I would like you to bring between 20 to 40 of your favourite slides, preferably more recent work. This will give me an idea of your style of photography and what type of assignments I should give you.

The following outlines information that should assist you in preparing for the Grand Manan Island Photo Workshop.

09:30 a.m.

13:30 p.m.

A fare is not charged when travelling to Grand Manan, however you must purchase a round trip ticket upon leaving the island. The return ferry to Black's Harbour operates on a similar schedule commencing at 7:30 A.M. daily. See the web link below for the ferry.

The following lists the most commonly used equipment by students on the workshops. If you have any questions about the equipment that you have or if you need a suggestion about purchasing new equipment, please contact me.

(1) 35mm SLR camera with manual over-ride of automatic exposure. Auto or manual focus, it doesn't matter. I have an auto focus camera but focus it manually.

(2) 28 - 85mm Zoom lens (or 35 - 70mm zoom)

(3) 80 - 200mm Zoom lens ( or 70 - 210mm zoom, 100 - 300mm zoom)

(4) Extension tubes or close-up lens

(5) Manfrotto #055 or #190 tripod, as for tripod heads - half the people use 3 way pan heads, while the other half, use ball & socket heads. I think that you should use the head that you are the most comfortable with.

(6) Spare batteries

(7) Camera bag, pack or vest

SPARE BATTERIES, you'll notice that these are also listed above!

CABLE RELEASE - really a must!!!

- Polarizing filter

- Split (Graduated) neutral density filter

- Cokin P-173 Yellow/Blue Polarizing filter

- Adapter rings - STEP UP or STEP DOWN

LENS HOODS and SHADES - I use my hands or a map to block the sunlight

TRIPOD QUICK RELEASE PLATE

Spare camera body

Wide angle lens (20mm or 24mm)

Long telephoto lens (300mm or 400mm)

1.4 or 2X teleconverter

Macro lens - for most fieldwork I use extension tubes with a zoom lens, I find it gives greater flexibility than a macro lens.

PORTABLE FLASH UNIT and off camera cords/cables.

MOTOR DRIVE or WINDER - all auto focus cameras have these built in.

RIGHT ANGLE VIEWFINDER attachment for camera - these are not available for all cameras.

SWISS ARMY KNIFE

GRAY CARD or LIGHT METER

LENS CLEANING TISSUE

Can of DUST-OFF or JUMBO HURRICANE BLOWER

SMALL FLASHLIGHT - to see the camera settings and find equipment in the early morning.

SMALL SCREWDRIVER SET/TOOL KIT - make sure that you have a wrench to tighten up your tripod legs.

FILTER WRENCHES or rubber bands - to loosen filters that are stuck together.

FILM RETRIEVER - in case you want to change film types mid roll.

ALARM CLOCK - Sunrise is at 5:30 am - Sunset is at 9:20 pm

COMPASS - this will be useful if you find a location that you would like to go back to and shoot at sunrise or sunset - for determining where the sun will rise or set.

CLEAR PLASTIC BAGS/RUBBER BANDS - to cover your camera in case of a light rain or worse.

POWERFUL FOCUSING FLASHLIGHT - for light painting - I use a Mag-Light 4"C" model, There is a more powerful (much more expensive) rechargeable Mag-Light available, although any flashlight will work even a "AA" model.

SMALL PORTABLE HAND-HELD FAN - to keep the condensation off your lens when there is a lot of moisture in the air, either very early in the morning or at twilight - I use a "Vectacor" fan that I bought in the automotive section at Wal-Mart for under $10.00, it uses 1 "D" battery.

How much film should you bring? On past workshops, some people have shot as little as half a roll per day, while others have shot in excess of five, the average seems to be one to two rolls per day. If you wish to have your film processed during the workshop, you will have to use type E-6 slide film, (Fujichrome, Ektachrome or Agfachrome). You should bring enough slide pages to contain your processed slides and/or empty slide boxes. Daily processing will be available at a cost of $9.00 per roll or $4.00 per roll with a Fujichrome processing included coupon. We will be doing all the processing for the workshop. Payable by cash or cheque only.