Overnight Experiences Wedderburn

Based in Central Otago, our Maniototo Masterclass Workshop with Glen Howey & Ken Wright is designed as an ideal programme to expand your use of perspective and light in the landscape.. You will learn to master light in the landscape, from warm tones of dawn to the blue after dusk. We will also cover working with perspective to change how you present your subject within this vast landscape. Over the 5-days we will shoot a diverse range of subject matter including rugged mountains, lakes, rivers and rolling farmland and rustic buildings while exploring this remote location in 4WD vehicles.

Central Otago is described as a memorable feast for your senses. The landscape and stories are distinctively Central Otago, New Zealand, here the enormous untamed landscapes give you a sense of place and nature has its own sophistication as it quietly reveals its differences in subtle and unexpected ways.

Capture to Print Masterclass Workshop: Our Maniototo Masterclass offers a mixture of both tuition and post-processing sessions to help you create some stunning photographs on trips into some remote areas in the Central Otago high country. The workshop concludes with printing two of your best images as 16x22" fine art prints.


LEARN Mastering Light in the Landscape Rustic & Remote Perspective
EXPERIENCE
4WD trips to remote locations Explore some of the forgotten areas of the Maniototo Rugged mountains, lakes, rivers & rolling farmland
ITINERARY

DAY 1
We will pick you up early from your Queenstown accommodation or you can meet us at Wedderburn Cottages later that morning. After assembling in our unique conference barn, we will run through our programme of advanced camera setup for landscape photography and tutorials on composition & light. Later in the afternoon, we will explore more of the beautiful Central Otago Landscapes and set up for our first sunset at the base of Hawkdun Ranges.


DAY 2
The day begins with an early sunrise shoot at the iconic Wedderburn Railway Station before heading back to the Wedderburn hotel for breakfast. The rest of the day will be taken up alternating between locations in the area, including the historic Hayes Engineering Works and Homestead. Sunset this evening sees us venturing further afield to explore the beautiful Poolburn area.


DAY 3
This morning we capture sunrise across the Maniototo landscape. After breakfast, we spend the morning in the hotel conference room to offer some group critique of the photographs from the last 2 days and an in-depth post-production session covering the processing of landscape photographs. This afternoon we head to majestic St Bathans to explore this unique landscape and then capture sunset across Blue Lake.


DAY 4
This morning we aim for another sunrise shoot to capture some of the first morning light. We will then help you process your two best images from the workshop. We depart Wedderburn at lunchtime and meander taking in further photo opportunities on our way to Wanaka. Tonight we will head out for a sunset shoot.

DAY 5
This morning we aim for another sunrise shoot to capture some of the first morning light. We then help you process your two best images from the workshop and produce a finished 16x22" fine art print of them to take home. The workshop will finish after lunch today, with return transport provided back to Queenstown to meet with late afternoon flights.


PRICE INCLUDES
Expert photography tuition
3 nights accommodation at Wedderburn Cottages (Twin-share, Single occupancy available)
1 nights accommodation at Edgewater Resort (Twin-share, Single occupancy available)
4 breakfasts, 1 packed dinner
Backcountry 4WD trips
Entrance into Hayes Engineering
Free access to our Online Essential Landscape Course
Two 16x22" from the Epson P906
Use of Benro filters kits
Conference room for processing & printing
Queenstown pickup/dropoff
Transport during the workshop
DOC concession fees
Donation to our Conservation Fund Native tree planting to Carbon Offset your workshop