Budding photographers have been given an opportunity to enhance their skills with a three night, two day landscape and wildlife photography course from March 18-21 at Desert Islands Resort & Spa by Anantara.
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Hosted by assignment photographer Kris LeBoutillier; who has worked with National Geographic’s Traveler and Adventure magazines and the Discovery Channel, the course will provide an opportunity to learn photography in the morning and evening light to capture the natural beauty and wildlife of Sir Bani Yas Island.
After celebrating its one year anniversary, Desert Islands Resort & Spa by Anantara, is also running a competition to win a place on the course.
Entrants are invited to submit their favourite desert scenery and/or wildlife image by uploading it onto the competition section on the following website www.desertislandscompetition.com by Sunday February 28.
Kris LeBoutillier and Anantara will then review all entries and select the winning photo to be announced on March 7.
One winner will win a three night stay at the resort.
The three night stay will include breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner at The Palm restaurant, as well as a two day photography course.
During the interactive workshop Kris will take the participants through a two day seminar dedicated to landscape, wildlife and travel photography. The mornings at the resort will be spent shooting landscape and wildlife pictures.
The afternoons will be spent critiquing work and going on additional shoots involving everything from the sands and ocean vistas, to the rare Oryx.
The “Stay and Click” packages can be booked online at www.anantara.com.
For individuals there is a special rate starting from AED 6550++ including the two day photography course and three nights with breakfast, lunch and dinner in The Palm restaurant.
There is an additional AED550++ for a 2nd person sharing the room for three nights but not participating in course.
Double room rates at the exclusive rate of AED8,600++. The rate includes the two day photography course based on two participants sharing one room for three nights with breakfast, lunch and dinner in The Palm restaurant.
Note: For the two-day workshop, photographers must have a digital SLR camera, lenses and all cables along with a laptop computer and editing software.
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