New Workshop New Release and a Show

It’s been a busy week trying to get ready for this weekend’s show, especially choosing the new release.

We’ve also been working on putting together a new workshop for those of you who are new to digital photography. This will be for anyone who wants to learn the basics even if you’re an old hand at film photography but not yet familiar with your digital camera and not sure what a megapixel is...

The new release, above, is titled “Acquedotto” (aqueduct) and here's our updated schedule including the new beginning digital photography workshop:

July 4th weekend: Art in the Park- Wheeler Park Flagstaff

August 1-2: Girls Inc. Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

August 8: A Special Opening at our Studio!

August 15-16: Digital Printing Workshop (more details are on the website)

September 12: Beginning Digital Photography Workshop (details on the website)

October 14-18: Sedona Photography Workshop (more details on the website)

Days 2 & 3

Here’s our group having a 3-course “tasting” lunch at a local winery. It’s in a beautiful location with stunning views in every direction, so our workshop particpants also managed to shoot some pictures! We also stopped off at a well known abbey for some late afternoon light. Joel says in Tuscany, the “sweet light” lasts much longer than in the US. This way, we have more time to shoot pictures while the light is good.

Tuesday is our “day off,” so after class in the morning, we get to relax or go for a walk through the countryside... once I get this posted, I may do just that!

Ciao

Siena

We went to Siena Thursday and although it was overcast for part of the time, the sun came out while a storm was brewing and made for a very dramatic photo. Joel always says- go out during inclement weather to get the best photos. We drove a back way on our return to Pienza through some very scenic hills during the "sweet light" near sunset, another great time to shoot photos! Our workshop participants arrive tomorrow, so I may not be able to post everyday... Ciao!

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Sunshine!

Finally a sunny day! And we’re back early enough to get out another post. We visited a nearby walled village with a tiny church from the 11th century- so cute! I think Joel got some really nice shots today too. Hopefully we’ll have decent weather tomorrow- we’re off to Siena. Ciao!

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A Rainy Day

Although the weather has gotten quite rainy, we’re making the best of it. I have to give Joel credit for continuing to get great photos under less than perfect conditions... I guess that’s part of what he’ll be teaching in the workshop! Of course, one of our favorite things about Italy is the food and wine- and we’re certainly making the best of that! Today, we visit a walled city and a local winery... we haven’t decided who’s driving today!

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Toscana

We visited a medieval village nearby yesterday and drove around the countryside... beautiful. We're supposed to get more rain today, but we've got umbrellas and it is no less beautiful in the rain- just wet! While driving on some back roads yesterday we saw some local cuisine as well- wild boars- which we later sampled in some pasta sauce for dinner! Quite tasty...

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Morning in Pienza

We're staying in Pienza, which is in the Val d'Orcia, a UNESCO World Heritage site- this is what it looks like... very storybook. Through UNESCO, development here is very restricted, so it looks much the same as it has for centuries. We consider ourselves very lucky to be here. Now that we've recovered from jetlag, I think we'll do some more exploring. Ciao for now.