5 things to expect on the World Photo Adventures and AP photo tour
Ultimate Creative Week is our annual photography tour with World Photo Adventures and a once-a-year opportunity to challenge yourself and your photography in one of the most beautiful locations in Australia.
2019 will be my third workshop, and I've come away inspired every time. With a small group size and a team of talented guides on-hand to ensure you get the best images, you don't want to miss this trip.
Here's five things you can expect when you join us in May next year.
1) Amazing subject matter
2019 takes us to Cervantes in Western Australia, just one-and-a-half hours north of Perth. Famous as the gateway to Nambung National Park, the region has long been popular with intrepid travellers seeking out the moonscape-like Pinnacles. Inside, countless tracks and trails lead visitors through thousands of otherworldy limestone spires formed over millions of years.
By day we'll explore the dunes, catching the iconic spires in the best possible light. Meanwhile if weather permits, at night we will hone our astrophotography skills in one of the most unique geological environments in Australia.
Passing in and out of the Pinnacles each day we pass huge white sand dunes separating the road from the coast. Beautiful in their own right, there will also be opportunities to capture the dunes and picture-perfect white beaches as we watch the sun go down over the Indian Ocean.
2) World-class photo education
I'm a strong believer that few things will advance your photography like spending a week solely focussed on it. Regardless of the gear you choose to capture images with, we'll help you shoot and process a variety of subject matter from landscapes to wildlife, to macro and more.
In the afternoon and evenings you'll learn new tips and techniques for managing your image library, along with advice on editing your images to ensure what you capture is displayed at its very best. Finally we'll show you how to use your images once you go home – how to set them up for print or publication, or even what you need to do to enter and win competitions.
3) Three hosts with unique skills
From shooting to editing and what to do with your images next, we've done the hard work to help you in every stage of the photographic process. Lead-guide and owner of World Photo Adventures, Darran Leal, has more than 30 years experience leading photo workshops around the world.
He's joined by Sony imaging and Adobe Ambassador Mark Galer to show you the ins-and-outs of editing, and finally I'll bring my perspective on what it takes to get your work out to an audience of thousands. With low-group numbers and a high ratio of guides to guests, all your photographic needs will be covered.
4) The creative challenges
It's not called Ultimate Creative Week for nothing! Through unique photo opportunities we will challenge you to think outside the box and create images that take you out of your comfort zone. We'll help you ditch the cliches and ensure you go home with a portfolio shot with new-eyes and fresh thinking, and you'll have the skills to look at subjects in a new light.
If you're in a creative rut or really want to know how to take your photography to the next level, this is the workshop for you.
5) Heaps of fun!
We get it, we're all busy and finding time to really focus on photography can be hard. But trust us, there's nothing quite like spending a week surrounded by people as passionate as you about photography in one of the most beautiful locations in Australia! Add in the great food and even better accomodation, and we promise you'll have a week like no other.
To find out more about 2019 Ultimate Creative Week, including booking and pricing, click here.
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