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Photoworkshop on Vancouver Islandin Reviews: Books, Lessons, Workshops |
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By schaeffer/Thomas (2,733) 
on August 24, 2005 1:19:08 PM CDT
We recently booked a photo workshop with renowned nature and wildlife photographer Rolf Hicker, a German born artist, who has won several prizes and was known back in Germany for his outstanding slide presentations all around the country, mostly featuring regions of the North American continent.
The workshop took place in Port McNeill (http://www.hickerphoto.com/travel_channel/port-mcneill.jsp) , Hicker?s chosen new hometown on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island (http://www.hickerphoto.com/vancouver-island-pictures-cat.htm), BC, Canada. The abundance of photo opportunities made it hard to decide which tours we should take, with only a week?s time. This decision to be made is only one of the outstanding features of Rolf Hickers Photography Workshops (http://www.hickerphoto.com/travel_channel/photography-workshops.jsp) : Instead of presenting you a more or less detailed schedule of events during the one week workshop, he just came up with a variety of opportunities from which we could choose. Therefore we could tailor the workshop just to suit our wishes, and pictures we wanted to make. I personally think this contributes a lot to the success and fun we had during this week.
All necessary bookings in Port McNeill (i.e. accommodations) were taken care of by Rolf and his team. We stayed at At Waters Edge Bed and Breakfast (http://www.hickerphoto.com/travel_channel/vancouver-island-bb.jsp) ? a beautiful place right on the Beach. So after our arrival and pick-up by Rolf in Campbell River we had to decide which specific tours we wanted to take for the next few days. The options presented to us (also depending on the weather) varied from tours to the west coast, bear watching in Knight Inlet and, of course, whale photography off the coast in world famous Johnstone Strait. But also events like surfers in Nimpkish lake would have been a possibility.
We settled for a variety of tours like Orca photography, west coast trip including sunset, boat trips to Johnstone Strait incl. overnight stay on a boat, and a trip to see the bears in Glendale Cove. During these very professionally conducted tours, Rolf showed us not only photo opportunities en masse but also tried to inspire our own creativity by discussing our handling of the camera, composition and lighting. He never held anything back, and instructed us freely according to his professional knowledge. Therefore we were taken not only to the most productive nature and wildlife photo spots, but also led on to act there like a pro nature photographer, which our photos we brought back from that trip clearly show.
Rolf and his team also never worked by the clock, in summary, they cared about us from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., i.e. adding a lakeshore barbecue with campfire setting and sunset photography to an already busy and productive day. These outdoor activities were rounded up by several discussions about digital workflow and our portfolio, which we brought from home.
To conclude, the 1 week on Vancouver Island was one of the most productive photo opportunities I ever experienced. Rolf and his team delivered much more than we expected and ? honestly ? even paid for. I would gladly recommend his custom-made workshops to anyone who is interested in wildlife and nature photography. Read 4,935 times
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