Over 5 days 4 nights this personal private photography experience blends iconic landscapes, relaxed learning, and personal guidance — without pressure or rush.
Private Photography Experience
This photography retreat is for solo photographers only, who want to be taught by a professional but at their own pace.
So regardless of your experience level and fitness level the retreat is all about you. You can learn as much as you want at your own pace without any distractions and receive 100% tailored guidance on everything there is to know about landscape and Milky Way photography.
You will decide on how early you want to start, how many hrs you want to be taught and how late you want to finish. It could be 18hr days or 6hr days. Regardless, it's my job to bring you up to speed or enhance and push what you thinkmight already know.
If you loo kat teh Emerging and confident and eve nteh explorere tour then this gives you an idea of what you can decide you want to do while being guided by me during our 5 days shooting the stunning Aoraki Mt Cook and Lake Tekapo areas.
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Essentials Equipment List
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Tripod with level (ball head tripod recommended with bubble level on legs and a separate bubble on ball head (not critical for two bubble levels) – Manfroto are a good brand of Tripod
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A DSLR or mirrorless camera (cropped sensor or full frame) that has full manual capability (M) on dial
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Any lenses you have for the camera (Prime, zoom or telephoto)
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Any lens filters (ND filters) if you have them
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Lens warmer
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128GB Memory card (minimum)
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Camera to laptop data cable OR memory card reader
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Camera battery charger
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2 batteries (minimum)
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Remote trigger (if you have one)
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Great walking boots
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Sand Fly repellent
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Lightweight jacket
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Lightweight warm jacket
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Lightweight trousers for outdoors
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Thermals
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Shorts
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Hiking Burning Stove
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Lighter
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Head torch
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Hat
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Sunglasses
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Camel Pack (3ltr depending on your water intake)
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Laptop (if you have one) if not don’t worry you will be shown on my own (not needed for hike)
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Lens wipes or old soft T-shirt for cleaning lenses
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Clean camera sensor (you can ask a camera shop to do this for you)
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Clean (no mould on lenses) You can ask a camera shop to check this for you
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Mobile phone to download free version of Camera / Star locations App
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Gloves that you can poke tips of fingers out of (depending on tour date)
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Personal Travel Insurance
(You will know if you have dirt on your sensor or lenses if, when you take a shot and review it, there are spots in the image)
Disclaimer
By signing up to this exciting tour you accept the following.
Photo Tours NZ cannot be held responsible for:
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Adverse weather which might affect outdoor shooting
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Personal injury sustained while hiking / walking
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Travel delays by your airline. If you miss the start date your tour will need to be re-scheduled so as not to impact the rest of the group.
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If you are seriously injured on the hike and taken off the mountain you will be under the supervision of the emergency services and hospital. The tour will continue (if safe) with the other guests and PhototoursNZ will contact your emergency contacts to advise them of the situation. PhototoursNZ will also of course be in touch to check on your status in hospital and will visit as soon as the tour is complete. We will ensure your status is communicated to all parties as soon as practicably possible. A satellite phone will be carried by the tour leader.
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