Autumn in the Smoky’s
2022
October 24th – 28th, 2022
Capture the beautiful fall colors of
The Great Smoky Mountains
in this Autumn Photography Workshop
Dates: October 24th – 28th 2022
Fee: $1995.00 per person, $500.00 deposit at time of booking. Balance due by September 15th 2022.
Participants: Max. of 4
Cutoff Date: September 15th, 2022
Skill Level: Amateur – Professional
Info: JonathanSteelePhotography@gmail.com
Phone: 860-984-3810
Workshop Overview
Photograph amazing colorful landscapes and wildlife in the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains, regarded as one of the most scenic locations in the world for fall foliage. Foliage in this area is never the same from year to year, and in some cases day to day. This workshop will be varied in nature as far as our subject is concerned. We will photograph fall colors, streams, cascades, wildlife and more. Come prepared for all types of weather because we will shoot in it!
Workshop Features
- Learn how the histogram will help determine how you can capture the dynamic range of your scene.
- Learn how bracketing properly will help you achieve maximum detail in your images
- Learn how to use ND filters in the field and when to use the different types
- The importance of your remote control, whether hard wired or wireless
- Working in the digital darkroom, Lightroom and Photoshop instruction
- How to use focus stacking for increased Depth of Field
- Become familiar with using a DOF calculator
- Learn to look at a scene for differing compositional components
- Shot planning and the tools I use for location scouting and weather monitoring
Workshop Itinerary
The Great Smoky Mountains can get very crowded on weekends in the fall. To avoid the crowds our workshop will be held during the week.
Day 1: Attendee arrival day, plan to meet with the workshop group at 2 PM in the Townsend area (location to be determined) for a meet and greet. We will then proceed to a location for sunset photography.
Days 2-4: Up before sunrise, the group will rendezvous and then proceed to a pre-selected sunrise photography location. We’ll shoot through late morning at which point we’ll take a mid-day break. We will reconvene mid-afternoon so that we can get to our location for sunset photography.
Day 5: Up before sunrise, the group will rendezvous and then proceed to a pre-selected sunrise photography location. We’ll shoot through late morning at which time the workshop will end.
Bring your laptop computer and we’ll review/critique photos as time and location allows, either in the field or at a yet to be determined meeting time & place
Accommodations
Lodging, meals and transportation not provided. We will be based out of Townsend TN and highly recommend making reservations as soon as you sign up for the workshop.
When arranging for your transportation keep in mind that we will be traveling on some dirt and gravel roads. In the fall, if it rains or snows, driving can be tricky on these roads and at the higher elevations so we recommend you reserve an SUV type vehicle as soon as you book your spot. You will not need a high clearance, off road vehicle. The preference would be for workshop members to pool together in their vehicles when going out on location. This will help you to get to know other members of the group and to making parking availability at locations easier for all. A maximum of 3 participants will be able to ride with the host.
Preferred airport destination is McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville TN, for those who need to ride with us. If interested we will share your name and contact information with other participants should you want to coordinate your flights and share car rental fees.
Physical Difficulty
Attendees should be in good health and capable of working outdoors in bad weather and at high altitude. We will be traveling in cars and there will be minimal walking and hiking. It is important to know that we will be working in elevations upto 6000 feet. We will be at these higher elevations for sunrise and sunset. It is highly advised to have warm clothing with hats and gloves available when we travel to these locations. It is not uncommon for temperatures and wind chill’s to drop below freezing.
You will be asked to sign a waiver to participate
What to Bring
- Digital SLR Camera
- Wide-angle to telephoto lenses. I usually cover from 17mm-500mm with my lenses but 17-300mm will work also.
- Sturdy Tripod
- Camera remote control
- Filters including polarizing and Neutral Density both graduated and solid
- Memory cards
- Headlamp
- Extra camera batteries, make sure your headlamp has fresh batteries also. Laptop (not required but useful for image editing and storage)
- Camera manual
- Sturdy walking shoes or hiking boots
- Rain gear, consider knee high wading boots for stream and river shots.
- Warm Jacket, with hat and gloves as autumn temps can go into the 20’s in the higher elevations for sunrise and sunset shoots.
Booking Great Smoky Mountains Photography Workshop
You can sign up for the Great Smoky Mountains Photography Workshop securely using your credit card via the PayPal link on this page or by calling Jonathan Steele Photography at 860-984-3810.
Any signups after September 15th must make full payment at the time of signup.
This workshop will go rain, shine or snow, as this time of year can be very dynamic with rapidly changing weather systems. No two years are quite the same.
No refunds will be issued after September 15th unless it is a result of Jonathan Steele Photography cancelling the Great Smoky Mountains Photography Workshop.
