Conservation Photography Workshop: August 2020

Description

The workshop is limited to just 6 participants, so you'll have plenty of opportunity for one-on-one time with our two instructors. 

A non-refundable deposit of $600 is due upon registration to confirm your space in the workshop. To keep your space, 50% of the remaining registration fee is due 120 days prior to the workshop. The total balance for this workshop ($3,800.00) must be paid in full 60 days prior to the workshop start date.  

Upon registration, you'll be provided with additional forms and information, including payment options, additional workshop itinerary details, travel suggestions, resources for car rentals, what to pack, and what to expect during your week-long workshop. In short, everything you need to prepare for an amazing and fun week of conservation photojournalism.

August 31 – September 6, 2020
Astoria, Oregon
$3,800

During this week-long workshop, you’ll:

• meet with our nonprofit partner, a wildlife rehabilitation center
• create a story angle
• develop a shot list
• build your skills in photographing storytelling images of both wildlife and human subjects
• refine your images into a polished portfolio
• and learn how to create a well-crafted pitch for an editor

 

ITINERARY

This workshop is 7 days and 7 nights. You’ll arrive on August 31 and dive into work. The evening of September 6, we will celebrate everything you learned, experienced, and created during the week with a wrap-up party. You'll also receive a printed portfolio of your work to take home with you. You’ll depart the morning of September 7.

 

INSTRUCTORS

Jaymi Heimbuch and Morgan Heim

With over 25 years of combined experience in photography, editorial and publishing fields, your instructors will walk you through a conservation photojournalism project from start to finish. 

 

REGISTRATION INCLUDES:

• Lodging for 7 nights
• All meals
• A printed portfolio of your work from the week

 

REGISTRATION DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Travel costs to and from Astoria, Oregon
• Transportation during your workshop
• Alcoholic beverages

 

LODGING AND MEALS:

All your meals are prepared by a private chef who provides a healthful menu supplemented with delicious freshly baked breads and pastries. Our chef will accommodate any special dietary needs. 

Our lodging is a reflection of our focus of the week: workshopping! We are lodging in a gorgeous 6-bedroom home in Warrington, Oregon – a few miles south of Astoria. This helps us maximize our time for brainstorming, creative thinking, technical troubleshooting and in general having a blast as a group working.

Because we're sharing one big house, participants must be comfortable sharing a bedroom with one other student. 

After a full day of shooting, we will gather in the house common areas for workshopping and presentations in the evenings. Enjoy lectures and discussions in a large common area with plenty of comfortable seating, and get some quiet time for editing in several tucked-away spaces set up for working. 

Please note: During the week you’ll be shooting as a group, in pairs and on your own. You’ll need to arrange a rental car to be able to get to all shooting locations. 

 

REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT DETAILS

A non-refundable deposit of $600 is due upon registration to confirm your space in the workshop. To keep your space, 50% of the remaining registration fee is due 120 days prior to the workshop. The total balance must be paid in full 60 days prior to the workshop. 

Upon registration, you’ll be provided with additional forms and information, including payment options, additional workshop itinerary details, travel suggestions, resources for car rentals, what to pack, and what to expect during your week-long workshop. In short, everything you need to prepare for an amazing and fun week of conservation photojournalism!

 

WHAT PAST STUDENTS SAY

“I just finished an intensive class learning so much about how to create photographs to tell a story. The lectures during this class were very relative and properly timed. The structure of the class from pre-planning to capture were excellent. The information & experience I gained in this class with be used in all facets of my photography and the stories that I tell.” – Jeanne H

“I just completed an intensive conservation photojournalism workshop with Jaymi and Morgan Heim. It was an incredibly valuable experience. Throughout the week we received informative classroom lectures, assignments and several in-the-field photo assignments. And through it all we weren't just students, we were photojournalists, working a project documenting and raising awareness of an incredible conservation organization. I was pushed outside my comfort zone several times but through that learned what I was capable of while still receiving expert guidance from Jaymi and Mo. I walked away with skills beyond my expectations. Thank you, Jaymi and Mo, for a life-altering experience!” – Teri F

“I just got home from the Conservation Photojournalism Workshop. I was so glad I was able to get a spot in the workshop. I learned so much about creating a story telling portfolio. The nightly image reviews and portfolio review at the end were so helpful to teaching me how to take a photograph the conveys a story in itself. Jaymi Heimbuch and Morgan Heim are such talented and creative photographers. They are great teachers and are very supportive. If you are interested in conservation, photography, and how to tell a story with photographs, this workshop is for you.” – Sherry S

“I participated in Jaymi and Morgan's Conservation Photojournalism workshop and I learned SO much about storytelling in such a short time. Jaymi and Mo are both incredibly passionate and experienced and very dedicated to ensuring every participant is getting the most out of the workshop experience.” – Samantha S

“I spent one whole week with Jaymi and Mo at the Conservation Photojournalism Intensive course. The course was an extraordinary experience of learning, sharing and being creative. The challenge of developing a powerful story for an association committed by heart to the conservation of their local forests leaves me full of energy to create more stories. Thanks Jaymi for being a wonderful host, thanks you both (Jaymi and Mo) for being supportive, empathic and the best photography/storytellers instructors I could have ever asked for. What a blast! –Jaymi said- certainly, the best word to describe this wonderful experience. 100% recommended” – Paula I P

“Just finished the conservation photojournalism workshop. What a fantastic experience. The agenda was so well planned and organized, but allowed flexibility to seize unexpected opportunities. We all learned so much about pulling together a strong story. Jaymi and Mo were wonderful, supportive mentors. Highly recommend!” – Michelle G