Adventure Photo Workshop: The Summer Landscape-Steens Mountain, Oregon
July 9-13, 2006
Join professional photographer Charlie Borland for this exciting week of photographing spectacular Steens Mountain in the desert of Southeast Oregon.
One of Oregon's most spectacular landmarks, the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area is an incredible 500,000 acres located in the southeast Oregon desert. Steens Mountian is nearly 10,000 vertical feet and 30 miles long, an enormous fault block that rose up millions of years ago to cut a bold line between the greener western slope and the Alvord desert on the east side. Containing 170,000 acres of protected wilderness with glacial cut valleys, aspen filled gorges, and wildflower laden meadow, Steens Mountain offers the landscape photographer a vast array of photo subjects.
Participants in this workshop will spend the week phtographing the wildflowers, exploring aspen lined canyons, and captureing the spectacular desert views. This workshop will emphasize landscape photography on location. By combining this beautiful location with excellent instruction, we'll help you come away with the kind of images you seek. This workshop is founded on the idea that you will learn more by doing photography in the field than simple classroom instruction.
$925 per person
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"Glacial Remnants at Lost Lake."
Cultural History-A Past and Present of Steens and Around
A mixture of hands-on activities, information and field trips will offer participants insight into the captivating past of Steens Mountain, and an array of remarkable features surrounding it in the present. Through active learning, the class centers upon the Mountain's ancient geology, its prehistoric inhabitants, and will spotlight related nearby phenomena. An enthusiastic teacher who welcomes those seeking a closer look into the local backyard teaches this inspiring class, and encourages you to join in an opportunity to engage your desire for lifelong learning!
Join us at Lake Creek Base Camp for this three day all inclusive workshop. Gourmet meals, tent-cabins (double occupancy), linens, beer, wine, soda, transportation, and instruction are supplied. Please call for additional information.
July 22-24, 2006
$695 per person
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Arborglyphs and the Sheepherder days
SMP's Cultural history programs focus on the diversity of cultural history here in the high desert. This particular course focuses on the arborglyph, tree carvings, here on Steens Mountain, and their significance and purpose in the lives and culture of the sheepherders of the early days. This course is taught by Carol Pedersen, arborglyph researcher. August 26-28, 2006
$695 per person
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Stock Photography Production: Adventure Sports
September 28-October 2, 2006
This workshop is taught by industry veteran Charlie Borland who has been a professional photographer for over 25 years. His stock photography has been published thousands of times in advertisements, editorial, and publishing markets. His imagery has been represented by over 10 different agents and he is currently co-owner and Director of Photography at online stock agent Fogstock.com.
This intensive 4 day workshop will cover everything from what makes a good stock photo, to who buys stock photography, and how do they use it. You will gain understanding of the types of equipment you will need to meet what the market demands in quality. You will learn how to think of your photography in concepts, and to shoot for your clients, even though you may not know those clients. You will come away from this workshop photoshoot with so many marketable images, you should be able to easily pay for the cost of the workshop itself. For the full course description, go to Aspen Photo Workshops.
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SMP offers lodging and outdoor adventure trips on Steens Mountain in Frenchglen, Oregon, including horseback riding, horse pack trips, winter activities, cross country skiing, snow shoeing, hiking, fishing, hunting, mountain biking, van tours, ski trips and an online catalog with area maps, books, gift items and western art.
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