Foto Verde Digital Photography Workshops

A perfect starting point for your Foto Verde photo journey through Costa Rica or for your own independent travel, our one or two-day workshops will help you to improve the images that you capture throughout your travels in Costa Rica and for years to come! Workshops take place at the home studio of professional nature photographer Gregory Basco of Deep Green Photography, located in the tranquil highlands near the small dairy farming town of Zarcero. This will be an information-packed but fun-filled experience hosted in a relaxed family atmosphere.

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Who Should Sign Up
Our workshops can be tailored to all levels, including beginning photographers, casual amateurs, serious hobbyists, and aspiring professionals. Whether you are a beginner and want to improve your vacation photos or you are aiming to become a professional photographer, Foto Verde workshops are for you.

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Recommended Equipment
Our workshops are designed for photographers with a digital SLR camera with interchangeable lenses (e.g., the Canon Digital Rebel, 10D, 20D, 30D, 5D, 1Ds, etc.; Nikon D70, D100, D200, D2x, etc.; Pentax *stD series). These cameras give photographers efficient and flexible control over camera functions. Nonetheless, if you have a non-SLR digital camera, there are also a number of concepts and techniques both in camera and on the computer that will help you to improve your photos by leaps and bounds. Suggested lenses or adapters for your Foto Verde workshop (and for your Costa Rica travels in general) include a wide-angle or wide-angle zoom, a macro or mid-range zoom or fixed lens with closeup filters, and a telephoto or telephoto zoom. An external flash is also very helpful and will allow you to produce more interesting lighting under conditions where natural light is unflattering or unexciting. A tripod will help you to obtain sharper pictures and to improve your composition.

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What You Will Learn
Topics covered include the following:

how your camera works · exposure · color ·
composition · depth of field · light · flash · panoramics

We will put these concepts to use in our hands-on learning sessions in Greg’s home studio (where we can use studio lights and see our work on the computer) and out in the field taking pictures of sunsets, birds such as tanagers and hummingbirds, tropical flowers, and local culture and agriculture.

Workshops also can be tailored to the interests and needs of the participants. Specialty topics include, but are not limited to, advanced camera features, macro photography, mastering fill-flash, and converting and processing your photos in the computer to produce fantastic final images for the web or as fine art prints.

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Where You Will Learn
Zarcero, with its friendly people, cool climate, and pastoral landscapes, is known as one of the best places to live in Costa Rica. Zarcero offers the following advantages as your workshop site:

• Only 1 hour from the airport and the capital city
  
• Only 25 minutes from the Pan-American highway leading to popular destinations such as the Pacific beaches of Puntarenas and Guanacaste and the famed cloud forests of Monteverde
  
• Directly en route to the La Fortuna/Arenal volcano area
  
• Cool mountain air makes for a comfortable work setting, allowing you to concentrate on your photos.
  
• Close to attractions such as the La Paz Waterfall Gardens, the Poas volcano, and Sarchi, the craft and artisanry center of Costa Rica
  
• Lodging is available at the affordable and charming Don Beto Bed & Breakfast, located right next to Zarcero’s famed church and town square. The Don Beto offers free breakfast and Internet service for guests.
  
• There are nice restaurants within walking distance of the Don Beto for your evening meal and other options within a few minutes drive. Foto Verde will be happy to coordinate your dinner arrangements.

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