Robert Glenn Ketchum 2008 Workshop Information Sheet

Important! Please read cancellation policy at the end of this workshop form by clicking on the link below.
If you wish to register, sign, date, and return the last page of this form by fax 707-937-2604, or by mail to:

Pat Turrigiano, Albion River Inn, Box 100 Albion CA 95410.
Your signature is your acceptance of the workshop cancellation policy & fee.
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Workshop Dates: Oct 19th through the23rd, 2008. This four-day workshop begins on Sunday Oct 19th with a reception. Seminars meetings are Monday - Thursday. Workshop ends Thursday evening with a gala dinner party.

Size of Workshop: We accept a maximum of 14 participants in this workshop.

Cost: $675 dollars per person, includes 4 gourmet bag lunches & daily beverages during the workshop, a lavish dinner party on Thursday evening and an informal pre-workshop reception with wine, beverages and hors-d’oeuvres. The workshop fee does not include transportation, lodging, and other meals. If you are a guest at the Albion River Inn, a complementary full breakfast is included each morning of your stay..

Reception: Sunday October 19 th, 5:30 – 7:30 pm. You'll meet Robert Glenn Ketchum, fellow workshop participants, and Albion River Inn co-owner, Flurry Healy at this enjoyable and informal reception. This opening event sets the stage for relaxed interaction and communication within the group. Traveling companions are welcome at the reception.

Dinner Party: Thursday evening Oct. 23rd, begins at 8:00 p.m. at the Albion River Inn bar with sparkling wine and hors d'ouevres. Then we sit to table at 8:30 to enjoy a specially prepared feast and fine wines. The dinner party is included in your workshop fee. Party brings the workshop to a close around 11 pm.

Dinner Party Guests: Traveling companions and spouses are welcome to attend the dinner for a fee of $95.

Robert Glenn Ketchum: Robert is a master landscape photographer and dynamic and engaging instructor. He shares his knowledge unstintingly in discussions, informal lectures and constructive critiques of participants work. He will present a slide show and lecture of his work and highlight his efforts to help preserve and protect wild and endangered landscapes.

Digital component: Jeanne Gadol will lecture about basic digital workflow from the field to the print and beyond. For interested students, she will lead a separate session focusing on manipulations in Adobe Photoshop.

Albion Field Station Seminar site: seminar meetings are held at the spacious and comfortable Albion Field Station just across the river from the Albion River Inn. Field Station managers Ruth and Dave Weibe make us comfortable in their tucked away, rustic retreat. We’ll use their large central dining hall with couches and tables for seminars and lunch, and a special slide room for slide presentations. Coffee and tea are available all day, and gourmet bag lunches will be delivered to the field station each day. Workshop seminars begin at 9 a.m. and end around 4 pm after critiques or with a field work assignment.

Canoe Trip: canoes are available at the Field Station for self-led excursions up Albion River. This gentle tidal river offers easy canoeing into a forested river ravine setting. Deer, seal, otter, osprey, blue heron, egrets, duck, geese and many different birds are encountered along the river in season. Cougar and beer live along the ridges and river ravine but are rarely sighted. Bring water proof plastic bags for your camera. Don't pass up this relaxing change of pace during the workshop.

Fieldwork: Weather is usually temperate during most of October, but we are on the coast, and rain, fog, and overcast are possible anytime, and the light can change quickly. Bring layered clothing, a sweater and jacket, poncho or light protective rain gear, and plastic bags for your gear so your ready for any weather. Robert encourages you to work in all conditions, and take advantage of the coastal landscape and visit sites on your own, in pairs or small groups. There are miles of state beaches, headland trails, fern creek trails, state parks, a Botanical Garden, pygmy forest, and virgin redwood groves all within minutes to one-hour drive of the Albion River Inn. Individual coastal maps and a list of easily accessed site recommendations are provided. Access is usually within 1/4 mile of the road, so major hiking is not required.

Hiking: There are great hiking trails in all of the many nearby state parks and beaches.

Car Pooling: Car-pooling is encouraged.

No Film Development Availalbe: Because there is no film lab on the coast, film cannot be developed here. If you use film during the fieldwork, that work cannot be critqued during the workshop.

Critiques: Bring as many digital images, slides, and prints of your work from home as you wish. Work will be critiqued as time allows. Robert gives in-depth critiques in a supportive and constructive manner that always works to further your individual artistic vision. Bring your best work to show, but also bring those "problem" images you know could be improved and put them out for discussion.

Lodging: Participants make their own lodging reservations for a 5-night stay, arriving Sunday October 19th and departing on Friday at noon, October 23rd. Plan on arriving at check-in time on Sunday (3 pm) so you can relax before the reception that evening at 5:30 p.m.

Albion River Inn Lodging: Call 1-800-479-7944 and our innkeepers will help you chose just the right room. Albion River Inn offers casually elegant oceanfront lodging ranging from $195 to $325 plus tax. Guestrooms are located in cliff top cottages with spectacular ocean views, king or queen beds, fireplaces, private decks and private baths. Rates include full breakfast, daily newspaper, wine on arrival, coffee and teas, robes and binoculars for wild life viewing. One non-ocean view room with queen bed, private bathroom with stall shower only, and full breakfast is available for $120 per night plus tax.

Alternative Lodging: We have a list of alternate accommodations in our area and will be happy to make recommendations to help you find comfortable lodging that fits your need.

Sign up: your place in the Ketchum workshop is reserved by speaking with me,  Pat Turrigiano, the workshop coordinator. Call 1-800-479-7944 or 1-707-937-1919. Credit cards or checks are accepted as payment..

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made anytime on or before September 19th, 2008 will receive a refund of the workshop fee minus a $150 cancellation fee. Sorry, there can be no refunds for cancellations made after September 19th.

By signing below, I understand and agree to Albion River Inn’s Ketchum Photography Workshop cancellation policy.

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signature of workshop participant              date

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This four-day workshop is an opportunity to learn from a master photographer in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere while enjoying widely varying fieldtrip opportunities, great food, wine, and good company. I hope you will join us. If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email me.

Sincerely,
Pat Turrigiano, Workshop Coordinator,
Albion River Inn P. O. Box 100, Albion CA 95410
800.479.7944
Email  Albion River Inn Photography Workshop Coordinator