Digital Photography Lessons: Bask in Nature’s Glory
– and Amaze Yourself

Digital Photography Lessons the Natural Way

Now you can experience the overwhelming grandeur of Canada's wilderness AND learn how to capture its intensity and emotion with your digital camera.

With an abundance of pristine natural space within less than 2 hours drive from the major centre of Winnipeg, our weekend digital photography lessons and workshops bring you directly into the ecologically significant areas of Canada, as well as many endangered places.

And then you'll learn how to capture these breathtaking landscapes, species and spaces while taking your photographic skills to the next level.

Can you imagine the dark beauty of a tamarack bog, sunbeams streaming through to the spongy forest floor, spotlighting a rare and heartstoppingly beautify native orchid?

Or can you feel your heart race as you spot one of only a few rare prairie fringed orchids, poking our from a vast field of prairie flowers; capturing its ephemeral beauty "on film" before it may vanish entirely from the landscape?

Our weekend workshops give you an abundance of creative shooting time to get your shot perfect, guided by our team of professional photographers and instructors. But it's not just about photography, you'll learn about the ecological significance and cultural heritage of some of North America's most threatened environments.

Now we're also offering photography bootcamps in the warm and sundrenched Okanagan Valley of BC. This is a brand new progam, starting in June 2011.

"Thanks Alex. We are having such fun, learning so very much - thanks for the opportunity to participate in this digital photography workshop weekend!"

-Mary-Ann Schreiber, Winnipeg

“I’ve been photographing nature for many years, it’s part of my job. And I spent a lot of time at the Delta Research Station also as part of my job! But Alex really opened my eyes! After the first day’s session I was so much more confident in my ability to capture outstanding images, as well as understanding how to fix them if they weren’t quite what I wanted. I highly recommend this course. – well worth the investment”

- Gene Fortney, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Winnipeg

Upcoming digital photography workshops and Photoshop classes are listed here. Learn frm the Canadain Photographic Artist of the Year - special techniques and award-winning secrets. Click the link to be taken to the Details Page, the photos, and to get on the waiting list:

• NEW! We are now offering private and semi-private Photoshop classes. No more than 5 students per class for the semi-private lessons. Work on your own laptop or one of our new Dell workstations. Get the personal attention you need to get you over the creative hump. First sessions start in May 2010, or by appointment.
  
  We provide you with a customized program to help you get where you need to go, or you can participate in our "out of the box" program, of 10 2 hour classes. Call or email to get in on one of these tailored programs.
  
  
• NEW! By popular demand! DIGITAL INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY BOOTCAMP Dates TBA, Summer 2010 Register now! Follow the link above.
  
  NEW! The Romance of the exotic Okanagan Valley. Come and experience Canada's most photogenic region - the wine country of the Okanagan Valley in southern British Columbia. From desert sunsets, abundant wildlife, to tranquil lakes and hidden valleys, this part of the country has it all.
  
  
  
• The Spirit Sands – Canada’s version of the Sahara. Photograph dunes that make Namibia blush. Late summer 2010.

Limited to a group of 8. An experience that will take your breath away!


• The Stunning Landscape of the Canadian Tallgrass Prairie (one day trip, August, 2010)


• The Endangered Orchids of the Prairie and Boreal Forest. Spring 2010 Depending on flowering times. Field trips limited to 12 participants.


• Intermediate Photoshop for Digital Artists & Creative Photography (several sessions in 2010 - ask us about dates and venues.)
  
  ***Because of the University of Manitoba's (poor) decision to close the Delta Marsh Field Station, we are unable to offer our Digital Immersion Weekends any longer. However, we are working on finding alternative venues so you can still bask in 2 full days of nature at her best, while refining your skills as an astute and creative photographer.