Joshua Tree Full Moon Night Photography Workshop
with Tim Baskerville

Dates: Friday, November 26 - Sunday, November 28, 2004; 3pm until late
Tuition: $495 - complete payment required two weeks prior to start of Workshop
Advance Registration: due by November 21, 2004 with 50% Deposit
Location: Cap Rock, Live Oak, Hidden Valley, etc., other points in Joshua Tree National Park

Curriculum

This exciting new 3-night course is being held November 26-28 at locations within Joshua Tree National Park. The first meeting is held on Friday, November 26 (location of conferences, TBA) and includes an overview of some recently published "night work," as well as classic reference texts, and some hard to find out-of-print monographs. This session also features a slide show outlining the long history of Night Photography, focusing on famous practitioners, as well as equally important, though lesser-known, pioneers of this exciting genre of photography, and a discussion of "Why you photograph at night?" In addition to these areas of general interest, there is a discussion of technical considerations, and students are encouraged to bring previous work done nocturnally for evaluation.

Tim Baskerville will discuss in depth some of his images - to aid participants in their immediate 'foray' into the dark, with emphasis on the "mixed" lighting situations that one finds while working at night in developed areas, as well as tips to "mixing" your own varied light sources, and the in-camera "dodging" technique of controlling the overall contrast of a night scene on film. Finally, several hours (or as late as participants want to stay out photographing!) will be spent shooting the architectural and landscape features around the Visitor Center at the Oasis of Mara (near the entrance to Joshua Tree National Park).

The following night (Saturday, November 27) we meet again at 3pm for another slide/lecture (some contemporary practitioners) and a discussion of technical material. The rest of the night will be spent shooting within the Park, emphasizing much longer exposures, and "painting-with-light' techniques.

The third night will be spent photographing on location at additional locations within Joshua Tree National Park under the illumination of the Full "Frost" Moon. There is even the possibility of a Guest Lecturer for this special Workshop - if we can work out some of the logistics! There are plenty of daytime activities that Workshop attendees can participate in, surveying the various historical, cultural, and geological attractions the Park has to offer, and the Visitor Center is a good starting point. You might even bring your camera along to do some "daylight photography!"

Emphasis will be on evaluating existing lighting situations and exposing specific films accordingly. Supplemental lighting possibilities will be discussed and demonstrated. Transparency, b/w, and color negative films will be discussed and compared. This is an intensive workshop limited to 10 participants who will be closely supervised (check out your nocturnal support team by clicking here) on location.

Students will provide their own equipment and are expected to be familiar with basic photographic techniques. An equipment and film list will be provided upon receipt of deposit, along with a detailed time schedule and itinerary.

Participants are responsible for their own lodging and meals. Camping is available at sites within the Park, but you need to reserve early.

Please print all pages of this form, fill them out (keeping a copy for your records)
and mail with appropriate fee (to be RECEIVED by November 21, 2004) to:

Full Moon Night Photography Workshops
The Nocturnes / Pacific Media Arts
PO Box 29074
Presidio of
San Francisco, CA 94129
Phone: (415) 824-1653
FAX (415) 647-6102

For additional information email us at workshop [at] thenocturnes [dot] com

REGISTRATION FORM: Joshua Tree Workshop
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Payment: $495 with 50% deposit/registration required by November 21, 2004
Final payment is due two weeks prior to start of the Workshop.

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