Mount Rainier Photography Workshop
Mount Rainier National Park offers up a true mountain landscape paradise. Literally, we will visit Paradise! The August session will split time between the Sunrise side of the mountain and Paradise in hopes of catching the narrow window for peak wildflower bloom. We will also take advantage of a less than half moon setting in the west as the milky way rises over Mount Rainier. The workhop will visit some of the park’s beautiful waterfalls such as Narada, Christine, and Myrtle Falls as well as Reflection and Tipsoo Lake.
Mount Rainier Summer Highlights
Waterfalls
We’ll visit several waterfalls which will give ample opportunity for grand and small scenes alike. Mastering shutter speeds and their effect will be on the list.
The Grandeur
Mount Rainier National Park offers grand landscape opportunities like no other. Wildflower meadows and rugged alpine terrain accent the ever-present face of a sleeping volcano. Make sure you have a wide angle lens to take it all in!
Wildflowers
Timing can be tricky, but we hope to encounter carpets of wildflowers to photograph! Macro lenses or extension tubes on your telephoto will help create soft and simple floral scenes.
Mount Rainier Photo Workshop Information
Your Instructor
Jim Patterson
Jim Patterson has a a vast experience teaching landscape photography and has been leading workshops since 2009. He has explored many of Mount Rainier’s trails in all four seasons and continues to add new views to his knowledge base. A major goal leading up the this workshop is learning more about the “stack and track” style of astrophotography.
Safety is important. I am NOLS certified Wilderness First Responder and carry a first aid kit and Garmin In-Reach emergency GPS with me at all times. I also believe in Leave No Trace and and a certified LNT Trainer.
I am fully permitted with Mount Rainier National Park with permit number: PWR-MORA-2022-10.