NANPA Road Shows provide in-depth, classroom-style photography instruction specifically focused on nature photography. These events provide you with the knowledge and skills to enhance your photography immediately. You will have the opportunity to interact with pros and your peers in a small group education experience you won't soon forget.
May 21-23, 2010
Hilton Garden Inn Arcadia/Pasadena Area
Los Angeles, California
Each city will feature selected photographers who will share their specific expertise and topics. Below are the speaker biographies and their course topics. Some topics will be repeated by different photographers.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received in writing by April 23, 2010 will be issued a refund less a $50 service fee per seminar. NO REFUNDS FOR CANCELLATIONS AFTER THAT DATE. NANPA reserves the right to cancel. In the unlikely event of cancellation, NANPA is not responsible for any costs, damages, or other expenses of any kind, including, without limitation, transportation and/or hotel costs incurred by registrant. Speakers subject to change without notice.
Date/Location
May 21, 2010through May 23, 2010
Hilton Garden Inn Arcadia/Pasadena Area
Los Angeles, CAUSA
Hotel Information
Hilton Garden Inn Arcadia/Pasadena Area
199 North Second Avenue
Arcadia, CA91006
Registration for NANPA's Road Show includes all sessions, Friday evening's Meet & Greet, Saturday's lunch and Evening Program.
Members: $235 Nonmembers: $335
2nd Person from Same Address
Registration for NANPA's Road Show includes all sessions, Friday evening's Meet & Greet, Saturday's lunch and Evening Program.
Members: $200 Nonmembers: $300
Saturday Only
One-day registration for Saturday includes all Saturday sessions and lunch.
Members: $160 Nonmembers: $210
Student Registration
Registration for NANPA's Road Show includes all sessions, Friday evening's meet and greet and evening program, and Saturday's lunch.Students must fax or mail in a copy of their student identification to receive the student registration rate. If you are under 18 years of age, you must have your parents sign the parent/guardian consent on the registration form. Student Identification and parental consent can be sent to:
NANPA10200 West 44th AvenueWheat Ridge, CO 80033-2840or faxed to: 303-422-8894
Student Registration: $125
Sunday Only
One-day registration for Sunday includes all Sunday sessions.
Members: $100 Nonmembers: $150
Events - Click on the speaker
name to view their biography.
Along the coast of the remote Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, azure waves crash down on sand and rock, sending up saltwater mist over the vast, sprawling jungle. Palm trees lean out from the interior of the dark forest toward the intense sunlight of the beach. A visitor to this isolated coast might walk for hours-or an entire day-without meeting a single person. The Osa Peninsula is one of the last places in the world where virgin rainforest grows right to the high-tide line. This union of land and sea creates a unique zone that supports exceptional biodiversity and offers refuge for sea turtles, scarlet macaws, jaguars, and other endangered species. Wildlife photographer Roy Toft knows this area well-his first trip was in 1989 and Roy has been back an estimated 40 times! See what keeps bringing Roy back to this amazing little slice of tropical paradise during a presentation to launch his new coffee table book, Osa: Where the Rainforest Meets the Sea. Roy will be showing images from the last five years of intensive photographic field work for the book.
Know when to use it and how to get results you want. Learn from Roy how to subtly use on/off camera flash as a powerful tool in the field to strengthen and add zap to your wildlife images.
Topics to include:
All tools have a purpose
Know when to use flash
Avoiding the "flashed" look
Using flash so the viewer can't tell
Mixing and managing ambient light with flash
Settings made easy - TTL and exposure compensation
Nature photographers can take great photos by learning "the rules," but the images tend to look alike at the end of the day. Learn how to get out of your rut, find your own vision, and what it takes to give your images that something "extra" that sets them apart from the norm!
You don't have to spend thousands of dollars on a housed system to get good photos underwater nor do you have to live near an ocean to find a use for underwater photos. In this course, Michele will discuss a variety of topics that help you get good imagery from both shallow water environments and at depth.
Some of these areas are:
What kind of systems are available?
A different environment means different techniques - An example is how color underwater is affected
After image capture, the fun starts! Learn how to ingest your images to the computer, get them sorted, edited, organized, and renamed and how to add keywords to your images quickly and consistently. Once the dirty work is done, you learn how to unleash the power of Adobe Camera Raw to make your images look their best!
As nature photographers, many times we forget the connection between man and the environment. Michele will discuss how and why to include people. From the outdoor enthusiast to the photographer who finds fulfillment from photographing the fascinating cultures around the world, there are many reasons to include homo-sapiens.
Some of the topics that will be discussed are:
Use of natural light
Use of flash fill on and off camera
Placing and staging your subject in their environment
Getting the "unplanned" shot
The etiquette of approach, communication and respect
What do you do with your image after you have processed the raw file? Photoshop can be overwhelming in its complexity and lack of guidance. This course takes you on a narrowly focused slice through Photoshop, teaching you only what you need to know to make your images look and print great. The course is based on instructor-provided Photoshop actions which make the process, dare I say it, almost "easy?"
Michele's long time passion and project is "Headhunt Revisited." Years in planning and still in production, this project has been a multi-faceted and expensive endeavor. Through a discussion of her journey with this project, she will talk about how an avid and passionate nature photographer can complete their own journey closer to home - and provide a sense of pride that your work can contribute to conservation concerns.
Get the Most Out of Your Camera: Shooting Modes, Auto Focus, White Balance, Custom Functions and More! Seemingly, every 18 months DSLR cameras become more complicated. As a nature photographer, learn what is important and what is not.
Topics to include:
Main functions on DSLR you should NOT ignore
Keep from being overwhelmed - learn what is functional
Histograms and how shooting digitally is different than film
Using programs that will create the most flexibility
Although the digital world appears to make getting "the" shot easier, the demands on a photographer to do it differently have never been higher. What angle? What lens? Michele has been recognized for her seemingly "commercial" style of imagery. She will explain why she chooses these shots, the equipment used and why it applies to nature photography. In addition, the incorporation of video to camera bodies puts even more pressure on the photographer to tell a story. This is no longer still vs. video - it's all now "visual media."
Some of the topics covered in this course will be:
Experimenting with lenses
When to shoot still and when to shoot video and the complications that comes from the decision
Additional equipment necessary for video production
Learn how to process your advanced digital images, including photomerges, HDR images, depth of field blending, time lapse photography, exposure blending, and image stacks! We will use many of the techniques discussed in the Digital Workflow courses as we take these images to completion.
through May 23, 2010
Know when to use it and how to get results you want. Learn from Roy how to subtly use on/off camera flash as a powerful tool in the field to strengthen and add zap to your wildlife images. 
After image capture, the fun starts! Learn how to ingest your images to the computer, get them sorted, edited, organized, and renamed and how to add keywords to your images quickly and consistently. Once the dirty work is done, you learn how to unleash the power of Adobe Camera Raw to make your images look their best!
As nature photographers, many times we forget the connection between man and the environment. Michele will discuss how and why to include people. From the outdoor enthusiast to the photographer who finds fulfillment from photographing the fascinating cultures around the world, there are many reasons to include homo-sapiens.
Get the Most Out of Your Camera: Shooting Modes, Auto Focus, White Balance, Custom Functions and More!
Learn how to process your advanced digital images, including photomerges, HDR images, depth of field blending, time lapse photography, exposure blending, and image stacks! We will use many of the techniques discussed in the Digital Workflow courses as we take these images to completion.
