Photography Workshops

The Workshop

Most of our time is spent outdoors making pictures. We visit some great spots, places we know will give us great sunrise or sunsets, high cliffs that provide scenic vistas and areas that always hold wildlife.

There's always something new! Dramatic clouds after a rain shower, horses drinking at a stream, maybe a herd of buffalo in a draw at the end of a long summer evening.

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Morning and evening light is usually best of course. We're up early and ready for daybreak—one morning high on a ridge, the next perhaps in the river valley photographing the morning fog as it slowly gives way to a summer day.

As the light flattens out by late morning we'll work our way back to town. Afternoons we'll visit, read and talk about photography, nature and things we've seen that morning. You might even grab a nap—days are long up here in the summer.

That's the time we'll also do some short sessions on other aspects of photography: Portraits, pets, sports, lighting, publishing—you name it we'll cover it.

Late afternoon we'll head out again. We'll look at the wind, the weather and our whims and decide where to go for the best evening shoot. We often get lingering sunsets and sometimes stay until long after the sun goes down, shooting the last light in the evening sky.

Back in town we might look at images we took the day before and share ideas on what we like or on what we might have done differently.

We photograph, discover and critique in a friendly and noncompetitive way. We all have our reasons for being there but for the most part we all want to photograph, learn, enjoy nature and ourselves. We do our very best to make sure you feel welcome, comfortable and appreciated every hour of your stay.

Wildlife

It's quite certain we'll photograph buffalo and wild horses. We'll also see and possibly photograph antelope, white tail deer, mule deer, coyotes, big horn sheep, and prairie dogs. Wildlife is elusive, shots are often fleeting and there are no guarantees but we usually see a lot.

Who Should Attend

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We've had mid-teens to mid 80's. We've had people who have never taken a serious photograph, who had to borrow a camera to come and we've had published, experienced photographers with numerous cameras and dozens of lenses.

Equipment and experience are fine but an open mind and a willingness to experience, to learn and to try a few things are more important.

If you are an accomplished photographer, be assured that the visual challenges you'll face will provide ample opportunity for great work.

We have camera equipment for rent on a very limited basis, reserve early.

Click here for more information on attending our workshops.

Additional Workshops

In addition to scheduled workshops, I sometimes take photographers along on my photographic shoots. These occur at different times of the year and may include migrating birds in Spring (I live in the prairie pothole region of North Dakota -- one of the best waterfowl areas on the continent); mule deer in rut in November; buffalo and wild horses in winter.

These trips are customized for individuals and small groups.

I also conduct workshops while I'm traveling in other parts of the country. You and your friends or group of photographers could host a workshop of a day or several days in your locale.

If you're interested in any of the above, call me at 701.943.2494 and we'll discuss it.