WE OFFER GIFT CERTIFICATES
Milky Way Photography Workshops
in Joshua Tree National Park

summer:
MAY-june-JULY

1 evening in JOshua Tree
all skill levels welcome

You must book Local Lodging (Extra)

Scheduled during the summer months near the New Moon phase when the night skies are their darkest. Spend the night exploring the park and the night skies in Joshua Tree. An excellent introduction to Night-photography for beginners, and an excellent location for experienced photographers to take their craft to the next level.

SMALL GROUPS:
LIMIT 4 PHOTOGRAPHERS

workshop includes

• Overnight - Starts 2 hours before sunset - Ends 11am next day

• Sunset/Landscape photography session in the park

• Milky Way Photography training

• Optimal camera settings for ISO / Aperture / Exposure / Color temperature

• Night-photography in the park

• Panorama photographic techniques

• Night-Lighting techniques

• You will learn how to make Star Trail images

• Overview of Astronomy topics relevant to Night Photography

• Post-Processing training on Adobe Lightroom "Classic"

General itinerary*

• 5pm - Workshop starts (a few hours before sunset)

• Landscape/Sunset Photography Session in the Park

• Dinner (Local Restaurant)

• Night / Milky Way Photography Session in the Park (9pm-midnight)

• Return to Your Hotel around midnight to get some sleep

• 8am - Next Morning - Lite Breakfast and Lightroom Classic Training

• 11am - Workshop ends

• * subject to change based upon the month

• * We generally schedule our overnight Milky Way workshops Sunday-Thursday because the park is less crowded during those times.

notes:

• you can request a date now - or decide later (subject to availability)

• we will email you a gift certificate for you to print out.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

You must be able to walk 1/2 mile with your equipment and be able to do some light bouldering (similar to climbing on a step ladder).

Recommended Camera Equipment

Check our gear guides

This workshop requires that you have a DLSR (or Mirrorless) camera which allows for manual settings of Aperture, Exposure Duration and ISO. The camera should support interchangeable lenses - FAST (F2.8 or faster) and WIDE (20MM or wider, 14MM is preferable) are best for nighttime photography (lenses can be rented on-line at www.borrowlenses.com). You will also need a tripod. You can bring a laptop (for processing your images). Once you've registered, you will receive a preparation guide and a list of useful apps for night photography.

Enjoy