Wildflower Macro Photography Workshop June 9th 2019
Event Information
Description
Date: Saturday, June 9, 2019, June 10th is the alternate day due to bad weather
Start/Finish: Willowrock Campground entrance in Bow Valley Provincial Park. The pin on the embedded google map shows where we'll meet at Willowrock Campround. I'm available for questions about directions too. Just call me!
Time: 10:30am-3:30pm
Cost: $125.00 + GST; ILPA members will receive a $25 refund on their tickets. Please contact Brian after registering to receive your $25 refund. Visit the ILPA website for ILPA membership details. Other than the ILPA refund, there are no other refunds for this event.
# of participants: Min: 2 and Max. 8
Transportation: Shared vehicles. Please arrive at the entrance to the Willowrock Campground at or before 10:30am to allow time to read and sign the waivers before we start. The registration page has a google maps link to the meeting location. After we sign the waivers we'll drive to the field locations where we'll conduct the workshop. Bring a trail lunch and water to have while we're out there. There is no treated water in the area where we'll be photographing the flowers. We **may** visit two separate locations involving 8kms of driving between locations during the workshop if time allows.
Tour Description
Introduction:
It's no secret that the Spring wildflowers in the foothills are among the most beautiful in the Rockies. Spend the day with multi award winning outdoor photographer Brian Merry as he teaches a field workshop on macro photography in one of the Spring wildflower hotspots in the Rockies.
The Macro and Landscape Photography Day Tour:
Join me as I show you the colourful outdoor wildflower world at the Macro level! I'll use my intimate knowledge of the area gained through my 20 years of professional landscape photography and recreation backcountry experience in these mountains to take you to the best locations for macro wilflower photography in the foothills. I'll demonstrate my shooting technique first. Then everyone will spread out to photograph macro wildflowers subjects on their own. The Foothills are beautiful, and the wildflowers blooming at this time of year are amazing!
What to bring:
- Camera bodies
- tripod
- large and small reflectors (42" and a 12" or 18" diameter reflector) - essential
- macro lens
- teleconvertor/extender
- an ultra wide zoom lens (for landscapes along the way)
- a mid range zoom lens
- a medium telephoto lens (70-200mm - 35mm equivalent)
- dedicated remote flash sync cord
- on camera dedicated flash
- lens mounted ring flash (optional)
- lens mounted dual macro flash (optional)
- fully charged and spare battery(ies)
- black umbrella to shade the subject, or for you in case it rains
- comfortable outdoor walking/hiking cloths
- a waterproof groundsheet to sit/lie down on when composing photographs (optional)
- folding camping stool (optional)
- polarizing filter
- lenshood
- tweezers (to clean away last year's dead grass in the composition
- And,... a healthy dose of WOW for the beautiful flowers!
Bring a trail lunch and water with you and dress for the weather. We will be outside for the duration of the workshop.
Do you have any questions? Email me at brian@bmerryphotography.com or call me at 1-403-763-1114.
Organizer Brian Merry
Organizer of Wildflower Macro Photography Workshop June 9th 2019
Hello Everyone!
Let me tell you a bit about myself, the man behind the photography. I'm originally from the beautiful province of Nova Scotia and have been living and working as a professional photographer in spectacular Banff, Alberta for more than 25 years. I moved to Banff after graduating from Acadia University earning a BSc. with honors in biology in 1996 and have been loving my choice of homes ever since. I started in landscape photography in the late1980s in Nova Scotia after getting my first film SLR camera for Christmas from my parents. And, I haven't looked back since.
I'm a published writer/photographer in Outdoor Photography Canada with a feature article, had photos publish in Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine and published in numerous reputable blogs writing about the relationship between composition, landscape photography, wildlife photography and achieving emotional communication through your photographs. I'm also the publisher and editor of the ILPA Landscape and Wildlife Photography newsletter. You can read, google the ILPA Landscape and Wildlife Monthly newsletter to read the most recent issue.
I have been a professional photographer since 1997 and leading tours and workshops since 2007. I continue to travel, photograph and write on all aspects of outdoor photography while continuing to develop new tours and workshops across Canada and in various countries around the World, including Japan. And, I do all of this while trying hard to be a good husband!
I've also won multiple awards from the Luxury Travel Awards and the International Travel and Hospitality Awards for the photography tours that I offer both in Western Canada and around the World.
Brian's Teaching Qualifications:
While earning my BSc. with honors in Biology from Acadia University I worked as a lab instructor for various biology courses while concurrently earning my honors degree. I'm a certified NFPA instructor with 5 years of professional teaching experience at Lakeland College at their fire fighting school in Vermillion, Alberta. I've also been teaching landscape photography workshops, tours and seminars since 2007. Teaching and photography are two of my greatest passions in life, along with mountaineering and rock climbing.
You can learn more about me and see some of my work on my website. Or, you can call me at 1-403-763-1114. I wish you all the best in your photography and travel passions!
Sincerely yours,
Brian Merry
