs into a salable photo essay. You'll also learn about other markets for your photographs with a presentation on Stock photo agencies. Plus you'll benefit from yet another professional critique of the photos you took earlier in the day.

Day 4

Set your alarm clock and join us to capture the sunrise.  Then it's off to the South Shore where you’ll learn the techniques pros use to capture the rich colors and textures of the island on film. We'll head back to the classroom for more photo critiques and a presentation by Renate where you will turn some of the photographs you've taken into a stunning PowerPoint presentation: a presentation that will stun your friends and family.

Day 5

Time to reflect: what have you learned? How will you put it to good use? Time for questions and answers. Time to say goodbye as we wrap up by noon and head for the airport and home.

Dear Blair and Renate:

Thank you so much for the "up close and personal" way you taught us how to improve our photography. It was great to be in a small group because you were able to be right over our shoulders as we looked through our lens’ to set up our shots--that way each person got their own personal hands-on instruction from you. Now when I set up to shoot a scene I can almost hear one of you asking what’s my "f" stop, what’s the "speed", "don’t ..." I'm looking forward to the next workshop with you both, and keep those newsletters coming!

Olive Wolfe, New Jersey

The Travel Photography Workshop

June 5 - 10, 2007

Bermuda

Price:  $995.95. You can lock in your spot by making a $200 deposit. Just scroll down to the payment buttons.

Includes:

• Four classroom sessions and three critique sessions
• Transportation to the best photo opportunities in and around Bermuda
• Special presentations by highly regarded photographers Blair Howard and Renate Siekmann
• One working breakfast 
• One-on-one help and instruction throughout the workshop  
• A workbook you'll take home that contains pictures, charts, instruction and examples of everything you'll learn  
• Constant assistance throughout the program from our staff

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