CAPTURE Maine

An educational workshop for those who love photography and the great outdoors!

Join a group of outdoor-loving, learning-focused photographers for an ultimate photography experience, observing and practicing more advanced topics in photography! CAPTURE is a two-day intensive, practical and hands-on. It’s designed for photographers who love any genre but want to go beyond the basics in landscape, outdoor, wildlife and nature photography. Learning photography in the classroom of creation, we’ll focus on building skills in these three essential areas:

1. Learning how to effectively rely on your camera’s manual controls
2. Setting up and following an efficient and organized post-processing workflow
3. Improving composition by developing an eye for “seeing” and practicing specific composition tools

In addition to what is already planned, be sure to bring your own list of questions and we’ll do our best to cover those as well!

Details

Who should come: Anyone who has attended a Lenspiration Photography Field Day, or who has been a Lenspiration Member for a while, or anyone who considers themselves to be at a beyond beginner level with their camera.

Requirements:

• 15 years or older (contact James for exceptions). Adults are required to submit a Liability Release Form. Attendees under the age of 18 are required to submit a Minor Liability Release Form and are encouraged to come with a guardian. There is no fee for guardians.
• Physical ability to be walking or hiking for several hours in a day.
• A DSLR or mirrorless camera
• Tripod
• Laptop computer with image editing software installed

Tuition: $300/photographer, or $150/photographer for Lenspiration members or friends of the Moore family!

Registration: If you do not purchase a ticket online, contact me or the Moore family to let us know you are coming and you can pay with cash or check when you arrive. Parents or siblings are free to come with their cameras too, though obviously I will only be able to spend one-on-one coaching time with those who are paying attendees.

Tentative Schedule: 

• Friday: Meet and greet at 9:00am. Classroom training during the day, going out to put what we’re learning into practice and shooting golden hour and sunset. Focus of the day: How to comfortably shoot in Manual and setting up an efficient process for organizing and editing photos in preparation for making the most of the next day.
• Saturday: Sunrise shoot, travel to Acadia National Park, and photograph as many scenic places as possible there through golden hour and sunset. Focus of the day: learning to “see” and put composition technique into practice to walk away with calendar-worthy photos

Meeting Location: Moore family home, Bradford, Maine (77 Middle Rd. Bradford, ME 04410)

Transportation: Transportation to/from workshop is not provided. During workshop, carpooling options may be available (especially to Acadia and back).

National Park Entrance Fee: If you will be traveling to Acadia National Park in your own vehicle, you will be responsible for the $20 entrance fee.

Lodging: Find your own lodging near Bradford. Lodging cost is not included in tuition.

Meals:

• Friday: Breakfast not provided. Lunch and dinner will be provided by the Moore family.
• Saturday: Bring your own breakfast (for in the car) and lunch (for at Acadia). Come prepared to buy your own dinner out, or for pitching in for pizza (or something similar) that will be shared with everyone.
• Bring your own water and snacks for between meals.
• If you have special food needs or allergies, you should plan to provide your own meals.

Clothing: Bring clothing for rain and cool temperatures. Average daily temperatures here in May are still chilly, between 40 and 63 degrees. We will be out after sunset which generally tends to be a colder part of the day. Bring stuff to keep you and your gear dry in the field in case it rains. May is a very cloudy month, and chance of rain is about 30%. Modest attire is always in style.

More Photos: Be inspired by photos taken during other Lenspiration workshops at www.lenspiration.photos/workshopphotos

Questions? Feel free to contact James directly for specific inquiries at www.lenspiration.com/contact