A Creative Adventure ~ Swan Island Dahlia Farm Oregon ~ Photography Workshop Limit 10, $2299.00

Join award winning photographer Donna Bourdon at the world renowned Swan Island Dahlia Farm in Canby Oregon (just south of Portland) for a great learning and photography experience. Swan Island features more than 40 acres with over 350 varieties of dahlias in a plethora of colors, shapes and sizes, making it one of the largest growers in the United States. Here we will have a slightly early and late access at peak time for the blooms.

*Donna Bourdon has been growing dahlias for over 30 years and she is a member of the American Dahlia Society and the Tennessee Dahlia Society.

Meet & Greet September 2nd @ our hotel lobby at 8pm.

We will enjoy five morning and four afternoon photography sessions and one working seminar afternoon, featuring tips and techniques for processing your images in Photoshop and Lightroom with lots of creative ideas and sharing. While we will do most of our photography at the Swan Island Dahlia Farm, we will also visit the Portland Rose Garden on this workshop (Yay!). The in-the-field instruction will include seeing the situation, the use of selective focus, creative use of depth of field, histogram and exposure guidance, designing creative images, choosing your background, isolating your subject, lens options, and the use of reflectors and diffusers. Our field sessions will also include challenging photography assignments and/or themes, geared to get you out of your comfort zone. I hope that you can join Donna for a creative learning experience with some of the best flower photography to be had in North America.

Daily Photo Schedule:

Morning shoot 7:00am-10:00am -(we will arrive before the fields open and shoot on the outskirts with the sun at our back. Afterwards, we will park inside the gates and explore the flower fields!)

Morning break

Lunch @ noon with clients Image Review Daily

SEMINAR AFTERNOON- We will have one afternoon between shooting times to do a Photoshop and Lightroom Demonstration. Donna will share her processing tips and techniques during this 2 hour seminar.

Afternoon shoot 3:30pm-6:30pm (5:30-6:30-private time in the gardens with just our group, we will have access to areas that others do not!)

Portland Rose Garden day will be an all day event with a lunch stop.

Our last day September 7th, will end after our morning photo session around 10:00am.

*All times are tentative and subject to change based on weather and local conditions.

Not Included: All meals, transportation and lodging. I will send a group email so that folks can ride-share or even room share once we get our group together. I’ll also send a detailed information sheet with gear and clothing suggestions.

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