Join us for our 2025 Springtime in the Smokies Workshop
Date: May 13th to 17th, 2025 Place Townsend, TN. Cost:$750.00.
(Includes Friday night cookout) Please advise of special diet needs)
Send Check to : Vinny Colucci Please advise me if you are signing up and mailing a
115 Mamie Lane check: or email me at [email protected]
Jamestown, NC 27282
If using a card email me and I will send a invoice
Credit Card is 3% additional
Any question email or call: 252-349-1121 [email protected]
Townsend Gateway Inn
8270 Tennessee 73
Townsend, TN 37822 Call: 865-238-0123 for reservations use Vinny Colucci
vinnycolucci Photo for special rate. Goto: Link to register for your room on line
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Great Smoky Mountains National Park requires parking permits do anything in the park. You can get 1 day, 1 week and yearly permits. You will need at least a week long permit for for the dates we will be there. Your permit must have the plate number of the car you are in. Please register and print out (make several copies) of your permit prior attending the event for your car. You can also get permits at visitor centers
Event Schedule
( Event schedule may change due to conditions)
Tuesday, Meet in classroom at 6:45PM Class from 7:00PM - 9:00 PM review of event locations.
Review of camera settings. Please bring a camera and lens to class.
Wednesday , Morning, Early morning Tremont
1- 3pm Classroom, Subject Filters and how to apply them for our locations.
Afternoon wildlife in Cades Cove
Thursday, Sunrise at Clingmens Dome
1:30 Classroom meet
Afternoon, Greenbrier, Photographing water and waterfalls
Star Photography, weather permitting; location TBD
Friday, 1 Morning Hike to valley for Macro and scenic work of hidden field of wildflowers.
1-3 pm Classroom Bring Software and Camera techniques plus Q&A
Afternoon Cades Cove Afternoon shoot followed by Sunset at Mortons Overlook.
Saturday, Sunrise hike to waterfalls . Classroom at 11 AM final Critique Classroom bring 3 images for critique.
Equipment List:
One or two camera bodies.
Telephoto lens, up to 600mm. For wildlife
Wide angle and super wide angle lens. 24-70mm; 14-24mm.
Macro lens or extension tubes. Spring Flowers in the Sincrediblemokies are incredable.
Filters; Polarizing filters; ND filters 3 and 4 stops; Grauation filter 3 or 4 stop.
Tripod. both Ball head and optional gimbal head.
Cable release.