2008 Tour Schedule
Alumni gallery - Spring Wildflowers '08
2007 Alumni photo gallery
Photographing Nature 101 'Spring Wildflowers' One-Day Excursion
A Grand View Tour... Location:
Portland, Michigan Dates:
April 26 Tuition:
$65.00 per person / $10.00 non-refundable deposit required to pre-register
The Homestead Resort's 'Dunes-N-Bloom' Photo Tour Weekend
A Vision Quest tour... Location:
Glen Arbor, Michigan Dates:
May 09 - 11 Tuition:
$669.00 per person (Based on double-occupancy and includes tuition, lodging and all meals) / $50.00 non-refundable deposit required to pre-register
'Timber Country Spring' Photo Tour Weekend
A Vision Quest tour... Location:
Tawas, Michigan Dates:
June 13 - 15 Tuition:
$669.00 per person (Based on double-occupancy and includes tuition, lodging and all meals) / $50.00 non-refundable deposit required to pre-register
'Copper Country Color' Photo Tour Spectacular
An Intimate Viewpoints tour... Location:
Baraga, Michigan Dates:
September 28 - October 03 Tuition:
$1,599.00 per person (based on double-occupancy room rate or $1,899.00 per person based on single occupancy room rate) / $50.00 non-refundable deposit required to pre-register
• Non-photographing spouses or partners are welcome at a special discount rate.
• 2008 GLPT Alumni receive a $50.00 discount.
• All registrants receive a $50.00 discount for each additional participant they sign-up for the tour.
Complete tour package includes: Tuition, lodging, breakfasts and lunches (dinners selected from various restaurants along the tour route as we "chase the light" and are not included in the tour package).
This is the ultimate Great Lakes Photo Tour! 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!
The Homestead Resort's 'Autumn Dunes' Photo Tour Weekend
A Vision Quest tour... Location:
Glen Arbor, Michigan Dates:
October 17 - 19 Tuition:
$669.00 per person (based on double-occupancy room rate or $773.00 per person based on single occupancy room rate) / $50.00 non-refundable deposit required to pre-register
• Non-photographing spouses or partners are welcome at a special discount rate.
• 2008 GLPT Alumni receive a $50.00 discount.
• All registrants receive a $50.00 discount for each additional person they sign-up for the tour.
Complete tour package includes: Tuition, 2-nights comfortable lodging, 2-continental breakfasts, 2-deliscious lunches and 2-gourmet dinners.
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 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 that participants come back to experience again and again!
Photographing Nature 101 'Autumn Colors' One-Day Excursion
A Grand View tour... Location:
Grand Ledge, Michigan Dates:
October 24 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Tuition:
$65.00 per person / $10.00 non-refundable deposit required to pre-register
• 2008 GLPT Alumni receive a special $10.00 discount
• All registrants receive a $10.00 discount for each additional participant they sign-up for the excursion.
For beginners and advanced amateurs alike, this special one-day excursion combines excellent classroom instruction with an informative 'in-the-field' photography session. Beautiful autumn scenery along the Grand River offers exciting landscape and close-up opportunities that will capture every photographer's eye. An emphasis on 'What makes a good photograph' will be the theme for the day. All participants can benefit and improve their photography skills learning from the professional photography team of Mark S. Carlson and Bob Grzesiak during this very educational Great Lakes Photo Tours One-Day Excursion.
Photographing Nature 101 'Autumn Colors' One-Day Excursion
A Grand View tour... Location:
Haslett, Michigan Dates:
October 25 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Tuition:
$65.00 per person / $10.00 non-refundable deposit required to pre-register
• 2008 GLPT Alumni receive a special $10.00 discount
• All registrants receive a $10.00 discount for each additional participant they sign-up for the excursion.
For beginners and advanced amateurs alike, this special one-day excursion combines excellent classroom instruction with an informative 'in-the-field' photography session. Beautiful autumn scenery offers exciting landscape and close-up opportunities to capture any photographer's eye. An emphasis on 'How to compose your subject' will be the theme for the day. All participants benefit from and improve their photography skills learning from the professional photography team of Mark S. Carlson and Bob Grzesiak during this very educational Great Lakes Photo Tours One-Day Excursion.
To pre-register, please contact: The Michigan Wildflower Farm (www.michiganwildflowerfarm.com) at: wildflowers@voyager.net