2012 Oregon Coast, Cannon Beach to Bandon 5 FULL DAY !!

Note we will meet at the Fairfield Inn, at the Portland Airport the evening of Aug15th for an hour or so to go over itineries, travel, and workshop goals.

Oregon Coast 2012..........WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

Please consider coming to the beautiful Oregon Coast in August, 2012, to experience everything from the magnificent cliffs, which drop hundreds of feet into the blue Pacific Ocean to the small fishing villages with quant buildings with the nautical feeling, found only here on the NW Pacific coast. We will combine lots of in the field, hands on instruction along with review and photographic development sessions that will you’re your photography to the next level, as well as produce some

Astounding images. Many of these locations are not on the tourist maps and have been selected after years of experience traveling up & down the Oregon Coast. I will share these photographic gems with you!

The Oregon coastline offers the photographer some of them most beautiful and famous marine views anywhere in the world. This diverse landscape ranges from sandy beaches with 500-600 high cliffs dropping off on rocky beaches with crashing waves, to tide pools filled with marine life. Many working lighthouses offer unique photographical experiences. Many small fishing towns offer beautiful harbors with easy access to fishing boats to capture the essence of life on the Oregon Coast.

 We will be at the right place, at the right time to capture some amazing images, found only on the Oregon cast while honing out photographic skills. Specific locations have been determined by years of experience. We’ll visit some of the well known, iconic places, as well as many places off the beaten path.

 If you are a serious photographer, this is one location you’ll not want to miss

Please contact me at Jack@jackgrahamphoto.com or by phone 503-625-1430 if you have questions. Referrals and workshop FAQ’s can be found AT WWW.JACKGRAHAMPHOTO.COM.

Registration forms and discounts are found on this website. If for any reason you can not access them please send an email to me   jack@jackgrahamphoto.com

 The Oregon Coast workshops are fast becoming perhaps my most anticipated. The Oregon Coast contains some of the most varied, unique areas. Because of its remote beaches and tide pools, rocky coastline with majestic sea stacks and dramatic sunsets, this area offers great and different photographical experiences at every turn.

This 5 day workshop will not only get you to one of the greatest scenic locations, but serve as an enjoyable instructional period. Not only will we be photographing the vistas, tide pools, quaint fishing villages, lighthouses and coastal themes (along with some great sunsets!), we’ll enjoy the cool fresh and invigorating air of the pacific coast. There’s nothing like the Oregon Coast!

The majority of instruction and nature photography tips and techniques will take place right there in the field. There’s no need to take notes. After the workshop you’ll receive a complete 50+ (and growing) page syllabus containing everything we do in the field and more.

We take time in the evenings and periodically during the day to review our images in informal critique sessions. Special presentations concerning nature photography will also be made during these sessions.

WHAT WILL WE BE WORKING ON?

We will take our time, and look for the inner beauty to capture in our photography. We’ll use the combination of water and the amazing plants to create some wonderful images. Patterns and foregrounds are the order of the day. We will stress simplicity and use all aspects, including Depth of Field, proper exposure and more to improve your overall photography as well as come away with some wonderful images in excellent venues.

1)      Improving your photography skills within these “hands-on” workshops

2)      Composition, exposure and essential elements needed to make a great photograph and to bring out the story within the image

3)      Use of color combinations, how to use color make the image stronger

4)      Other techniques including, learning about how tonalities, negative space, balance, framing, emotional impact and flaws affect your images.

5)      Seeing an image, working a scene, making the image a strong image

6)      Choosing the look of the final image in the field, not after the fact. Taking an image knowing how you will be processing.

7)      Making Panorama’s, Helicon Focus and HDR techniques simple

8)      Basic processing, workflow, how to use available programs together. Use of NIK Software.

My workshops are sponsored by NIK SOFTWARE, Photograph America Newsletter, Singh-Ray Filters, Think Tank Photo Bags, Hunt’s Photo and Video and the Really Right Stuff. Discounts and some freebies are included in your workshop “pack” that you’ll receive upon arrival.

We will conduct special sessions to discuss information on photographing in the area, critique sessions of your work shot during the workshop as well as general photography information.  As with all our workshops, this is primarily a field workshop. We do not sit in a classroom during the daytime. We are out shooting & learning about photography in the field, not behind a desk. However, it is critical as well as being very informative, to take time to review your work, and discuss important aspects of making quality photograph

We will spend time photographing all of this and more during our full 5 days on the coast. We will begin in Ecola State Park, where old growth rain forests abound. Views of the ocean and Tillamook Lighthouse make this area a must. From there we head down the coast to Cannon Beach, known for Haystack Rock and fabulous sunsets. The town of Tillamook is a bit further south (know for Tillamook Cheese!).

We will parallel the coast, often not driving on HWY 101 to shoot locations like Cape Lookout, Cape Mears, Devils Punchbowl, Cape Fowl weather, Haceta Head, Yaquina Head, Newport Harbor,  Charleston Harboe,Cape Blanco, and more great locations ( with great names!).  Itineries will be customized to light and weather conditions. We will shoot the many lighthouses that still even today, serves aids to mariners. We will spend evenings in, Tillamook, Newport, Florence, and Coos Bay.

This workshop will not only get you to great sonic locations, but serve as an instructional period. This location offers many challenges.

Not only will we be shooting the vistas, lighthouses etc, but we will be shooting some of the pristine landscapes as well as the close up world found in the many tide pools along the coast.

Sunrises and sunsets can be amazing. We will get you to the right locations, at the right time of day and make the best use of the week on the coast. Days are long, as sunsets can provide great afterglow until 10pm if conditions are good     

TIDE POOLS:  We will spend some time photographing in some of the Tide Pools on the coast. These areas, though challenging to photograph offer some of the most interesting photography available anywhere. These summer months offer some of the lowest tides of the year and we’ll take advantage of them to get some interest images of the sea creatures that are readably available sometimes at arms length. I suggest reading this article about photographing in tide pools. Though we’ll go over this information during our workshop, it would serve you well to be prepared prior to getting here.

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Daily itineraries, as well as weather information, what to bring and more will be sent 2 weeks before the workshop. The area we will cover will range from Ecola State Park on the Northern Oregon Coast, to Bandon, on the Southern Oregon Coast.

Lot’s of personal attention and guidance is provided as far as lodging and travel goes. Once you decide to attend a workshop, I typically call you to go over details with each attendee.

LOCATION / HOTEL INFO

We will spend evenings in Tillamook (Day 1), Newport (Day2), Florence (Day 3), and in Coos Bay (day 4). The workshop ends after sunset on Day 5 and you will be on your own and may want to travel back to Portland or stay longer on the coast. I can provide information on where to stay and more things to do in this wonderful and breathtaking area. I am very familiar with the Oregon Coast and can guide you to a nice hotel/ motel; however motels (below) are ones I have stayed in for many years and as happy with.

 PLease make your reservations in the motels listed below. I have stayed inthese locations for many years now and they are very clean and safe. Typically rooms are less than 120.00 per night. In addition I have rooms booked at the Fairfield In at the Portland Airport the night before the workshop starts (Wednesday Night). Lodging and meals are NOT included in the workshop tuition

We end the workshop after sunset at Bandon Beach on Day 5 (Monday). Sunset is late, around 9pm or so. I HAVE NOT made arrangements for you on Monday night. You may want to extend your stay in Coos Bay or elsewhere. I can help you with this as well and make some suggestions.

It’s about a 5 hour drive back to the airport in Portland and you’ll be tired. Please take that into account when making departure plans. If you are coming from out of state and are flying in, it’s not a bad idea to schedule you’re return for Wednesday morning and allow yourself to get back to Portland without the stress of making a flight. Just let me know!

Wednesday Aug 15 --Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Portland Airport   503-253-1400

Thursday, Aug 16----Shilo Inn, Tillamook Or  800-222-2244

Friday Aug 17--------, Whaler Inn, Newport Or   541-265-9261

Saturday Aug 18------ Old Towne Inn,  Florence, Or 800-570-8738

Sunday, Aug 19th-------Best Western Inn, Coos Bay Or ---877-434-2770

Monday, Aug 20th----- --no reservations made. If you are flying out Tuesday AM you should stay back at the Fairfield inn!

 TRAVEL INFORMATION

REMEMBER:  we will meet at the Fairfield Inn, at the Portland Airport the evening of Aug15th for an hour or so to go over itineries, travel, and workshop goals

BY AIR:

Arrive -PORTLAND OREGON. Since we will be heading out to the coast  from the Portland area out to Ecola State Park very early on Day 1, please arrive into Portland prior to Day1.We will shoot all day on day 5 as well so plan accordingly. Note lodging information above—again, I DO NOT arrange hotels on the night of DAY 5.) We will arrange a point of departure, usually at a hotel near the airport, as it’s typical that attendees com in a day ahead and stay near the airport the night prior to departure for the coast on day 1.

FOOD/DINING

There are many places to stop along the coast to snack, and eat. However, we are here to photograph and often the best light is at breakfast and dinner. Please know this in advance.

WEATHER

Weather on the coast can be very different from Portland. I will keep you updated before the workshop via email or telephone as to what I think the weather will be. Foggy, rainy weather can be just as wonderful for photographers as sun on the coast. In other words, it’s all good! Daytime highs can average in the high 60’s-mid 70’s and evenings in the low 50’s. However it is summer and if we get an offshore flow, temps can reach the 80’s, however rare. Some drizzle may occur, but rain is very rare in the summer

This is a trip you won’t forget !!!!!!