PHOTO TOURS
I am leading photo tours to some of the beautiful places of the world. The main focus of these tours will be to put my clients in great situations to create beautiful photography of the natural world. I plan on keeping group sizes small and filling the tours with like minded people, photographers and perhaps photographer’s spouses. The tours will only be to destinations that I am familiar with and have pre-scouted, to help ensure a successful shoot.
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Private Instruction
I am pleased to announce that starting this Spring I will be offering personal one on one and small group field workshops. These workshops will be tailored to your interest and skill level. Are you new to photography and want to get some basic instruction. Have you been shooting for a while and have a particular skill you would like to improve? Perhaps you are the adventurous type and want to spend the day in a floating blind shooting waterfowl with me. Each workshop will include a half day in the field working on whatever skill or technique you want to learn more about. At the end of the shoot we will go have lunch and talk more shop and, if you like, review your portfolio.
COST $295.00/Half day for private lesson
BRING A FRIEND $225.00/Person for a half day lesson
BRING TWO FRIENDS $200.00/Person for a half day lesson
Just a few of the possibilities
Basic Camera Instruction
Are you new to photography and want to get started off on the right foot? If you’re like most people you most likely learn better hands on, solving problems and getting answers to questions as they come up. I can help take the mystery out of photography. It really doesn’t have to be all that complicated. You will come away with a basic understanding of exposure, composition, and lighting, you will know how to make your camera do what you want it to do.
Macro Photography
Macro photography is one of the most accessible types of nature photography. It can be done virtually anywhere and you can get world class results with a minimum of equipment. Come spend a morning in the field with me learning the ins and outs of this challenging genre of photography
Backyard Bird Photography
Spend half a day in my blind shooting Cardinals Chickadees Woodpeckers and other backyard birds. All on attractive perches with great light and great backgrounds. I will also teach you what you need to know to set up your own bird photography studio. All you need to bring is a camera and lens in the 300mm range.
Floating Blind Photography
You and I will spend the morning on a lake in floating blinds photographing waterfowl and whatever else we can find. All you need to bring is a camera with a long lens (400mm or greater) and a pair of heavy neoprene waders.
*Note because of extra setup time as well as equipment needs an additional $100.00 charge will apply to this special workshop.
Flight Photography
With the advent of autofocus flight photography has become more accessible to the nature photographer. I can help you get your camera setup properly as well as teach you many different tips and techniques to help you get these exciting images.
High-speed Flash Photography
Just bring a camera that accepts a pc cord and we will plug my high-speed flashes into your camera. Not only will you get some great one of a kind images you will also learn the basics of how to do this very unique and spectacular type of photography.
*Note because of extra setup time as well as equipment needs an additional $100.00 charge will apply to this special workshop.
SPRING IN THE NORTHWOODS
Memorial Day Weekend 2011
Friday May 27th thru Monday May 30th
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Just added:
Thursday June 2nd Through Sunday June 5th
SOLDOUT
This trip is being timed to coincide with peak wildflower season in Northern Michigan. Working out of Mackinaw City we will be shooting at the very northern tip of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, an area that I have been photographing for well over a decade. At this time of year the woods should be filled with wildflowers including many varieties of lady’s slippers, columbine, dwarf lake iris, trillium, bunch-berries, fringed polygala, and numerous other orchid species.
Macro Photography
In addition to wildflower photography this is a great time of year to do macro photography. It is very likely that we will have some nice quiet dewy mornings to go out and find some macro subjects to photograph. From dew covered flowers and insects to macro abstract subjects you will learn tips and tricks to master this often difficult subject matter.
Birds of Prey
Note: on the second weekend I was not able to arrange to have the birds of prey model shoot
As a bonus, I have also arranged to have a birds of prey model shoot one day during the workshop. The Howell Nature Center will be bringing up at least three of their birds for participants to spend an afternoon shooting. These trained models (that cannot be released back into the wild for various reasons) will be setup on attractive perches for attendees to photograph.
Instruction
This workshop is being specifically designed to maximize our time in the field photographing, and learning in a hands on, real world fashion. We will be identifying and solving photographic problems in the field as they come up. The group size is purposely being kept small enough (no more than eight participants) so that everyone will be able to get questions answered and have time for one on one instruction. Any down time that we are not in the field actively shooting (evenings etc.) will be spent critiquing the days shoot and learning from each other. We will also spend time working in photoshop learning how to optimize our images to make them look their best.
Each participant will be encouraged to bring a portfolio of 25 images to share with the group (if you are comfortable doing that). In addition to the feedback I will provide daily on what we are shooting in the field. I will also be doing private portfolio reviews for any participants that would like feedback on their work.
Cost $340.00 per person Weekend one
$325.00 per person Weekend two
Which includes tuition, the cost for the birds of prey shoot, and the mid-day meal each day during the workshop.
Other trips in the planning stages
The Galapagos Islands and cloud forest of Ecuador Fall 2012
This truly is a nature photographer’s paradise featuring abundant wildlife with little to no fear of people, beautiful unspoiled scenery, a unique ecosystem, unlike anything else on earth. Read more about one of my recent trips to the Galapagos Islands here: Galapagos Islands
Along with this trip, I plan on offering an extension to the cloud forest of Ecuador to photograph hummingbirds with high-speed flash. I will have all of the flash equipment necessary all you will need is a camera to plug the pc cord into. Here are some images I was able to make last time I was there Ecuador Hummingbirds
Costa Rica Spring 2013
During the first two weeks of March 2009 I travelled to Costa Rica to photograph and scout locations for possible photo tours. I brought my high-speed flash setup to work some of the amazing hummingbirds, as well as, some of the nectar feeding bats in the area. I spent time at lodges throughout the area in search of the mort productive and photographer friendly places. While Costa Rica has some amazing birds, I also photographed some of the other native wildlife such as the unique insects and animals of the area. Here are some images I was able to make the last time I was there in two parts here is part 1 Costa Rica 1 and part 2 Costa Rica 2
Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
While I have been to these areas nearly a dozen times, I have been invited to give a presentation at the Photographic Society of America’s annual meeting in West Yellowstone this year. When I am out there, I plan on scouting some possible lodging and seminar locations for a possible future photo tour.
If you are interested in getting more information about these trips when it becomes available, please signup for my newsletter at the top of the page and I will make sure you get any updates. If you would like specific information about one of these trips or you are interested in joining me, feel free to email me directly at steve@stevegettle.com
Private Instruction
I am pleased to announce that starting this Spring I will be offering personal one on one and small group field workshops. These workshops will be tailored to your interest and skill level. Are you new to photography and want to get some basic instruction. Have you been shooting for a while and have a particular skill you would like to improve? Perhaps you are the adventurous type and want to spend the day in a floating blind shooting waterfowl with me. Each workshop will include a half day in the field working on whatever skill or technique you want to learn more about. At the end of the shoot we will go have lunch and talk more shop and, if you like, review your portfolio.
COST $295.00/Half day for private lesson
BRING A FRIEND $225.00/Person for a half day lesson
BRING TWO FRIENDS $200.00/Person for a half day lesson
Just a few of the possibilities
Basic Camera Instruction
Are you new to photography and want to get started off on the right foot? If you’re like most people you most likely learn better hands on, solving problems and getting answers to questions as they come up. I can help take the mystery out of photography. It really doesn’t have to be all that complicated. You will come away with a basic understanding of exposure, composition, and lighting, you will know how to make your camera do what you want it to do.
Macro Photography
Macro photography is one of the most accessible types of nature photography. It can be done virtually anywhere and you can get world class results with a minimum of equipment. Come spend a morning in the field with me learning the ins and outs of this challenging genre of photography
Backyard Bird Photography
Spend half a day in my blind shooting Cardinals Chickadees Woodpeckers and other backyard birds. All on attractive perches with great light and great backgrounds. I will also teach you what you need to know to set up your own bird photography studio. All you need to bring is a camera and lens in the 300mm range.
Floating Blind Photography
You and I will spend the morning on a lake in floating blinds photographing waterfowl and whatever else we can find. All you need to bring is a camera with a long lens (400mm or greater) and a pair of heavy neoprene waders.
*Note because of extra setup time as well as equipment needs an additional $100.00 charge will apply to this special workshop.
Flight Photography
With the advent of autofocus flight photography has become more accessible to the nature photographer. I can help you get your camera setup properly as well as teach you many different tips and techniques to help you get these exciting images.
High-speed Flash Photography
Just bring a camera that accepts a pc cord and we will plug my high-speed flashes into your camera. Not only will you get some great one of a kind images you will also learn the basics of how to do this very unique and spectacular type of photography.
*Note because of extra setup time as well as equipment needs an additional $100.00 charge will apply to this special workshop.
