2012 Best of Cape Town Photographic with David Rogers
1 – 5 April 2012
R12 889 per person (with a R3400 single supplement)
Join David Rogers for a 4-day photographic workshop at Steenberg Estate in Constantia Cape Town and enjoy a fantastic experience in one of the world’s most beautiful cities and at the same time learn how to make the most of your camera and also essential processing skills that will give your images that extra edge.
Steenberg is a luxurious award-winning hotel and is situated on the Cape’s oldest farm, in the tranquil Constantia Valley, against the slopes of the Steenberg Mountain, offering sweeping views over the False Bay. It’s buildings, dating back to 1682, were lovingly restored and have been declared a National Monument. The hotel, includes Catharina’s Restaurant, Steenberg Estate and the 18-hole Steenberg Golf Course all of which award winning establishments. The Spa at Steenberg is also expertly run by Ginko therapists and offers a range of treatments.
Steenberg is centrally located for planned photographic excursions to Table Mountain, Camps Bay, Bo Kaap, Kirstenbosch, Boulders, Cape Point and other highlights of this beautiful city. Workshop sessions will be held in the Vats conference room. The hotel, vineyards, golf course and restaurants provide ideal venues for lifestyle, food and architectural photography.
Non-photographers are also welcome and there will be flexible time each day for general relaxation.
What you will need
It is suggested that you have a digital SLR with interchangeable lenses, a tripod, a computer loaded with Adobe Lightroom (a free trial version is available on the Adobe website and it is valid for 30 days) and at least 40 GB of free hard drive space on your computer, a backup hard drive. Although the quality of your images will be best if you use top quality SLR cameras, even if you use a point and shoot you can still learn a great deal on these workshops.
How the workshop works
We will be photographing, processing and analyzing our images during the workshop. After each daily photographic outing (3 to 4 hours) workshop sessions will be held in the Vats private breakaway room adjacent to Catharina’s Restaurant. Here everyone will be invited to show some of their images for review and David will discuss processing techniques using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.
There will be scheduled lectures on various subjects such as photographing architecture, landscapes, people, macro as well as birds and wildlife. Everyone has different needs and participants will also be able to schedule private one-on-one sessions to get individual advice about their own photographic equipment and analysis of their images.
Bookings
To book your place, please fill in the booking form or contact david@davidrogers.co.za. Bookings will be held for two weeks and will be confirmed when deposits have been made. Please do not book international flights until the trip is confirmed as this can only be done once the group numbers are confirmed.
Travel insurances
It is recommended to take out cancellation and curtailment travel insurance to cover yourself should you need to cancel this booking. International medical insurance for travelers is also recommend.
What is included
Transfers from Cape Town international, accommodation in standard luxury rooms, all meals (these include breakfasts and lunch and dinner menus prepared at Catharinas as well as other fine restaurants), drinks offered with meals, teas and coffees during workshop sessions, three photographic outings, drinks and snacks on outings, photographic guiding by David Rogers, workshop notes, included excursions as above.
What is excluded
International flights, visas, travel insurance, tips, laundry, golf, spa treatments, meals, drinks and teas outside planned meals and working sessions. And any other extra excursions not included as part of the trip as well as items of a personal nature.
More questions
A FAQ document that includes what to take, what to expect, other tours is on www.davidrogers.co.za or contact david@davidrogers.co.za
About David Rogers
David Rogers is a professional photographer specializing in natural history, tourism and more recently teaching. After starting his career as an editor at Reader’s Digest Special Books he became an award-winning photojournalist at Getaway magazine where he spent seven years until 2001. As a freelancer for the past 11 years he has featured in Africa Geographic, Conde Naste Traveller, Travel Africa, Sunday Times, Getaway, Geo, Travel and Leisure and many other titles. He now concentrates on photographing lodges, making books and running specialist photographic trips throughout Southern and East Africa. He also runs the Hotel and Lodge Photography Academy which is held at Steenberg. His most recent titles include: Winelands in Style (Africa Geographic, 2009) Classic Safari Camps of Africa (Hornbill, 2008) South Africa in Style (Africa Geographic, 2008) African Islands in Style (Africa Geographic, 2007) Living Landscapes of Southern Africa (Struik, 2007) East Africa in Style (Africa Geographic, 2006) Zambia in Style (Africa Geographic, 2006) Southern Africa in Style (Africa Geographic, 2005) Zambia Landscapes (Struik, 2004). David attended Diocesan College in Cape Town has a degree in Environmental and Geographical Science and English from the University of Cape Town. For more go to www.davidrogers.co.za
