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Sedona PhotoFest - 4 Days and 4 Nights
Indulge your Passion for Photography
Sedona PhotoFest Competition is now open until April 23, 2012
Workshops | Symposium | Exhibition
June 7 - 10, 2012
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
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SUNDAY
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Location, Location
Where to Go in Sedona
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WORKSHOP 1
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WORKSHOP 2
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WORKSHOP 3 & 4
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Wildflowers!
Miniuk-Sperry
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Bobbie Goodrich
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Rob Sheppard
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Jack Dykinga
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Art in Nature
Studies in Style
van Breugal
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Equine Movement
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Adobe Photoshop
& Lightroom
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Moments in the Landscape
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The Twilight Hour
van Breugal
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Guy Tal
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Sedona Inspired
Reed
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Creativity in Photography
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Spotlight on
Bobbie Goodrich
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Spotlight on
Guy Tal &
Rob Sheppard
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Spotlight on
Jack Dykinga
"Borderlands: Beauty and Survival"
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Wrap Party!
7 pm
Sedona Rouge
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See below for additional information
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Sedona Arts Center is pleased to host Sedona PhotoFest 2012 on June 7 - 10, 2012. Keeping to our reputation for high quality arts education in an intimate setting, PhotoFest 2012 offers a select group of Master Photographers with in-depth areas of expertise and an opportunity to catch the majesty and magic of Sedona's landscape each day. New this year is our Thursday schedule of events and the Symposium free to the public. To register, click here
Sedona PhotoFest 2012 is excited to open with Thursday's presenters, Colleen Miniuk-Sperry introducing her new book Wild in Arizona - Photographing Arizona's Wildflowers and Floris van Breugel presenting two talks on Art and Nature exploring "Style" and the "Twilight Hour". Friday's workshop features Bobbie Goodrich on Nik filters; Saturday we welcome back Rob Sheppard in-depth with Adobe PhotoShop Lightroom and Sunday Jack Dykinga returns for an intimate Masters Workshop. The full Symposium and Workshop schedule is available in the Sedona ArtZine and online below. Space for each workshop is limited so all those interested are encouraged to sign up early. Tickets to the Evening Symposium will be open to the public from Thursday through Saturday and features workshop presenters as well as guided opportunities with Sedona professionals.
Sedona PhotoFest Open Competition starts January 1, 2012
Sedona PhotoFest Open Competition is open exclusively to Enthusiasts of all ages (non-professional photographers and students) in Nature Photography - including Landscape, Nature, Wildlife and the Southwest. All entries must be postmarked by April 23, 2012 and those juried in will be informed by mail. The winning entries will be asked to submit a mounted print for exhbition and judging in the Sedona PhotoFest Exhibition during the festival. Click on the Sedona PhotoFest Open Competition link in the right sidebar for further details and entry form.
The Sedona PhotoFest Program of Events will soon be available to download.
For more information, call the Sedona Arts Center at 928.282.3809
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THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2012
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED due to limited seating: 928.282.3809
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FIELD PHOTOGRAPHY | LOCATION TALKS
From the Sedona Arts Center, Sedona photographers will provide guided field shoots in the early morning and at sunset. Sign-ups and schedule for field shoots will be announced in 2012.
Location, Location, Location Field Photography Talks - Free to the Public
8:30 am
Sedona Arts Center, Theatre Studio
Learn to capture Sedona's beautiful red rocks and natural habitat. Take notes on where to go, when and how from some of Sedona most knowledgeable photographers residing in the Sedona area. Location: Sedona Arts Center
MORNING PRESENTATION - Colleen Miniuk-Sperry
Location: Sedona Arts Center
9:00 - 10:30 am
For more details or to register, click here
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Are you wild about wildflowers?
Do you want to become the "poppy-razzi?"
Join Colleen Miniuk-Sperry, the co-author/photographer of the recently published guidebook, "Wild in Arizona: Photographing Arizona's Wildflowers; A Guide to When, Where, and How," for an exciting presentation aimed at taking your flower photography - and passion! - to the next level. Using the spectacular photography featured in the book from renowned landscape photographers and co-authors Paul Gill and Miniuk-Sperry as examples, attendees will learn:
- Wildflower-specific techniques for capturing memorable landscape and macro photographs of this ephemeral event no matter the location.
- About practical resources to help predict when and where the wildflower, cactus, and tree blooms will occur throughout Arizona.
- What locations near Sedona are currently in bloom and ideal places across Arizona to see the upcoming monsoon bloom so you can put your new "poppy-razzi" skills to work immediately!
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WORKSHOP I
Floris van Breugel
Location: Sedona Arts Center
10:30 - 12:30 Noon
Art in Nature ~ Studies in Style
In this talk Floris will attempt to pick apart his personal photographic style, explaining the choices he made with regards to subject, composition, light, and post processing for a number of his images using a specific set of questions he asks himself while composing as well as processing. From the answers of these questions several themes will become apparent, and from that, his style. The goal of this talk will be to teach you how to take a similar analytical approach with your own portfolio. Developing a distinguishable personal style is arguably a critical aspect to moving your photography to the next level. By carefully analyzing your portfolio, it's possible to gain better insight as to what sorts of images you think define your style, and with that in mind you can spend more time working on those types of images.
LUNCH BREAK - (Offsite Locations Map provided)
For more details or to register, click here
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WORKSHOP II
Floris van Breugel
Location: Sedona Arts Center
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Art in Nature ~ The Twilight Hour
In this talk Floris van Breugel, author of 'The Twilight Hour' as published in the Nature Photographer's Network Online Magazine and Germany's Naturfoto, will cover the techniques he uses and thought process he goes through when capturing images at night. He will go over techniques for in the field, as well as post processing methods, both for star trails and static stars, as well as light painting. To describe the post processing approaches, Floris will make use of several processing demonstrations in Photoshop including exposure stacking, blending exposures, high iso noise control, and more.
For more details or to register, click here
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WORKSHOP III - Susie Reed
Location: Sedona Arts Center
5:00 - 6:30 pm
Award-winning fine art and commercial photographer Susie Reed will take participants to a scenic Sedona location where she'll cover the fundamentals of a good photo shoot. She'll explain camera settings, types and sizes of files to shoot (jpg or raw) and how to use a polarizing filter. Composition, exposure adjustments and other helpful photo tips will also be discussed. Students are certain to be inspired by Sedona's stunning views and Reed's insightful instruction.
For more details or to register, click here
EVENING PRESENTATION - Bobbie Goodrich, Team Nik
Location: Sedona Arts Center
7:00 pm
Come meet international photographer Bobbie Goodrich and experience her textural, painterly photographs of horses and African wildlife. Her artistic process merges the feeling potential of a painting with the realism and authenticity of a photograph.
For more details or to register, click here
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FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2012
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FEATURED WORKSHOP - Bobbie Goodrich
Equine Movement | Nik Filters
Location: TBA
9 am - 4 pm | Morning shoot | Afternoon Lab
$150
Join an internationally known fine art photographer and team NIK software member Bobbie Goodrich in an intensive photography workshop designed to explore and expand your creativity and visual skills. Working from our raw capture taken at a beautiful Sedona ranch location, Bobbie will instruct in-camera techniques for capturing unique compositions in dramatic light. You will be inspired to create your own narrative of the horse in motion, a portrayal of energy and spirit.Click here for details.
EVENING PRESENTATIONS - free to the public
Guy Tal
Location: TBA
6:00 pm
"I believe that the proper expression of gratitude for a life of inspiration is to pay it forward. Few things are as rewarding to me as sharing some of the events, stories and images that shaped my own journey and the lessons they taught me. I had been privileged to witness and experience immense beauty, drama and tragedy; moments of blissful solitude on mountain tops and in the depths of canyons; and lasting friendships with amazing people. My presentations are aimed to inspire vision and creativity and to enrich one's life through the practice of art, communing with raw natural beauty and the creation of meaningful, expressive personal work."
Rob Sheppard
Location: TBA
7:00 pm
Rob Sheppard is a naturalist and nature photographer and videographer who says his favorite location is the one he is in at any time. He is the author/photographer of over 30 books, a well-known speaker and popular workshop leader.Come meet Rob as he shares his experiences and love of the magic of digital photography.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2012
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FEATURED WORKSHOP - Rob Sheppard
Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
Location: TBA
9 am - 4 pm | Morning shoot | Afternoon Lab
$150
What Would Ansel Do? Darkroom Techniques in the Computer. Students will then take their work into the studio/lab. Ansel Adams spent a lot of time in the darkroom getting the most from his compositions so that his photos truly communicated what he saw and felt about the natural world. Ansel Adams is a better model for computer work than most Photoshop or Lightroom books for learning to get the most from your digital images. In this workshop, Rob Sheppard will show you how to use the computer for true darkroom work that will enhance and truly complete your photos.
Click here for details.
EVENING PRESENTATION - Jack Dykinga (free to the public)
Location: TBA
7:00 - 8:30 pm
"Borderlands: Beauty and Survival
If you have to walk all the way around something for a long period of time, and there's a limited amount of water, you're going to die. It's that simple."
In the winter of 2008, the kit fox, bison, pronghorn and prairie dogs of the northern stretch of the Chihuahuan grasslands of North America survived on a drought-prone but relatively unbroken stretch of rare grasslands spanning the borderlands of the United States and Mexico. Only two years later, their habitat has been severed and movement northward ended for many species due to the dismissal of environmental law for construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. The Borderlands Project has been documenting the changes to ecosystems and human communities during this period, and working to ensure that the impacts of this policy are better understood by policy makers and the general public.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2012
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FEATURED WORKSHOP - Jack Dykinga
Moments in the Landscape
Location: TBA
9 am - 4 pm | Morning shoot | Afternoon Lab
$300
This Master Class will be limited to ten participants. Starting with a morning shoot at select Sedona locations, students will address composition, exposure and uniqueness of shooting on location. The afternoon session will use the digital media lab for an intensive critique session. What worked and why? What makes a great shot? Students will each have their work discussed in an environment of creative discovery.
Click here for details.
FEATURED WORKSHOP - Guy Tal
Creative Landscape Photography
Location: TBA
9 am - 4 pm | Morning shoot | Afternoon Lab
$225
Creative landscape photography is about the expression of ideas, emotions, and sensibilities through the unique beauty of natural elements and using the medium of photography. A creative photograph is the result of venturing beyond the mere act of recording scenes and objects with a camera. Photographer and author Guy Tal believes that the practice of photography as a creative pursuit has the ability to transform and enrich your life, facilitate meaningful and rewarding experiences, and foster contentment and satisfaction through a life of discovery and creative expression.
Click here for more details.
SEDONA PHOTOFEST WRAP PARTY AND AWARDS
Location: TBA
7:00 pm
"It's a Wrap" as photographers and students kickback for an evening of awards, entertainment and conversation at Sedona PhotoFest 2012 closing event. Come as you are...
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Day in the West Photo Tours - Tours available daily during the months of May and June. Morning and Sunset tours in a variety of locations offers the public an opportunity to capture red rock views of Sedona's magnificent scenery and stunning sunsets. View tours...
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*Program schedule and presenting speakers may be changed without prior notice
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