My 2010 and 2011 schedule

I started jotting down my 2010 and 2011 schedule for my workshops and other travel obligations, and the next 2 years are going to be atrociously exciting. Here is a quick summary:

February 25 - March 9, 2010 = Tanzania photo safari (sold out)

March 6 - 19, 2010 = Tanzania photo safari (a few spots left)

April 28 - May 2, 2010 = Arches and Canyonlands workshop (spots available, but not many)

May 15-23, 2010 = Galapagos islands workshop (sold out)

July 21-August 1, 2010 = Botswana photo safari (sold out)

August 3-12, 2010 = African Wildlife Photography Boot Camp (sold out)

October 2011 = private trip to Ethiopia (tentative)

February 20 - March 4, 2011 = Tanzania photo safari (open for booking. Please inquire)

July 4-12, 2011 = Botswana photo safari (open for booking. Details will be posted shortly)

July 12-21, 2011 = Botswana photo safari (open for booking. Details will be posted shortly)

September 2011 (dates not set yet) = Rwanda's mountain gorillas and Kenya's Masai Mara (planning stages right now)

November/December 2011 = Antarctica on a private charter with friends Seth Resnick and John Paul Caponigro. (planning stages right now. Please inquire to be put on a notification list.

Wow. Looks like my next 24 months are going to be crazy. Crazy. Crazy. And this is only my schedule. I also have safaris and workshops that are being led by other people.

My printing studio

I have around 1,000 square feet of office / studio space near my house, and I have turned the entry room of the space into my large format printer and roll paper storage space. Since the rest of my space isn’t clean at the moment, here are just a few images of the entry space.

On one wall I have my Epson 9890” wide format printer, on another wall I have my Canon iPF8300 44” wide format printer, and on another wall I have a custom made rack which can accommodate up to 13 rolls of paper.

The room is lit only by track lighting, all supplied by Solux. All of the bulbs are their 3500 degree Kelvin wide flood models.

Two printers and the paper rack on the right hand side.

Custom roll paper rack

My custom rack (which needs to be painted) can accommodate up to 13 rolls of paper, up to 44 inches wide. I use 1 1/4 PVC pipes that are cut in 5 foot lengths to hold each roll. I can easily grab a roll and load it onto either of the printers. If I only had one wide format printer, I would give some thought to buy a bunch of that model’s spindle, but that cost can quickly add up. Both of these printers are hooked up over ethernet, and I can just print away from the other room. If I have a big print job that requires a ton of interaction with a printer, I just roll a printer into the other room where I can monitor the printer closely from my desk.

I also have an Epson Pro 3880, a Canon iPF5100, a Canon Pro 9000 II and a Canon Pro 9500 II in my main work room. I will post photos of the other room when I get it nice and cleaned up.

If you are interested in creating better photographic prints, I am now offering private full-day mentoring sessions at my printing studio. This is an opportunity for you and I to work side by side to create beautiful prints from your own digital files. We can work on whatever you wish to work on, from digital capture to Lightroom workflow to digital output. The world is your oyster, and I am here to assist. Typical items that are usually covered:

• Color management
• Lightroom processing and workflow
• Soft proofing
• Black and white printing
• What to look for in a good print
• Paper choices
• Print sharpening
• Upsizing files for large format output
• Editing images for a portfolio
• Mat cutting and presentation ideas

These sessions are very informal, and are designed around getting information to you that is relative to your goals.

You can read more about these sessions here.