Arches National Park Night Skies Photography Workshop

Photo by Nathan Dolin-Aubertin

This event has been cancelled due to COVID-19 developments. Please see our COVID-19 policy updates here.

Overview

Imagine visiting the beautiful red rock country of eastern Utah and seeing the Milky Way frame Arches National Park’s namesake rock formations during spring when the desert is at its most beautiful. This workshop will immerse you and a small group of participants in the art of landscape and night skies photography in Arches National Park. We’ll take advantage of the park’s dark night skies and stunning sunsets to capture this compelling desert park.

The workshop is headquartered at the Fairfield Inn & Suites in Moab, conveniently located at the gateway to Arches National Park. Lodging is not included in this workshop, but a room block has been set up at the Fairfield Inn & Suites. See details below.

The workshop begins at 3:30 p.m. with a seminar and working dinner. From there, we’ll head into to park to shoot the sunset and stay to capture blue hour and the Milky Way. The next morning, we’ll cover post-processing over breakfast. Be prepared to walk up to a quarter mile on uneven surfaces to get to each shoot location.

Tamron USA will have their full complement of lenses available to loan out to you for the entire program in Canon, Sony and Nikon mounts. National Park Trips (an Authorized Permittee of the National Park Service) and Tamron USA have teamed up to for the 5th year in a row to offer National Park Photography Workshops in parks across the Western United States in 2020. 

What's Included:

• Expert instruction by Tamron photographers
• In-the-field personalized instruction at several locations within Arches National Park
• Full line of Tamron lenses available for all participants to use throughout the workshop
• 3-hour pre-shoot seminar (sunset, night skies techniques)
• 2.5-hour post-shoot seminar (post processing)
• Transportation to and from the host lodging property to all shoot locations
• Dinner and snacks on the 20th, breakfast on the 21st

Itinerary

Monday, April 20, 2020

3:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.: Intro to Workshop & Photography Seminar; lens loaner; dinner served
6:45 p.m.: Leave for sunset shoot
7:15 pm – 8:30 pm: Sunset/Blue Hour Shoot in Arches National Park (sunset at 8 p.m.)
9 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.: Night Skies Shoot
1:30 a.m.: Leave to return to host property

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.: Post Processing seminar with breakfast at host lodging property

Workshop Headquarters

Fairfield Inn & Suites
1863 N Hwy 191
Moab, UT 84532

Transportation and Lodging:

All participants must arrange transportation to the host lodging property. We will provide transportation from this location to all shoot locations within the national park.

Lodging is not included for this workshop. We have set up a room block with the Fairfield Inn & Suites at the discounted rate of $209/night on the night of the 19th, 20th and 21st. Book your room here. Availability guaranteed until March 19, 2020. 

Weather:

The desert experiences large temperatures swings, so we suggest dressing in layers. Daytime temperatures can be in the 70s, but as soon as the sun goes down, the temperature can swing into the 40s.

Inclement Weather:

In the event weather prevents photographing the night skies, we will have several contingencies.

Fee:

$395 + processing fees. Includes workshop, transportation to and from shoot locations, and some meals. Airfare and lodging not included.

Your registration includes a complimentary membership to the Canyonlands Natural History Association (a $35 donation). The association supports various conservation and education projects in publics lands in eastern Utah, including Arches National Park. This membership includes:

Membership card & CNHA decal; 15% discount at CNHA bookstores; e-newsletter, Invitation to members-only events

Your Instructors:

Erica Robinson

Erica Robinson has always had a strong passion for both photography and travel, but once merging the two together is where she found her true calling. After studying photography in college, her first adventure was working as a photographer for a cruise line. Trying to pursue a different genre she then worked with talented Boston wedding photographers while learning the technical side working for a local camera store. Photography is an incredible tool that allows us to stop a moment and relive it every time we look at that image. She genuinely enjoys teaching others how to capture that moment in the way it makes them feel, to relive it over and over again. 

Armando Flores

Armando Flores studied photojournalism in college and worked at a camera store to support his newfound expensive photo habit. He has worked for Nikon, Sony and now Tamron where he has honed his photographic skills for more than 30 years. Photography has enabled him to travel to many foreign lands and to attend large media and sporting events. He has photographed professional sports for more than 17 years and has worked for Reuters, Associated Press, AMPAS, HFPA and IGLA as a contributing photographer. His passion has always been to lend a hand to new aspiring photographers.

Questions:

Please email Mikaela Ruland at mruland@nationalparktrips.com.