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Napa

with Elizabeth Carmel, Jerry Dodrill
November 5 - 9, 2018 Creative Core
Limited to 10 Participants. From $3,550  
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Overview

“Wine is bottled poetry.” –Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island, and Napa Valley resident

Coinciding with amazing Napa Valley fall color, this workshop captures the essence of autumn in wine country. Napa has figured prominently in the lives of instructors Elizabeth Carmel and Jerry Dodrill, both of whom have spent significant portions of their careers here. Not only do they know the valley like the backs of their hands, but they each have excellent connections in the community and at some of the world’s very best wine estates, which enables us to offer exclusive access to unique Napa Valley photo locations, along with wine tasting and gourmet dining. Our accommodations and classroom will be based at the Mount View Hotel & Spa, in the charming historic town of Calistoga, California, located beneath Mount St. Helena at the north end of Napa Valley.

Participants can expect attentive and thoughtful instruction both in the field and in the classroom, all in an atmosphere of camaraderie and fun. Elizabeth and Jerry will lead eight field trips to locations in and around the local vineyards and beautiful Napa Valley, including highlights such as special visits with our friends at Chateau Montelena, the historic and very photogenic winery featured in feature film Bottleshock, as well as the architecturally splendid Castella di Amarosa. In the classroom, Elizabeth and Jerry will present classroom lectures, and provide two constructive group critiques of images made by participants during the workshop. Elizabeth will also give a tour of Carmel Gallery in downtown Calistoga, and well as her fine printing studio and frame shop. Elizabeth and Jerry will each demonstrate the processes and techniques they use in the creation of museum-grade fine prints.

This course is suitable for a wide range of experience levels, from enthusiastic beginners to serious amateurs, and professionals. Anyone who understands the basic operations of their camera will advance their skills with this workshop. Manageable group size ensures that every participant has ample opportunity to ask questions, photograph alongside Elizabeth and Jerry in the field, and discuss the exciting world of photography with fellow enthusiasts. Excellent group meals provide an informal setting to socialize and address specific interests that may not be covered during lectures and classroom discussion.

Itinerary

Please note, this schedule may be adapted and modified in response to weather, seasonal conditions, and photo location opportunities during the workshop.

Monday, Nov 5th
1:00pm  Meet for introductory session in our classroom at the Mountain View Hotel in Calistoga.
1:30pm  Slideshow: Wine Country, Elizabeth Carmel
3:00pm  Leave for afternoon field session, Hanna Winery, Alexander Valley
5:05pm  Sunset
6:30pm  Dinner

Tuesday, Nov 6th
6:42am  Sunrise
7:00am  Breakfast
8:00am  Depart for morning field session at Castella di Amarosa
Noon     Lunch in Calistoga
1:30pm  Wine tasting and afternoon shoot at Chateau Montelena
5:04pm  Sunset, Return to hotel
6:30pm  Dinner in Calistoga

Wednesday, Nov 7th
6:00am  Meet in lobby. Depart for sunrise shoot
6:43am  Sunrise
8:30am  Breakfast in Calistoga
9:30am  Download and edit images
10:30am Image critique session
1:00pm  Lunch followed by break
3:00pm  Depart for afternoon field session.
5:03pm  Sunset, Return to hotel
6:30pm  Dinner in Calistoga

Thursday, Nov 8th
6:00am  Meet in lobby. Depart for sunrise shoot
6:44am  Sunrise
8:30am  Breakfast
9:30am  Presentation on image development in Lightroom and Photoshop
1:00pm  Lunch followed by break
3:00pm  Depart for afternoon field session
5:02pm  Sunset, Return to hotel
6:30pm  Dinner in Calistoga

Friday, Nov 9th
6:00am  Meet in lobby. Depart for sunrise shoot
6:45am  Sunrise
8:30am  Breakfast
9:30am  Check out of hotel
10:00am  Begin download and edit of images
11:00am  Image critique session
2:00pm   Adjourn

Instructors

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    • Elizabeth Carmel

    • Elizabeth Carmel is a professional fine art photographer specializing in unique, expressive landscapes and “waterscapes”. In partnership with her husband Olof Carmel, Elizabeth owns and operates two art galleries ...
    • Jerry Dodrill

    • Jerry Dodrill has been an award-winning professional photographer and highly regarded photography teacher for more than two decades. A protégé of the late legendary adventure photographer Galen Rowell ...

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Pricing

Single Occupancy $4,350

Deposit $2,175
Full $4,350
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Double Occupancy $3,950

Deposit $1,975
Full $3,950
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No Lodging $3,550

Deposit $1,775
Full $3,550
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Highlights

  • Prime time for fall color in the vineyards
  • Special exclusive access at some of Napa Valley’s finest wine estates
  • Eight field photography sessions, morning and evening
  • Composition
  • Working the scene to capture its essence
  • Using various qualities of light to best effect
  • Exposure and tonal control
  • Essentials of digital workflow
  • Optimizing images in post-processing
  • Constructive group critique sessions
  • Packaged with single-occupancy lodging, all meals and beverages

Accommodations

The Mount View Hotel and Spa, a modernized Gold-Rush-era establishment, will be our basecamp and indoor classroom.  This workshop is packaged inclusive of single-occupancy accommodation, with prorated options for double-occupancy or without lodging if you live nearby or prefer to make your own arrangements. Dinners will be served at the area’s fine restaurants.

Travel

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For those traveling by air, Calistoga is 30 minutes from Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS) and less than two hours from all three of Northern California's major international airports: San Francisco International (SFO), Oakland International (OAK), and Sacramento International (SMF).
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During field sessions, we will be carpooling to locations within 45 minutes of Calistoga.
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Walks during field sessions will be easy to moderate, and none very long.
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Autumn weather in Napa Valley is lovely, with highs around 70ºF, lows around 40ºF, and rain only one day in five.

Napa

with Elizabeth Carmel, Jerry Dodrill
November 5 - 9, 2018 Creative Core
Limited to 10 Participants. From $3,550  
Closed
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