Workshops
Tuscany, Italy Photo Workshop – September 15 to 20, 2012
Tuscany Photo Workshop includes:
• Instruction by Nick Zungoli, including small group field instruction for five days.
• Deluxe minibus transportation for 5 full days to all photography sights.
• Admissions for all included sightseeing.
• 5 nights at the beautiful B&B Fattoria Poggerino located in Chianti, Italy.
• Double occupancy with breakfast daily. (Bring a companion at no extra room charge.)
• Reception dinner and orientation September 15th.
• Winery tours through the vineyards of the world famous Chianti wine region.
• Final dinner September 19th.
• Transfer to and from Florence on September 15th and 20th.
• Each participant receives a book of the Tuscany Workshop photos.
Since our workshop participants join us from places far and wide, airfare is not included. Also, you may decide that you’d like to travel around other places in Italy either before or after the workshop. We advise arrival to Italy at least a day in advance so that you can be jet lag free and ready to go. The land cost is based on current exchange rate between the Euro and US dollar. Should these rates change significantly, there may be an adjustment in the trip price. Land cost for Photo workshop – $2350.00 per
Tuscany Photo Workshop Itinerary
Day 1 Saturday, September 15 Florence to Radda in Chianti
We will meet at a pre-determined location in Florence at 9:00 AM and spend the morning photographing along the Arno River, including the famed Ponte Vecchio and Loggia Della Signoria. After lunch outside Florence, we continue on to Fattoria Poggerino in Chianti, our base for the workshop. Along the route, we’ll stop to record the beautiful Tuscan landscape. When we arrive in the afternoon you’ll have an opportunity to settle in and explore the grounds. We’ll then gather from 6 to 9 PM, enjoying some of the local wine and a slide presentation before dinner prepared from the bounty of the Poggerino Vineyard.
Day 2 Sunday, September 16 Radda in Chianti
We stay in Radda today. After breakfast at the hotel, we’ll have a guided tour of the vineyard and then venture into the picturesque center of the village. In the afternoon, you’ll be able to photograph as you like and get input from Nick. We’ll then head back to the hotel for some time to work on your images and additional instruction using the Adobe Raw converter. For dinner we’ll drive to the small medieval castle of Volpaia.
Day 3 Monday, September 17 Castellino and San Gimignano
Meet for breakfast and then depart at 8 AM for a combination of visits. First to the walled Tuscan Village of Castellino, and then San Gimignano, famous for it’s many tower homes. As always, stops will be made along the way when beautiful landscape presents itself. We return to Villa Poggerino in the late afternoon for free time to work on your photographs or relax. Then meet in the early evening for a casual group dinner in town.
Day 4 Tuesday, September 18 Siena and Val d’Orcia
Today is a long day of photography. After an early breakfast, we will proceed to Siena, often referred to as Italy’s most beautiful hill town, with its enormous scalloped-shaped Campo, its marble black and white striped Duomo facade, and its superior placement on three ridges, offering beautiful vistas over this medieval city. We’ll break for lunch, and then drive 25 miles south to San Quirico d’Orcia and the beautiful Val d’Orcia. We’ll be out until sunset this day to capture the long shadows on the classic Tuscan landscape. Dinner will be on our way back to Villa Poggerino.
Day 5 Wednesday, September 19 Montefioralle and Monterinaldi
A relaxed breakfast is followed by a late morning departure from Villa Poggerino. We will head into the countryside to visit the stunning castle towns of Montefioralle and Monterinaldi where we’ll enjoy a vineyard tour and lunch. In the early afternoon, we’ll head back to Poggerino to edit images and receive instruction in creating an audio slideshow of your best images from our time together. At 6 PM we will gather one last time for our final group slideshow and dinner at the hotel.
Day 6 Thursday, September 20 Radda to Florence
After saying our goodbyes, we provide transportation to the Florence train station after an early breakfast. From here, you can travel to your next destination – Rome to fly home, Venice, or someplace else on your own.
Last September’s Amalfi Photo Workshop participants came up with some extraordinary images from our few days together. Take some time to page through it.
