Landscape Photography

Craggy cliffs. Intimate waterfalls. Sweeping panoramas. Brilliant sunrises. Fiery Sunsets. Campfires. Midnight startrails. Practical instruction. Insightful review.

Sounds like IPS's new Landscape Photography workshop, July 13-16, 2008.

Perched at the southernmost tip of the Appalachians, Cheaha State Park and surrounding Talladega National Forest provide an untapped source for practical training and phenomenal photographs. Professional photographers Rowan Gillson and Will Thornton invite you to spend three days exploring the beautiful waterfalls and rugged cliffs and fellowshipping around nightly campfires in Northeast Alabama.

This workshop is limited to 12.

Workshop Topics

  • Advanced Composition
  • Motion in Landscape
  • Wide-Angle Photography
  • Advanced Exposure & HDR
  • Photoshop for Landscape

Photographic Destinations

  • Pulpit Rock
  • High Falls
  • Indian Head
  • Devil's Bathtub Falls
  • Midnight startrails
  • Sunrise each morning
  • Sunset each night

Details

  • Dates: July 13–16, 2008
  • Tuition: $265 ($245 early registration; by June 1)
  • Housing: $150
  • Meals: $75
  • Pre-requisites: Prizewinning Photography; 16-years old
  • Required Gear: D-SLR, Circular Polarizer Filter, Neutral Density Filter

Housing

Several quad-occupancy (4) cabins have been reserved on the top of Cheaha Mountain (Alabama's highest peak). These rustic cabins are equipped with two queen beds and are often only a short walk to Indian Head cliffs.

Transportation

Students are invited to fly into Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) on Sunday, July 13 (arriving by 4 p.m.). Instructors and students will leave for Cheaha State Park by 6 p.m. (EST), arriving in time to check in and capture the sunset. Workshop participants should plan on leaving the park after lunch on Wednesday, July 16. Students departing from the Atlanta airport should schedule their departures for after 4 p.m. (EST) on July 16.

For more details or information on this workshop, please contact Will Thornton by e-mail at wthornton@ips.iblp.org or phone at 770.510.3158.