A Taste of Sicily Photo Workshop June 26-29, 2012, Tuesday noon through Friday evening
$TBA
Limit 12 with 2 instructors (maximum 6:1 student-to-instructor ratio) Click here for more information about
accommodations, nearest airport, etc.
Sicily, known as "Sicilia" in Italian, is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Inhabited since around 8,000 BCE, it is home to five UNESCO World Heritage Sites as well as Mt. Etna, the "friendly" volcano that is so much a part of its eastern landscape.
Add to these the dramatic coasts, small cliffside villages, wine country, and colorful fishing fleets, and you will have much to photograph.
Don't forget all those scenes from The Godfather. Some of them were filmed in the area in which we hold our workshops!
We'll be based in the beautiful, historic, and vibrant Medeival town of Taormina, home to the famous Teatro Greco, wonderful little alleys, fun piazzas, and great food and wine.
In fact, we have become friends with a marvelous restauranteur and wine connosseur featured in The Wine Spectator. Turi is a lover of the outdoors and an entertainer of the highest order. He has introduced us to a couple of wonderful wineries on Mt Etna to which we will return. (See group photo below.)
After all, Sicily is as much about food and wine as it is about the ancient history and magnificent scenery.
For those who want to see a day touring wine country with Turi, check out Tutti Turi Tour on our YouTube site. It has gotten a lot of favorable reviews, including people who would like to carry our bags!
Margo and Arnie look forward to returning here and showing you some of their favorite locations where you'll be able to celebrate your passion for photography, hone your seeing
and imaging skills, and learn about the magic of light to make wonderful photographs.
Plan on staying on to see some of the rest of this wonderful island with its ancient history, as this is large island, too big to cover in a workshop where we can give you a mere taste ... but what a taste it will be!
The 2010 Sicily, Crossroads of the Med
workshop participants seeking their
own vision,
often over geat food and wine!
Practical Details:
We start out with some technical information before heading out for our first shoot. Our workshops include the following:
Maximum 6-to-1 ratio students to instructors
Opening reception with wine and local fare;
Primer booklet to help you get started;
Daily shoots;
Lots of individual instruction in both the field and classroom;
Daily individual and group critiques;
Access to some special locations;
Imaging and processing with the latest version
of Lightroom (timing will vary depending upon our locations);
Discussions on various aspects of photography, including digital workflow;
Plenty of opportunities to sample the excellent local fare; and
Lots of fun and frivolity throughout!
If you have not already done so, be sure to check our FAQs for
questions you may have as well as for equipment and installed downloads you need
to bring to the workshop including, if necessary, the free, 30-day, trial versions
of Adobe and other imaging products.
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accommodations, discounts, PayPal payments, trip insurance, closest airport,
etc. Taormina is a very popular destination, and you'll see why, so at the very least,
reserve your room (waiting for final confirmation on our hotel); you can always cancel later.
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