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The NikoniansAcademy is a photography training institution specialized in a small class size environment -typically of 10 to 15 students- to provide high quality personalized photography training in all topics related to modern photography in North America. If you are interested in our European workshops, please visit our European site. Powered by nikonians.org, the largest community of Nikon photographers in the world, the NikoniansAcademy is celebrating its 6th anniversary. Since 2005 our workshops are led by the best instructors who teach on the most advanced topics. We aim to shorten your learning curve and help you to master your camera, your tools, your workflow and your vision. Toward that aim, we also offer field photography travel workshops and photo safaris. Designed as a service to Nikonians community members,
we nevertheless welcome students who may not want to become Nikonians community members.
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Below you can find the latest news. Scrolling further down this page you will find all the current classes offered which still have seats left, or you can use the menu at left to see what is available as of this moment by topic, by city area or by date
The Nikonians Academy keeps on rolling its feature workshops for you (January 21, 2012)Coming up in February, showing only those with available seats: Continue reading "The Nikonians Academy keeps on rolling its feature workshops for you" Nikonians Academy launches 2012 calendar (January 1, 2012)
Continue reading "Nikonians Academy launches 2012 calendar " The Nikonians Academy in January (December 2, 2011)Mike Hagen, Winston C Hall and Steve Simon will be out there in January in Orlando/Kissimee FL, Fort Lauderdale FL, Seattle/Bellevue WA and San Francisco CA, bringing to you our signature workshops, teaching some of our most popular workshops as well as a brand new Lightroom workshop. Don't let this opportunity pass you by. For the itinerary .... Continue reading "The Nikonians Academy in January" The Nikonians Academy in December (November 16, 2011)The Nikonians Academy will be in Boston and in Las Vegas this December, 2011. Continue reading "The Nikonians Academy in December"
COMING UP SOON: By Steve Simon By Michael Mariant By Rick Hulbert By Winston C. Hall
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Moab, UT Photo Adventure
Join us for a photographic adventure in the Four Corners. The Gateway to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks.
Moab attracts photography enthusiasts to the Four Corners Utah area. Located in southeastern Utah along the banks of the Colorado River between soaring red sandstone cliffs, Moab is the gateway to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Dead Horse Point State Park, the Colorado River and the beautiful La Sal Mountains. There are more National Parks, State Parks and other major attractions within a 200-mile radius of Moab than any other location in Utah. And Nikonians Academy is going for a series of workshops and field shooting to both Arches and Canyonlands National Parks....
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| Moab, UT | 07-MAY-2012 | $895 | $1020 |  |
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| Moab, UT | 18-SEP-2012 | $895 | $1020 | |
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Big Sur: From the Coast to the Canyons
Join us for a photo adventure along California's most rugged and beautiful coastline.
Workshop Dates: April 19 - 22, 2012...
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| Big Sur, CA | 19-APR-2012 | $930 | $1030 | |
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Eastern Sierra & The Owens Valley
Come with us to one of the hidden photographer's gems in California
Workshop Dates: Thursday, August 9 to Sunday, August 12, 2012
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| Bishop, CA | 09-AUG-2012 | $895 | $925 | |
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African Photo Safari, Tanzania - November 2012
Join us for the adventure of a lifetime to photograph Africa's amazing wildlife and landscapes. 11/4/12 - 11/15/12.
We'll be photographing the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Tarangire and at private luxury tent camps throughout Northern Tanzania. All with private Land cruisers, professional wildlife guides, catered meals and excellent accommodations. Yes, it is a long ways off, but start planning now for the trip of a lifetime! We are limiting the size to 12 participants and this number includes your Tour Leader....
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| Tanzania, Africa | 04-NOV-2012 | $1000 | $1030 | |
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Galapagos Photography Adventure
Join us for the photo trip of a lifetime on a custom expedition yacht to one of Earth's most treasured locations
Trip Dates...
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| Galapagos Islands | 14-SEP-2012 | $1000 | $1030 | Only 3 seats left! | |
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Yellowstone Wildlife Adventure - Fall 2012
Fall Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park in our own private expedition vehicles - all Inclusive trip.
Fall in Yellowstone NP is an exciting time. Bison and Elk are looking their best with new winter coats. The elk have huge antlers and are in rut. Hearing the bugle of a bull elk is one of the wilderness sounds you will never forget. Grizzly Bears also have their winter coats and have entered hyperphagia, gorging themselves in preparation for the long winter hibernation....
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| Yellowstone, WY | 29-SEP-2012 | $2195 | $2225 | |
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Acadia NP Photography Adventure
Stunning sunrises and rugged coastlines await.
Some call it the most beautiful National Park in the country, a tiny gem compared to its larger siblings. Whether or not you agree, Maine’s Acadia National Park is most definitely a sparkling jewel for its combination of geology, flora, fauna… and weather....
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| Acadia NP | 18-OCT-2012 | $895 | $995 | |
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Wildlife Adventure in Grand Teton NP - Fall 2012
Join one of North America's most successful wildlife photographers as he leads you to the amazing wildlife and scenics of Grand Teton National Park.
Join Nikonians Academy Instructor Jim Stamates for 4 wild days to learn, shoot, and experience Grand Teton National Park in the Fall....
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| Grand Teton NP | 03-OCT-2012 | $995 | $1025 | |
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Yellowstone Wildlife Adventure - Spring 2012
Spring Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park in our own private expedition vehicles - all Inclusive trip.
Springtime in Yellowstone NP is an exciting time. Bison and Elk have dropped their young. This is the best time to see Wolves and Grizzly Bears as they are actively hunting to feed themselves and their young after a long winter....
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| Yellowstone, WY | 02-JUN-2012 | $2195 | $2295 | |
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Wildlife Adventure in Grand Teton NP - Spring 2012
Join one of North America's most successful wildlife photographers as he leads you to the amazing wildlife and scenics of Grand Teton National Park.
Join Nikonians Academy Instructor Jim Stamates for 4 wild days to learn, shoot, and experience Grand Teton National Park in the Spring....
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| Grand Teton NP | 06-JUN-2012 | $995 | $1095 | |
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Alaska! - Whales, Bears, and Ice Fields Wildlife Photography Adventure
Join Jim and Kathy Stamates as they return to one of their favorite places, Southeast Alaska! This is not just a photo workshop, this is an Adventure!
Trip Dates: July 22 - July 28, 2012....
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| Alaska - Double Occupancy | 22-JUL-2012 | $3495 | $3595 | |
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| Alaska - Single Occupancy | 22-JUL-2012 | $4195 | $4295 | |
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Master Adobe Lightroom 3
An awesome one-day workshop to teach you Lightroom 3 step by step.
Lightroom 3 is one of the most popular software programs for digital photographers today. It is a full-featured program for downloading, organizing, managing, editing, developing and outputting digital files. Our Nikonians Academy workshop will help you reveal the power and productivity that Lightroom offers. Learn how to create, organize and display your images like a pro....
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Master the Nikon D300/D300s - In Depth
Join us as we go in depth to unlock the potential of the amazing Nikon D300/D300s Camera in our completely reworked curriculum for 2011.
Learn more than you thought possible in this one-day workshop that will unveil the potential of Nikon's incredible D300/D300s Digital SLR. We'll help you navigate through this technological wonder so you are comfortable with its operation and setup....
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Death Valley in the Spring
Amazing landscapes, beautiful astrophotography and sand dunes in North America's most famous desert.
Workshop Dates: Thursday, March 22th - Sunday, March 25th, 2012...
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| Death Valley, CA | 22-MAR-2012 | $895 | $925 | |
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Yosemite - Spring Waterfalls and Spring Blooms
Join us for the premier season for Yosemite photography
Workshop Dates: Thursday, May 24 - Sunday, May 27, 2012...
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| Yosemite, CA | 24-MAY-2012 | $895 | $925 | |
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Giant Redwoods of Northern California
Giant redwood forests, breathtaking scenery and fog shrouded trees make for an incomparable photographic journey. 2012 dates: Thursday, June 21 to Sunday, June 24
The towering, giant redwoods of Northern California are the stuff legends are made of. Trees so wide at the base, it takes 20 grown men, linked hand-to-hand, to circle the circumference. Tree tops lost in the clouds as single redwood trees that rise to heights greater then a 40-story building. Foot trails cut through the dense understory of vibrant green ferns as sunlight streams through the fog-shrouded trees, fingers of light illuminating the branches and trunks of these old-growth behemoths. With thousands of redwood trees clustered in hundreds of groves tucked away in Northern California, this workshop brings you to the perfect and ideal redwood groves, at times and locations predetermined to be the best photographic opportunity....
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| Eureka/Arcata CA | 21-JUN-2012 | $895 | $925 | |
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Video & Cinematography with your DSLR
Unlock the power of the high-definition video features in your DSLR!
Dates: Thursday July 12 to Sunday July 15, 2012
When Nikon announced the D90 in late 2008, it heralded a bold new direction for DSLR cameras, as it was the very first to include high definition video capabilities. The video function was seen by many as an added feature, eliminating the need to have both a still camera and a video camera, but retaining the camera's primary role as a still camera. But in the cinematography world, a game-changer had been introduced...
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| Santa Barbara, CA | 12-JUL-2012 | $895 | $925 | |
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Master the Nikon D7000 D90 and D80
For Nikon D7000, D90 and D80 owners who want to move beyond Auto mode and learn their cameras in depth with our completely reworked curriculum for 2011.
We really go into a lot of detail with these impressive cameras. We start the day with an indoors tutorial and Power Point Presentation. We cover the camera's main dial operations, menu controls and custom function screens....
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Master Nikon i-TTL Wireless Flash, CLS
Learn to use Nikon's innovative wireless flash system in our completely revamped workshops for 2011.
For anyone who owns a SB-600, SB-700, SB-800, SB-900, SB-910 flash and wants to understand how the i-TTL (intelligent Through The Lens) system works and what Nikon's Creative Lighting System (CLS) can do for you. We'll have lots and lots of flashes, and will set up many different types of shots using the i-TTL system (speedlights, cameras, gels and filters). You will learn flash techniques that will help you solve difficult lighting scenarios. We'll cover methods on how to creatively light situations that arise in studio photography, outdoor portraits, product photography, closeup and flower photography, web and product photography, travel photography, fill-flash photography and night photography....
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Master the Nikon D700 & D3/D3s/D3x In Depth
Join us as we go in depth to unlock the potential of the amazing Nikon D700 and D3 cameras in our completely reworked curriculum for 2011.
The Nikon D700 and D3 cameras are the top professional workhorses in the Nikon digital SLR family. This course is aimed at improving your skills with Nikon's amazing new digital cameras. You will learn directly from one of our Nikonian Professional photographers in an intensive hands-on environment....
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Master the Nikon D700 & D3/D3s/D3x - Advanced
Join us as we go into the advanced functions to further unlock the potential of these incredible professional cameras in our completely reworked curriculum for 2011.
By popular demand, we've added an Advanced D700/D3 workshop to our schedule. There is so much more to the D700/D3 than we can cover in our In Depth Day 1 workshop, so we felt the need to add this Day 2....
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| Dallas, TX | 09-MAR-2012 | $224 | $254 | |
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| Denver, CO | 05-APR-2012 | $224 | $254 | |
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Monument Valley and Slot Canyons - Page, AZ - Sept 2012
Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend and Glen Canyon. It'll be an amazing week of adventure.
Travel Schedule...
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| Page, AZ | 10-SEP-2012 | $895 | $1020 | |
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Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta - October 8 to 12, 2012
Join us for spectacular Hot Air Balloon photography at one of the USA's most famous events.
Originally conceived as a competition with the balloonists performing challenges and being rated on their success, the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta began in 1972, with 13 intrepid balloonists. Today the emphasis is on fun and good times. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is the largest hot air balloon rally in the world with as many as 700 balloons participating in the 10-day festival....
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| Albuquerque, NM | 08-OCT-2012 | $895 | $1020 | |
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The Passionate Photographer
10 Steps To Becoming Great with Steve Simon.
There are no secrets, at least not in this session based on the new best-selling book, The Passionate Photographer: 10 Steps Toward Becoming Great....
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| Toronto, ON | 16-MAR-2012 | $224 | $254 | |
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| Montreal, QC | 23-MAR-2012 | $224 | $254 | |
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Urban Photography
How to photograph built environments including architecture and other places for people
Urban environments comprise the most diverse target-rich places to photograph anywhere. Most photographs contain a “subject” within a setting or background. The cool reality is that Buildings and Urban Places are both subjects and settings. Think about all of the images you have taken or will take in the future that contain buildings as the featured subject or as backgrounds to a myriad of other photo subjects … like people, for instance....
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| Seattle, WA | 12-APR-2012 | $895 | $925 | |
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| Toronto, ON | 03-MAY-2012 | $895 | $925 | |
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