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News Flash A number of our alumni & friends have asked for a summer workshop. We have now added Summertime on the Maine Coast where the weather is delightful in August. Because this is a last-minute addition, we are extending the Early Bird special to June 22 instead of the usual four months ahead of time. Alumni receive their 15% discount. Click here for our Summertime on the Maine Coast flash photo gallery.

Do you want to learn how to make stunning photographs? Do you want to do it in a small photo workshop where you can spread out and find your own subject, not stand shoulder to shoulder with a lot of other photographers?

Then join Barefoot Contessa Photo Adventures and have a great time while learning to seek and refine your own creative vision, whether in a regularly-scheduled photo workshop or in a private workshop of your choosing.

While Margo and Arnie don't tell you exactly what to photograph, they take you to great locations and pride themselves on giving you the tools — understanding the magic of light, elements of composition, knowledge of color, and processing techniques — that will help inspire you to create more compelling photographs, regardless of your experience level.

They can also help those who are interested develop a logical, efficient workflow that will make the storage and processing of your images easier.

Barefoot Contessa Photo Adventures has been around since the early 80s, and with Arnie and Margo's great track record as well-seasoned, working pros with decades of teaching experience, you will learn a lot! While they may sometimes photograph with you, their first commitment is always to give you, the participant, the most rewarding photographic and learning experience possible.

With workshops limited to 12 participants sharing two instructors (maximum 6:1 ratio), you can be assured of lots of individual attention, help, and critiques in both the field and classroom. In addition, since we have small groups, we have gained access to some private areas that cannot handle large groups.

Barefoot Contessa Photo Adventures is proud to report that some of our students have won awards and been accepted into juried shows! We are also excited to have been featured on the websites of Travel + Leisure and Topsail Island (a popular east-coast destination), as well as in the October 2008 print issue of Outdoor Photographer.

© 2008 Dr. Lauren Golden New England Fall Foliage Photo Workshop Click here to see more Student Photographs

Our workshops include the following:

• Maximum 6-to-1 ratio students to instructors;
• Welcome reception;
• Our Basic Principles of Photography booklet with lots of tools to help you improve your photography;
• Early-morning and late-afternoon shoots;
• Mid-day processing and tweaking your images with the latest version of Lightroom and for those who wish, Photoshop CS4 and Photomatix;
• Printing element for successfully printing from Lightroom;
• Lots of individual instruction in both the field and classroom;
• Critiques, both individual and group;
• Discussions on various aspects of photography, including digital workflow;
• Final group critique and show; and
• Lots of fun and frivolity througout!

Some of our 2009 Outer Banks workshop crew seeking their own vision. Click here to see more Student Candids