A UNIQUE WORKSHOP FOR STILL AND MOTION PHOTOGRAPHERS

We will begin by meeting in Denver early on September 29, so plan on getting in on the 28th. I will provide some hotel info for you, and we will pick up everyone and be in the mountains and shooting by noon on Saturday. The workshop fee includes all ground transportation, National Park Fees, and hotel rooms. Breakfasts will be provided by the hotels. Lunches and dinners will be up to you as well as any adult beverages. We will furnish bottled water and soft drinks during the workshop.

We begin in Black Hawk, Colorado and will spend the afternoon shooting the unique villages of Central City and Idaho Springs. Day 2 we take the “Peak to Peak Highway” which certainly lives up to its name. We will wander through Nederland on our way to Estes Park. From there we start up the mountain to the staggering altitudes of Rocky Mountain National Park. Lunch in the clouds and on the tundra of 12,000 plus feet. We spend the night in Grand Lake, CO, on the west side of the Rocky Mountains.

Day 3 takes us through Berthoud Falls and over Loveland Pass on our way to Leadville. This path goes through Frisco and into one of the most colorful passes in the area. After a night in Leadville, an old mining town the highest incorporated town in the US, day 4 finds us heading up the mountains for Aspen. Big Lake and Independence Pass await as we climb to the top of the peaks where the view is simply incredible. Day 5 takes us to Buena Vista (back over Independence Pass… don’t worry, it is just as incredible the second time) where we will spend the night in the presence of the “Fourteens” – an entire range of mountains to the west of us all 14,000 feet or higher. We then decide if we want to go back through Loveland Pass to Denver or try a different route more to the east. We will let the color decide. 

What to expect.
We will be at very high altitudes at many points on the trip. RMNP, Independence Pass, Loveland Pass… all at over or near 12,000 feet. This means it may be much colder at the top than expected, so cold weather gear is important. We will have time to explore and hike, so hiking boots or equivalent is also a necessity. We will not be doing anything dangerous or risky other than the normal risks one takes when we walk on the planet. A list of things to consider will be sent to each participant. We can also not control the weather. Most of the time it is pretty good during this week, but sometimes it isn’t. What happens then? We roll with it and make images of inclement weather… the environment is not always what we want it to be, but it is always spectacular in any event.