Workshop Details

Saturday Classroom Day 12-6pm

Welcome and Lunch

Short presentation on editing: how to direct the eye, determine the mood or feel, what story to tell, decide what to accentuate or make more subtle, etc.

Lightroom Focus:

  • Lightroom Overview & Key Functions
  • Global Adjustments
  • Local Adjustments
  • Masking
  • Adding, Subtracting, and Intersecting Masks
  • Panoramas
  • HDR Merge
  • Includes time to edit your own photos and get feedback

Group Dinner – Optional

Sunday
Sunrise at a location near the Town of Banff – TBD (Sunrise is ~9:20am)

Classroom 11am-5pm

Private Breakfast Buffet

Time to review images from the morning and edit/or work on other selected images

Photoshop – Monika’s Essentials including Selective Editing, Masking, Blending, Focus Stacking

Included in the Workshop:

  • Classroom sessions
  • Plated lunch on Saturday
  • Breakfast buffet on Sunday
  • Coffee and snacks midday each day
  • In-the-field instruction for Sunday's sunrise
Not Included in the workshop:

  • Accommodations
  • Transportation to, from, or during the workshop
  • Dinner on Saturday
  • Laptop + charger
  • Notebook for notes
  • Selection of images to work on (participants will receive an email about this)
  • DLSR or mirrorless camera
  • Tripod
  • Remote/Intervalometer/Shutter Release
  • Extra batteries & memory cards
  • Variety of lenses
  • Snacks
  • Thermos for hot drinks, water
  • Appropriate clothing and layers for the weather
  • Good sturdy warm and waterproof boots
  • Hat/toque, gloves, mittens, buff, balaclava
  • Headlamp
  • Hand/toe warmers
  • Personal items
  • Medication

By registering for this event you agree that you have read and understand the following.

Registration is non-refundable but is transferable. It is your responsibility to find someone to purchase your spot. All transfers must be approved first – email monika@monikadeviatphotography.com to confirm a transfer.

If the remaining balance is not paid in full, your spot will be forfeit without any refund of deposits or payments already made.

Participants understand that weather and conditions are unpredictable or difficult to forecast. There is no guarantee that we will see specific natural phenomena. You acknowledge that travel with a group involves compromise to accommodate goals, desires, personalities, abilities, and physical capabilities. Itineraries are planned, but flexible, and no part of the schedule can be guaranteed. You understand that no discounts or refunds will be given in the event of any changes.

Only in the event that the country or the venue is unable to host the workshop (such as a lockdown situation), participants will be given the option to postpone or receive a refund.

Please ensure you can travel and abide by all health and safety travel recommendations for Canada and your home location if you are booking a spot. It is your responsibility to ensure you can make the workshop. Participants must have travel and medical insurance.

Monika Deviat Photography reserves the right to cancel the workshop at any time. The cancellations could occur for a variety of reasons, such as a minimum number of participants is not met, family emergency, unforeseen circumstances impact the worksop, etc. In the event of cancellations that are under the control of Monika Deviat Photography, participants will receive a full refund for the workshop. No compensation would be made to participants for any other associated costs such as, but not limited to, travel, hotels, weather and travel delays, etc. Participants should have travel insurance.

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