Bryce Canyon Photography Tour
Jan 28th- 31st 2022 Bryce Canyon, Utah
Wind, water and time have eroded Bryce Canyon National Park's red sandstone cliffs into otherworldly characters making for amazing photo opportunity's doing the Winter. Come join along on this amazing Bryce Canyon photography tour and experience the beauty of Bryce Canyon and capture your own stunning images.We'll provide you instruction on how to capture the light and create unique compositions with the goal of providing a comfortable, fun environment to explore photography settings and techniques to help you learn and fine tune your photography skills. We'll even provide assistance after the workshop to help you with your post-processing editing to bring your images to life.
Bryce Canyon Photography Workshop Information
Workshop Schedule- The tour will begin on Jan 28th and we will be meeting at "The Bryce Canyon Pines Hotel" by 3pm. From there we will be checking in to our rooms and then getting your camera gear ready so we can head out and shoot our first Bryce Canon sunset. However, before we take off for that first shoot, we will have a meeting downstairs in the lobby at 3:45pm to introduce ourselves to everyone and answer any questions.
We will be shooting sunrise and sunset every day and if the weather in the Canon is in our favor we can shoot later into each morning. Then after each morning depending on how everyone is feeling we can head back to the hotel to rest and grab some breakfast.
Our goal is to create a relaxed, fun and enjoyable atmosphere for an incredible photography tour experience. You will feel more confident taking your photography skills to the next level.
This Tour will end on Jan 31 after we shoot sunrise.
Group Size- 10 People
Booking- The workshop will need to be paid in full 90 days prior to Jan 28th.Deposit Refunds are not available after the 90-day mark unless we can find another person to fill your spot.
Cost-Total cost for this tour is $1,100.00 and a 50% Deposit is due at the time of registration which can be made at the bottom of this page.
Hotel- We have reserved a group of rooms at the The Bryce Canyon Pines Highway 12, Mile Marker 10, Bryce Canyon, UT. When calling to make your reservations, 800-892-7923, please inform them you are with Light Chasing Photo Tours. This will ensure a guaranteed room for your photography trip.You can pay for your room once you arrive at the hotel to check in.
Amenities-Best restaurant in Bryce Canyon, Hot tub, Free High Speed Internet, Free Parking.
World Famous Restaurant- Our restaurant in Bryce, called Bryce Canon Pines, is a local and guest favorite with delicious home cooked meals including soup, pie, cowboy size steaks, mashed potatoes, and gravy. We pride ourselves in providing hearty, homemade meals and the best food the west has to offer. For over 50 years this restaurant has specialized in satisfying traveler's taste buds.
Additionally, our Bryce Canyon restaurant is world famous for its homemade soup and pies. They have one of the largest selections of pie including boysenberry, blueberry, cherry, apple, chocolate angel, sour cream with raisin, and our specialty pies like banana, blueberry, and banana strawberry. In fact, our pies were recognized as among the "Best of America".
Travel- The nearest airport is Las Vegas Airport which is 261-mile drive/ 4 hrs one way.
Included- Permits, Guiding, as much laughter as possible and our wealth of photo knowledge making sure we put everyone in the best possible locations for light and compositions to capture their own stunning images.
Transportation Included- We will be renting 2 Large SUVs to drive everyone on the workshop from the hotel to our shooting locations every day.
Not Included - Lodging, Meals, and transportation to and from the airport
Difficulty of Workshop and Clothing Needed - Some areas will require short hikes through mountain terrains with some mild elevation gains less than 100 ft. Our shooting areas will give you the most remote breathtaking views to enhance your experience. Temperatures can range from -15 to 30 Degrees Fahrenheit. We recommend snow hiking boots for example Sorel Boots or equivalent to, warm base layers top and bottom, snow jackets, warm hoodies, snow pants, beanies, gloves, and wool socks. Make sure you always bring water and some snacks. You will need to bring a good headlamp as well.
Recommend gear to include but not limited to.
DSLR, Mirrorless cameras or whatever you comfortable with. Solid tripod with either a ballhead or equivalent. Shutter release setup for long exposures. Recommended lens 16-35mm, 24-70mm,70-200mm,100-400mm. If you have a macro lens there will be the opportunity for this. These are the lens we have found to be the best for all around coverage in the areas we will be.
Make sure to have extra batteries, SD Cards and laptop computer with either Lightroom or Photoshop.
- Creating Stunning Compositions-Rule of 3rds and simplicity
- Understanding Exposure- Shutter Speed, Aperture ,ISO, Depth of Field
- What lens to use for different compositions and lighting
- Introduction to Lightroom and Photo Shop
- Focus stacking
- ND Filters
- Create breathtaking pano images
- Weather permitting, Night sky photography
CANCELLATION POLICY
We reserve the right to cancel the workshop if minimum participants are not met or in the event of an emergency. If a cancellation does occur, participants me either use the fee towards a future workshop or receive a full refund. We are not responsible for travel expenses and therefore we strongly recommend travel insurance to cover such costs.
THE BRYCE CANON PHOTORAPHY TOUR INSTRUCTORS
JOE GARZA-
Born and raised in Westland, Michigan his photography has always been a passion for him that took off while serving in the United States Navy in the early 90's. He learned that landscape and astrophotography was his passion. His work has been showcased throughout the midwest and continues to grow throughout the National and state parks. His home gallery located in Stoughton, Wi at Woodland Studios displays his work from across the country. Joe resides in Madison,Wisconsin with with his 3 children.
NICK SELWAY-
Born and raised in Lake Stevens, Washington along the Northern Cascade Mountains, he grew a profound appreciation for the natural world at a young age. He spent his childhood traveling and exploring the Pacific Northwest with his family as his love for mother nature grew. He has been photographing for the last 18 years. He'd lived in Kailua Kona, Big Island of Hawaii for the last 14 years were he ran 2 photography galleries "Lava Light Galleries" and did photo tours to the volcano and around the island. In 2018 Nick moved with his beautiful girlfriend Sarah Buzzetti and embarked on a new journey his lifelong dream by opening his very own photography gallery on June 1st 2018 located on main street in Breckenridge, Colorado. He currently travels up to 150 days a year photographing mother natures beauty and teaching workshops.