Schedule

January 18, 2011 by summitadmin

(For a complete list of schedule times and event descriptions, click here.)

2011 Nature Photography Summit
Main Event, Wednesday, March 9 through Saturday, March 12

Wednesday evening, March 9
  • Beginners’ Session: Adding Pizzazz: Photoshop Not Required
  • Professional Issues Meeting
  • Industry Trade Show
  • Opening Reception
Thursday, March 10
  • Keynote Address: A Delicate Balance: From the Poles to the Tropical Forests to the Gulf, with Daniel Beltra
  • Breakout Sessions:
  1. Common Mistakes Photographers Make and How to Avoid Them
  2. Guide to Songbird Photography
  3. Wildlife Filmmaking for Still Photographers
  4. How to Get Your First Book Published…By a Publisher
  • Industry Trade Show and Exhibitor Demonstrations
  • Annual Summit Photo Show at Quinta Mazatlan
Friday, March 11
  • Keynote Address: Melanesia — Islands of Diversity, with Michele Westmorland
  • Breakout Sessions:
  1. Nature Needs Half: How to Use Your Images Locally to Make Change Globally
  2. Social Media for Photographers: How to Connect Business, Cause, and Your Customers
  3. Close Up and Personal: The Joys of Macro Nature Photography
  4. From Capture to Output: Color Management Workflow
  5. Silent Auction and NANPA Foundation Reception
  • Industry Trade Show and Exhibitor Demonstrations
  • Conservation Photography: Walking the Talk, with Amy Gulick and Patricio Robles-Gil
Saturday, March 12
  • MC Presentation: El Rio Grande: Exploring the Great River, with Kathy Adams Clark
  • Breakout Sessions:
  1. Altering Images and Environments: The Ethics of Manipulation in Nature Photography
  2. How to Get My Attention: A Buyer’s Perspective on Portfolios and Presentations
  3. Digital Workflow for the Nature Photographer
  4. The Greeting Card Market and How You can Become Part of It
  5. In the Mind of Rolf Nussbaumer, winner of all three major Texas Photo Competitions
  • Industry Trade Show and Exhibitor Demonstrations
  • Keynote Address: Images Matter, by Jack Dykinga, NANPA’s 2011 Outstanding Photographer of the Year
Portfolio and Editorial Reviews

30 minute portfolio and editorial review sessions are available on Wednesday through Saturday. This is a great way to get feedback on your photography and/or refine an book or magazine article idea with leading image professionals. Reviews are $75.00 ($60.00 for your second and third review, $50.00 for additional reviews.) See a complete list of reviewers and review times here.

Pre-Summit Events, Tuesday, March 8 and Wednesday, March 9
  • Workshops:
  1. Adobe Workshop: CS5, with Julieanne Kost
  2. Kids, Cameras, Nature: Connecting the Next Generation – Part 1
  3. HDR as a Photographic Reality
  4. Creating Compelling Wildlife Photography in Public Parks and on Private Lands
  5. Demystifying Social Media: How to Use it Productively and Safely
  • Field Trips and Ranch Open Houses:
  1. Estero Llano Grande State Park
  2. Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
  3. Javelina-Martin Refuge
  4. Border Wall – Hidalgo Pumphouse World Birding Center and Santa Ana NWR
  5. Open House at Martin Refuge
  6. Open House at Santa Clara Ranch
  7. Open House at Tacubaya Ranch
  8. Open House at Dos Venadas and Campos Viejos
Post-Summit Events, Sunday, March 13
  • Field Trips:
  1. Estero Llano Grande State Park
  2. Javelina-Martin Refuge
  • Workshop: Be Prepared: The Workshop and Tour Leaders’ Guide to medical Emergencies