For beginners and advanced amateurs alike, these special one-day excursions combine informative classroom instruction with tutored, ‘in-the-field’ photography sessions. From fascinating close-ups to exciting landscapes, every budding nature photographer is offered an opportunity to learn more about their own camera while taking their photography to the next level. All participants can improve their photography and naturalist skills by learning from the professional team of Mark S. Carlson and Bob Grzesiak during these very educational, one-day eco/photo excursions and their inspiring locations.
Tuition: $79.00 per person
Itinerary: All excursions begin at 10:00am and conclude by 4:00pm. They include two hours of classroom instruction, a half-hour lunch break, and three and a half hours of on-location photography.
What to bring
A few suggestions
…and anything else you may need for just such an event.
Spring Wildflowers — Saturday, April 24th, Camp Pa-Wa-Pi, Williamston, Michigan
For registration or more information, please visit: www.camppawapi.org
Registration Deadline: Apr. 15th
Spring Wildflowers — Sunday, April 25th, Great Lakes Photo Tours, Portland, Michigan
For registration or more information, please contact: info@greatlakesphototours.com
PDF Infosheet
Registration Deadline: Apr. 16th
Spring Wildflowers — Friday, April 30th, Kleinstuck Nature Preserve, Kalamazoo, Michigan
For registration or more information, please visit: www.stewardshipnetwork.org/phototours
Registration Deadline: Apr. 21st
Spring Wildflowers — Saturday, May 1st, DeVries Nature Conservancy, Owosso, Michigan
For registration or more information, please visit: www.devriesnature.org
Registration Deadline: Apr. 22nd
Spring Wildflowers — Sunday, May 2nd, Lake Lansing Park North, Haslett, Michigan
For registration or more information, please visit: www.stewardshipnetwork.org/phototours
Registration Deadline: Apr. 29th
Spring Wildflowers — Friday, May 21st, Camp Pa-Wa-Pi, Williamston, Michigan
For registration or more information, please visit: www.camppawapi.org
Registration Deadline: May 12th
Spring Wildflowers — Saturday, May 22nd, Harris Nature Center, Okemos, Michigan
For registration or more information, please contact: harriscenter@sbcglobal.net
Registration Deadline: May 13th
Spring Wildflowers — Sunday, May 23rd, Golden Nature Preserve, Oakland, Michigan
For registration or more information, please visit: www.stewardshipnetwork.org/phototours
Registration Deadline: May 14th
Spring Wildflowers — Friday, June 4th, Harris Nature Center, Okemos, Michigan
For registration or more information, please contact: harriscenter@sbcglobal.net
Registration Deadline: May 26th
Summer Wildflowers — Saturday, July 10th, DeVries Nature Conservancy, Owosso, Michigan
For registration or more information, please visit: www.devriesnature.org
Registration Deadline: July 1st
Summer Wildflowers — Saturday, July 31st, Plant It Wild, Benzie County, Michigan
For registration or more information, please Email: carolynt@coslink.net
Registration Deadline: July 22nd
Summer Wildflowers — Sunday, Aug. 22nd, WILDTYPE Design, Native Plants & Seeds, Mason, Michigan
For registration or more information, please visit: www.wildtypeplants.com
Registration Deadline: Aug. 13th
Autumn Wildflowers — Sunday, September 26th, Sharon Hills Nature Preserve, Ann Arbor, Michigan
For registration or more information, please visit: www.stewardshipnetwork.org/phototours
Special Time: 12:30 pm to 6:00 pm — Registration Deadline: September 17th
Autumn Colors — Friday, Oct. 22nd, Harris Nature Center, Okemos, Michigan
For registration or more information, please contact: harriscenter@sbcglobal.net
Registration Deadline: Oct. 13th
Autumn Colors — Saturday, Oct. 23rd, DeVries Nature Conservancy, Owosso, Michigan
For registration or more information, please visit: www.devriesnature.org
Registration Deadline: Oct. 14th
Autumn Colors — Sunday, Oct. 24th, Great Lakes Photo Tours, Grand Ledge, Michigan
For registration or more information, please contact: info@greatlakesphototours.com
PDF Infosheet
Registration Deadline: Oct. 15th
Autumn Colors — Saturday, Oct. 30th, Camp Pa-Wa-Pi, Williamston, Michigan
For registration or more information, please visit: www.camppawapi.org
Registration Deadline: Oct. 21st
Location: Glen Arbor, Michigan
Dates: May 7 – 9, 2010
A favorite Great Lakes Photo Tour for dazzling spring wildflowers! Participants are treated to one of the most naturally beautiful areas in Michigan. The splendor of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and the quaintness of the Leelanau Peninsula offer outstanding scenic views of sweeping sand dunes, vast Lake Michigan shorelines and Wyeth-like farm scenes full of blooming cherry orchards, all fresh for the season. From flowing landscapes to artistic close-ups, this tour offers exceptional photographic subject matter and unparalleled guide service to digital ‘snap shooters’ and advanced amateurs alike. All participants will benefit and improve their photography skills by learning from the professional photography team of Mark S. Carlson and Bob Grzesiak. ‘Spring Dunes’ is that memorable get-away weekend / eco-photo tour experience participants thoroughly enjoy!
Complete tour package includes: Tuition, 2 nights comfortable lodging, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners.
Cost: $649.00 per person.
*Non-photographing spouses or partners are welcome at a special discount rate.
*2009 GLPT Alumni receive a $50.00 discount with Alumni Discount Card.
*All registrants receive a $50.00 discount for each additional person they sign-up for the tour.
To pre-register and reserve a space, a $50.00 non-refundable deposit is required.
Full registration or balance due by April 7, 2010.
For more information or reservations, please visit the Register page or call 517.230.1655.
Location: Drummond Island, Michigan
Dates: May 13 – 16, 2010
Drummond Island in the springtime is a wondrous place. Rocky shorelines come to life with young leaves of birch and aspen tucked between the evergreens. Bald Eagles, osprey, hawks, loons and warblers are just some of the avian species common to the island in spring. Trillium, paintbrushes, columbine, Dwarf Lake Iris, Yellow Lady’s-slippers and Calypso orchids are some of the enchanting wildflower species that brighten up the rocky, woodland terrain. If you appreciate seeing rugged, natural beauty through your camera’s lens, then this unique island habitat of the Eastern Great Lakes is just the tour for you. All photographers, from digital ‘snap-shooter’ to advanced amateur, personally benefit and improve their photography skills by learning from the professional photography team of Mark S. Carlson and Bob Grzesiak. ‘Drummond Island’ is a one-of-a-kind eco-photo tour experience you won’t soon forget!
Tuition: $649.00 per person
*Non-photographing spouses or partners are welcome at a special discount rate.
*2009 GLPT Alumni receive a $50.00 discount with Alumni Discount Card.
*All registrants receive a $50.00 discount for each additional participant they sign-up for the tour.
*Area lodging (not included in tuition) information is provided upon request or with pre-registration.
To pre-register and reserve a space, a $50.00 non-refundable deposit is required. Full registration or balance due by April 13, 2010.
Specially recommended private lodging (where Bob & Mark will be) is available for this event. Offering clean, comfortable B&B style accommodations with lakeside/sunset view. Three nights/eight ‘home-cooked’ meals – $225.00* per person (*price does not include Tuition).
For more information or reservations, please visit the Register page or call 517.230.1655.
Location: Baraga, Michigan
Dates: October 03 – 09, 2010
This is a fantastic Great Lakes Photo Tour and this year it’s even more special! The ‘Copper Country’ is now our Alumni photo tour as well. If you’ve ever joined us for an excursion or tour before you can now register for this tour for half the regular tuition price! That’s not all, it’s also our new ‘two-for-one’ tour — Even if you’ve never joined us before, you can now sign-up yourself and a friend or family member for the cost of single tuition.
Participants will be guided to some of the most photogenic areas in all of Michigan. We’ll be visiting: rugged, rocky shorelines of Lake Superior; numerous, wild waterfalls, (some don’t even appear on a map!); scenic mountain vistas that take your breath away and magnificent northern forests, all adorned with autumn color. From sweeping scenery to intimate landscapes to detailed close-ups, this tour is indeed spectacular and offers wonderful photographic opportunities to digital ‘snap shooters’ and advanced amateur photographers alike. All participants personally benefit and improve their photography skills by learning from the professional photography team of Mark S. Carlson and Bob Grzesiak. ‘Copper Country Color’ is a beautiful vacation / eco-photo tour all wrapped into one and will forever change the way you look through your camera!
Single Tuition: $1,250.00 per person
Alumnus Tuition: $625.00 per person
Two-for-one Tuition: $625.00 per person
*All registrants receive a $50.00 discount for each additional participant they sign-up for the tour.
*Area lodging (not included in tuition) information is provided upon request or with pre-registration.
To pre-register and reserve a space, a $50.00 non-refundable deposit is required. Full registration or balance due by September 3, 2010.
For more information or reservations, please visit the Register page or call 517.230.1655.
Location: Glen Arbor, Michigan
Dates: October 15 – 17, 2010
The favorite Great Lakes Photo Tour of alumni! Participants are treated to one of the most naturally beautiful areas in Michigan. The splendor of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and the quaintness of the Leelanau Peninsula offer outstanding scenic views of sweeping sand dunes, vast Lake Michigan shorelines and Wyeth-like farm scenes, all accented with the colors of the season. From flowing landscapes to artistic close-ups, this tour offers exceptional photographic subject matter and unparalleled guide service to digital ‘snap shooters’ and advanced amateurs alike. All participants will benefit and improve their photography skills by learning from the professional photography team of Mark S. Carlson and Bob Grzesiak. ‘Autumn Dunes’ is that exciting get-away weekend / eco-photo tour package participants come back to experience again and again!
Complete tour package includes: Tuition, 2-nights comfortable lodging, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners.
Cost: $649.00 per person.
*Non-photographing spouses or partners are welcome at a special discount rate.
*GLPT Alumni receive a $50.00 discount with Alumni Discount Card.
*All registrants receive a $50.00 discount for each additional person they sign-up for the tour.
To pre-register and reserve a space, a $50.00 non-refundable deposit is required.
Full registration or balance due by September 15, 2010.
For more information or reservations, please visit the Register page or call 517.230.1655.
