To register for a workshop, you must submit a non-refundable deposit on the Register page. You will be emailed an application, which must be returned within 10 days, along with the remainder of the tuition. We can arrange a payment plan if that is helpful. In the event that you are unable to attend, your tuition will be applied to the future workshop date of your choice. If conditions beyond our control (such as severe weather, park closure, instructor illness, etc) force us to cancel a workshop for which you’ve already paid, we’ll give you a full refund, or apply it toward the next available workshop (your choice).
Travel and Other Expenses
Under no circumstances will we be liable or pay for any personal costs, such as (but not limited to) airfare, lodging, car rental, or meals outside the workshop. For your peace of mind we strongly encourage you to purchase travel insurance to cover any losses resulting from the unlikely event of a canceled workshop.
Health and Physical Considerations
Our workshops can be moderately physically demanding. Workshop participants should be able to walk or hike to locations in areas where there are no dedicated paths, must be able to carry their own equipment, and should be competent swimmers. We will spend 7 days working and camping in the landscape, where temperatures can range from the 90′s to lows in the 50‘s (F) (though it’s usually a more pleasant range from 50 to 80 degrees), and we may hike as much as 6 miles in a day (though typically 1-3). If you currently have, or have had in the past, any physical condition or are taking required medications, please advise us in advance. If you have any concern about your ability to participate in a particular workshop, please indicate that on your application.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed on or near the boat, campsites, during instructional sessions, during group meals, or at other times when in close quarters with other workshop participants.
Alcohol and Drugs
Due to the fact that we will be spending seven days in each others immediate company, and because we need people 100% alert, responsive and functional in case of an emergency, alcohol and non-prescription drugs are not allowed during the course of the workshop. You won’t need anything to enhance your experience, as the locations we will be in are of themselves, exhilarating and ‘mind-blowing’.
Additional Attendees
Spouses, friends, significant others and non-photographers can only attend as registered participants of this workshop, and are required to pay full tuition, though we do offer a $200 discount if you bring a second person.
Leaving During the Workshop
Once we are on the water, we will be up to 2-8 hours away (by boat) from the marina where we launch, and there will not be any trips back to the marina (except for medical emergencies) until the end of the workshop. If you feel the need to leave/go back to the marina while the workshop is in session, this can be accommodated, however there will be a $500 fee to do so, and you will forfeit the remainder of your tuition payment for the workshop.
Transportation on the Lake
We offer free lake transportation to attendees on our personal pontoon boat and/or houseboat. Although most attendees prefer to travel with us, as an alternative you may rent a boat or commission a boat with a USCG-certified captain. If you choose to arrange your own transportation, we will provide you with an itinerary and a map of the locations at no charge, as well as contact information for the Bullfrog Boat Rental Dock.
Workshop Dates
Workshop dates are established months in advance to maximize photographic opportunities. Consequently, changes in dates may, on rare occasions, have to be made for unforeseen occurrences. We will do everything possible to insure that all workshops will take place on the dates listed. If changes must be made, you will be notified as much in advance as possible and be given the option to postpone to a future workshop date.
Liability Limitation
- Since there is always an element of risk in any exciting activity associated with the outdoors, participants must read this form carefully and acknowledge understanding and agreement with its terms and conditions by providing a signature on the first day of the workshop.
- Dynamic Photography Workshops, Joel & Lilian Belmont, their guides, models, instructors, boat captains and cooperating agents endeavor to provide every participant a safe, enlightening, and pleasurable experience.
- Dynamic Photography Workshops, Joel & Lilian Belmont, their guides, models, instructors, boat captains and cooperating agents will not be held liable for events beyond its control such as, but not limited to, inclement weather; problems with any travel; baggage loss before, during, or after the workshop; damage to, loss or theft of photographic equipment; or equipment failure, etc.
- Dynamic Photography Workshops, Joel & Lilian Belmont, their guides, models, instructors, boat captains and cooperating agents assume no responsibility, however caused, for injury, loss, or damage to person or property in connection with any service resulting directly or indirectly from acts of God, detention, annoyance, delays and expenses arising from quarantines, strikes, thefts, pilferage, force majeure, acts of terrorism, or failure of any means of conveyance to arrive or depart as scheduled, civil disturbances, government restrictions, regulations, discrepancies or change in transit or hotel services over which it has no control.
- These Workshops are not without risk and Dynamic Photography Workshops, Joel & Lilian Belmont, their guides, models, instructors, boat captains and any cooperating agent will not be held liable for any injury, medical emergency, or fatality arising from or during a Workshop. These conditions include, but are not limited to sprained ankles, broken bones, cuts and bruises, dehydration, heart attacks, snake bites, trauma, etc. While we have preparations in place to help address emergencies, participants must be willing to be completely responsible for their well-being and to accept these and other risks inherent in participating in these workshops.
- We reserve the right to change our arrangements should conditions necessitate, or to cancel any aspect of the workshop due to exceptional circumstances. In the event that we deem it necessary to cancel the workshop we will provide a refund for the workshop that the participant acknowledges as full and final settlement.
- In the event of any workshop cancellation, Dynamic Photography Workshops will not reimburse any airline ticket fees, car rental fees, hotel reservations, or any other expenses associated with participation in this workshop. We recommend that you purchase refundable airline tickets and make refundable car and hotel reservations. We also recommend that you carry travel and camera equipment insurance.
- By applying for this workshop, you certify that you (the participant) are physically fit and capable of participating in outdoor photography exercises in field locations, are capable of camping and living in a desert environment, and are fully and completely aware of any and all associated risks.
- You are responsible for being at designated meeting places at the designated time and have your photographic equipment with you. If you are not present at the designated time and place and the group proceeds without you, you will not be refunded any workshop registration fees for the day(s) or time(s) you were not able to participate due to your “no-show” or tardiness.
- By registering for and joining this workshop you acknowledge that you have read the above information concerning responsibility and release Dynamic Photography Workshops, Joel & Lilian Belmont, their guides, models, instructors, boat captains and cooperating agents from any liability. Dynamic Photography Workshops, Joel & Lilian Belmont, their guides, models, instructors, boat captains and cooperating agents assume no liability for injury, illness, accident, fatality, or loss of personal property or expenses thereof. You also acknowledge that Dynamic Photography Workshops reserves the right to refuse service to anyone at anytime and that workshop policies are subject to change at any time.
