EXPLORE Waterfalls and Gorges of Western Indiana

Let’s do some exploring!

Join me for a day (or half a day) exploring and photographing this epic location in pursuit of calendar-worthy photos! With the specific moments of sunrise and sunset as our only hard deadlines, and with capturing the colorful beauty of autumn as our main objective, we will let the particulars of each location and the elements of nature dictate our schedule.

Here are some things we will likely be encountering:

• What it’s like to do professional landscape photography
• Real-life location scouting
• Capitalizing on the peak fall foliage in western Indiana
• Maximizing cloud types, weather patterns, natural lighting situations, ect.
• Tracking sun or moon positioning for intentional placement in a photograph
• Previsualizing scenes
• In-the-field composition coaching
• Getting things right in-camera for HDR or panoramic composites
• Experimenting with James’ photography gear
• Pick James’ brain on any photography topic
• Fellowship with Christian photographers in the beauty of God’s creation

Details

Who should come: Anyone who has a camera and wants to take beautiful pictures! Attendees under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an approved guardian.

Tuition: $100/photographer for the full day (sunrise and sunset), or $50/photographer for a half day (6 hours surrounding just sunrise or just sunset). Lenspiration members receive 50% off automatically at checkout. Tuition does not cover park entrance fees.

Meetup Location: The current plan is to meet at the parking area near Upper Cataract Falls in Cataract Falls State Recreation Area at 7:00am. If time or location changes, James will reach out to you directly after registering.

Schedule: Meet 1hr before sunrise. We’ll photograph blue hour, sunrise, and morning golden hour before breakfast and devotions. During the mid-day hours we’ll travel to Turkey Run State Park (possibly stopping in at Shades State Park), download photos to our computers (if we have time), eat lunch, explore the trails, and scout out where we’ll stake out for pictures at sunset. After dinner, we’ll photograph evening golden hour, sunset, and dusk. The event should be over by 9:30pm, about 1 hour after sunset.

Meals: You are responsible for bringing your own water, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks in between.

Lodging: Each attendee is responsible for their own lodging.

Weather: Expect it to be cool and wet, lows in the 40s, highs in the 60s. Feel free to bring water shoes for wading. Check the weather beforehand in case it’s predicted to be rainy, and plan accordingly.

Prerequisites: For general details on things like prerequisites and what to to bring, see the details listed out at www.lenspiration.com/meetup.

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