ST AUGUSTINE BEACH – SPOONBILL PHOTO ACADEMY
Join us for this spring to capture the beauty of the spoonbills at our Guy Harvey Outpost – Spoonbill Academy with professional and award-winning photographer Ron Modra. Ron will be your guide as you will receive his professional instruction, tips, and techniques on creating professional quality images and achieve that award winning shot of the spoonbill. Each day you will travel to the St Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park to photograph numerous species of wild birds in their rookery which is at it highest level of activity from March – June. Ron will be focusing on the spoonbill but you will have an opportunity to photography several wild birds nesting including native herons, egrets, and wood storks who roost and raise their young. Sign up for your academies today as space is limited!
CLASS: Outpost Photo Academy – Spoonbill Academy
INSTRUCTOR: Ron Modra
DATES: May 7-12
CLASS SIZE: 12 Maximum
DAILY ACADEMY: $200 / Academy
Academy includes a full day of photography with a Morning Session, Editing Session and Evening Session. Price of the park entry is not included. Photographers need to purchase the Photographer Pass in advance for the St Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park.
SPOONBILL SHUTTERBUG SPECIAL:
Purchase 2 or more days and your entry to the St Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park is included!
PHOTOGRAPHER PASS TO PARK:
Photographers who purchase the photo pass will enjoy the benefits of extended hours to the St Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park rookery during the bird breeding season. An annual photo pass is $129.95 and a 2 day photo pass is $84.95.
Morning Session
7:30 – 10:30 am
Early bird gets the worm with the morning session. We will take the shuttle from the Guy Harvey Resort at 7:30am to the St Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park. With the Photographer Pass we will be able to enter the park early at 8:00 am, which is ideal for the best light during the day. The rookery will be alive with wild birds, alligators and more to photograph.
Editing Session
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Shooting the photo is only half the fun. Now learn from a pro on how to edit, critique and what to do next time you have an opportunity in the same setting. During the editing session you will get to show off your work and learn tips from Ron on how to edit, but also tips on what to do for the afternoon session.
Afternoon / Evening Session
4:30 – 6:30 pm
It’s time to put your new techniques to work. For the afternoon session you will take the shuttle from the Guy Harvey Resort at 4:30 pm to the St Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park as we will need to enter the park at 5:00 pm sharp. With the photographer pass you will be able stay later after the park closes. In the evening the wild birds are abundant and an excellent opportunity to capture the sun set on the rookery and all the evening activity.
Ronald C. Modra was a staff and contract photographer at Sports Illustrated for 25 years with 70 magazine covers to his credit and countless images you’d almost certainly recognize, capturing his unique bond with players forged though his love of sports, especially baseball. Several of his photographs appear in Sports Illustrated’s 40 Best of All Time and The Century’s Best Sports Photos. He is also a two-time winner of the Baseball Hall of Fame’s “Photo of the Year” award and has authored two books on the game – “Reflections of the Game” and “A Baseball Life”—each showcases his best images from a spectacular career. Of late, from his home in Nashville, Ron has enjoyed shooting album covers for country music artists. As he says, “Singers are all pretty good looking – it’s hard to screw up when your subject is Martina McBride. When it comes to athletes, hey, we’re not miracle workers!” When not behind a camera, Ron is an avid outdoorsmen and angler, often fishing down in the Florida Keys, Bahamas or other tropical fishing hot spots. He leads both the Galapagos and Cuba adventures for Guy Harvey Resorts Outpost Expeditions.
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