 Photographer: Kathleen Norris Cook
Workshop Title: Autumn in the San Juans
Length: 3 days
Attendees: 5 min/10 max
Location(s): TBA
Pricing: $500
Website: www.kathleennorriscook.com
Description:
Kathleen Cook is presently one of the preeminent landscape photographers. The San Juan mountains are one of her favorite subjects to photograph, so much so that she has made her home among the beautiful mountains. In her workshop, Autumn in the San Juans, Kathleen will teach her workshop students the possibilities of capturing the autumn landscape in ways never imagined. The course will focus on understanding the principles of light to capture the purest elements of nature within the mountain landscape. A permanent resident of Ouray, Colorado, Cook has an intimate knowledge of the terrain surrounding Telluride. Her workshop locations will capture the dramatic mountain scenery, targeting the most extraordinary fall colors. Locations will be photographed at sunrise and late afternoon/sunset, with mid-day discussions on different digital techniques, including learning how to photograph for panoramas using the stitching tool in Photoshop.
Students will learn techniques for shooting landscapes with neutral density filters and polarizing filters and are encouraged to bring their own. Students should bring their portfolios, DSLR camera, tripod, laptop and the corresponding digital software and cables to download for critique.
Biography:
Kathleen was born in Louisiana, and after obtaining a Fine Arts degree from Mississippi College, spent thirteen years as a successful commercial artist. She began her career in New Orleans, with interim years spent in Atlanta and Dallas. Eventually, she began her career as a photographer while living in Arizona. Although she had no formal training in photography, her education and experience in the advertising field endowed her with an eye for the medium.
After months of tenaciously studying lighting and how it affects the landscape, her photograph of Toroweap Overlook above the Grand Canyon was published as a full page pictorial in the November 1978 issue of Arizona Highways Magazine. After that, several assignments followed, and Kathleen quickly became known as a legitimate landscape and commercial photographer.
Kathleen is a recipient of numerous awards. Some of her Corporate Clients include: E&J Gallo, Eastman Kodak, Hewlett Packard, and various Tourism Boards worldwide. A few of her advertising clients include: American Airlines, General Motors, and Ford. She is a major contributor to Sierra Club Publications, and the National Park Service.
Kathleen has completed four books, the most recent, a national award winning coffee table book, Spirit of the San Juans. Other publications are: Yosemite, Valley of Thunder, a large pictorial book; Exploring Mountain Highways, a book featuring her panoramic photography; and the Million Dollar Highway, a book dealing with the area along the San Juan Skyway between Durango and Ouray, Colorado. She was also a major contributor to the recently published book, Nature of America.
Kathleen’s permanent residence and offices are located in Ouray, Colorado. |
