As you will probably have realised already while visiting my website, one of the important aspect of my work is sharing, sharing beautiful moments graciously offered by Mother Nature.
Sharing this through photographs is one thing, but what about doing it all the way from the picture taking process? This is why I am now very pleased to invite you to join me in one fo my photography workshops.

    

In my workshops, you will be able to :

• have a great time in nature, in the magnificent mountains of the Swiss Alps, in my company and with others who share your passion
• learn a very "practical" approach to landscape photography
• learn how to use your most important piece of photographic kit (and which has no price): your eye
• learn the different techniques that I use to take my own photographs (from start to finish)
• benefit from a very individual teaching thanks to a small number of participants in each workshop (5 max)

These workshops are conducted in a very friendly and relaxed atmosphere, the aim being that you all have a nice time while photographing breathtaking landscapes, and at the same time learning many things which, I hope, will help you in your own quest of capturing great pictures.

LENGTH AND LOCATION :

These workshops are one, two or three day long.
They all take place in the Swiss Alps, in areas that I know well for having spent much time photographing them, and chosen for their beauty and photographic interest.
The several day workshops allow you to discover more remote places but also wilder, and be able to photograph them under the best lighting conditions.

WHO CAN ATTEND :

All workshops, without exceptions, are open to beginners as well as more advanced photographers. A small number of participant allows me to address the needs and questions of every one individually while still covering a broad range of photographic subjects. (refer to the detailed description of each workshop for more information).

CONTENT :

A wide range of photography subjects is covered, from composition to accurate exposition, controlling depth of field, techniques of panoramic photography, use of filters, post processing, and much more (refer to the detailed description of each workshop for more information).
According to the group's level and the needs of each participants, I develop further certain subjects. In other words I customise the workshops for you as needed.
I also naturally share with you all my little tricks and show you my way of working (which you will see is extremely simple)!

FITNESS LEVEL :

A minimum amount of fitness is required to be able to attend these workshops. Now that said, let me reassure you right away as there is no need either to be an athlete!
Some of the workshops require no more then 2 hours of walking with a limited amount of hills to ascend. On the other side, others are more demanding and a very good fitness level is required as the amount of walking per day can be up to 5 or 6 hours with several hundred meters of positive ascent.
I therefore invite you to read carefully the detailed description of each workshop where you can find all the information on that subject. And if you have any doubt, please do no hesitate to contact me for further information.

LANGUAGE :

Most of the workshops are done in French but a few of them are done fully in English.
If you wish to join one of the workshops done in French but you don't master perfectly this language, no worries, I will be able to translate in English or Spanish if required.

1 DAY WORKSHOPS :

These workshops are run from dawn to dusk. You therefore benefit from a very complete day, during which you have plenty of opportunities to photograph breathtaking landscapes, bathed in the most beautiful lights of the day.

We meet about 3/4 hour before sunrise, time to quickly introduce everyone and get in place at our first location to make sure we don't miss any of the first light show of the day. Then we enter straight into action and spend between 1h30 and 2h photographing. During all that time I will be at hand to help you on any subject you like.

After that, I offer you breakfast with tea, coffee and fresh croissants. We use this opportunity to get to know each other a bit more and I run through a little debriefing over those first hours of photography. I also present you in details the plan for the remaining of the day.

Breakfast over, we head towards a new location. At this point we enter the more theoretical part of the workshop where I go through various subjects which we put into practice right away. You are also more then welcome to ask me to develop in more details one or more subjects of your choice.

Mid day come where we picnic in a place carefully chosen so we can enjoy the landscape around us.

Little siesta... no only joking! No time for that, the best lights won't be waiting for us !! :-), so we head for our last location of the day.
Just before starting the walk, I propose you a small session on post-processing, on a lap-top. I work on the pictures taken in the morning and show you my way of working.

We spend the last hours of the day putting into practice all of what we've learned earlier in the day, by photographing the magical lights of sunset and dusk painting the beautiful mountains surrounding us.

LES PLEIADES - COL DE LYS    Narcissus in full bloom
Dates and Reservation Detailed Description Participants Language Price / person Saturday 29 Mai 2010  -  SPECIAL NARCISSUS 5 maximum FR 190.- CHF

DENTS DU MIDI    Pointe de Bellevue
Dates and Reservation Detailed Description Participants Language Price / person Saturday 26 June 2010  -  Fool moon rising in the evening ! 5 maximum EN 190.- CHF

GENEVA LAKE    Sonchaux - Rochers de Naye
Dates and Reservation Detailed Description Participants Language Price / person Saturday 24 July 2010  -  Full moon rising in the evening ! 5 maximum FR 190.- CHF

TEYSACHAUX    Moléson
Dates and Reservation Detailed Description Participants Language Price / person samedi 28 août 2010  -  SPECIAL PANORAMAS 5 maximum FR 190.- CHF

2 OR 3 DAY WORKSHOPS :

These workshops are the ultimate landscape photography experience.
They are based on the same principles as the one day ones (same basic content and photographic teaching) but with the added benefit of being able to immerse yourself fully into the nature that we photograph by spending one or more nights bivouacking in the mountains. Indeed, bivouacs give us the possibility to visit some places which are less accessible but also wilder, and most of all allow us to photograph them during the golden hours (early morning and late evening).

During these days, we are in complete autonomy. We therefore need to carry back packs containing food, water, bivouac equipment (tent, sleeping bag, stove, etc), warm clothing, as well as all our photographic kit, during the full length of the workshop. For that reason, the participants need to have a good fitness level and have a sense for adventure.

Note that the bivouac locations are carefully chosen in order to fully respect the precious nature that we come to photograph. We make sure to leave behind us only the breathtaking views that we have the privilege of being able to photograph.

To find out all about each workshop, please refer to their detailed description below.

LACS DE FENÊTRE    Grand Saint-Bernard - Val Ferret
Dates and Reservation Length Detailed Description Participants Language Price / person 25-26 sept. 2010  -  Fool moon setting in the morning ! 2 days 4 maximum FR 290.- CHF

CERVIN   Riffelsee lake - Stellisee lake
Dates and Reservation Length Detailed Description Participants Language Price / person 15-17 oct. 2010  -  Autumnal colours 3 days 4 maximum FR 440.- CHF

REGISTRATION :

In order to reserve your place in one or several workshops, please select those of your choice by ticking the box next to the dates above. Then fill in the registration form below and click the "Send Registration" button.

As soon as I will receive your registration, I will send you back a confirmation mail where I will ask you to pay the total amount. Once the payment has been received, your place in the workshop(s) is reserved.
For all the details about payment facilities as well as the general terms and conditions, please refer the Terms and Conditions section below.

Note that the following discounts are available:

•	registration to 2 workshops at once:	-5%
•	registration to 3 workshops at once:	-10%
•	registration to 4 workshops at once:	-15%
•	registration to 5 or more workshops at once:	-20%
•	students (upon presentation of a student card):	-10%

Registration form

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PAYMENTS :

In order to confirm your place in a workshop, the total amount is asked to be paid at the time of registration.
Payments can be done via direct bank transfers, by credit cards, or via Paypal account. 
All the necessary information to make the payment will be provided to you in my email confirming your request for registration.


CANCELLATION POLICY :

You :

You have the possibility to cancel your registration under the following conditions:
- all cancellations received 20 days or more before the workshop date will be fully refunded.
- all cancellations received less then 20 days before the workshop date will unfortunately not be refunded.

Me :

In case of very bad weather forecast, I may be obliged to cancel a workshop one or two days before the start. This is always very regrettable, especially as such short notice, but these are the unforgiving constrains of landscape photography in alpine environment.
Also, in case of only one participant registered, I will be obliged to cancel the workshop.
In these cases, you will naturally receive a full refund.
For those of you coming from far (plane, train, etc...) it is very much advised to buy refundable or exchangeable tickets.


PUNCTUALITY :

It is very important that you arrive on time for the start of a workshop. Indeed any delay from a participant could compromise the possibility for the rest of the group to photograph the best lights. Therefore, we will not wait for any late arrivals and in such cases no refunds will be provided if you miss the beginning or even the whole of a workshop.


WEATHER CONDITIONS :

As mentioned above in the CANCELLATION POLICY section, in case of very bad weather forecast a few days before the workshop (heavy rain, storm, strong wind, etc...) it is preferable, for our own safety, to cancel the workshop. In such case, you receive a full refund of the price of the workshop.
Bear in mind however that weather forecast is not an exact science, especially in the mountains. It is therefore not impossible that a workshop take place but that the weather conditions end up not being ideal for photography. Although I make sure to organise workshops in locations offering spectacular and very photogenic views, I obviously have no control over the weather conditions of the moment and therefore those views might not be fully visible due to clouds, mist, haze or the like. In such cases, this being entirely out of my control, I provide no discounts nor refund of the workshop.


INSURANCE AND LIABILITY :

You attend these workshops at your own risk. The price of the workshop does not include any mountain guiding, you therefore accept to attend under your sole responsibility.
For your own security and the one of the group, you are therefore required to be properly covered by a liability insurance which covers mountain rescue.
Let me re-assure you right away, even if the workshops take place in low altitude alpine environment, the places are carefully chosen so they don't present any danger, at least no more then being run over by a bus when walking in the middle of town ! However, in some workshops, we do visit areas which are remote, and as you know even the most benign accident can happen anywhere. It is therefore important to be properly covered.
Note that participants which are not properly covered will not be accepted.