Photo by: Tim Baskerville
Location: Ireland
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PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
Ireland Travel Light and Chase the Light
- iPhone Travel Photography in County Mayo, Ireland.
- Experience Western Ireland while spending the majority of your evenings in one accommodation.
- 9 days with accomplished photo tour leader, chasing the light and educational instruction.
- Tour limited to 12 passengers.
- Ensuite Accommodations: hotel and spa just outside the town of Westport which boasts lively traditional Irish music sessions.
- Discount available for non-waterfront rooms.
- Relaxed & flexible itinerary to make the most of the opportunities that come your way.
Region
Europe
Destination
Ireland
Dates
May 16-26, 2024
Duration
10 days
$3695
per person, double occupancy*
*U.S. dollars based upon minimum of 8 participants. There is a small group surcharge of $300 if 6-7 participants. We try to accommodate travelers who request single accommodations, as well as travelers who are looking for a roommate. If a single room is requested (subject to availability), or if we are unable to find a suitable roommate, there is a single room surcharge of $595-First 5 rooms.
Tour Overview
iPhone Travel Photography in County Mayo, Ireland
I hope you will join me to photograph in County Mayo, Ireland! Traveling light with our iPhones we will spend our time photographing along this beautiful part of the Wild Atlantic Way. Based in Westport, on Clew Bay, you will find a subject that inspires your creativity – whether the dramatic coastal landscape, archeological sites, history, culture, or the small towns that blend all this with a fresh and friendly...
iPhone Travel Photography in County Mayo, Ireland
I hope you will join me to photograph in County Mayo, Ireland! Traveling light with our iPhones we will spend our time photographing along this beautiful part of the Wild Atlantic Way. Based in Westport, on Clew Bay, you will find a subject that inspires your creativity – whether the dramatic coastal landscape, archeological sites, history, culture, or the small towns that blend all this with a fresh and friendly take on hospitality.
This workshop is open to all photographers but is focused on the iPhone technology. The iPhone has the capability to be a serious camera, with some capabilities that even the latest DSLR or Mirrorless cameras don’t have. It’s portable, the latest models have high quality lenses and advanced software features. The camera and photo editing apps that can be added to enhance the in-camera features are truly amazing. Sharing your images on social media has never been easier and we’ll cover this topic as well.
There will be daily lessons to help you capture your stunning shots. I’ll guide you through the fundamentals of iPhone photography, from composition to lighting, basic editing techniques and introduce a variety of apps to make your camera and digital darkroom more complete.
This is an excellent opportunity for photographers and enthusiasts who want to capture the beauty of their travels using the powerful iPhone camera. With expert guidance and the stunning scenery of County Mayo, you will learn new skills, create stunning photographs, and have an unforgettable experience. Don’t miss out on this opportunity; sign up today!
If you have an android phone, please contact Tillman Crane to discuss viability of your phone and use of apps with your phone on this tour. You will enjoy traditional Irish breakfasts and dinners during your stay. Lunch will be at various restaurants and pubs, or we can stop in town and have a picnic lunch wrapped for our daily excursions in the field. Transportation is provided in a roomy tour van.
PHOTO LEADER
Why use my iPhone as a travel camera? I am often asked this question, because for most of my 46+ years as a working photographer I used large format cameras and film.
For myself, when digital cameras gave my negatives more information than I could get on film, I took the plunge into digital cameras. I make big platinum/palladium prints and these need a negative with a great amount of information. The switch to a digital camera system still left me with bags of equipment and I wanted to travel more lightly, without the restrictions to tripods in many places I wanted to photograph and capture the information for the negative I needed.
I started playing with my iPhone and the more I found it could do, the more intrigued I became about its capabilities as a travel camera. I decided to walk my talk for a recent workshop to Italy to teach iPhone photography. Will it replace the medium format Fuji cameras I use for my professional work? No but traveling with just my phone made it possible for my wife and I to discover so many places we hadn’t been able to before because it was so easy to move around. I had plenty of images to work with when I got home, and my spouse has enthusiastically signed up to traveling more with me while I photograph. These are my reasons for using the iPhone as my travel camera.
Tillman’s Background:
I have had the great fortune to enjoy a photo career spanning most of my adult life. Today I focus on making fine art platinum prints and teaching workshops throughout the US and beyond.
I’ve published five books of photographs: Tillman Crane/Structure (2001), Touchstones (2005), Odin Stone (2008), A Walk Along the Jordan (2009) and The Alchemy of Light (2016).
My photographs are included in the collections of many museums (including the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PA), Portland Museum of Art (Maine), Farnsworth Museum of Art (Maine), University of New England (Maine), Irish Museum of Modern Art (Ireland)) and numerous private collections around the world.
My work has been included in many book collections: Workshop Stories: Changed Through Photography, Ed. Elizabeth Opalenick, 2021, Photographic Alternative Process (Jill Enfield, 2020); Maine Photograph, A History (Bischof, Danley and Shuttleworth Jr, 2016), Looking at Images (Jensen, Lenswork Publishing, 2014), Le adici dello sguardo (The Roots of the Eye)(Edizioni Marcovldo, Il Filatoio, Caraglio, 2013), Why Photographs Work, (Barr, 2011) and The View Project, Seventy Photographers Reflect on Meaning and Perception (Ed. Joyce Tennyson, 2010).
Two professional achievements of which I am most proud include my solo, 100-platinum print exhibit, Alchemy of Light (2016), at the National Art Museum of China (Beijing) and my induction into the inaugural class of the Artist Hall of Fame in the Alabama Center for the Arts. Most of all I am blessed with my family and friends (both two and four-footed), who make my life a joy. ~ Tillman