Newfoundland Summer Digital Photography Camp for teens.
In addition to my work as a professional photographer, I have also taught photography for the last 5 years. I have been very impressed by the passion for still photography shown by this generation of students. There is tremendous raw talent out there, but it does need some direction in order to grow.
The digital photography camps are designed to provide the right opportunity and instruction to teens with a passion for photography. The camps are one week in length, and will be limited to a maximum of 12 students. The price of the camps is all-inclusive with airfare from Montreal to St. John’s Newfoundland. Students will be housed at one of the local hotels where they will be supervised in their off hours.
Our base for the summer camps is in St. Bride’s. Most of the photography locations we will visit are on the southern Avalon Peninsula. We will be leaving the Avalon Peninsula for 2 days when we travel north to photograph icebergs and puffins. The specific itinerary will vary depending on the weather. Weather in Newfoundland is quite changeable and we adapt to what it offers us.
Included in the workshop is: airfare from Montreal (anyone coming from another location can organize their own airfare and tuition for the camp will be reduced by an agreed upon amount), meals, accommodation, land transportation, instruction. Students must have their own: dslr camera, lenses, external hard drive, memory cards. Students should be prepared for a diversity of weather conditions. During the summer months it can be 28 degrees Celcius(83 F) during the day and 13 degrees Celcius(56 F) at night.
Newfoundland is a wonderful place to learn photography, but it an equally wonderful place to meet interesting people, to experience a unique culture, to learn more about our wonderful country’s geography and history.
Cost: $2100 plus tax per week
Camp #1: July 31, 2010 to August 7, 2010
Camp#2: August 7, 2010 to August 14, 2010
Sample Itinerary:
Saturday: pick up at St. John's airport and transport students to Capeway Motel in St. Bride's
Sunday: Photograph Norhern Gannets and seabirds -- morning pick up at Capeway transport to Cape St. Mary's, pick-up Cape St. Mary's return students to Capeway, St. Bride's
Monday: photograph icebergs -- pick-up Capeway transport to Twillingate, spend night in Twillingate
Tuesday: photograph puffins -- morning drive from Twillingate to Cap Bonavista and Elliston, afternoon return to St. Bride's
Wednesday: photograph Avalon Wilderness Area Caribou - morning pick-up St. Bride's drive to Avalon Wilderness Area return afternoon to St. Bride's
Thursday: photograph seabirds and fossils -- morning pick-up St. Bride's travel to Cataracts and Mistaken Point, return afternoon to St. Bride's
Friday: photograph St. Bride’s landscape
Saturday: Transportation to St. John's Airport.