Workshop “Unlimited Palouse”

Workshop Begins/Ends: Seattle, WA

Locations in Washington: Palouse Falls, Palouse, Central Cascades' Waterfalls

Dates:  May 27 — 31 of 2022

Tuition: $1850 per participant (limit: 9 participants).

Instructor: Alex Mironyuk

Deposit: $650 (payments accepted for the remainder of the balance)

Workshop Highlights

During our workshop we will try to see one of the most beautiful of nature’s wonders in Washington State — the whole 3 days will be spent at the most rewarding photo-destination — Palouse, taking pictures of its colorful rolling hills covered with wheat, raps, canola, etc. by farmers. Sometimes Palouse can be compared to the Italian Toscana. Why do we need to fly to Italy if we have a much better place here in the US!   Also, we will visit 3-4 amazingly beautiful waterfalls in Central Cascades Mountains. 

You will get a chance to photograph the area as you have never seen it before. I will lead you to photograph my favorite places all around the two states.

This workshop is designed to master your photography skills and to also boost your creative process. This entire workshop is hands-on and I will be with you every step of the way covering composition, camera settings, chasing the light, and much more.

Physical Difficulty: Easy to Moderate. This Workshop Involves some hikes at the Central Cascades area. The longest hike is 3 miles with some elevation gain

Fitness Level: Like any outdoor nature photography workshop, a reasonable degree of fitness is ideal. We will not be engaging in any strenuous physical activity.

Simple hotels lodging is included in the workshop’s tuition (2 people per room).

No level of experience is necessary for participants of this workshop. Whether you are just beginning or are a seasoned pro, we are happy to help you move forward with your photography. 

Day 2

May 28, Saturday

In the early morning, we will leave the hotel and head toward our very first stop at Central Cascades to spend 3-4 hours hiking and take pictures of one of the countless waterfalls in that region before it will be crowded by local people. 

After that, we are going to Palouse Falls. While you are driving pretty close to the falls, you can’t even imagine that a river is nearby. The road leads us to our destination through the dry desert and you can’t even feel the proximity of the falls until you can physically see it. This is our breathtaking sunset location.

After the sunset at night, we will drive to our hotel. 

Night at Colfax, WA

Day 3

May 29, Sunday

We will spend all day shooting countless pastoral landscapes of the Palouse. Here on huge rolling hills, there’s an immense variety of agriculture. Every June this place turns into a real photographer’s paradise when all of those plants are growing and the hills have an assortment of different colors. Even if we are talking about just green you will see a variety of different shades of just that color.

Often Palouse can be compared to the Italian Toscana. But Palouse is much bigger, has a greater variety of landscapes, and presents itself with immense beauty. Also, Palouse has two huge hills that rise about 500 feet above the other hills, so you can take pictures of the Palouse’s abstract landscape patterns from your tripod as a drone would!    

Everywhere in Palouse, you can see farms, barns, single trees, etc. So this is the place that allows you to wake up your creativity and boost your photography skills. You don’t need to copy someone’s picture — you can create your own!

And at the end of June, we can see on the fields some agricultural machines which can be our photo-object in an abstract landscape surrounding.

We’re going to spend about 2.5 days in that amazingly beautiful area. 

Night at Colfax, WA

Day 4

May 30, Monday

The whole day from dawn till dusk we will spend on those amazing green and yellow rolling hills. But we’ll find some time for rest in our hotel during the day as well as spend some time discussing the photos that we took before.

Night at Colfax, WA

Day 5

May 31, Teusday

During the sunrise, we will again we again be in the middle of Palouse’s green sea. During the first morning hours, we will take pictures of farms, barns, hills, and old car junkyards. 

Close to noon, we will start to drive toward Central Cascades Mountains to spend 3-4 hours hiking and take pictures of one or two of the countless waterfalls in that region. 

By 4-5 PM we will head back toward Seattle, where our workshop will be officially over. Keep in mind that we will be in Seattle around 7-8 PM.