Big Sur and Santa Cruz Coastal Photography Workshops
I’m in this business for the pizza. I suppose I could spin you a yarn and say that I do it for the love of photography, or the joy of teaching, or the thrill of seeing a student’s eyes light up when she understands a new photography concept. But no, I really just do it [...]
Santa Cruz Seascapes Photography Workshop – July 23, 2011
Seascape photography is always a challenge. Salt water and electronics simply don’t like each other. The misty air can wreak havoc on lenses and filters and sand and salt are the arch enemies of a smooth functioning tripod. So why do we do it? Because we love it! And as we found out on our [...]
Big Sur Coastal Photography Workshop – June 11th
Big Sur doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to weather and Sea to Summit workshops. On our last Big Sur workshop we were practically drowned by the torrential rain. So this past Saturday when Jim, I, and our students pulled into the parking lot at Pfeiffer Beach under sunny skies, we thought luck was [...]
Santa Cruz Seascapes Coastal Photography Workshop – April 30th
As photographers it’s no question that we’re subject to the whims of the weather gods. And sometimes it seems as if they must have an incredible sense of humor. Back in February, one of our Big Sur workshops was deluged by 6 hours of driving rain. While we still had a good time and learned [...]
Santa Cruz Seascapes Coastal Photography Workshop – April 8th
A very cool thing about teaching a private group workshop is that all the students already know each other. On our most recent workshop Jim and I taught a group of photographers from Apple, and these guys were laughing and joking with each other from the get go. I think the fact that we were [...]
Santa Cruz Seascapes Coastal Photography Workshop – March 12th Write-up
Nothing better than teaching a group of eager, excited students, especially when you have great conditions! After encountering mist, drizzle, a full-on downpour, and even a tsunami warning on our last few workshops, Jim and I finally got to teach in nearly perfect conditions: nice warm sun early on in the day gave way to [...]
Santa Cruz Seascapes Coastal Photography Workshop – Jan 29th Write-up
Summer in the middle of winter. That’s how the weather was in Santa Cruz towards the end of January: sunny and 70 for days on end. As a sunshine-lover I’d normally think this was great, but the crystal clear skies had me worried that Jim and I would see only boring, bland conditions for our [...]
December 11th Coastal Photography Workshop Write Up
Seems like only yesterday we announced Sea to Summit Photography’s first coastal photography workshop. Well time just flies and before Jim or I knew it it was December 11th and we were meeting our first 8 bright-eyed and bushy-tailed victims, er, students. The group arrived on time (30 minutes early in fact), keen to learn [...]
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