Basin Mountain, Approaching Storm -- Barnbaum -

• The three instructors, Mark Gardner, Al DaValle and Bruce Barnbaum fully cover today’s photographic field. Al DaValle (see https://www.davallephotography.com) and Mark Gardner (see https://www.markgardnerphotoart.com) are digital experts; Bruce Barnbaum is a traditional film/darkroom expert with great knowledge of digital methods, as well. All three are seasoned mentors, dedicated to helping you meet and exceed your own goals. From the technical to the artistic, these three will offer worthy suggestions for your further development. Whether you’re working digitally or traditionally; in color or b&w; whatever your favorite subject matter, and whatever camera, from large format to iphone, we will help you in every way.

• We have two extraordinary settings: the haunting expanses and hidden treasures of Death Valley and the awesome Sierra Nevada Mountains. In early March Death Valley’s spring magnificence shines the brightest; the Sierra summits, draped in snow, are at their most awesome time of year. We’ll include a photographic session to the semi-ghost town of Keeler (amazingly, there are still a few ruddy, but friendly residents there), and to the unique rock formations of Westgard Pass. The photographic opportunities we experience are endless.

• Outdoors, we visit exceptional locations where you can produce new, unique imagery. Indoors we’ll review everyone’s work, uncovering your strengths, helping you overcome your weaknesses, and truly raising you to a newer, higher level of photographic quality. It’s all done in a supportive, enjoyable manner, with lots of camaraderie, support and laughter.

• Indoor sessions cover the instructors’ complete photographic workflow and imagery, from initial vision to the finished digitally post-processed image or traditional silver-gelatin print. We focus on the art of photography through better understanding of light and strong compositions that make viewers stop, look and think. Instructors and students all provide input, ideas and encouragement to one another. Instructors have no secrets, sharing everything they know. All question are valid, worthy of thought and consideration. Teaching and learning flow three ways, not just from instructor to student, but also from student to instructor and surely from student to student. We’re all here together to enjoy and improve our photography, making the week a marvelous success.

• We’ll unlock ideas that you may never have considered. Photography is not the simple task of “being in the right place at the right time,” but knowing how to turn a good situation into a magical moment. It can be anywhere you photograph, indoors or outdoors, with whatever subject matter turns you on, and then turning others onto it via your imagery.

Our accommodations (and our indoor conference meeting rooms) are at the Stove Pipe Wells motel in Death Valley and the luxurious Dow Villa Motel in Lone Pine, where we have reserved a block of rooms at both locales to accommodate everyone. You’ll find both extremely comfortable. We will do everything for your room reservations. You simply tell us the room you want (i.e., single or shared) and pay for your room when you arrive. If you prefer to camp or reserve a room elsewhere, just let us know. (For those who wish to camp, nearby campgrounds are available in both locales. You can make your own camping reservation if you so choose.)

The workshop begins on Sunday, March 7 in Death Valley. On Wednesday, March 10, we move to the town of Lone Pine, beneath the highest of the Sierra summits. We ask all participants to arrive the day before the workshop begins, Saturday — March 6 — and join us for an informal “get-to-know-you” dinner that evening, when our motel reservation also begins. The workshop begins early the following morning.

The workshop runs until noon Saturday. March 13. Please make your travel plans with that in mind, so you don’t miss any of the workshop. If you plan to fly, we recommend flying into Las Vegas, just a two hour drive to Stove Pipe Wells in Death Valley. The workshop ends in Lone Pine, CA. You can then return to Las Vegas (a 3 1/2 hour drive), or fly back from Los Angeles (a 4 hour drive) or Reno (also a 4 hour drive). If you want to share a rental car during the workshop we will try to connect you with other participants in need of a rental car. During the workshop, we’ll carpool to all outdoor field destinations. Detailed travel information will be sent to you once you apply for the workshop.

To register for this workshop via the website, please return to the top of the page, and click on the button Add to Cart. Fill out the information, including your choice of a deposit ($350…nonrefundable, but it holds your space for the workshop) or full payment ($2,600) for the workshop. If you register with a deposit, the final payment will be due 6 weeks prior to the workshop. You will receive an email response to your application shortly. (If you are applying for more than one workshop, please do this for each workshop you wish to attend.)

If you do not wish to apply and pay via the website, we accept registration with a check (deposit or full amount) and an application. Please download and fill out the the application (Workshop-application.doc or Workshop-application.PDF). Specify whether you will pay the deposit or full payment, and make the check payable to Bruce Barnbaum. Mail the check with filled out application to the address below. We will notify you by email to confirm your resignation.

Bruce Barnbaum Workshops

P.O. Box 1791

Granite Falls, WA 98252

If you have specific questions, please contact Bruce by phone at (360) 691-4105 or by email: barnbaum@aol.com. For further information you can also contact Mark Gardner at markbgardner@outlook.com or Al DaValle at al@davallephotography.com.