Day 3: Finally On Location
It seemed a little weird to me that we would begin our longest day of photography for the week with an hour-long walk at 6AM, but our students were somehow up for it. Yesterday, I got up way too...
Day 2: Getting Adjusted
A soft rain falls in the forest between clear patches in the morning sky, sunlight streaming through cracks in the canopy. It’s quiet this morning, though before 6 AM our students are already out wandering around the grounds of...
Day 1: Getting The Basics Down
Man, our translators got a workout today and there were plenty of hiccups for all of us! The first started several days ago when we discovered that we were not going to be able to get the cameras we...
Our Arrival Into Nicaragua
We loaded into a giant white bus and set out north from Managua toward the mountains, Macizos Peñas Blancas. Multi-storied complexes of malls and food courts shrank into single-story concrete and tin-roofed shops, and then into small wooden kiosks...
Day 7: Our Group Show and Closing Day
At 4PM, Thomas and I were in the truck with Kelzang on our way to a handicraft market, and it finally hit me that not only is the day over, but that it was Saturday and our workshop in...
Day 6: Final Assignments (And Dressing Up!)
When I woke up this morning, I rolled over to look out of my window and saw a thin haze filling the valley. The view out my window was filled with clay red, burnt orange, and curry yellow colors...
Day 5: Storytelling & Celebrations
Another long and productive day for us in Thimphu today, but it was fantastic! We started with our photo critique and then took a break for our class portrait. Will and all of the students got dressed in the...
Day 3: There’s A Lot Going On
Here’s a breakdown of what today’s schedule looked like: Critique, Lecture: Composition, Portrait Exercise, Lunch, Instructor Slideshow: Sarah Meghan Lee, Shoot on location 1: Youth Center Paro, Shoot on location 2: Town Center Paro, Download, Edit, and Critique, Dinner, Instructor Slideshow: Thomas Kelly This was one busy day! ...
Day 2: Monday, Our First Full Day
Our first full day and WOW! These guys have us floored…and today is only Monday. In one day. This morning we covered two ways of controlling exposure when photographing: aperture and shutter speed. But not only did we get...
Day 1: Man These Guys Are Sharp
This morning we were treated to a wonderful experience. After an early breakfast of muesli and chicken sausages our guide and all around top man Kenzhang took us on a small photo expedition before the students arrived. First we...