PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOPS – DETAIL

In cooperation with Roger and Pat de la Harpe, Baines’ River Camp offers Digital Photographic Workshops and “Photoshop” Workshops for beginners and intermediate level photographers alike.

During these workshops Roger and Pat will share their knowledge with you in a relaxed and interesting way, making you more confident with your camera and the images you can produce. One thing is for certain: you will return home with photographs of which you will be proud.

Each workshop will include 4 full days of photography and 5 nights accommodation. To view a preliminary itenerary, CLICK HERE (PDF)
For information on availability and rates for these workshops, or if you would like any additional information, please contact us.

For the 2007 we held our last workshop in August. To view a some of the photographs taken during this workshop, CLICK HERE.

For the 2008 season you can choose from the following dates:

08 -13 August 2008
13 -18 August 2008

On the day of your arrival you will have the opportunity to make yourselves comfortable, set up your workstation in the studio, take in your surroundings and meet Roger and Pat, along with the other participants in and around the main lodge, or on a sundowner cruise on the river. Your days will consist of various field trips in the early morning and late afternoon when the light is at its best. During the “bad light” times we will work with the images, taking part in group evaluation, instruction and theoretical sessions. There will be plenty of knowledge exchanged and all outings will be geared to the mood and preferences of the party.

Naturally, no event is complete without a little healthy competition and there are prizes to be won!


During the workshop Roger and Pat will focus on basic composition, camera features and controls, basic techniques, image depth, “seeing” pictures in the bush and the basics of Photoshop editing. This is an absolute must for anyone who would like to become more proficient with a camera and learn to take photographs that will seldom disappoint.
Basic Equipment that is required / recommended:

• Basic SLR Digital Camera (eg; Canon 300D, 350D or 400D, Nikon D50, D70 or D80 or similar) With this type of camera it would be an advantage to have:
  1. a flash gun (optional)
  2. two lenses, a wide angle zoom and a telephoto zoom (24-70mm and 75-300mm     in 35mm equivalent);
  
• An alternative to a Digital SLR, although not as versatile, would be the Advanced Digital Cameras such as Canon G6, G7 or S3, Nikon P3, P4 or similar;
• Lightweight tripod and monopod;
• Laptop Computer for the storage and enhancement of images, including mouse, charge and memory stick;
• Photoshop Elements or equivalent photo editing software, loaded onto your laptop
  
  Essential Packing:
  
• Memory card reader or computer cables for your camera.
• Charger for your camera(s) and additional batteries
• Memory Cards, 2GB or larger
• The manual for your camera(s).
  

ROGER & PAT DE LA HARPE

Roger and Pat de la Harpe are passionate wildlife photographers and writers. Their work has appeared in numerous local and international publications such as Africa Geographic, National Geographic, BBC Wildlife and Getaway. Their wildlife publications include the books “Tuli, Land of Giants”, “Big Cats of Mala Mala”, “Africa’s Big Five” and “Bush Babies”.

Their photographic work further includes the different African cultures and the remote destinations which you will find in their books “Peoples of the South”, “Zulu” (in collaboration with Sue Derwent and Barry Leitch), “Looking at the Xhosa”, “Looking at the Zulu”, “National Parks”, “Scenic Southern Africa” and “Top Touring Spots in South Africa”.

Africa Imagery is the photographic library owned and run by Roger and Pat. You can browse through their entire library with over 80,000 images of anything and everything African: www.africaimagery.co.za. This library includes not only photographs by Roger and Pat, but many other renowned photographers.

Roger and Pat’s work has been recognized worldwide - both have won awards in the Agfa Wildlife Competition and Roger walked away with the award for Photographer of the Year in 1999.