Summer 2012 Wildlife Instructional Photography Workshop

Triple D Game Farm, Kalispell, Montana

Presented by Paul Burwell Photography

July 22nd – 25th, 2011

Join Outdoor Photography Canada Magazine contributing editor, Paul Burwell, for a full-featured photography workshop at the Triple D Game Farm in Kalispell, Montana. This workshop will help you create stunning images of the wonderful wildlife at the Triple D Game Farm. Summer is the most popular time of year to travel to Triple D. You’ll be photographing a combination of mature and cute baby animals. In 3 days you can amass a tremendous portfolio of animal photographs while learning the tips, tricks and techniques that will help you create truly captivating images.

Over the intensive workshop period you will feel like you have absorbed the foundation of most photography, especially when it comes to nature photography. We are very lucky to be taking photos at Triple D Game Farm in Kalispell, Montana. The scenery is absolutely beautiful and animals abound. Wildlife models can include: bobcats, coyotes, wolves, otters, lynx, mountain lions, raccoons, skunks, tigers, bears and foxes.

This workshop includes:

• The opportunity to photograph extremely healthy and happy wildlife surrogates in natural surroundings at the Triple D Game Farm in Kalispell, Montana
  • A minimum of 8 sessions photographing the animals over 3 days
  • The benefit of Paul’s years of experience photographing at Triple D and scouting the locations
  • You will be safely closer to animals like Cougars, Lynx and Siberian Tigers than you ever imagined possible
• A copy of Paul’s book, Triple D Photography Tips, Tricks and Techniques
• Small group size to a maximum of 10 participants allows for maximum flexibility
• The opportunity to bring at least 10 images with you for critiquing
• A CD to take home containing an electronic version of the workshop material
• Paul’s undivided attention during the photo sessions to help you get the most out of your investment
  • Paul has an extensive history of working with and educating adults from his prior experience as the President of an Internet firm
• The opportunity to learn techniques for preparing images with Photoshop, developing a managed workflow and archival strategies
• The option to submit up to 10 photographs from this workshop for a detailed written critique of each submitted photograph

Siberian Lynx kitten lying on an old log - CA

Notes from the Instructor…

My Triple D workshops are limited to 8 participants. This small group size allows for maximum flexibility in obtaining all types of shots including portraits, behavior, close-ups and special requests where possible. You’ll also have the flexibility to easily move to different positions to get the shots you are looking for. You will be able to benefit from my years of experience photographing at Triple D and scouting the various shooting locations. This will help make sure you go home with the best photos possible.

I was the President of an Internet services company for over 10 years where I developed an extensive history of working with and educating adults. I am currently a contributing editor for Outdoor Photography Canada magazine and a professional nature photographer. Some individuals seem to run workshops in order to subsidize their own photography shoots. But, unlike those workshop leaders, I am exclusively there to help you get the best shots. You won’t need to worry about interrupting my photography to ask a question or get advice. This workshop is more than just a series of photo sessions with the wildlife models. It is a full featured workshop offering a complete educational experience.

The staff members at Triple D are simply tremendous and they’ll work with us to help get you a tremendous series of shots. Jay and Kim Deist, the owners of the Triple D, are tremendously generous hosts who provide a terrific service to photographers.

Each participant will receive a copy of my book, Triple D Photography Tips, Tricks and Techniques. Familiarizing yourself with the book in advance of your trip to the Triple D is an excellent way of preparing for your visit. The Triple D Photography Tips, Tricks and Techniques book forms the basis for the educational portion of the workshop.

If you are wondering where to stay in Kalispell, options range from the very affordable Triple D Guest Cabin to one of the hotels that offer discounts for Triple D guests. Please contact me for more information.

Itinerary

• July 26th Evening: Orientation meeting at the Triple D offices.
• July 27th – 30th Mornings: The morning of each day will feature photography sessions with the wildlife models at various shooting locations.
• July 27th – 29th Afternoons: This time will be available for classroom  instruction as well as free time to work on images.
• During the workshop and on the final day, weather permitting, additional animal species may be photographed (beyond the eight guaranteed sessions) for a fee of $150/session.
• July 30th Noon: Workshop comes to an end.

Workshop Costs

• $1395 US Dollars
  • $200 US Dollars deposit required upon reservation
  • Remainder of $1195 US dollars due by May 26, 2012
  • Time and weather permitting, additional sessions may be added for $150 per session
  • Accompanying non-photographer $50 per day

Policies and payment information available here.

For additional information, please Contact us Electronically
Phone Toll-free: 1-877-778-1745

DSLR Fundamentals Boot Camp

Intensive Two Day Workshop

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Thursday July 14 – Friday July 15, 2011

This workshop is aimed at photographers who have just started using a Digital SLR (DSLR) and who would like to learn more about their camera, its features and functions.

If you’ve been taking photographs with your DSLR on the Automatic setting, and want to gain greater control over your camera and the photographs you create, then this workshop is for you.  To get the most out of the investment you’ve made in your new DSLR you need to get your camera off of the automatic setting.

By completing this workshop, you will gain the confidence you need when using your camera and controlling it to make the creative photographs you desire.

This workshop is completely hands-on and requires you to bring your DSLR to class.  We’ll do a number of practical exercises throughout the course that will allow you to put the concepts covered in class into practice for yourself.

About your instructor

Paul Burwell is a professional photographer, writer and educator.  His images have appeared in numerous magazines, greeting cards, advertisements and calendars. He is a contributing editor for Outdoor Photography Canada Magazine where he has a regular column called “Let’s Go Digital!”  In addition to the wildlife photography workshops and tours he hosts worldwide each year, he also teaches a number of photography classes at Edmonton’s Metro Community College.  Paul has been a finalist in both the 2009 and 2010 Worldwide Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition and has been named by Popular Photography magazine as a “top shooter” of wildlife photography in their March 2010 issue featuring a two-page spread of Paul’s photo of a Snow Leopard.

Paul facilitates his workshops and tours in a cooperative and constructive environment.

What you will learn:

Introduction to DSLRs

• Adjusting the clarity of your viewfinder using the diopter.
• Guidelines to selecting and using interchangeable lenses.
• Using the different auto-focus and drive modes on your camera.
• Using image stabilisation and mirror lock-up functions.
• Using manual hyper-focus techniques and the depth of field preview.

Aperture and shutter priority modes (Creative exposure modes)

• How to use aperture priority to control the depth-of-field of a scene.
• Using shutter priority to control movement of objects in the frame.
• Using Auto-exposure lock (AEL) and exposure compensation to get the right exposure for your photos.
  • Using Auto-exposure bracketing (AEB)
• Reading and interpreting the exposure histogram.

Manual exposure modes and useful custom settings:

• Working the Manual (M) and Bulb (B) exposure modes on your DSLR.
• Using manual white balance for mixed lighting situations.
• Useful custom settings and user-defined shooting modes.
• Performing camera firmware updates.
• Techniques for cleaning your digital sensor.

Using your electronic flash:

• Using flash synchronisaton (slow sync, first-curtain sync and second-curtain sync).
• Using dedicated external flash – features and functions.
• Using flash exposure compensation (FEC).
• Useful bounce-flash techniques

Prerequisites:

As a preqrequisite, you should have a good familiarity with using your camera in automatic mode.

Equipment Required:

At a minimum, you’ll want to have…

• A DSLR (digital SLR camera) with a removeable lens.  Unfortunately, if you can’t swap the lens on your camera, you won’t be able to take this course.
  • Any lens that works with your camera

This workshop includes:

• 14 hours of classroom instruction
• Lunch on both days consisting of a choice of main course, 2 salads, soup, side dishes and desert
• Certificate of completion
• Small group size, limited to 12 participants

Itinerary and Location

• Providence Renewal Centre
• Thursday, July 14th 9:00am – 5:00pm: Classroom instruction
• Friday, July 15th 9:00am – 5:00om: Classroom instruction

Workshop Costs

• $270 Canadian Dollars (plus tax).
  • Current currency exchange information between the Canadian dollar and your local currency is available here.

Policies and payment information are available here.

For additional information, please contact us at:
E-Mail: Contact us Electronically
Phone Toll-free: 1-877-778-1745

Adobe Lightroom Boot Camp

Intensive Weekend Workshop

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

July 16 – 17, 2011

 

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Before Lightroom Processing

After Lightroom Processing

Join Outdoor Photography Canada Magazine contributing editor and professional photographer Paul Burwell for a many-faceted workshop that will help immerse you into the world of Adobe’s Lightroom software.  Lightroom is arguably the best piece of software photographers can use to manage and develop their images.

We’ll spend the entire weekend together helping you learn about the modules of Lightroom; Library, Develop, Slidshow, Print and Web.  We’ll  explore the software from a workflow perspective and teach you  to optimize your use of Lightroom for capturing, cataloging, sorting, editing, developing and outputting your images.

This isn’t just a workshop for wildlife photographers; regardless of  your photography interests, we’ll help you learn Lightroom in a manner that will completely revolutionize the way you deal with your images.

This workshop allows you to have hands-on practice with my images, along with your own.  You’ll learn how to optimize your images to make them look their best, process large collections of images and learn the techniques you’ll need to find those images in the future.  Additionally we’ll discuss best-practice techniques for ensuring that your image collection sticks around and survives a hard drive crash or other calamity.

This workshop is targeted towards photographers with a beginner to intermediary level of experience with Lightroom.

You will need to bring a computer (Mac or Windows, Laptop or Desktop) loaded with the latest edition of Adobe Lightroom Software (Version 3.2).  (If you don’t wish to purchase the latest edition, you may install the free trial version of the software just before the start of the workshop).

Want to read what others think about our workshops?  Read our testimonials here.

City of Edmonton at Sunset

About your instructor

Paul Burwell is a professional photographer, writer and educator.  His images have appeared in numerous magazines, greeting cards, advertisements and calendars. He is a contributing editor for Outdoor Photography Canada Magazine where he has a regular column called “Let’s Go Digital!”  In addition to the wildlife photography workshops and tours he hosts worldwide each year, he also teaches a number of photography classes at Edmonton’s Metro Community College.  Paul has been a finalist in both the 2009 and 2010 Worldwide Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition and has been named by Popular Photography magazine as a “top shooter” of wildlife photography in their March 2010 issue featuring a two-page spread of Paul’s photo of a Snow Leopard.

Paul facilitates his workshops and tours in a cooperative and constructive environment.

Down on his luck Missoula Cowboy - Lightroom B&W Conversion

Prerequisites:

As a preqrequisite, you should be familiar with your computer’s operating system and be able to perform the following tasks without assistance:

• copy a file from one folder to another
• be able to competently work with the computer mouse and keyboard (click, double-click, ctrl-click, shift-click, etc.)

Equipment Required:

At a minimum, you’ll want to have…

• A Mac or Windows computer (either a desktop or laptop) with the latest version of Adobe’s Lightroom software installed on it.
  • You’ll need to bring this computer to class so that is something to take into consideration when deciding between a laptop and a desk top computer.

This workshop includes:

• 14 hours of classroom instruction
• Text book (Scott Kelby’s The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 for Digital Photographers)
• Certificate of completion
• Lunch on both days consisting of a choice of main course, 2 salads, soup, side dishes and desert
• Coffee breaks
• Small group size, limited to 12 participants

Itinerary and Location

• Providence Renewal Centre
• Saturday, July 16th 9:00am – 5:00pm: Classroom instruction
• Sunday, July 17th 9:00am – 5:00om: Classroom instruction

Workshop Costs

• $300 Canadian Dollars (plus tax). Price includes text book ($40 value).
  • Current currency exchange information between the Canadian dollar and your local currency is available here.

Policies and payment information are available here.

For additional information, please contact us electronically.

Phone Toll-free: 1-877-778-1745

Summer 2011 Wildlife Instructional Photography Workshop

Triple D Game Farm, Kalispell, Montana

Presented by Paul Burwell Photography

Download the workshop pdf here.

July 22nd – 25th, 2011

Join Outdoor Photography Canada Magazine contributing editor, Paul Burwell, for a full-featured photography workshop at the Triple D Game Farm in Kalispell, Montana. This workshop will help you create stunning images of the wonderful wildlife at the Triple D Game Farm. Summer is the most popular time of year to travel to Triple D. You’ll be photographing a combination of mature and cute baby animals. In 3 days you can amass a tremendous portfolio of animal photographs while learning the tips, tricks and techniques that will help you create truly captivating images.

Over the intensive workshop period you will feel like you have absorbed the foundation of most photography, especially when it comes to nature photography. We are very lucky to be taking photos at Triple D Game Farm in Kalispell, Montana. The scenery is absolutely beautiful and animals abound. Wildlife models can include: bobcats, coyotes, wolves, otters, lynx, mountain lions, raccoons, skunks, tigers, bears and foxes.

This workshop includes:

• The opportunity to photograph extremely healthy and happy wildlife surrogates in natural surroundings at the Triple D Game Farm in Kalispell, Montana
  • A minimum of 8 sessions photographing the animals over 3 days
  • The benefit of Paul’s years of experience photographing at Triple D and scouting the locations
  • You will be safely closer to animals like Cougars, Lynx and Siberian Tigers than you ever imagined possible
• A copy of Paul’s book, Triple D Photography Tips, Tricks and Techniques
• Small group size to a maximum of 10 participants allows for maximum flexibility
• The opportunity to bring at least 10 images with you for critiquing
• A CD to take home containing an electronic version of the workshop material
• Paul’s undivided attention during the photo sessions to help you get the most out of your investment
  • Paul has an extensive history of working with and educating adults from his prior experience as the President of an Internet firm
• The opportunity to learn techniques for preparing images with Photoshop, developing a managed workflow and archival strategies
• A Wildlife Photography Academy t-shirt or ball cap
• The option to submit up to 10 photographs from this workshop for a detailed written critique of each submitted photograph

Siberian Lynx kitten lying on an old log - CA

Notes from the Instructor…

My Triple D workshops are limited to 8 participants. This small group size allows for maximum flexibility in obtaining all types of shots including portraits, behavior, close-ups and special requests where possible. You’ll also have the flexibility to easily move to different positions to get the shots you are looking for. You will be able to benefit from my years of experience photographing at Triple D and scouting the various shooting locations. This will help make sure you go home with the best photos possible.

I was the President of an Internet services company for over 10 years where I developed an extensive history of working with and educating adults. I am currently a contributing editor for Outdoor Photography Canada magazine and a professional nature photographer. Some individuals seem to run workshops in order to subsidize their own photography shoots. But, unlike those workshop leaders, I am exclusively there to help you get the best shots. You won’t need to worry about interrupting my photography to ask a question or get advice. This workshop is more than just a series of photo sessions with the wildlife models. It is a full featured workshop offering a complete educational experience.

The staff members at Triple D are simply tremendous and they’ll work with us to help get you a tremendous series of shots. Jay and Kim Deist, the owners of the Triple D, are tremendously generous hosts who provide a terrific service to photographers.

Each participant will receive a copy of my book, Triple D Photography Tips, Tricks and Techniques. Familiarizing yourself with the book in advance of your trip to the Triple D is an excellent way of preparing for your visit. The Triple D Photography Tips, Tricks and Techniques book forms the basis for the educational portion of the workshop.

If you are wondering where to stay in Kalispell, options range from the very affordable Triple D Guest Cabin to one of the hotels that offer discounts for Triple D guests. Please contact me for more information.

Itinerary

• July 21st Evening: Orientation meeting at the Triple D offices.
• July 22nd – 25th Mornings: The morning of each day will feature photography sessions with the wildlife models at various shooting locations.
• July 22nd – 24th Afternoons: This time will be available for classroom  instruction as well as free time to work on images.
• July 23rd Morning: Weather Day – If not required as a weather day extra sessions can be added for $150/session.
• During the workshop and on the final day, weather permitting, additional animal species may be photographed (beyond the eight guaranteed sessions) for a fee of $150/session.
• July 25th Noon: Workshop comes to an end.

Workshop Costs

• $1395 US Dollars
  • $200 US Dollars deposit required upon reservation
  • Remainder of $1195 US dollars due by May 21, 2011
  • Time and weather permitting, additional sessions may be added for $150 per session
  • Accompanying non-photographer $50 per day

Policies and payment information available here.

For additional information, please Contact us Electronically
Phone Toll-free: 1-877-778-1745