SAMPLE AGENDA, Moab, Utah (Note: This time of year in Moab, the sun rises at about 7:30 AM and sets at about 5:30 PM.)
Wednesday
9:00 AM: Intro and greet new attendees
9:45 AM: Basics for the new attendees, including; Composition, Exposure and Historgram, Basic RAW conversion workflow.
(*Note that this is the same general material covered before every workshop and as such, previous attendees may elect to be out shooting instead of attending this morning session.)
11:30 AM: Break for lunch
1:30 PM: Official opening of the workshop for all attendees.
2:00 PM Advanced capture techniques, including optimizing capture sets destined for later HDR blending in CS, and optimizing capture sets for later stitching into panoramas or high-resolution composite images in CS and 3rd party programs.
3:30 PM: Depart for sunset shoot of "Balancing Rock" in Arches NP.
6:00 PM Return to Motel
7:30 PM Optional Group Dinner, probably at the "Moab Brewery."
Thursday
6:00 AM: Leave for sunrise shooting destination, Landscape Arch.
10:00 AM: Optional group breakfast in Moab.
12 Noon: RAW workflow techniques for the special capture sets.
1:30 PM: Color Management for digital photographers.
3:30 PM: Leave for evening shoot, the Fins
6:00 PM Return to Motel
7:30 PM Optional Group Dinner
Friday
5:30 AM: Leave for Mesa Arch (Need to be there early to get a spot, about a 20 minute hike in from the parking lot.) Since Mesa Arch is very weather dependant, our alternate for that morning is the Green River overlook.
10:00 AM: Optional group breakfast in Moab
12 Noon: Adjustment layers, using Curves and Levels in CS
1:30 PM: IR (Infrared) capture with the Leica M8 by guest instructor Jim Collum.
3:30 PM OPTION 1: Leave for evening shoot
3:30 PM OPTION 2: CS Master's class tips on Layers, Masking and making a custom signature brush.
6:00 PM Return to Motel
7:30 PM Optional Group Dinner
Saturday
5:30 AM: Leave for Mesa Arch (2nd chance) or alternate IR location. (IR color is best captured prior to sunrise, so you actually a two-fer shooting opportunity with IR.)
9:00 AM: Optional group breakfast in Moab
11:00 AM 1 on 1 sessions with the instructors
3:00 PM: Official close of workshop
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SAMPLE AGENDA, San Miguel Allende
Sunday
8:00 pm Bus from airport to Hotel in San Miguel Allende (About a 1 hour, 45 minute trip)
Monday
9:00 am Welcome meeting
10:00 am Basic color management module
12:00 pm Lunch on our own
2:00 pm Prep for afternoon shoot in SMA
3:00 pm SMA shoot with instructors
6:00 pm Break
8:30 pm Hosted Dinner
Tuesday
10:00 am Bus leaves for ALL DAY shoot in Guanajuato
8:30 pm Return SMA
Wednesday
10:00 am Commercial Shoot Module
12:00 pm Lunch on your own
2:00 pm Bus leaves for Atotonilco
7:30 pm Return from Atotnilco
8:30 pm Hosted Dinner
Thursday
10:00 am RAW conversion Module
12:00 pm Lunch on our own
2:00 pm Studio Lighting Module, (live models)
6:00 pm Break
8:30 pm Hosted dinner
Friday
10:00 am Bus leaves for ALL DAY shoot in Pozos
8:30 pm Return SMA
Saturday
10:00 am Photoshop processing module
12:00 pm Lunch on our own
2:00 pm Printing module
6:00 pm Break
7:00 pm Hosted Cocktail Party
Sunday
6:30 am Bus from hotel in SMA to Airport
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