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Photographic Workshops

Regret there are no Botswana Photographic Workshops planned for 2010
You will automatically be re- directed to a Zimbabwe Photographic Workshop

Photography and Digital Imaging Workshops in Botswana and Zambia

Combining a fantastic opportunity to learn digital photography in wilderness areas such as Botswana and Zambia with the professional team of Roger and Pat de la Harpe.

lilac breasted roller Whether you are a beginner or experienced photographer - the workshops are designed to show you the how, when and where to get that perfect wildlife shot.

Learn about composition and how to prepare images for printing.

Early mornings, late afternoons and early evenings will be spent in the field capturing images. Back at base time will be spent on evaluating the field sessions.

At the end of the workshop written notes will be handed out.

But its not all work and no play. There will be time to enjoy the sights and sounds of Chobe national park, or Mala Mala close to south Africa's kruger Park.

Workshop Locations: these have been carefully chosen to provide the best in terms of the opportunities offered to capture Africa's wildlife as well as scenic photography.

Destinations:
Lower zambezi national park - Zambia
Elephants Crossing Chobe National Park - Botswana

Group Sizes: catering for small groups or individual photographers

Roger & Pat de la Harpe: are household names when it comes to wildlife and travel photography. Tap into and get real benefits from their more than 25 years of professional experience.

Roger and Pat's work can be found in 18 coffee table books. They have written and photographed hundreds of photo features for top South African travel and wildlife magazines as well as contributing images to magazines and books around the world.

Equipment required is as follows:

A SLR Digital Camera preferably with removable lenses (a fixed lens camera will work but will limit what we can do to a certain degree). An advanced point and shoot camera will be fine for beginners, but it should have a fairly long lens, as we will be doing wildlife photography (e.g. Canon G6, G7 or S3, Nikon P3, P4 or something similar)
Zoom lenses – the selection is broad but at least 2 zoom lenses are recommended, one wide angle and one medium to long telephoto, which should preferably have some form of image stabilization.
A flashgun.
A sturdy tripod.
A laptop computer with either Photoshop or Photoshop Elements loaded on to it. This is essential. Instruction will be in Photoshop Elements 5. It is recommended that you have some form of backup medium - DVD's or a portable hard drive.
A memory card reader or computer cables to connect your camera to your laptop.
The charger for your camera/s.
Memory Card/s.
The manual(s) for your camera(s).

Roger and Pat de la Harpe.

Roger and Pat De La Harpe From their base in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, South Africa, freelance
photographers and writers, Roger and Pat de la Harpe, have over the years made
frequent excursions into various regions of the African continent.

They share a passion for natural history, wild places and different cultures and their work on these subjects has featured in numerous publications around the world, most notably BBC Wildlife, Geo and National Geographic.

Previously employed as a ranger and photographer by the Natal Parks Board (now Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife), Roger turned professional in 1997 and has never looked back.

Roger and Pat undertake brochure photography for lodges and guest houses and their work to date has included such establishments as MalaMala, Mashatu, Tuli Safari Lodge, Nitani, Isibindi Lodge, Thonga Beach Lodge and Baines’ River Camp.

Sunset Scene They also do photographic workshops, which have proved extremely popular in their hometown of Howick in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, Ndumo Game Reserve in Northern KwaZulu Natal, on the banks of the Zambezi River at Baines’ River Camp in Zambia and now also, in conjunction with Peter and Salome Comley of Safari and Guide Services, in the world famous Chobe National Park in Botswana.

Apart from Africa Imagery, Roger and Pat own and manage Africa In Prints, a company that sells limited edition art prints. With an eye on current decorating trends they have carefully selected some 335 of their images, which have the aesthetics and mood to enhance any home or business.

Individually signed, the prints are of a high quality, are sought after and exclusive. The range, which encompasses African wildlife, scenery and culture, includes several suggested collections that are sure to appeal. www.africaimagery.com and www.africainprints.com