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Photography tour and workshop introduction

TRAVEL IMAGES specializes in photo tours and workshops, and is synonymous with photo travel, guided photography tours, photography vacations and holidays, or whatever you wish to call what I do! If you prefer smaller groups of up to 8, would enjoy more time and attention, and return home as a better photographer, I hope you'll consider a photography tour with Travel Images. I'm John Baker a British Photographer based in Boise, Idaho . . . continued here

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 Photo tour and photography workshop quick find
    
        PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS / WORKSHOPS
   Search by date: 2009  |  2010

        PHOTO WORKSHOPS / TOURS INCLUDE

   The United States, Canada, England, Ireland, Wales,
Scotland,
France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, New Zealand,
Tasmania,
Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Patagonia and more
     
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   New photo tour and photography workshops
New photography tours/workshops! . . .
  My Glacier National Park trip takes place in mid-August followed in late August by a long overdue photography workshop in my home state of Idaho.
  In early September
I've reintroduced Nova Scotia, then in late November of 2009 my first photography tour of Tasmania will take place right before the New Zealand Spring 1 trip. Why not combine both into one trip across the Pacific?
   In January/February 2010, Patagonia will follow the Galapagos Islands and Machu Picchu photo tours. While in South America why not consider doing two of these trips back to back?
  In June of 2010 my first photography tour of Paris will get under way, followed by Normandy, Brittany and the Loire.
  Those are the new photography tours and workshops. The full calendar of workshops and tours is here.
Photo tour and photography workshop update   

   PACIFIC NORTHWEST

  This photography tour/workshop gets under way on July 17th and includes the very photogenic spots of Mount Hood, Crater Lake, the Oregon coast, the Hoh rain forest, Olympic National Park, Seattle, Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens.
  Pacific Northwest brochure 
  Pacific Northwest photo gallery

Photo tour and photography workshop update   

   CANADIAN ROCKIES

  Getting under way in Calgary, Alberta on August the 4th, this photography tour/workshop includes Banff, Yoho, and Jasper National Parks, plus wildflowers and wildlife.
  Canadian Rockies brochure 
  Canadian Rockies photo gallery

Photo tour and photography workshop
Discounts for repeat clients, referrals and so on . . .
  All previous clients can take $100 to $200 off their trip cost. Go here.
  For 'non-photo' folk discounts traveling with you, go here
  For early registration discounts go here

  For new client referral discounts go here

The abolishment, almost, of small group supplements
  With some groups likely to be smaller than usual this year I have re-structured the small group supplement scale.
The supplements are now only applicable to groups of 3 or less, so in a majority of cases the price you see on the brochure page is the price you pay. Of course, single room supplements still apply.
  Supplements for groups of 2 or less will be negotiable.
  These changes will enable me to confirm that your trip is a go sooner than later, and details are at the bottom of each destination itinerary

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Updated Photo galleries
  A large number of photo galleries have been updated in recent weeks including Canadian Rockies, Pacific Northwest, Tasmania, Glacier National Park, Nova Scotia, Cinque Terre, Italy, Tuscany, Italy, Venice, Italy, Provence, France, Vermont, Yellowstone and Tetons autumn, Red Rock Country, Idaho, Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Galapagos Islands, Machu Picchu, London and 'It's You!' a selection of images of clients on my trips. Go here for the full list.

Photography tour/workshop calendar
  For complete photography tour dates and costs for 2009 and 2010 see the photography tour and workshop list.

    Photo tour and photography workshop preparedness
   Getting ready for a photo workshop or tour? Read my 'Photography Preparedness' recommendations here.
Photo tour and photography workshop galleries
   Photo Gallery index.
Photo tour and photography workshop contact information
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Utah east, Colorado west photo workshops, tours

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. . or once in a while the day, as I will occasionally post images just hours after they are taken on a trip.

A Canadian Rockies image from Banff National Park.

This is the Valley Of The Ten Peaks with Panorama Ridge prominent in this shot. The foreground is colorful Fireweed.

For details of the 2009 Canadian Rockies trip go here.

For more images that are typical of the Canadian Rockies photography workshop / tour go here.

Previous 'Pictures of the Week'  |  For more pictures from my photography tours go to Photo Galleries

Images on TravelImages.com, including the graphics, are from Travel Images' photo tours and are © John Baker Photographer LLC

 

Travel Images photography tour introduction

TRAVEL IMAGES specializes in photo tours and workshops, and is synonymous with photo travel, guided photography tours, photography vacations and holidays, or whatever you wish to call what I do! If you prefer smaller groups of up to 8, would enjoy more time and attention, and return home as a better photographer, I hope you'll consider a photography tour with Travel Images. I'm John Baker a British Photographer based in Boise, Idaho, and Photographer/Leader of Travel Images specializing in small-group photo tours.

Pacific Northwest photography tour
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
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Photography tour of London, England
LONDON, ENGLAND
PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
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Ireland photo tour, workshop

MY PRIORITY IS YOU
In a nutshell, my goal is to place clients in enriching photographic situations whereby the 'classroom' is the location, and to get you there at the right time and light for highest quality photographs of the world's best landscapes, natural history subjects, and accessible wildlife. If you don't return home a better photographer then I will have failed!
Along the way participants enjoy cultural experiences, are taught to 'see' new photo subjects and experiment with rarely used techniques, plus each is given photography guidance and tuition in a very practical and relaxing manner.

GROUP SIZES and CUSTOMIZATION
Except for the Galápagos Islands trip, the group maximum is 7 or 8, and my photo-clients seem to like it that way as per the client responses link, and below. I customize trips for individuals and Camera Club groups, and can adjust trip dates by a few days to accommodate special requests if asked early enough.

DETAILS, DETAILS and the QUALITY of LIGHT
To make your trip memorable it's important that I pay attention to detail when planning and running my photo tours. I give practical photography guidance throughout the trip, and get the group to the right places when the light is at its best, which is early and late of course.

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I'VE GOT ANSWERS
If you have questions regarding Travel Images you'll find answers either below under the link A Few Pointers, or on the Questions and Answers page.  There is a search option, or you can also use the links at the top and bottom of each page you visit to access the information you're looking for. You can also search the list of photo tours by date.
If you have a photography or photo travel question, you can
e-mail me directly. Calling 1-800-325-8320 is another option!

PHOTO TOURS/WORKSHOPS
To peruse my scheduled photography tour list, go here.

DIGITAL HAS COME OF AGE
Among the many questions I'm asked is do I cater to digital photographers? Well, wherever I am in the world clients have the use of an on-board screen, burn back-up DVD's for those that want them, and have recovery software should someone should experience a 'disaster'. If time permits, or if there is some inclement weather, I conduct Adobe PhotoShop sessions using an LCD projector or laptop. In any event, the rudiments of photography, i.e. exposure, composition, and so on have not changed, and photography is still, well, erm, photography, so film users will still learn and experience as much as digital camera users.

ABOUT JOHN BAKER and TRAVEL IMAGES
Lastly, the Tour Leader link will lead you to details regarding myself as I lead all the photo trips, and you'll probably want to know as much as possible about me before signing up. You'll find my photographic work all over the site, embedded in the graphics, and on the photo gallery pages.

The remainder of this page contains overviews of particular aspects of my photo tours, but for more details please follow any of the links.

If after exploring TravelImages.com some of your questions are still unanswered, please e-mail me or call 1-800-325-8320.

Warmest regards and thanks,

John Baker, Photographer/Leader

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A few pointers about Travel Images' photography workshops

CUSTOMIZED PHOTO TOURS

Can I help your photo travel 'dreams' come true?

Would you like a personalized trip with a few friends or with your Camera Club or Photographic Society ? 

Let me know where you want to go and I'll customize an itinerary along with a trip fee that won't cost more than a comparable scheduled Travel Images photo trip if there are at least 4 of you.

 


EUROPEAN ALPS
PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
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IT'S REALLY ABOUT YOU
and YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY

I consider it part of my job to take a personal interest in you, and help with not only your photographic goals, but to be aware of any other needs you may have. Health is one item that springs to mind, and is very important on days of consecutive early and late photography.

 

Brown Bear, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies © John Baker
CANADIAN ROCKIES
PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
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IN NEED OF A PHOTO PRESENTATION?

'Visual Journeys’ are a multi-faceted, ‘dreamy’ set of multi-image programs photographed and produced by myself, and represent what I believe to be the detail and artistry that that goes into each Travel Images trip

For more details click on Camera Clubs

 

Teardrop Arch, Monument Valley © John Baker
RED ROCK COUNTRY
PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
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SO WHERE
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO?

Go to photo tour and workshop calendar for up to a two year schedule of photography tours.

Once there, follow the destination links for trip cost and more relevant details.

I also customize photo trips by request.

 


IRELAND
PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
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  CLIENT RESPONSE

"Excellent. I was relieved to find a warm and friendly guide! At the same time, it is necessary for the guide to maintain control and not have 7 people trying to go off in 7 different directions to fulfill different preferences. Having a fairly detailed itinerary was useful in that sense because the guide could point out that people had come along to do that itinerary (within reason) and therefore he couldn't just throw things out if someone wanted to do something different. He was certainly very accommodating in trying to help people follow their preferences as long as it didn't interfere with the group's [photography] agenda. In evaluating the guide's interaction with group members, I was struck by his recognition [consciously or intuitively]  that people had different psychological or emotional needs and his willingness to try to meet them as well as the more obvious photographic or physical needs."

Judith Ewell, Williamsburg, VA

 


VERMONT PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
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CLIENT RESPONSE

“All I can think about is how fast we can save up the money to take off with you again. From beginning to end it was the most fun we’ve ever had! I swear John Baker travel is more addictive than any pill!

This was our ‘dream of a lifetime’ and I was worried it would be anticlimactic after the years of imagining it. But you delivered up our dreams and I can’t find words adequate enough to tell you what it meant to us.”

Eric and Judy Giberson
Hemet, California

More Client responses


SCOTLAND
PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
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NEED MORE ANSWERS?

. . . go to questions and answers where you’ll find comprehensive Travel Images information. Also take a look at the client responses, tour leader links.
Then there is a newspaper article written about one of my Pacific Northwest trips in the Sunday News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware at
'What The Paper Said' .
Also see
what Frommers had to say about Travel Images here.

 

SMALL or LARGE GROUPS?

Large groups and photographic opportunities just don’t mix very well, and since Travel Images' establishment in 1991, the group size has never gone beyond 9 photo travelers.

Small group advantages are many and include more hands-on attention, quick exit from the van, and minimal waiting for the optimal camera angle.

 

England photo tour © John Baker

   

PHOTO TRAVELERS
or TOURISTS?

Let's face it, once we hit the road I reluctantly accept that we become 'tourists', but my by-word for Travel Images photography tours is 'Don't Just Travel, Touch.'

This is because I lead my groups in a not-in-a-hurry fashion to the best out-of-the-way locations whenever possible> This is where we're more likely to meet and photograph the people and places that make for the richest cultural experiences.

 

Yellow-eyed Penquin: Strict copyright John T. Baker Photographer LLC
NEW ZEALAND
PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
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WHAT CAMERA?

It is not uncommon to find people with very different photographic interests sharing the same trip, but regardless of what format you shoot, i.e., 35 mm, medium format, 4x5, stereo, digital or video etcetera, everybody gets the same time and attention. In fact, the mixing of photographic interests invariably broadens the perspective of the other trip participants.

 

Bull Elk, Jasper National Park, Canadian Rockies  © John Baker
CANADIAN ROCKIES
PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
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DO PICTURES TELL STORIES?

Well, erm, yes !  To see more images from my trips, you'll find them on the photo gallery pages, incorporated into the web-site graphics, and randomly scattered around the pages on this site. There is also 'Picture of the Week' here.
I hope they give you a true insight into the type of  images you’ll capture should you decide to trust your photo travel to Travel Images.

 

Photography tour teaching

ABOUT THE GUIDANCE BIT
  I compile a digital slide show at the start of each trip to give you some ideas on how to approach some of the trip subjects whether it be a flower, castle or wildlife and so on.
  Whenever we stop in the van I make collective suggestions in regard to composition, lens, shutter, aperture etcetera, then 'let you loose' to step out and make your own interpretations. I'll be nearby or at the van should you need further inspiration or have a question.
  Of course, all my groups enter into conversations in regard to equipment and/or photography techniques at meals or when traveling, and those are good times to ask some additional questions.
  Sporadically throughout each trip I go one-on-one with each client individually to make sure that all their needs are being met, and offer further help. You can also request assistance at any time, so don't be shy!
  Assistance is offered in a casual, friendly, practical 'non-classroom' manner.
 I invite clients to bring along images for one-on-one critiques with myself, or sharing with the group. A laptop is ideal for this or you may place your images on a DVD or USB drive as I always have a laptop on hand. I suggest that these critiquing sessions take place early in any given trip so as to glean the most benefit.
  I like to be as helpful as I can because it's very important to me that you get the best out of every photo opportunity that arises on each trip.

FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHICALLY ADEPT
If you just want to be taken to the best spots at the right time to 'do your own thing' without being 'mothered' by me, that's not a problem either as I will be nearby chatting with someone in the group, or in the vicinity of the van watching over client equipment or cleaning windows etcetera! Basically though, I'll still offer up suggestions and be available whenever you need me.

HOW YOU'LL BENEFIT
Literally 'seeing' an image in your minds-eye is the first step to a great image. So, when guiding, nurturing, encouraging and hopefully inspiring you, I start by making verbal suggestions which I hope will lead to your own ideas that manifest as great images. As the situation warrants or via a request at any time of the trip, I will also use an LCD monitor or tripod set-up to put forward some ideas and suggestions. Via these 'tools' I'm able to immediately convey various suggestions in regard to a particular idea or composition that I'd like you to consider. Obviously, I'm unable to convey in just a few words everything you'll learn during a trip as there will usually be a different technique or idea attached to every new subject. So, after you've 'seen' the image, I'll guide you on the technical side too so that you can accomplish all of your photographic goals.

ALL THIS AND MORE
I'm there to carry your tripod, fetch a filter or lens from the van, remove distractions from within your composition and answer as many questions as you'd like to ask. And more of course.

DISLIKE PHOTO SNOBBERY?!
Yes, me too! You are probably justifiably wary of 'camera snob' types, but you'll find that I photographically guide in a very practical manner and don't consider myself 'superior' to anyone else. I absolutely love nothing more than passing on what I have learnt over the years and guiding clients to better images throughout each day. Everyone is considered an equal, be they a beginner, intermediate or 'mature' photographically speaking, and regardless of whatever equipment they use.

  Photo Insights
  Photography Tips

Vermont, New England autumn - fall color
VERMONT AUTUMN
PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
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European Alps photography tour
EUROPEAN ALPS
PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
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Travel Images:  It's about the quality of light on our photo tours

THE LIGHT
Leading photo tours means striking the right balance in all situations, but one aspect needs no second thoughts, as getting out early and being out late for the best light is most important. Midday needn't be 'dead' photographically as one can concentrate on close-ups or take advantage of the light created by a changing weather pattern and so on.


EARLY STARTS
Early starts aren't 'compulsory' but I do encourage my clients to take advantage of some of the best light of the day. For most clients it's a one-time-visit situation, and the effort is invariably worthwhile.

DOWN TIME
Except on 'travel days' when we're on the move, we'll take a few hours off in an effort to stay fresh. Sometimes just stopping in a photogenic stop for around a half an hour gives those who need 'forty winks' a chance to re-charge their energy levels while the others can take pictures.

Cannon Beach, Oregon: Strict copyright John T. Baker Photographer LLC
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
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It's all about the client on Travel Images photography tours

My ultimate goal for each client on each and every photo tour is the quest of providing 'quality subjects in quality light', with the target of helping everyone return home with many, many memorable images. Also to be armed with much more photographic knowledge, and have enjoyed a colorful variety of travel experiences.

But, because not every photo stop is blessed with great light during a trip, I'll be right there and guide you in seeing and creating quality images from ‘average' lighting situations too.

  Photography Guidance
  Photography Tips
  Photo Insights

Warmly,

John Baker, Photographer / Leader

Galapagos Islands photography tour, Ecuador
GALÁPAGOS + CLOUD FOREST
PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
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