Spring Digital Photo Workshop Slated for Big Bend Ranch

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Spring Digital Photo Workshop Slated for Big Bend Ranch

PRESIDIO, Texas  — Photo buffs still struggling to master their digital cameras and photo editing software can improve their abilities at the spring digital photo workshop April 25-27 at Big Bend Ranch State Park in deep West Texas.

Workshop participants will journey to different scenic spots on the sprawling ranch to shoot photos of mountain vistas, desert water features and blooming Chihuahua Desert flora, abundant wildlife and the occasional longhorn.

Conducting the workshop is Jim Carr, a retired commercial photographer, who provides hands-on instruction on how to capture the best images and edit them on a computer. Carr has been conducting trail rides and photo workshops at the scenic 300,000-acre state park and working cattle ranch for more than 17 years. He says instruction is geared toward beginning and intermediate digital photo enthusiasts.

Workshop participants will learn how to properly light and compose a picture, and what to do with pictures after they’ve been taken, according to Carr. Instruction will touch on digital photo storage and organization, as well as how to delete, edit and resize the image for e-mailing, printing or posting on a Web site.

The $400 workshop cost includes meals, lodging, all park fees and transportation in connection with the on-site workshop.  Workshop participants will meet at Fort Leaton State Historic Site in Presidio and be transported to Big Bend Ranch.

Participants meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 25, at Fort Leaton State Historic Site three miles east of Presidio on FM 170.  The group will proceed to Sauceda, the ranch headquarters, to unpack and have a light lunch before heading out to take pictures. On both Friday and Saturday evenings after dinner, participants will assemble to look at the day’s work and learn ways to correct image problems.

Sunday morning is reserved for a discussion about what to do with the hundreds of photos that have been taken.  After lunch on Sunday, participants are free to take photos on their own anywhere on the ranch before heading home.

To register for the workshop, call Big Bend Ranch State Park at (432) 229-3416.  For additional information about the workshops, call Carr at (281) 486-8070 or send an e-mail to jcpic@sbcglobal.net.

Anybody know Jim Carr?

[SA Bill]

Don't know him but here's his web site...I think.
 
http://www.jimcphotos.com/

Bill

[RichardM]

I tried emailing him a year or two ago inviting him to join BBC.  No response.  Based on his phone number he's in my neighborhood.

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I found the following information on the web:

Veteran Photographer, Jim Carr started teaching Film Camera
Workshops at the Big Bend Ranch State park in 1982 for the
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Carr specializes in both
beginner and intermediate skill levels, looking to capture some of
Texas' top scenery in Big Bend Ranch near Presidio. The
Houstonian switched to Digital Camera workshops in 2005 due
to the technological demand. Most of Jim's free lance
underwater work has gone to stock agencies. They have been
used numerous times for calendars and advertisements. Jim is
also known for his limited edition Landscape prints which he
sells. Jim is a graduate of Brooks Institute for Underwater
Photography and the Maine School of Photography in Large
Format View Camera and Black and White printing classes. In
2004 Jim completed coursework from Houston Community
College in Photoshop, ImageReady and Illustrator Classes. He is
a member of the National Association of Photoshop
Professionals.

[badknees]

I tried emailing him a year or two ago inviting him to join BBC.  No response.  Based on his phone number he's in my neighborhood.

You're right. He lives between Pineloch and CLCB just N. of El Camino

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I contacted Mr Carr about the workshop and the possibility of wildflowers during the workshop ...

Hi,

There has been enough rain this past winter for a good crop of spring flowers.
Due to the changes in elevation on the ranch, almost all of the flowers native
to this area  are blooming somewhere on the property in the spring time. The
only possible exception would be blue bonnets as they bloom early mainly at
lower elevations. All the cactus flowers, ,that include Octillo, Claret cups,
Strawberry and various Prickly Pear. will be in bloom somewhere on the ranch
thru May. We survey the area to find the best spots just before the workshop
starts.

If you have any more questions, let me know.

Thanks,
Jim