NightVision
Take your night photography skills up a notch with the guidance of a world-class astrophotographer and educator, Paul Zizka, and assistant Stasia Schmidt.
Next Stops:
Stay tuned!
Under the dark skies…
Over this two-day workshop, Paul and his assistants will lead participants through a variety of night photography concepts, from preparing for an astrophotography session to image capture in the field and post-processing.
In the classroom, the event will include time for editing demos, critiquing, slideshows and lectures. In the field, we will be visiting a handful of locations that are known for their beauty in the daylight, but that look even more gorgeous under the night skies.
This workshop is suitable for all levels of photography.
Next Stops - TBA
NightVision Workshops Include
all instruction - classroom and field
in-class coffee/tea and refreshments
coffee and snacks for field time
group dinner (Day 2)
optional add-on: Editing Session
You’ll Take Care Of
accommodations
transportation to and in workshop destination
most meals
alcoholic drinks
travel insurance
The Itinerary
Itinerary is subject to change.
Day One
We will welcome you at 1pm at our in-class venue for introductions and workshop kickoff! For next next four hours we’ll take a deep dive into how to create compelling, eye-popping nighttime imagery. Among other topics, we’ll tackle how to prepare for a night out, how to properly capture images in the field, and how to overcome common hurdles associated with astrophotography. Coffee, tea, and refreshments will be served. After a break for dinner we’ll meet in the field at blue hour where Paul will be giving a demonstration of how he captures night images, followed by hands-on learning and instruction. We’re here to turn you into proficient night photographers! We will end the field session around 12:30am.
Day Two
Day Two starts with sleeping in so you can absorb as much as possible as we resume our learning together! We’ll start off at 12:30 with a little troubleshooting session of the previous nights’ issues, and then we’ll hop into more advanced topics, like aurora, start trail and Milky Way photography, followed by the always-inspiring image critiques. After a full afternoon of learning, we will head to a group dinner around 6pm, and meet again in the field at approximately around 9pm. Over the next 3 hours we’ll help you take your night photography up another notch, before we end with a group photo and say farewell!
Our Team
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Paul Zizka
LEAD INSTRUCTOR
Paul Zizka is a Banff-based professional mountain landscape and adventure photographer and a sought-after photo educator. Whether it’s wading waist-deep into a glacier-fed lake or chasing auroras from dusk til dawn, Paul is known for an adventurous spirit that draws him to the extraordinary. In addition to eight published books, Paul’s award-winning photos have also been featured in a variety of publications, including Maclean’s, National Geographic Adventure, Huffington Post, and Canadian Geographic. [Photo: Trixie Pacis]
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Stasia Schmidt
ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR + LOGISTICS
Stasia is a portrait and landscape photographer based in Calgary, Alberta, as well as the Administration and Client Relations Manager at Paul Zizka Photography. Whether creating surreal self-portraits or capturing awe-inspiring vistas, as a photographer her goal is to invite the viewer to that experience, and perhaps question the edges of their own expectations. When she’s not managing workshop logistics, she can often be found on skis, a bike or plane, camera at the ready, searching out wild places and the people who love them. [Photo: Curtis Jones]
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Meghan J. Ward
MARKETING + LOGISTICS
A writer and creative entrepreneur based in Banff, Meghan takes time on the side to flex her sales and marketing skills for Paul Zizka Photography. She’s the ‘other half’ to Paul in numerous ways: as his wife, fellow adventurer and business partner. At Paul Zizka Photography she manages everything from brand to website, photo licensing, corporate sales and workshop logistics. She is the author of several books including a children’s book, The Wonders That I Find and a travel memoir, Lights to Guide Me Home. [Photo: Paul Zizka]
Cancellation:
Spots are non-refundable but are transferrable (i.e. if the participant is able to find someone else to take their spot and can sell/transfer the spot to a new participant, this is acceptable).
Paul Zizka Photography will issue a full refund in case the workshop is fully cancelled.
