Landscape Photography Refresher Workshop (2021)
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INTRODUCTION
Feeling not too confident touching your gears again after a year-long lockdown? How about revive your skills by involving yourself into this 2-day hands-on refresher workshop in the coastal town of Real. Four landscape photographers will be there to guide and help you capture awesome landscape images again. All the fundamentals of landscape photography including camera settings for different environment and lighting conditions, effective compositions, use of filters and digital post-processing will be extensively covered in this refresher workshop. This trip aims to provide a refresher course for beginning and intermediate landscape photographers the fundamental techniques and skills required to capture great coastal sceneries. Participants will be given reading materials prior to the trip and on-field lectures about the proper use of gears, compositions, understanding light and visual design. This workshop offers a wide variety of different styles and approaches in creating your own photographic representations of the real world, from colour landscape images to black and white photos. Part of this workshop is the editing / post-processing session where colour and black / white workflows will be shared and taught to participants. Adobe Camera Raw, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom will be utilized as editing softwares during the session. Participants will be required to bring their own computers with the mentioned softwares installed. By the way, a mouse will be helpful in editing your images. You will surely get the most from this workshop and enjoy the experience more as you already have a prior basic understanding of the fundamentals. Aside from that, this trip is a venue to gain new friends and experience great adventures. LOCATION Real, Quezon Province, Philippines DATE May 1-2, 2021 (2 days) GROUP SIZE 6-8 not including the facilitators FACILITATORS Francis Ansing Marvin Grey Dennis Murillo AJ Duran ACTIVITY DIFFICULTY Easy with short walks SEASON Dry / Summer CONTENT (IN THE FIELD)
CONTENT (POST-PROCESSING)
ITINERARY May 1 0200: Meet up at Jollibee Portovita Towers, Cubao, Quezon City 0215: Real, Quezon Province 0540: ETA Real. Sunrise shoot at Tignoan rocky coast 0800: Breakfast 0900: Shoot at Nonok Falls or Balagbag Falls 1100: Lunch 1200: Check in at our resort. Rest 1400: 2-hour lecture 1600: Head to Magra for sunset shoot 1900: Dinner 2200: Lights out May 2 0430: Wake up call 0445: Head to Magra 0530: ETA Mahiwagang Bato for sunrise shoot 0730: Breakfast 0830: Post-processing session 1200: Check out 1200: Lunch 1300: Optional shoot at Nonok or Balagbag Falls 1400: Head back to Metro Manila 1900: ETA Cubao EQUIPMENT TO BRING 1. Camera body (mirrorless or DSLR) 2. Lenses -ultra-wide -standard zoom 3. Sturdy tripod 4. Remote shutter / intervalometer 5. Filters -ND (10 stops and/or 6 stops) -GND (0.9 soft) -CPL 6. Extra batteries 7. Charger 8. Extra memory cards 9. Rain protector 10. Laptop (capable of running the latest versions Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw. PERSONAL STUFF TO BRING 1. Clothing for 2 days 2. Insect repellent 3. Flashlight or headlamp 4. Caps or hats 5. Long-sleeve shirts 6. Pants 7. Toiletries 8. Personal medicines 9. Sandals 10. Raincoat 11. Umbrella 12. Water bottle 13. Identification 14. Small towels 15. Pocket money HEALTH PROTOCOL ✅Valid / government-issued ID ✅Regular checking of temperature ✅Always use of facemask ✅Always use of facemask and face shield while inside the vehicle ✅Social distancing must be always observed ⚠️ 65 years old above & 15 years old below are not yet allowed to check in FEE Php 8900 WHAT'S INCLUDED? -RT van service -accommodation (twin kubo or 4 bed stone house) ***upgrade to a twin apartment (additional P1500) -day 2 breakfast -workshop tuition and instructional materials -entrance fees to shooting locations -supply of drinking water -supply of coffee, hot choco and tea WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED? -equipment -day 1 breakfast, lunch, dinner -day 2 lunch -personal and accidental expenses -travel insurance REGISTRATION DEADLINE April 15, 2021 TO REGISTER -P4500 down payment must be made upon registration -Balance must be settled 7 days before the first day of the trip -A copy of proof of down payment and identification must be sent to any of the facilitators via Messenger or to francisansingphotography@gmail.com CANCELLATION -Deposit/downpayment is non-refundable -If full payment is not received by the specified dates, we reserve the right to treat the reservation as cancelled and we can retain the downpayment -50% of the balance paid will be returned if cancelling 30 days or more before the first day of the trip. No refund will be given if cancelling within 30 days before the first day of the trip -All cancellations must be made by writing an email to the organizers BANK DETAILS Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Francis Eneria Ansing 9809-2077-33 Banco de Oro (BDO) Francis Eneria Ansing 008180116757 G-Cash 09177302505 Paypal francisansingphotography@gmail.com DISCLAIMER We are not liable for any bodily injury or harm, accidents, property damage or loss as a result of, but not limited to: physical exertion for which the participant was not prepared for; travel by plane, boat, car and other modes of transportation; consumption of alcoholic beverages and local food intake; forces of nature such as winds, hurricanes, typhoons, flooding, landslide, avalanche, etc; heat exhaustion; photography equipment failure includes but is not limited to water damage, loss, and theft; civil unrest or terrorism; or the unavailability of medical services and medicines in remote areas and the quality thereof. We are also not liable for: expenses that are not specified as included in the fee. We reserve the right to make hotel and car arrangements and/or itinerary or route plan changes in order to improve the quality of the trip. |
SAMPLE IMAGES
Image by AJ Duran
Image by AJ Duran
Image by Marvin Grey
Image by Dennis Murillo
Image by Francis Ansing
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