Waterfalls & Wildflowers

June 13-14, 2024
Sugar Hill, NH
$325/person

Capture plunging cascades & lupine blooms dotting the landscape in Sugar Hill, NH

Join David for a two-day workshop in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, where you'll be shooting the magnificent lupine bloom that makes this area famous. Photograph the flowers at all times of day, experiment with astrophotography (weather permitting) and end the workshop with practicing long exposure waterfall photography. Dinner Included.

What You’ll Learn

Composition
Light intensity and direction
Exposure triangle
Exposure compensation
Depth of field
Shooting in low light
Long exposure for waterfalls
Use of filters

Recommended Equipment

D-SLR or Mirrorless camera
Wide Angle
Midrange Zoom
Tripod
Remote shutter release
Polarizing and ND filters
Waterproof hiking boots for walking in shallow water
Hiking poles
Protective headwear
Bug repellent

Physical Difficulty

This workshop requires a hike that many find difficult to the last waterfall. The total walking time is approximately 3 hours with steep paths that often cross streams. The non-hiker may find it difficult.

Meeting Details

Meet at the Inn at Sunset Hill at 3 PM.

Itinerary

An itinerary and workshop details will be sent to you before the workshop. Actual shoot stops will depend on the weather. A rough itinerary is as follows:

Afternoon: Lupine Fields
Evening: Lupine Fields, Dinner
Night: Astrophotography in Sugar Hill or Crawford Notch

Morning: Sunrise shoot in lavender fields followed by a hike up the Falling Waters Trail for waterfall photography finishing at 11 AM