These workshops follow a format similar to the Santa Fe program, with morning critique sessions and afternoons visiting varied scenic locations for photo shoots.
In September/October, spend a week in and around Siena, a lovely Tuscan city steeped in history. Stay at Siena’s Hotel Garden, an elegant 17th-century villa.
In April, spend a week in and around the medieval village of San Quirico near Pienza. Stay at the charming Casanova Hotel in the Tuscan Hills.
The digital-only workshops closely follow the same itinerary as our other workshops, with additional instruction on downloading, saving, organizing, and archiving images, and cropping, sizing, and manipulating images on the computer. All digital photographers need to bring their own SLR digital camera, laptop computer, and editing software.
Day 1 Siena, Italy
Arrive in Siena and check into the historic Hotel Garden, an elegant 17th-century villa located on the north side of the city. This evening, gather for a welcome reception, dinner, and orientation.
Hotel Garden
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Day 2 Siena
After breakfast, meet with your instructors and learn how a photographer and editor approach a National Geographic photo assignment. This afternoon, begin exploring Siena on foot for your first photo shoot. Following dinner on your own, join instructors for a special evening of images and anecdotes.
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Day 3 Pienza
The day begins with breakfast and a morning critique session with your instructors to review the film that you shot yesterday. After lunch, depart for a scenic drive through the rolling Tuscan hills to photograph in the Renaissance town of Pienza. Continue on to Il Paradiso di Frassina vineyard to photograph the wine harvest and sample the delicious wines. Share a traditional Tuscan dinner with the owners of the vineyard.
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Day 4 San Gimignano
Following breakfast, visit the colorful Siena market for a morning shoot. This afternoon, meet with your instructors for an afternoon critique of the previous day’s work. Later, depart for San Gimignano for late-light photographing of this medieval town, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Capture the lovely landscape and dramatic view of its skyline of towers. Dinner is on your own in San Gimignano this evening.
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Day 5 Montalcino
Start with breakfast and a morning critique session. After lunch, drive to Sant’Antimo Abbey, a beautiful, ancient church built of creamy travertine stone, that has long inspired poets and painters. To the echoes of Gregorian chants, photograph the honey-colored alabaster interior of the abbey. Later, visit the hill town of Montalcino with its fortezza, artisan shops, and sweeping vistas of the Tuscan landscape. Enjoy an authentic dinner in the garden of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, once one of the region’s most powerful monasteries.
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Day 6 Siena
Meet for breakfast and this morning’s critique session. After lunch, venture out on a special shoot to practice what you have learned. Gather for a festive farewell reception and dinner, followed by a celebratory slide show of your images from the week.
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Day 7 Siena
After breakfast, share your results from yesterday’s special photo shoot with your instructors and recap the week together. The workshop ends by noon.
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| ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS |
The National Geographic Photography Workshops are geared for amateur and serious photographers who want to learn the techniques used to capture and select the amazing images for National Geographic’s books and magazines.
Price includes workshop tuition, accommodations, services of the National Geographic instructor and one or more other instructors, meals as indicated in the itinerary, model and location fees, and local transportation.
Film shooters add $125 for processing ten rolls of E-6 transparency film.
Prior to the workshop, you’ll receive a letter from your instructors with suggestions on lenses, film, and equipment.
The workshops are limited to 25 participants.
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