Dates: Year Around
Departure Times: Customized
Pricing: customized group tours and rates available
Planning an exciting vacation to Portland!
America’s Hub World Tours offers professional photography for groups, conferences, conventions and Outdoor Photo workshops to help you achieve wonderful photography of your journey while learning the historical geology of the rocks, water and forest that surround you!
Objectives of workshops:
You will learn:
•Professional Photography Techniques and Principles for capturing the scenery around you
•Proper Lens Selection to best attain a dynamic image with rich color, maximum detail, and composition
•Artistic Composition
•Software Photo-editing
•And much, much more!
Locations: Choose your own personalized adventure:
•Portland City Sightseeing – capture the best Portland has to offer including Downtown,
Portland Rose Garden, Pittock Mansion, Views of Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens and more.
•Columbia River Gorge Waterfalls and Mt. Hood
•Mt. St. Helens
•Oregon Coastal Region
Options Available
•Half Day Adventures
•Full Day Adventures
•3-Day Travel Adventures
We have tours that cover very specific areas over a three-day period which allows more
time to explore the diversity of these locations. This will give you the best opportunity
to capture the best images during the spring, summer and fall peak periods.
Featured tour: Mt. St. Helen where you’ll spend 2 nights at Eco Resort Lodge, a rustic adventure resort situated in the heart of St. Helens wilderness. At Eco Resort you can explore the mountain via horseback riding, hiking, fishing trips into private lakes for group’s helicopter rides, or tour bus! The Eco Resort will provide transportation to and from Eco Resort Lodge and St. Helens tour. Come explore this historic geologic area.
Planned Itinerary
We will cover basic and advanced techniques around composition, design, exposure theory and metering during our excursion into the great outdoors. Each participant will be given a packet of information to help guide them through the learning process. The workshop is specifically designed so that each participant is actively involved in learning and problem solving.
Morning Shoots: Rise early to capture some amazing photographs sunrise shoots over Mt. St. Helens. Then enjoy a nice breakfast at the main cabin while our professional photographic guide share some secrets on technique, exposure theory, artistic composition, manual control, travel photo tips, professional technique
proper filter usage, lighting technique, depth of field control, exposure technique.
Afternoon Shoots: In the afternoon we will review key concepts, critique the morning shoots and previous day’s images, and reinforce learning techniques. We also reinforce many of the techniques and philosophy and techniques from skills points learned from your professional knowledge points.
Evening Shoots: We head into the field for more outdoor photography. Our training is more hands on and responding to questions and situations as they occur. No better place to work through real life situations that were cover or not in class or on the previous day’s shoot.
Both days we will use the same consistent approach to reinforce what we have learned. The last day we follow the same process and plan travel back to Portland in the evening after experiencing our last dinner at the lodge. This is a great time to review and answer any question regarding the basic and advanced techniques around composition, design, exposure theory and metering.
Requirements:
• Camera Gear should consist of
o 35-mm digital Camera
o Wide Angle Lens
o Telephoto Lens
o Macro Lens
o Tripod
o Cable Release
o Polarizing Filter
o Small Reflectors
• Working knowledge of your camera will be helpful to achieve great photographs. We will review basic camera operation relating to ISO, shutter speed, and aperture opening. We recommend you bring your camera manual to help with the working operation of your specific model camera.
Do not miss this chance to explore this fascinating area and work with a professional photographer to capture its beauty! For more information contact us 1-800-637-3110.
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Package Price: Contact us for customized rates for small or large groups.
Customized and Private Tours: All tours can be customized and/or made private. Please contact us for details and pricing.
Tour Departure/Pick Up: Complimentary pick up from select area hotels. Please call for other arrangements and corresponding fees. Customers will be notified prior to any cancellation 24-hours in advance when possible.
Tour Price Includes: Van, tour guide and gas. All applicable fees, unless otherwise stated. Lunch and Gratuity NOT included.
Requirements: Tours require 4 person minimum for confirmation. Please contact us for current status of tour.
Payment: On-line reservations can be made using a credit or debit card. Payment will be processed immediately to secure your reservation. Payment on day of pick up will not guarantee your reservation.
