Angkor Photo Workshop 2012

Angkor Wat InfraredBased initially in the UNESCO world Heritage Site of Angkor Wat, but moving first to Phnom Penh and then Battambang, The Angkor Photo Workshop is limited to 16 participants. This small enrollment provides each and every participant plenty of face time with our 4 instructors – Karl Grobl, Gavin Gough, Matt Brandon and me! – during the workshop portion of the trip and continuing through the “road trip” portion of the tour.


Location

http://www.angkorphotoworkshops.comSiem Reap, Cambodia, gateway to the ancient, jungle clad, Khmer temples of Angkor. A bustling vibrant, town, Siem Reap has an energy and vigor that makes it the perfect place for intrepid, photographers to practice and hone their craft. It’s the ideal location for you to be able to concentrate on your photography, and the photographic opportunities of the area are unrivaled. Within close proximity one can explore, temples, markets, lakes, rivers, forests, rice paddies, villages and more.

Instructors

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Each of your instructors is in his own right, successful, well known, experienced, photographers who love to teach and share their passion with other photo enthusiasts. They will challenge you and cheer you on. You can check each of them out at:

  • Karl Grobl
  • Gavin Gough
  • Matt Brandon
  • Marco Ryan

    • Activities


    http://www.angkorphotoworkshops.comThis workshop includes a multitude of activities including lectures, one on one instruction, critiques, assignments, and exploration of all things photographic. During the course of the workshop you will learn new skills and techniques, then apply them in real life situations. Your results will be reviewed and then you will go back out and improve your craft.

    Objectives

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    To enjoy your photography with a group of like-minded individuals, explore, learn, apply and improve. We will help you push the limits of your ability and imagination, and you will leave this workshop a better photographer.

    The workshop focus is to push yourself to the limits of your ability and imagination, to have an outstanding and unusual cultural experience and to enjoy and learn from the company of others. Working comfortably in foreign or new locations, particularly in a developing country, can take years of understanding and experience. We hope to jump start you in your environment to enable you to make the most of your location and for you to be able to concentrate on your photography.


    Equipment

    You’ll need a DSLR, Digital SLR with lenses offering a focal length from wide (24mm or wider) to telephoto (100mm or longer), a laptop or netbook computer running image viewing software such as Breeze Browser, Picasa or Photo Mechanic and an image editing program such as Adobe Photoshop, or a combintation software program such as Lightroom. You will also need a copy of Soundslides software in order to produce your multimedia project (available here www.soundslides.com for $69.95). Additionally we strongly recommend a back-up device such as an external hard drive.

    There is detailed information on how to sign up, the itinerary, what to bring at the dedicated Angkor Photo Workshop website