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 Photographer: Wendy Shattil & Bob Rozinski
Workshop Title: Wildlife Photography Skills
Length: 3 days
Attendees: 5 min/11 max
Location(s): Local Meadows, Beaver Ponds or Wetlands
Pricing: $600
Subjects: TBA
Website: www.dancingpelican.com
Description:
Wildlife photography encompasses more than just the showy megafauna such as bears, eagles, and wolves. Many shooters seek out these subjects thinking that’s all there is to being a wildlife photographer. Chances are, their images look just like the millions of other photos already in existence. Simply having one’s own picture of an animal may be personally satisfying, but, every photographer has the potential to create a story and make a unique statement. This is what Wendy Shattil and Bob Rozinski will explore with you in the “Wildlife Photography Skills” workshop. We’ll follow this concept from start to finish - from envisioning the idea, creating images with a purpose and transforming the story in a meaningful way to share with others.
Wildlife includes everything from mosquitoes to mountain lions and the habitats they live in. This workshop will look at a diversity of species and fresh ways to capture their essence, approaching wildlife with a photojournalistic sensibility. Tight portraits only show how big your lens is. Subjects in context with their environment tell a far more meaningful story and can make a strong and purposeful statement. You will learn to express yourself in a broader context and through your photos, to develop an appreciation and understanding of the natural world in others. Think ILCP and National Geographic!
Wendy Shattil and Bob Rozinski’s workshop is designed to take participants to the next level of their wildlife photography. Expect to refine your skills and make a difference with your images.
This will be an enjoyable 'hands on' workshop for those seeking to take full photographic advantage of the beautiful mountains, color and light surrounding Telluride. There will be daily mid-day discussions on field techniques, wildlife animal behavior, composition, shooting from blinds, as well as in-depth equipment demonstrations. Also featured will be media options for packaging wildlife stories through the creation of books online, multi-media programs, magazine submissions, blogs and eBooks.
Students should bring their portfolios, DSLR camera, tripod, laptop and the corresponding digital software and cables to download for critique.
Biography:
Bob Rozinski and Wendy Shattil are the rarest of species- - full time professional wildlife photographers for more than 30 years, specializing in editorial publishing. The team is known for evocative and unique interpretations of North American wildlife and ecosystems through their award-winning images. Shattil and Rozinski have long been conservation photographers documenting endangered and at-risk species and their environments. They have produced twelve books and Shattil and Rozinski’s images have appeared in most nature publications around the world.
Although both photographers love documenting everything in nature, they each have their special interests. While Rozinski particularly enjoys macro and landscape work, Shattil prefers environmental and wildlife shots. Both have a profound respect for their subjects and will pass up photo opportunities which put an animal at risk. An advantage Shattil and Rozinski have over others is the knowledge they have gained from decades of observing animal behavior. "We try to anticipate what our subjects might do and where they may go," Shattil says. "We were leading a bear trip in Alaska and realized what kind of sedges they were eating. Rather than following the bears, we followed the sedges." By knowing where the bears would be feeding, the photographers positioned themselves for ideal lighting conditions in a spot making them safely visible to the bears. To photograph wildlife, both photographers prefer using the longest lenses. "With the 600mm lens we can stay far enough away to let the animal behave naturally rather than reacting to the photographer," Shattil says. "There's more chance of seeing and documenting natural behavior, and that's our primary goal."
As Fellows in the International League of Conservation Photographers, they have participated in several Rapid Assessment Visual Expeditions (RAVE), documenting areas of critical environmental concern.
Shattil was the first woman awarded Grand Prize in the prestigious worldwide "BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year" competition and the team is recipient of NANPA’s Philip Hyde Grant for environmental photography. Shattil and Rozinski have received Denver Audubon’s Environmental Stewardship Award, as well as the Conservationist of the Year and Business of the Year Award from the Colorado Wildlife Federation. They are Department Associates for the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and have twice been Artists in Residence at Rocky Mountain National Park. |
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Pass and workshop registration can be dropped off at the Ah Haa School 300 South Townsend Avenue, Telluride. |
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