This tour will provide an excellent opportunity to capture the essence of Ireland, from ancient villages, abbeys, and round towers, to dramatic seaside cliffs, and the rugged Connemara Mountains. Using the principles of composition and visual design, Richard will work with you in the field to create a dynamic portfolio of Western Ireland images. Through your camera, you will artistically interpret the drama of the landscape, the intimate details of Irish history, and the rich greens of spring on the Emerald Isle.  Our local Irish guide, Olcan Masterson, who is a walking authority on the history and culture of Western Ireland, will captivate us with  the stories and traditions of the sites we visit.  This tour is conducted by Strabo Tours, and sponsored by The Nature Workshops.  For more information, to view our itinerary or to register please go to the Strabo Tours website.
Please join us for a most unique experience in the gorgeous Sonoran Desert photographing horses and wranglers in action, with the dramatic desert landscape as your backdrop.  Working with you will be award winning equine photographer Bobbie Goodrich, acclaimed nature photographer Richard Buchbinder, and accomplished equestrian/fine art photographer Rose Erato.  Bobbie, Rose and Richard will offer guidance for obtaining creative images in camera during our location field shoots at various local horse ranches.  The emphasis of the workshop is to enhance your creative vision from initial raw capture through post processing innovation.  Working from our images, Bobbie will instruct for two full days, sharing her techniques for creating stunning fine art imagery.  Using your laptop, hands on, you will follow her step by step process in Adobe Photoshop and NIK filters software.  Rose and Richard will also be available in the classroom sessions providing individual attention whenever needed.  You will take your skills to the next level, have fun and take home some fantastic images.

The workshop cost is $1500.  50% deposit due at the time of registration, and balance due on March 1st.  For additional information, or to register, contact Bobbie at bobbiegoodrich@mac.com; or Rose at 602-361-5043 or roseerato@aol.com; or Richard at rb@richardbuchbinder.com.
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Custom Workshops
and
Individual Field Instruction
Custom, small group, or individual, one on one field instruction workshops can be arranged as schedules permit.  In advance of a custom workshop, a telephone or email meeting would be held to identify the material to be covered during the workshop.  A custom workshop is designed to meet your specific interests or needs.  This type of program can be planned for as little as one half of a day, or as long as a week.  For additional information, or for scheduling inquiries, please contact Richard.
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               Ireland
  June 10 - June 20, 2010
  10 Participants Maximum
Desert Spirit Workshop
April 8 - 11, 2010
Coyote Buttes
Arizona & Utah
February 3 - 6, 2010
5 Participants Max
I hope you will join me and The Nature Workshops for a terrific outing in early 2010.  I will be leading a small group of photographers (5 people maximum)  in the uniquely photogenic northern Arizona and southern Utah area.  We will be in the heart of the Red Rock region of the Colorado Plateau, shooting the high Sonoran Desert vegetation and the strikingly colorful sandstone rock formations.  Winter is a beautiful time of year to visit the high country, and at this time of year we will not have to work around the mobs of tourists who crowd the area in the spring and fall.  Weather in the area can vary widely.  Temperatures will likely be low in the early morning and in the evening, but usually moderate during the day.  In February of 2009, the weather was very cooperative, with afternoons in the 40 to 55 degree range.  The sky was generally clear and blue.  In January of 2008, it was a different story.  Although daytime temperatures were not terribly low, we did have the pleasure of shooting some of the iconic scenery in falling snow.  The cover of snow on the familiar terrain imparts an ethereal non-ordinary appeal.  This trip will be a lot of fun, and you will return home with some fantastic images.

For any questions, please contact me at rb@richardbuchbinder.com or 480-998-0603; or Roger DeVore at rdfoto@aol.com or 618-589-1729.  To register, please contact Roger, or visit http://www.natureworkshops.com/registration.htm. 
Please note:  This workshop is sold out for the above dates. 
Photography workshops with Richard . . .  Richard is an inspired instructor with twenty years of teaching experience.  He leads workshops that are fun and effective.  Richard has studied with some of today’s most creative photographers, including Freeman Patterson, Robert Glenn Ketchum, Dewitt
Jones, Andre Gallant and Eddie Soloway.  While each has had a significant influence on Richard's work, his own vision is reflected in his images, and he strives to share this personal quality with those he teaches. 
While most of the workshop time will be spent in the field, where outdoor photography instruction is most effective, there will also be a classroom session to review basic concepts and critique images.  The discussion will include the essentials of visual design to stimulate your creativity and expand your vision.  These workshops are an opportunity to spend a few days enjoying the beauty of nature while learning to make better photographs.  You will return home with great images and improved photographic techniques.
Banff & Jasper
Canadian National Parks

July 13 - 18, 2010
Canada’s Banff and Jasper National Parks include the northern reaches of the Rocky Mountains, and some of the world’s most spectacular wilderness terrain.  We will photograph astounding views of forests, lakes, rivers, towering mountain peaks and green meadows.  Our cameras will have the opportunity to capture the incredible thundering power of Athabasca Falls and Sunwapta Falls, as well as the glistening emerald waters of Lake Louise.  Our journey will take us northwest on the Icefields Parkway, leading us along jagged sawtooth mountain peaks and milky green rivers, to views of the Athabasca Glacier.  These two enormous parks are home to many mammal species, and we expect that wildlife photography opportunities may include elk, deer, big horn sheep, mountain goats, moose and bears.  There are over two hundred species of birds in the region.  We will also find time for discussions of composition, the elements of visual design, and the concept the shooting the light.

This workshop is offered by The Nature Workshops.  The fee for this six day
program is $1045-.  For more information, please go to www.natureworkshops.com  or contact Roger DeVore at 618-589-1729; or contact Richard at 480-998-0603, or
rb@richardbuchbinder.com.  To register please go to www.natureworkshops.com
or call Roger at 618-589-1729, or by email at rdfoto@aol.com.