Yellowstone & Grand Teton Workshops
Yellowstone & Grand Teton Workshops
The Yellowstone & Grand Teton Workshops cover a wide range of subjects from understanding the importance of "light" to framing and composition, shooting fast moving wildlife, taking advantage of unusual weather conditions, optimum camera and lens settings and much more.
Sunsets
Sunsets in the Tetons are always spectacular. Learn how to use exposure compensation and bracketing. Learn about ISO and how it affects noise and dynamic range. Learn the best times and locations for capturing the best sunrise, sunset and moonset images.
Wildlife
Learn about wildlife and where to find it. Learn about animal behavior and how to safely photograph bears and other large wildlife from safe distances. Learn about telephoto lenses. Learn about lens aperture and camera shutter speed for great captures of animals on the move.
Angles & Composition
Learn all about depth-of-field and how it can be used to improve image clarity and mystique. Learn about the rule-of-thirds and other composition techniques. Learn about highlights and shadows and ways they can enhance the dynamics of an image. All this and more are explained.
You could not pick at better place than Yellowstone and the Tetons to learn all about landscape and wildlife photography. The weather in the mountains is constantly changing. The light is always on the move. It can be soft and subdued one minute and then harsh and contrasty all in the same day. The same subject can be front-lighted in the morning and backlit in the afternoon, all in a matter of hours. Learn how analyze light and get the most from your camera gear by attending a Yellowstone & Grand Teton Workshop.
See more Yellowstone and Grand Teton images at the Jackson Hole Photography Gallery.
Tripods & Camera Supports
Learn when a camera tripod is necessary and when that tripod is not needed. Discover other types of camera supports and how they work. Learn about lens speed (fast-glass), image stabilizers and lens compression and how to use them to your advantage. Learn about High Dynamic Range and how it can improve and also how it can degrade a good photo. All these things and more are discussed in a Yellowstone & Grand Teton Workshop with simple instructions and hands-on experiences.
Flowers & Peaks
Learn how to include detailed items like flowers in the foreground with mountains in the background all with clarity and tonal balance. Learn the benefits of shooting at dusk. Learn how to effectively use wide angle lenses, even fish-eye, while minimizing lens distortions and maintaining detail throughout your image. Learn all about "exposure" and what it really means. Learn about mega-pixels and how many you actually need. Is one camera better than another? Find out in a workshop.
Moose
One of the most interesting animals to photograph is a moose. They are big and most often they move slowly. A great place to begin improving your wildlife photography skills. Yellowstone and Grand Teton parks are uniquely different each with its own style of landscapes and features. However, moose, bear, elk and many other animals are common to both. Traveling from one park to the other takes time and Yellowstone is significantly huge. The good news is that many animals are spotted along the way and the weather is constantly changing. Every day is a different experience. Come and find out.
Midnight Sun & The Moulton Barn
Learn about post-processing and special effects. When to use them and when not. Learn about Camera RAW, noise reduction, lens distortion correction, color temperature, artifical pixels and way more. Learn effective cropping, brightness, levels, curves and how to read a histrogram. Summer is coming and it's about time to get out into the field for some picture taking. All workshops review computer techniques to help manage all those photos.
A thousand pictures could be posted on this website, but that won't improve your photography skills. Looking at wonderful images in a book is nice, but does not teach you how to do it. Come to the Tetons. Come to Yellowstone. Come and learn how to get pictures like you see in those books. Attend a Yellowstone & Grand Teton Workshop and get started.