Several times a year, Rock Light leads intensive photography workshops in Colorado, Utah, and beyond. Workshops are a great way to dive deep, focus solely on photography for a few intensive days, and really explore a region or national park. Each workshop includes multiple shooting locations each day, as well as classroom instruction including Lightroom workflow and location-specific lessons. The workshop ends with a revealing and inspiring group critique.
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2024 Workshop Schedule
- Arches at Night/Milky Way Workshop June 4-8, 2024 Moab, UT – SOLD OUT!
- Crater Lake & the Oregon Coast Aug 1-7, 2024 Bandon Beach, OR – NEW!
- Moab Secrets of the Night Sky – Sept 6-9, 2024 Moab, UT – NEW!
- San Juan Mountains Fall Color Oct 3-7, 2024 Ouray, CO
- Arches, Canyonlands & Beyond Oct 25-29, 2024 Moab, UT
Arches at Night Milky Way Workshop – SOLD OUT!
June 4-8, 2024 – Arches National Park – Moab, Utah
Arches National Park was officially designated as an International Dark Sky Park in 2019, and is one of the most amazing places to photograph the Milky Way in the U.S. Spend 4 nights learning techniques to photograph the Milky Way against a wide variety of fascinating rock formations, including the largest collection of natural arches in the world. SOLD OUT!! Follow the link below to join wait list, or join the new Moab Secrets of the Night Sky workshop Sept 6-9, 2024.
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Crater Lake & the Oregon Coast
Aug 1-7, 2024 – Bandon Beach, OR & Crater Lake, OR
For 2024, this new workshop will be in two different locations. We will spend 3 1/2 days and 3 nights along the Southern Oregon coast in Bandon Beach, OR (Aug 1-4), and then drive up some 7,000 feet (hitting at least one waterfall along the way) to Crater Lake National Park (Aug 4-7), where we will stay 3 nights in national park lodging. ONLY 4 SLOTS LEFT!
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Moab Secrets of the Night Sky – with Bryan Haile
Sept 6-9, 2024 – Moab, Utah – Just Announced!
Moab is home to much more than just two internationally recognized dark sky national parks. It is also home to many off-the-beaten-track locations – places we will have to ourselves at night, where we can capture more unique Milky Way images, and we can practice the art of light painting. We will spend 3 nights photographing the Milky Way against a wide variety of fascinating rock formations, with two workshop leaders who have vast experience in the area: Colin Young & Bryan Haile!
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San Juan Mountain Fall Color
Oct 3-7, 2024 – Ouray, CO
Based in picturesque Ouray, Colorado, we will visit a variety of great locations in the San Juan mountains for fall foliage, combined with classroom work to better your photographic craft. Locations will include, but not limited to: scenic highways, forest streams, aspen groves, mountain lakes and epic mountain overlooks, in areas near Silverton, Ouray, Ridgway & Telluride, Colorado.
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Arches, Canyonlands & Beyond Photo Workshop
Oct 25-29, 2024 – Moab, UT
Spend a fantastic 5 days exploring Arches, canyons, ancient rock art, the Colorado River, iconic movie and TV locations, and some of the best light for landscape photography in the world. The weather is cool and lovely in late October, with the often snow-capped LaSal mountain peaks making a great background. We will visit a variety of fantastic locations in nearby Arches National Park, both the Island in the Sky and Needles districts of Canyonlands, and explore along the Colorado River and down to Bears Ears National Monument.
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New Year’s Workshop Sale: 12% Off workshop registration fees. Use special code NEWYEARS12 now thru Tue, Jan 2 only.
Why Join a Workshop?
- Comfortable and convenient housing options available for all workshops
- One-on-one attention: workshops limited to 6 or 8 participants
- Brush up on your photography skills
- Become more familiar with a new camera
- Take your creative abilities to the next level
- Learn how to compose and execute a great nature photograph
- Make your autumn color photos really pop
- Discover a time-tested workflow to process images using Adobe Lightroom and other software
- Learn from fellow photographers in a collegial atmosphere
- Experience favorite local secret spots
- Explore “bucket list” national parks with a pro who knows the area well
Workshop Cancellation Policy
- More than 120 days in advance – full deposit will be returned
- 60-120 days in advance – deposit can be used for a later workshop
- 30-60 days in advance – 50% refund. If we manage to fill all the workshop slots, then the remaining 50% can be applied toward future workshops
- COVID-19 – if a COVID-19 related travel ban or quarantine directly affect you, or if the workshop is cancelled due to travel restrictions – 100% refund (or apply 50% toward a future workshop with a 10% discount)