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Do you want to take your photography out of the ordinary and into the extraordinary?

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Margo and Arnie have some of their photographs hung in a gallery at Cup A Joe on West King Street in Hillsborough, NC.  Stop by if you're in the area!
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© 2007 Barefoot Contessa Photo Adventures.  All Rights Reserved.  Fence Dance by margo Taussig Pinkerton.

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Do you want to learn how to make stunning photographs? Do you want to do it in a small photo workshop where you can spread out and find your own subject, not stand shoulder to shoulder with a lot of other photographers?

Then join Barefoot Contessa Photo Adventures and have a great time while learning to seek and refine your own creative vision, whether in a regularly-scheduled photo workshop or in a private workshop of your choosing.

While we (Margo and Arnie) don't tell you exactly what to photograph, we take you to great locations and pride ourselves on giving you the tools — understanding the magic of light, elements of composition, knowledge of color, and processing techniques — that will help inspire you to create more compelling photographs, regardless of your experience level.

We can also help those who are interested develop a logical, efficient workflow that will make the storage and processing of your images easier.
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With workshops limited to 12 participants sharing two instructors (maximum 6:1 ratio), you can be assured of lots of individual attention, help, and critiques. In fact, we are working with you the entire time in both the field and classroom. In addition, because of our small group size, we have gained access to some private areas that cannot handle larger groups.

Barefoot Contessa Photo Adventures has been around since the early 80s, and with our track record as well-seasoned, working pros with decades of teaching experience, you will learn a lot! While we may sometimes photograph with you, our first commitment is always to give you, the participant, the most rewarding photographic and learning experience possible.

We are proud to report that some of our students have won awards and been accepted into juried shows! We have been featured on the websites of Crain's Chicago Business (search for Snapping Safaris, Oct. 5, 2009), Travel + Leisure, and Topsail Island (a popular east-coast destination), the October 2008 and July 2009 print issues of Outdoor Photographer as well as their online article on photo workshops where they mistakenly listed us as The Barefoot Contessa instead of Barefoot Contessa Photo Adventures! We have also been quoted in Shutterbug and PDN.



BCPA workshops include the following:

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Some of our 2009 Arches, Canyonlands & Moab gang
seeking their own vision.
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  • Maximum 6-to-1 ratio students to instructors;
  • Welcome reception;
  • Our Basic Principles of Photography booklet with lots of tools to help you improve your photography and instructions for printing from Lightroom;
  • Early-morning and late-afternoon shoots;
  • Mid-day processing and tweaking your images with the latest version of Lightroom and for those who wish, Photoshop CS4 and Photomatix;
  • Lots of individual instruction in both the field and classroom;
  • Critiques, both individual and group;
  • Discussions on various aspects of photography, including digital workflow;
  • Final group critique and show; and
  • Lots of fun and frivolity throughout!
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If you have not already done so, check our FAQs for questions you may have as well as equipment and installed downloads you need to bring to the workshop including, if necessary, the free, 30-day, trial versions of imaging programs.

If our FAQs do not answer all your questions, please contact Barefoot Contessa Photo Adventures. As we noted above, Margo and Arnie have many decades of experience as both active pro shooters and teachers, and we do love to have fun with our students!


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