Yosemite Photography Overview

Spend a day exploring Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite Valley with its waterfalls and domes galore.

Students are suggested to have a prior familiarity with their cameras and a good background in the basic concepts of photography.

Schedule and Bookings

The Yosemite Photography Workshop will cover the following topics:

• Reciprocity
• Reading the Histogram
• Overcoming Film Grain and Noise
• Color Balance
• Macro Photography
• Rules of Composition
• Photographing Moving Water
• Lens Choice
• Aperture / Shutter Speed / ISO
• Depth of Field
  

Camera Qualifications:
You must own a digital SLR and/or 35mm SLR film camera with a bulb setting along with a compatible tripod. On the registration form you will indicate your camera model. If you have a question regarding your camera please contact the instructor - nick@alpinets.com.

Personal Qualifications:
Participants must be prepared to hike 3-4 miles over uneven terrain while wearing a backpack. Participants should be comfortable with heights.

Course Tuition:
$165 per person. Group Minimum of 4. Private Dates available upon request.

Weather:
Temperatures can range from 50 - 90° F during the day to 40 - 60° F at night depending on time of year. Upon registration, a seasonal specific gear recommendation list will be sent electronically. Course participants should arrive prepared for all possibilities by following the gear recommendations. A detailed to-bring list will be emailed upon registration.

To-Bring List:
Note: Items marked with an * are provided by ATS upon request

Sturdy closed toe shoes
Windbreaker
Fleece Top (mid-to-heavy weight) *
Fleece Pants (mid-to-heavy weight)
Insulating socks (wool)
Lightweight shorts / pants during the day
Beanie *
Backpack with waist strap (1500 cubic inches recommended) *
High caloric snack and energy drink / water
Headlamp
Prescriptions glasses, medications, etc...
Digital and/or Film Camera
Shutter release *
Extra Batteries
Tripod

Course Schedule
Course Registration