The Great Smoky Mountain National Park stretches from Gatlinburg, Tennessee to Cherokee, North Carolina. Clear invigorating air, sparkling streams and virgin woodlands provide an unsurpassed background complete with waterfalls and wildflowers. Photograph the Roaring Fork Stream cascading past giant moss covered boulders. Stroll through and shoot Cades Cove, an historic village preserved from a bygone era. The Smoky Mountains are an unspoiled, beautiful area any time of year, but Appalachia becomes a special place when the spring wildflowers and the Dogwood bloom. This workshop is the week following Easter to accommodate people off from work and school. Easter occurs from late March to middle April. Spring wildflowers bloom at different times. If Easter is early, look for Hepatica, Spring Beauties, Blood Root, Rue Anemone, Squirrel Corn and Fringed Phaclilia. If Easter is later that year, you may expect to see several species of Trillium, or Jack in the Pulpit, Columbine, Yellow Lady's Slipper, May Apple, or Wild Geranium and others. .This is tripod shooting

We will cover close-up techniques for shooting wild flowers. Learn principles of composition and the use of a one-degree spot meter. You will learn techniques such as custom white balancing, noise reduction, exposure stacking, color space for printing and many more. Minimal hiking is involved

Bring your portfolio and a laptop computer.
Tuition does not include meals or transportation but lodging is included. Non-shooting spouses are welcome to attend at no additional tuition cost (There is an additional cost for spousal lodging). Activities for spouses are available to fill their day such as: white-water rafting, horseback riding, trout fishing and shopping.