2011 Star Island Digital Photo Workshop
July 30th - August 6th

Spend a week on beautiful Star Island with longtime Isles of Shoals photographer Peter E. Randall who instructs this weeklong workshop. This is a unique opportunity to enhance your photographic skills, to learn how to get the most out of your digital camera, to enhance your portfolio of images, and to become a better photographer. This is a small conference so it offers participants plenty of opportunity for personal attention.

During the week each participant will work on daily assignments as well as on a weeklong project. We will critique images daily and discuss how to improve each photograph so that it fully represents the photographer’s vision. We will use a quality inkjet printer so that by the end of the week we can have our own exhibit of images.

Each participant should be familiar with his or her camera and should have some experience with photography. To get the best benefit from the workshop plan to have a laptop computer, and also bring a card reader, extra SH or Compact Flash cards, depending on what your camera uses, a tripod, and other equipment you would normally use. You should also bring a small flash drive and a few blank CDs or DVDs so that you can backup your work. You will also need a software program to edit your images. Inexpensive programs include Photoshop Elements and Apple Aperture, which is for Mac computers and can be downloaded from the Apple store. While this is not a workshop to learn these software programs, we can help you get started.

For this seven-day conference, we will leave Portsmouth at 2:25 PM on Saturday, July 30 and return on the following Saturday, arriving in Portsmouth at 9:45 AM.

About Star Island - Located 6 miles off the New Hampshire coast, Star Island is home to the Star Island conference center, which offers a wide variety of programs throughout the summer season. The surrounding marine environment is complemented by distinctive architecture including the 19th century Oceanic Hotel. Shared baths are down the hall, there is no television, and hearty meals are served family style. For more information about Star Island and directions to Portsmouth visit the Star Island website.

To register for the conference please download the Registration Form. Send the form and a deposit for $375 (includes $225 registration fee and $150 board and room deposit) made out to Registrar and Chair Peter E. Randall, 377 Goodwin Rd., Eliot, Maine 03903. For more information .

Room and board fees include the cost of the ferry from Portsmouth, but not parking ($10 per day). The balance due is payable on the island and can be paid in cash, check, or credit card.

Seven-night conference: Triple $772, double $815, single $1040, motel double $913, motel single $1420. Motel units have two twin beds, sink, and toilet. Other rooms have shared bathrooms.

Note: if you are returning to Star Island and bring a new friend you will each receive 10% off room and board. Details: Bring a Friend.