Marc's famous virtual workshop in Iceland is back for 2015 - travel once around Iceland and into the Highlands!

"In case, it's not obvious enough....THANK YOU MARC!!  Much gratitude for all your insightful teaching, instructive crits, and great access...all made me a better photographer!" Joanne S.

Join international award-winning Fine-Art Photographer Marc Koegel for this unique virtual photo tour opportunity, travelling through the majestic landscape of Iceland while letting you 'look over his shoulder' all along the way.

After the great success of Marc's first virtual workshop in Spring 2014, he will be back in Iceland for September 2015. From September 1st - 12th 2015, Marc will travel to Iceland and bring along not only his still photography equipment, but also several video cameras. You will be able to follow him along his travels each day, and see how he creates his award-winning imagery step-by-step from start to finish.

Join Marc as he travels all around the entire island (and into the Highlands) photographing at well-known as well as off the beaten parth sites and locations.

Images above are from an award-winning series Marc photographed during the last virtual workshop in Iceland in May 2014. See the images larger here

Regardless of your photographic level, this virtual workshop represents a rare opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of an award-winning fine-art landscape photographer.

You get interactive access to your instructor, and see images being created step-by-step from capture to final presentation after post production. With this kind of personal access, this interactive learning opportunity even rivals what is available in many in-person workshops, at a price that is a small fraction of the 'traditional' workshop offering.

Benefits of this virtual workshop:

• Acess to an interactive, private online community that lets you watch the daily video postings and ask questions along the way
• Ability to interact with fellow participants as well as your instructor
• Videos outlining step-by-step how photographs were taken
• Videos outlining step-by-step how photographes were processed
• All videos will be recorded so you do not have to watch 'live' but you can participate on your own schedule
• Learn photographic techniques commonly used for fine-art landscape photography, including, but not limited to, long exposure photography technqiues
• Get maps with exact locations for all photographs taken and presented
• Perfect as a resource to help you plan your own trip to Iceland
• See Iceland through the eyes of an award-winning fine-art photographer
• Online community access that continues for weeks after the trip
• With typical workshop fees in Iceland averaging $5000 and even more, this virtual workshop is an incredible value at only $99

How this virtual workshop works:

Each day, Marc will be recording a video of the creation of at least one (1) image. Wearing a video camera, as well as using additional video cameras, he will talk you through every decision that goes into making the image, including (but not limted to), location choice, camera position and angle, lens choice, all camera settings, exposure, using ND filters (why and how) etc. In addition, Marc will also share his pre-planning strategies (such as finding a location, time of day for the shoot, angle of sun, tides etc).

Finally, Marc will bring the camera along to the digital darkroom and share with you each and all post production steps for each image. This task will be acomplished by recording a 'screencast' video right from Marc's computer desktop.

For this trip, Marc will focus on making fine-art long exposure photographs, but he will also work on 'regular' landscape photographs (so this is not only for long exposure photographers only, but open to all landscape/outdoor photographers).

Images will be made in both color and black-and-white. Photographic equipment used and demonstrated in the videos include Nikon and Canon full frame DSLR's, as well as medium format digital backs and specialized camera equipment such as the Cambo Wide RS shift camera. Lenses used and demonstrated wil range from 16mm - 200mm and include specialized items such as tilt and shift lenses.

Marc will be posting the videos, and image files, to a private (for registered participants only) online community created on google+ speficially for this trip. Participants will not only be able to follow along Marc's progress each day, they will also have the ability to ask questions and interact with Marc and with the other participants.

Should there be a day where the weather does not permit photography, Marc will post videos addressing questions and/or post production of selected photographs.

New for this upcoming trip, Marc has extended the itinerary to include the more remote northern part of Iceland, as well as the Highlands (which require all wheel drive vehicles for access). Secondly, there will be an opportunity for increased interactivity by way of live webcasts to discuss your questions. Finally, Marc is excited to offer individual portfolio reviews to a limited number of participants.

You can expect an average of 10-15 minutes of video content each day, which makes a total of approx. 3 hours over the duration of the entire 10 day trip. And this is only the minimum, actual video length will vary and could easily be double (especially if there are lots of questions from the group).

After the trip is completed, the google+ community will stay active, so you can catch up on any videos and material you may have missed. In addition, for 2 weeks following the trip, participants will continue to have the ability to ask questions so that the learning continues.

Benefits of this virtual workshop:

• Acess to an interactive, private online community that lets you watch the daily video postings and ask questions along the way
• Ability to interact with fellow participants as well as your instructor
• Videos outlining step-by-step how photographs were taken
• Videos outlining step-by-step how photographes were processed
• All videos will be recorded so you do not have to watch 'live' but you can participate on your own schedule
• Learn photographic techniques commonly used for fine-art landscape photography, including, but not limited to, long exposure photography technqiues
• Get maps with exact locations for all photographs taken and presented
• Perfect as a resource to help you plan your own trip to Iceland
• See Iceland through the eyes of an award-winning fine-art photographer
• Online community access that continues for weeks after the trip
• With typical workshop fees in Iceland averaging $5000 and even more, this virtual workshop is an incredible value at only $199

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Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: How is this virtual workshop organized and the 'material' delivered?

A: For his virtual workshop, Marc uses a private community page created on google plus. All particpants will be pointed to and instructed how to join this private community created just for this virtual workshop. This platform allows for everyone to interact. It is completely private and all content can only be seen by participnats in the course. Every day Marc will be posting content to the community, and participants will have the ability to see it. It is important to note that all content and videos will be recorded, so they can be watched later. There is NO need for participants to be online at any given time.

 

Q: Do I have to be online at any specific times?

A: No you don't. All content and videos will be recorded, so they can be watched later. The community will stay open for 2 weeks after the trip has completed, so you'll have plenty of time to watch and catch up on any content you may have missed originally.

 

Q: Do I need to own specific camera equipment and/or software to participate?

A: No you don't. If you'd like to practice any of the photography techniques demonstrated you can do so with virtually any camera (manual controls are recommended).

All software presented can be downloaded as free trial versions, so you can follow along and only decide to buy if you are convinced it is the right choice for you.

Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom software is available on a monthly subscription for only $10, if you don't already have this software this is an affordable way to get it.

 

Pricing and Package Details:

When registering online for this virtual workshop, you will be able to choose from the following packages and additional services:

The Basic Package ($99)
The basic package includes travel along the south coast as well as the Highlands. Duration is 5 days, September 1st until September 5th. The basic package includes daily video postings covering camera as well as (light) post-processing techniques. You can also comment and ask questions in the private community forum that is specifically setup for this virtual workshop. For an extended trip, increased interactivity, in-depth post-production as well as personal portfolio reviews, you can add additional packages / services.

North Iceland Package ($79)
The north Iceland package includes travel along the northern, and more remote, roads of Iceland. Some of the most iconic locations are located along this route such as Goðafoss waterfall, Hvítserkur (a 50 foot high sea-stack shown in an image above) and Kálfshamars Lighthouse. Note that this package can only be booked together with the basic package. Duration is 5 days, September 8th until September 12th

From 'RAW to Final' Post Production Video Tutorials ($49)
If you're interested in Marc's complete digital workflow, including more advanced Photoshop and post-production techniques, then this tutorial is for you. Marc will take 5 of his award-winning Iceland images, and break each of them down so you can see step-by-step how it has been created. These in-depth tutorials will be completed and delivered within 2 weeks of the end of the virtual workshop (by September 27th).

Live Webinar ($79) Limited to only 10 participants.
The Live Webinar will give you increased interactivity. Marc will host this live event on Sunday, September 6th at 2 different times so as to accomodate multiple timezones. During online registration, you can pick the time that suits you best. During this live webinar, Marc will talk about his images and welcome your questions - this is your opportunity to interact live with Marc directly. You can ask questions related to camera technique, post-processing techniques as well as any 'general' questions related to travelling and photographing in Iceland. Each live webinar is 60 - 90 minutes in length and limited to 25 participants so as to ensure lots of opportunity for questions. This webinar will be recorded so it can be reviewed again at a later time. Access to the recording is available to all particpants and is included in the price.

Live Webinar #2 ($79) Limited to only 10 participants.
On September 13 (the day after the trip has ended), Marc will host another live webinar. This event is open to all participants (even if you have not participated in the North Iceland part of the trip). During this webinar, Marc will look back at the entire trip and discuss his favorite images created. This is another excellent opportunity for you to ask questions. This webinar will be offered at 2 different times (so to best suit your time-zone) and will be 60-90 minutes in length. It will be recorded so you can watch it again at a later time. Access to the recording is available to all particpants and is included in the price.

Personal Portfolio Review ($99) Limited to 25 participants only.
Get a personal review and feedback on 5 - 15 of your images. Submit between 5 to 15 images and Marc will record his feedback and send it to you as a video (password protected). This critique will include all aspects of composition, camera techniques as well as post-processing techniques. Feedback will point out 'the good' but also include suggestions of how to improve the overall impact of the image. If you submit images that are meant to be part of a 'series', i.e. share a common subject matter, theme and/or technique, Marc's comments will also include his thoughts about the series as a whole, what works and what could be improved. Please note that submitted images do not have to be long exposure photographs - Marc is very motivated and experienced reviewing all kinds of subject matter.

Signed Limited Edition Print ($99) Limited - only 50 prints available.
Your choice of one of Marc's Iceland images on 13" by 19" inch fine-art paper. Depending on your choosen image, the dimensions will vary (square images will be 10" by 10" inches image size, panoramic images will be 8" by 16" inches image size). You will be presented with you choice of one out of 5 images.

Long Exposure Photography Video Tutorial ($59)
For those looking for additional information about long exposure photography techniques, Marc has created a very detailed instructional video (over 3 hours in length). The regular price of this tutorial is $99 but as part of this virtual workshop it can be had for only $59. A download link will be send to you in a seperate email within a week following your purchase. Please note that as part of the virtual workshop Marc will be discussing long exposure techniques, but this additional video will offer more in-depth information.

Complete Package ($395 discounted price) Limited to only 10 participants.
The complete package includes all of the above packages and additional services. Regular price of $642 but for the first 10 participants this complete package is discounted down to $395 (a 38% discount) This offer also includes a bonus map. This 'Iceland Map for Photographers' will include all of Marc's favorite locations across Iceland, with specific notes added to each location including best time for photography, camera and lens suggestions, shooting angle and perspective, as well as practical information such as road access (4x4 required yes or no, plus seasonal considerations). The map will be illustrated with many of Marc's award-winning images.

Early-Bird Discount:

Most of our courses and workshops offer a 10% discount is applied automatically if you register before the Early-Bird Discount deadline date listed in the registration table below.

Some courses and workshops offer a discount if you're among the first 3 people who register. This discount will replace the 'standard' Early Bird Discount mentioned above, and will be applied automatically during the online registration process (as long as it is available). Check the course/workshop listing page for more details.

Group Discount:

A 5% discount will be appplied if 3 or more people register at the same time for the same workshop. (All 3 tuitions must be paid for by one credit card to be considered a group registration.) Please follow the instructions on the online registration page.

In order to provide the best learning environment possible VPW keeps class and tour sizes limited to 10-15 people (depending on the workshop). This is but one reason that we count on you to attend your chosen class or tour, once you have registered for it.

If you must withdraw for any reason please be aware of our refund policy as follows:

For our Local Lectures, Seminars, and Workshops valued at or under $100, VPW is unable to provide a cash refund. Transfers are limited to one transfer to either the same event at a later date, or a different event of equal value. VPW requires 48 hours written notice in order to make such a transfer (email notice is acceptable). The event you are transferring to must occur within 6 months of the original event you registered for. A $15 fee will be applied to all transfers.

For our Local Workshops, 1 to 5 days in length and our Local 4 to 10 Week Courses, VPW requires 30 days written notice (before the event start date) of your withdrawal in order to provide a refund. (Email notice is acceptable.)

For our Master Photographer Series workshops, 1 to 5 days in length, VPW requires 60 days written notice (before the workshop start date) of your withdrawal in order to provide a refund. VPW may retain 15% of fees paid or $150 minimum in processing your refund. If the tuition is less than $500 the minimum fee drops to $75.

Within 45 days of the Master Photographer Series workshop date all fees paid are non-refundable.

For our Photo Tours (national and international), the following charges will apply:

• If you cancel up to 3 months before the tour start date and we can fill your space, your reservation (or deposit) fee will be refunded
• There is no additional cancellation fee up to 8 weeks before the start of your tour
• From 8 weeks to 4 weeks before the tour: 25% of your balance
• From 4 weeks to 1 week before the tour: 50% of your balance
• From 1 week to 72 hours before the tour: 75% of your balance
• If you cancel within 72 hours of the start of the trip, no refund can be paid
• Transaction charges incurred on accepting and refunding payments will be deducted from the refund amount
• In the (unlikely) event that we cancel the Photo Tour, all monies paid will be refunded in full

We highly recommend that you take out travel insurance to guard yourself against monies lost due to unavoidable cancellation by either party.

Transfers (for all events over $100): If you wish to transfer to a different workshop date, VPW requires a minimum of 30 days written (email) notice. All transfers are based on availaibility, and subject to approval by VPW staff. For courses/workshops with tuition above $101, the transfer fee is $35.

Transfer Fees as based on event pricing:
Tuition of $100 and below, the transfer fee is $15
Tuition of $101 and above, the transfer fee is $35

VPW can give no refunds:

If you registered for any event valued at or under $100
If you do not show up for your registered course.
If you register for a course beyond or below your skill or ability level.

Refunds for all events valued at $101 and above (excluding Master Series Workshops):
If a student wishes to cancel their registration for any of VPW's events, and has provided written notice within the appropriate timeframe, a refund less a $50 administration fee will be provided.

Course Cancellation:

Occasionally, we may have to cancel a course due to low enrollment. In this case, we will issue a full refund of all monies paid to VPW up to that time.

Instructor Replacement:

In the event that a listed instructor is unable to participate because of a change in his or her professional schedule, we will replace the instructor with someone of equal or similar credentials. If we cannot find a replacement in due time before the course is about to start, a particular class may have to be rescheduled.

Liability

In the event that we cancel your course, for any reason, the extent of VPW's liability is limited to the return of all monies paid. We will do everything we can to register you in another equivalent course. VPW will not be responsible for reimbursement of travel expenses of any kind.

Please note: An administration charge of $50 applies to all refunds

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