Here is an example of what a four-day private photography workshop in Death Valley National Park might look like.

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February 7: Arrival at The Inn at Death Valley and Welcome Dinner

Arrive and check into The Inn at Death Valley, our luxury base for the workshop. You’ll have the afternoon to settle in and enjoy the property before meeting Randy for an orientation and private welcome dinner. We’ll discuss the next three days, photography goals, equipment, and the locations we’ll be photographing.

 

February 8: Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes Sunrise, Badwater Basin and Sunset at Zabriskie Point

We’ll leave before dawn for Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, photographing the dunes as the first light creates dramatic patterns, shadows, and textures across the landscape. After breakfast and a midday break at the hotel, we’ll explore Badwater Basin and the surrounding landscape before finishing at Zabriskie Point for golden hour and sunset.

 

February 9: Death Valley Landscapes, Rhyolite Ghost Town and Light Painting

We’ll begin with an early morning landscape shoot before returning to the hotel for breakfast and time to relax. Later, we’ll travel to Rhyolite Ghost Town to photograph its abandoned buildings, ruins, and desert surroundings. As darkness falls, Randy will lead a light painting session, using controlled lighting to transform the historic structures into dramatic nighttime photographs.

 

February 10: Death Valley Sunrise, 4x4 Adventure to Racetrack Playa and Twilight Photography

For sunrise this morning we head back to Rialto Beach with a hike to Hole in the Wall and some beautiful tide pools. We’ll hold another image review and We’ll start with another sunrise location selected according to the conditions and light before returning for breakfast and a midday break. In the afternoon, we’ll depart in rented four-wheel-drive Jeeps for Racetrack Playa, where we’ll photograph the famous sailing stones and vast desert landscape through late afternoon, sunset, and twilight before returning to The Inn.

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