Arches National Park Photo Workshop 2024 (SOLD OUT)
Arches National Park Photo Workshop 2024
Lerro Photography Presents:
Arches National Park Photo Workshop
March 12th-14th, 2024
Join Pete Lerro and Lerro Photography as we photograph Utah’s Arches National Park’s fantastic landscape of contrasting colors, shapes, and textures. This is one of the most iconic national parks in America, and after this workshop, you’ll have photos that showcase it at its best — including Delicate Arch, famous enough to be featured on Utah’s license plates.
Arches National Park features over 2,000 natural red sandstone arches and hundreds of pinnacles, rock fins, and balanced rocks. I have spent twenty years photographing at Arches and have ten years of experience leading photo workshops in this beautiful place. During that time, I gained expertise in which formations are the most photogenic — and when to capture the sunlight just right on their delicate forms or how to frame the Milky Way with the arches and rock formations.
During the workshop, we’ll photograph several arches and rock formations, including Delicate Arch, Window Arch, Landscape Arch, Double Arch, and Balanced Rock. Participants will learn to photograph these scenes under several lighting situations, including sunrise, sunset, and nighttime photography.
For our night photography sessions, the moon will illuminate the landscape for the night’s first half, casting its glow on the red rocks and adding new dimensions to their textures and monolithic stature. The night’s second half will feature a moonless sky, with the Milky Way prominently arching over the horizon behind and between the ancient rock formations. You will also learn the fundamental techniques of how changes in aperture, shutter speed, and ISO can affect photographs.
Before the photography workshop, we will have an online orientation via Zoom so we can all meet and go over basic camera settings.
Trip Itinerary:
Tuesday March 12th, 2024
Overnight Milky Way photography
Sunrise and morning photography
Midday break
Sunset photography
Evening moonlight photography
Wednesday March 13th, 2024
Overnight Milky Way photography
Sunrise and morning photography
Midday break
Sunset photography
Evening moonlight photography
Thursday March 14th, 2024
Overnight Milky Way photography
Sunrise photography
Difficulty Level: Moderate
The photographers will need to be able to stay awake at different times of the day and night to participate in all of the photo sessions. Most of our shooting will happen at sunset, nighttime, and sunrise to maximize the low sunlight angles and night skies. While some of our locations are just beyond the parking lot, others require hiking. The longest hiking trail is 1.5 miles each way with about a 500ft elevation gain. We will need to do this hike at night. Our shooting locations range from an elevation of 4,000ft-5000ft, so please make sure you’re in good health before signing up for this photo workshop. The average high temperatures will be in the 30’s-60’s°F.
Trip Includes:
• In-Field Photography Instruction
• Park entrance is included
• A great time and good memories
In-Field Instruction:
• Creating compelling compositions and storytelling through images
• Controlling your camera in manual settings
• Understanding and using the histogram
• Finding foregrounds
• Proper filters usage
• How lens selection affects the scene
• Technical tricks: Bracketing, Focus Stacking, Perspective Blending
• Understanding and using light
• Capturing difficult scenes
• Learning how to follow and pace moving wildlife
Recommended Camera Gear:
• DSLR or mirrorless camera
• Lenses ranging from wide-angle to telephoto
• Memory cards
• Sturdy tripod
• Circular polarizer and ND filters
• Lens cloths
• Extra batteries
• Cleaning supplies
• Dust blower
• Rain cover
• Laptop, card reader, USB cords, drives, etc., if you wish to back up your photos
Recommended Personal Gear/Clothing:
• Warm/water-resistant or proof winter boots
• Warm jacket
• Fleece underlayers
• Headlamp
• Refillable water bottle
• Winter Hat, gloves, hand warmers
• Sunglasses
• Raincoat and wind shell
The Trip Does NOT Include the following:
Transportation:
You will need to provide your own vehicle for transportation.
Hotel Recommendations:
Below are two hotels that are close to our location. They have good reviews and are moderately priced. Feel free to stay anywhere you prefer.
I will be staying at a campground. I have also included the website should you choose to stay there.
Hotel Moab Downtown – www.hotelmoabdowntown.com
Redstone Inn – www.moabredstone.com
Sun Outdoors Moab Downtown – www.sunoutdoors.com/utah/sun-outdoors-moab-downtown
Meals/Food:
The group usually eats together when we have time to sit for a meal; however, this is not required. Please be prepared to eat at non-traditional times of the day. Snacks are a good idea to always have on hand. Food is not included in the workshop price.
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Sign Up Information
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Hotels, meals, and transportation are NOT INCLUDED
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Lerro Photography
PO Box 497
Glenolden, PA 19036
Checks are not subject to credit card convenience charge.
In the envelope with your check, please include a letter with your name, email address, phone number and what you are planning on attending.
Credit Card sales are subject to a 4% convenience charge which is not refundable. The 4% has been added to the price with the button below.
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Disclaimer
Our latest go/no-go date is February 1st. If by February 1st, there are not enough tickets sold, the charter will be canceled. All tickets are non-refundable after our go/no-go date is set. If a patron can’t make the event after our go/ no go date is set, the patron must find someone else to purchase their ticket, or the ticket charge gets credited to a future event. Lerro Photography does reserve the right to cancel a photo charter at their discretion. If the charter is canceled, Lerro Photography will refund the photo charter ticket price. All refunds will be issued by check only. The Credit Card Convenience fee is non-refundable regardless of patron or charter cancellation. Lerro Photography is not responsible for the loss of additional expenses. Lerro Photography reserves the right to change the schedule, dates, and or lighthouses if needed. We are not responsible for bad weather, delays, or cancelations. We are also not responsible for lost or stolen items, injuries, sickness, or damages to personal equipment and loss of personal travel expenses. Failure to comply with park rules and regulations and the direction of Lerro Photography can and will result in your expulsion from the charter without a refund. Lerro Photography reserves the right to expel a patron if needed.
