In 2009 we’ll offer our guests some new possibilities so that the impression of the great North will be even stronger. One is to take part in our 9-day nature photography and digital picture processing workshop between Tromsø and North Cape/Honningsvåg - The North Cape Digital Photo Workshop.
The area we'll sail will cover a wide variety of landscapes and scenery, from the plains and the plateaus of Finnmark to the Alpine mountain ranges in Troms. There will be islands, fjords, sounds, hidden coves, glaciers, anchorages and also a very rich bird life, especially in the areas where the big bird sanctuaries are. In ex in Gjessværstappan there is estimated to be more than 2 000 000 birds of different kinds - puffins, sea eagles, northern gannets, seagulls, cormorants and many more. The light will be more than changing, so all in all the area will be a real challenge - and a HUGE inspiration - to develop your photographic skills! And you can use your camera 24 hours a day - without a tripod............
The well known Norwegian photographer Kjell Ove Storvik will be
the workshop coach. He is a photographer with a background from
both fine art and photojournalistic work. For the last 15 years
he has worked as an expedition photographer in The Arctic and
The Antarctic. His pictures have been published in Time
Magazine, GEO, National Geographic and New York Times. Storvik
lives and works in The Lofoten Islands in
Field work
The journey will take us to a number of quite special destinations along the coast from Tromsø to North Cape (Nordkapp). A brief look at a detailed map will tell you that a lot of places can only be reached by boat or eventually overland by walking there. Most of the area is really remote, where visitors seldom set their footprints. Once we have spotted a good location and head for the shore, be avare that there are seldom any paths and the terrain can be pretty rough.Usually a smal backpack is the safest way to carry your camera equipment, along with spare clothing. With a backpack you have the hands free and it is much easier and safer to cope with the challenges of the terrain.
Camera
equipment
Personally Kjell Ove prefers to use a 35 mm digital SLR camera
with a set of lenses for any field trip that includes walking, no matter
if it is a short or longer trip. That enables him to work quite
spontanious, depending on the changing landscape, light and different
subjects of interest. A 35 mm digital equipment is also very practical
working from the deck of the ship. 24 hours of daylight will make the
landscape around us change fast, - the ship anchored in a bay or moving
along.
Workflow
A portable computer with good photographic software is
handy to process the images. We will go through a complete setup from
preparing your camera, processing images and ways of storing them. There
is a number of good programs for processing digital images. Processing
in most cases simply means to adjust the image according to your
preferences. Using digital images that makes the number of possibilities
almost endless. We will first of all handle the basics, like good
contrast and colours, converting to black and white, sharpness etc. Then
we will look into enhancing colours, or to desaturate the colours and a
few other things that can show you new possibilities with your own work.
What to bring
*35 mm digital SLR with lenses
*Protection for your camera and lenses, field bag, small backpack etc.
Note: Going ashore means entering a small boat. It is nice to pack your photo equipment waterproof to protect it from salt water. A waterproof sports bag with sealing is highly recommended.
*Memory cards
*Card reader
*Laptop
*Charger for camera battery and laptop (220 V) Eurpean standard connection, bring converter if you need.
*Software, depending on what you prefere. Aperture (Mac only) Lightroom, Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, or the program that came along with your camera or any of the prfessional programs from Nikon, Canon, Olympus, Sony or others.
If you shoot a lot of pictures during the 9 days of
travel, it is nice (and safe) to have a small portable USB or Firewire
harddrive to backup your photos.
Any questions on the photographic part, please email Kjell Ove at: kjellovestorvik@mac.com
The price includes full board (big breakfast, big lunch, 2 course dinner, non alcoholic beverages, some fruit and snacks) and lodging (fully prepared small double/twin cabins, towels etc), workshop activities/teacher, harbour fees, diesel etc. All you need to bring along is camera, laptop, suitable clothing and personal toilette requisites. Flights and alcohol are not included. Price: NOK 15.250,-.
Convert from NOK (Norwegian Kroner) to your currency here.
View a map of the area we sail here.
For info on how to get to/from our different ports, accommodation on land etc, please click here.
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