Oct 14 – 20, 2012 | Zapata Ranch, Alamosa, Colorado
5 days at the Nature Conservancy Zapata Ranch & Great Sand Dunes National Park
with Bobbie Goodrich and Susan Lei Burns
Image provided by Meg McNamee, participant in our October 2011 Zapata Ranch Workshop.
Join us for five, full, fall days at Zapata Ranch, our annual photography retreat in the San Luis Valley in southeastern Colorado (that’s sold out each year!). The San Luis Valley is the highest, widest alpine valley in the world, and Zapata Ranch sits beautifully in this valley, surrounded by the drama of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range and the Great Sand Dunes National Park. On 103,000 acres with 2,000 heads of bison, horses, the historic turn-of-the-century Medano Homestead … not to mention the picturesque setting of this working ranch( a Nature Conservancy Ranch) … with wonderfully cozy cabins, great food cooked fresh by a renown chef who has cooked for some of the famous families in America and served family-style, lots of wine and creative camera-derie, with intensive post-production sessions in an historic barn … this workshop is hard to beat and fills quickly. Adjacent to the famous Great Sand Dunes National Park, we will also spend one day photographing these natural sand formations, some of which which heights of 700 feet!
Please watch the video from our October, 2011 Zapata Ranch Workshop. (click here).
Cost: $3,200 with $500 non-refundable deposit due upon registration, includes all accomodations, all meals, all photo shoots, and all post-production
sessions : Balance due: JULY 15, 2012
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Below is our itinerary for Zapata Ranch 2012:
October 14
6 pm – Meet and Greet over Cocktails, followed by family-style dinner.
October 15
6 am – Coffee and Toast
6.30 am – First Photo Shoot: Horses Running against the Backdrop of Sangre de Criste Mountains
9 am – Return to ranch for hot breakfast
10.30 am – 3.30 pm (with lunch break) – Downloading, Editing, Learning Workflow Techniques in Digital Lab
4.30 pm – Photo Shoot: Bison
6.30 pm – Return to ranch for cocktails, followed by dinner
October 16
6 am – Coffee and Toast
6.30 am – Photo Shoot: Sunrise on the Great Sand Dunes
9 am – Return to ranch for hot breakfast
10.30am – 3.30pm (with lunch break) – Digital lab, Downloading, Editing, Preparing for Post-Production. Demonstration.
4.30 pm – Photo Shoot: More Running Horses in dust
6.30 pm – return to ranch for cocktails, followed by dinner
October 17
6 am – Coffee and Toast
6.30 am – Photo Shoot: Bison and Historic Medano Homestead
9 am – Return to ranch for hot breakfast
10.30 am – 3.30pm – Digital Lab for post-Production
4.30 pm – Photo Shoot: Sunset at Great Sand Dunes or another Horse Shoot
6.30 pm – Return to ranch for cocktails, followed by dinner
October 18 & 19
9 am – Hot Breakfast
10 am to 5 pm – All day in Digital Lab
6.30 pm – Cocktails and dinner
October 20 Departure
Cancellation policy: If cancelled prior to August 15 a full refund of the balance paid will be returned to you. We advise travel insurance to cover workshop costs in case of your need to cancel the workshop. If for any reason TWR cancels the workshop your deposit and balance will be returned in full.