Afternoon: On-site registration from 4:30-5:15 PM in the hotel conference room or lobby.

Dinner: Dinner will be at a local restaurant, nearby to the hotel.

Evening: Following dinner we will have an orientation meeting. Review the daily activities and meet your fellow hostlers. Your photography instructor will be present to answer you specific questions concerning the daily downloading and sharing of photographs.

Lodging: Flagstaff La Quinta Inn & Suites

Meals Included: Dinner

Note: Several walks carry your own equipment up to one mile each.

Breakfast: Deluxe continental breakfast at the hotel to include waffles, hard boiled eggs, fresh fruits, pastries, bagels, cereals, muffins, juices, milk and coffee.

Morning: Get ready for a full day! We will start our day with an indoor classroom photography class. Instructor uses this time to assess the group and to answer questions. Discuss the basics of how a camera works, how best to determine lighting requirements/settings, etc. After the class we will take our field trip to beautiful Sedona. We will spend the morning in the towering confines of Oak Creek Canyon photographing the flowing waters and riparian community of the creek as well as some of the historic structures left behind by homesteaders. Oak Creek Canyon was designated as Arizona's first official Scenic Byway and is considered one of the most dramatic drives of our state as it drops from the Ponderosa Pine country of Flagstaff to the high elevation desert of Sedona.

Lunch: Sack lunch at West Fork in Oak Creek Canyon.

Afternoon: Continue our Sedona field trip. Numerous stops capturing Sedona's famous red rock views as well as its beautiful high desert Flora. Visit Sedona's iconic Church of the Holy Cross, and enjoy a little free time in the Mexican themed village of Tlquepaque, with its ornate fountains and flowering gardens.

Dinner: Early dinner at a Sedona restaurant.

Evening: Following an early dinner, we will head out to capture sunset photos of the red rocks and towering buttes/cliffs.

Lodging: Flagstaff La Quinta Inn & Suites

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Note: Several walks carry your own equipment up to one mile each.

Breakfast: Breakfast on the go so as to capture the early morning light of Wupatki National Monument

Morning: Our photo shoot in Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monuments will provide us the opportunity to capture both wildly diverse and stark landscape views as well as the captivating 1000 year old ruins of Wupatki and Lomatki Pueblos. From lava flows that look like they just recently hardened to views of the Painted Desert, there will be a little bit of everything on this field trip. Wupatki is noted for having the northern most Mayan style "ball court" in the Americas as well as photogenic restored buildings throughout the pueblo.

Lunch: Sack lunch at Sunset Crater National Monument.

Afternoon: After a little down time following the field trip, we will have a late afternoon indoor photography class reviewing the days lessons and photographs, followed by a discussion of Workflow - the sequence of steps that a professional photographer uses to process good pictures into great pictures.

Dinner: Dinner will be at a local restaurant, nearby to the hotel

Evening: Enjoy an evening presentation discussing Social Media for photographers, sites you can use to share your photographs with friends family and the world.

Lodging: Flagstaff La Quinta Inn & Suites

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Note: Several walks carry your own equipment up to one mile each.

Breakfast: Deluxe continental breakfast at the hotel to include waffles, hard boiled eggs, fresh fruits, pastries, bagels, cereals, muffins, juices, milk and coffee.

Morning: We are going to have another full and action packed day! We will depart for the Grand Canyon around 8:00AM and travel through the Navajo reservation with stops at historic Cameron Trading Post. Enter Grand Canyon at its eastern end and enjoy lunch in the shadow of Mary Jane Colter's majestic Desert View Watchtower. Climb the tower for great photo shots of its interior as well as its view from the top. Stand on the rim of this wonder of the natural world with camera in hand

Lunch: Lunch at Grand Canyon

Afternoon: After a little down time after lunch to explore the Grand Canyon on your own, we will have an indoor classroom class to review and critique photos as well as to introduce the days daily lesson.

Dinner: Dinner will be up at the Grand Canyon, followed by our sunset shoot..

Evening: After an early dinner, head out to Yavapai Point for an opportunity to photograph sunset at the Grand Canyon. Return to the hotel late (9:00PM) after a very full day.

Lodging: Flagstaff La Quinta Inn & Suites

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Note: walk around downtown Flagstaff carrying your own equipment

Breakfast: Deluxe continental breakfast at the hotel to include waffles, hard boiled eggs, fresh fruits, pastries, bagels, cereals, muffins, juices, milk and coffee.

Morning: Today we will switch gears a little bit and discuss photography of people and the works of mankind. Flagstaff's historic downtown and Route 66 provide a perfect setting to learn the nuances of catching the living moments of a small and scenic town. Visit photography studios including that of the acclaimed Dave Edwards (Dave will speak with the group if he is available), historic hotels, and modern outdoor murals.

Lunch: Lunch in Flagstaff's historic downtown

Afternoon: Return after lunch to our indoor classroom to do another photography class and photo review session. Following this class, students are encouraged to complete their "photo essays" for our wrap up class of the next day.

Dinner: Dinner at a local Flagstaff restaurant.

Evening: Optional lab time will be provided for students to complete their photo essays and to provide computers for those without a laptop.

Lodging: Flagstaff La Quinta Inn & Suites

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Deluxe continental breakfast at the hotel to include waffles, hard boiled eggs, fresh fruits, pastries, bagels, cereals, muffins, juices, milk and coffee.

Morning: We will spend our morning class indoors as each student will present their photo essays to the class. This class will be less about critiquing and more about reflection and appreciation of your work. You will go home proud of what you have accomplished and a photo essay to share with your loved ones.

Meals Included: Breakfast