The Vibrant Colorsof Skagit Valleyand Butchart Gardens with

The Vibrant Colors of Skagit Valley and Butchart Gardens
with Charles Needle and Mark S. Johnson
Two world-class instructors, two breathtaking gardens,
Two Luxurious Hotels, and one unforgettable week of photography!
From there, we’ll travel by ferry from Anacortes, WA to Vancouver Island, BC (Canada) on our way to a five-star oceanfront
resort and spa on pristine Brentwood Bay, located minutes from the world-renowned Butchart Gardens. As one of the world’s
premier floral show gardens, Butchart features 55 acres of awe-inspiring splendor—including a classical Italian garden, a
Japanese garden, a rose garden, and the dramatic Sunken Garden.
With a combined 17 years of teaching experience, Charles and Mark will guide you with exuberant, personalized attention
both in the field and classroom, sharing extraordinary creative image-making techniques that will inspire you to develop your
own vision, expand your photographic horizons, and create images previously unimaginable.
In addition to field instruction, you will experience post-capture classroom lectures and supportive image evaluations. Field
instruction emphasizes creative macro, impressionistic flower, intimate landscape, and garden photography. Classroom
instruction features a variety of montaging techniques developed by Mark, as well as an exploration of methods for creating
photos with jaw-dropping impact. This is a digital capture and darkroom workshop that permits students to capture images in
early-morning and late-afternoon/evening light and begin experimenting with them in the classroom shortly thereafter.
Dates:
April 12 – 18, 2009 (7 pm Sunday through noon Saturday)
Tuition:
$1,395 Early Registration by Nov. 24, 2008
$1,495 after Nov. 24, 2008
A $395 deposit check is due at the time of registration. The remaining balance is due by Jan. 30, 2009. Please make checks
payable to “Charles Needle Photography” and send to 3581 Schooner Ridge Dr., Alpharetta, GA 30005-4289. Prepaid fees
are refundable, minus a $250 processing fee. We apologize, no refunds after Jan. 15, 2009.
Accommodations:
We will be staying in two charming, waterfront hotels during this workshop—one in La Conner, WA and the other in
Victoria, BC. Participants are responsible for reserving their own rooms at each hotel. A block of rooms is reserved at a
discounted rate at both hotels under the name of “Charles Needle & Mark S. Johnson Photography Workshop.”
La Conner Channel Lodge (La Conner, WA for 3 nights: April 12 – 14, 2009). Call 1-888-466-4113 to reserve your room.
Brentwood Bay Lodge & Spa (Victoria, BC for 3 nights: April 15 – 17, 2009). Call 1-888-544-2079 to reserve your room.
Getting There:
Daily flights into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac) are available. La Conner, WA is located about 80 miles north
of SeaTac Airport, and car rentals are available at the airport. Since the workshop ends at noon on Saturday and there is
limited ferry service from Canada to Washington, we suggest that you book your return flight on Sunday, April 19.
(Depending on flight times, you may wish to stay near the airport Saturday evening for departure Sunday.) Please do not
book your airfare before January 15, 2009.
Who Should Attend:
We invite those with a working knowledge of 35mm digital SLR camera
operation and a basic understanding of Photoshop. Participants should
bring a laptop running Adobe Photoshop CS4. In addition, a valid U.S.
passport is required to enter Canada.
To Learn More About Charles and Mark:
www.charlesneedlephoto.com,
www.msjphotography.com, 770-752-8566