Hummingbirds are very active at golden hour once the light starts hitting the inner canyon! Head to your assigned station for the morning. Kim or Lisa will meet you there to help set you up and continue instruction so that you become more fluent in the flash photography setup and image capture process.  We will focus on traditional styles of multi-flash hummingbird photography.  The group breaks for lunch at 11:00am; however you are free to use any station as long as you wish until 3:00pm.

Lunch & Learn!  In addition to the on-demand online tutorial videos we provide, Lisa will teach you additional steps for post-processing using Lightroom or Camera Raw, Photoshop.  Additionally, she will show you some additional "fun" techniques to try so that you have an artistic flair to your work!  An optional image review is also available.  Bring your lunch, computer and images for this enjoyable classroom session!

To ensure all participants have a similar experience, we will rotate participants across the individual stations.  (One photographer per station--no sharing required!) This gives you variety with hummingbird species and more opportunities to master using the setup.  Kim and Lisa will assist you every step of the way.  

We will help you get set up for photographing bats at the lodge! (Don't worry--you don't have to be near the bats to photograph them beautifully!). Kim and Lisa will teach you the skills and show you how to get set up for this extraordinary opportunity to capture these wonderful flying mammals at night!

Wake up and photograph the hummingbirds! Rotate stations and try something new!  We will introduce the techniques for capturing hummingbird images in High Key Style (shown above)!  You may then choose to experiment with either traditional or high-key styles while you photograph hummingbirds--adding your own creativity to the mix!  

Continue photographing the hummingbirds, rotating stations (every morning and afternoon) to keep it fresh.  You will practice and explore your creative genius with varying the flowers, backgrounds, high-key and traditional styles to your liking and preference.

We will provide you with an additional opportunity to capture these wonderful flying mammals at night using our specialized setups and your gear!  

You've learned and practiced high-key photography.  Additionally, if light conditions are appropriate, we will also introduce low-key photography of hummingbirds.  This challenging style requires patience, but the payoffs are amazing!  Deep black backgrounds created in-camera with very specialized lighting techniques to give a gorgeously rich and moody feel to your portfolio!  You may also choose to continue using traditional or high-key styles as well!  It's your choice!

We will close the morning with a group session and activity, then give you the last moments of time to to load your cars before checkout at 11:00am.

We will teach you helpful tips for post-processing and demonstrate these techniques for you in-person.  Additionally, we will review images you provide to us from the workshop to help ensure you are getting the best out of your camera and techniques!