Photography Workshop - DPChallenge Forums

11/28/2005 08:46:30 PM · #1

I'm so excited. I just signed up for a photography workshop/weekend in March with Darwin Wiggett.

//www.darwinwiggett.com/main.html

It's going to be a long wait.

02/22/2006 08:06:21 PM · #2

For more landscape images - check out the galleries here...

//www.darwinwiggett.com/galleries.html

Workshop starts next Thursday. I can hardly wait. Why couldn't today be next Wednesday?

Mind you, all day I was thinking it was Thursday. Must be short week syndrome.

rex

Canon PowerShot SD780

02/22/2006 08:14:01 PM · #3

Just out of curiosity. How much?

02/22/2006 08:14:42 PM · #4

While I'm at it, some good articles on Darwin Wiggett's site.

//www.darwinwiggett.com/articles.html

If you need a laugh, check out the Humour gallery on the site. I never knew bears played basketball.

02/22/2006 08:17:12 PM · #5

Originally posted by rex:

Just out of curiosity. How much?

$459 CDN for Thursday evening to Sunday noon. All meals and accommodation included. It's hosted at a B & B in the Rockies.

Here's the link to all the workshops etc...

//www.darwinwiggett.com/workshops.html

Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS

02/22/2006 08:53:03 PM · #6

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Originally posted by rex:
Just out of curiosity. How much?

$459 CDN for Thursday evening to Sunday noon. All meals and accommodation included. It's hosted at a B & B in the Rockies.

Here's the link to all the workshops etc...

//www.darwinwiggett.com/workshops.html

This is the lodge... (not just for workshops)
//www.aurumlodge.com/english/packages.htm

ursula

Fujifilm X-T2

02/22/2006 09:03:30 PM · #7

Wow, cool! Enjoy!

(and share afterwards :)

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02/22/2006 09:05:27 PM · #8

Originally posted by ursula:

Wow, cool! Enjoy!

(and share afterwards :)

Definately. How can you tell I can't wait? I've responded the most to my own thread.

03/10/2006 09:08:34 PM · #9

I finally got most of my images from last weekend processed. I still have one roll of film to get developed but I'll post some of those later.

Here are a few:
Film --

Digital --

To see more:
Weekend in the Rockies

03/11/2006 03:43:34 AM · #10

One more... (from the drive up to the lodge before the workshop started)

Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon

03/11/2006 09:29:36 AM · #11

Boring bump for the day crowd....

yawwwwwwwwn

Kavey

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

03/11/2006 12:46:52 PM · #12

Sounds great...
I was waiting to see your posted images and then managed to somehow miss it! DUH!
I looked at Mr Wiggett's online gallery and really like some of the images there.
Can you share any more about what the workshop was like and what tips and tricks he gave and how he taught you?
:o)

suemack

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/11/2006 01:06:09 PM · #13

Would love to hear more about it too please :)

03/11/2006 01:11:37 PM · #14

Originally posted by Kavey:

It was very informal. He presented a couple of slide shows the first evening and explained how he accomplished the shots. We also had a couple of critique sessions where he critiqued our photos. His techniques are very simple but effective. He mostly uses grad and polarizer filters to get the results he wants. He's very open to questions. He's like a kid in a candy store when it comes to photography.

The best part of the workshop was him showing us the locations at the right time of day. He knows the Canadian Rockies like the back of his hand and when one location doesn't work (mother nature not cooperating) he always has a backup.

1) f22, focus 1/3 of the way in to the shot
2) squinting technique to determine dynamic range and which grad filter is needed - when squinting the shadows turn to black and the bright areas tone down a bit

Our group size was 9 (1 over the max) but in future the max is being cut back to 6 to get more one on one opportunities. If noone was asking questions Mr. Wiggett was off doing his own thing.

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