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Black Friday discount code “blackfriday” for 10% off extended through December 20! (Click on the start date of the workshop, then the discount box appears during checkout after you change the number of participants from 0 to 1 or more.)

This is our Yosemite National Park landscape photography overview page. Click through to the photo workshop detail page for one of the itineraries below for more information and sample photos.

Yosemite Photography Workshop Horsetail Fall Firefall Lori Hibbett

Yosemite Winter and Horsetail Fall
February 18-23, 2025
Only 3 spaces remaining!
Winter can be an enchanting time to shoot Yosemite Valley. Particularly if we get a passing storm, the photography opportunities can be spectacular! We will also be in the park on the prime nights when photographers pursue iconic shots of sunset-backlit Horsetail Fall from a couple of limited locations. Starting in 2020 all photography south of the Merced River was closed to Southside Drive when Horsetail Fall was available, but we have several new options due to the thinning of trees in Yosemite Valley. The iconic Horsetail Fall sunset shot requires sufficient snow pack above El Capitan, a warm enough day to melt the snow to feed the waterfall, and clear enough weather to the west as the sun sets for the sunlight to strike the waterfall. So having up to 5-6 evenings available greatly increases your odds of success. 
More information and registration here.

Yosemite Fall Colors
November 1-6, 2025
Just released!
We’ve tried different timing to catch peak color of various tree species, as the season shifts slightly from year to year but this year we’ve let a sunset full moon rise by Half Dome influence the dates. This workshop will include intimate and grand landscapes teeming with fall colors from dogwoods, oaks, and cottonwoods.  We will also spend quite a bit of time after dinner out under the moonlight doing some night photography. We’ll also be able to shoot moonlit fall nightscapes at night in addition to daytime fall landscapes.

This is one of our most popular Yosemite workshops and we only allow 8 people to join us, so sign up early to not miss this opportunity to photograph unique locations and compositions that we love to share with our clients.

More information and registration here.

2024-2025 Workshop Calendar, Great Basin School of Photography

We limit group size to 8 photographers, with both owners Jeff and Lori, for a 4:1 guide to client ratio.

 

December 8-13, 2024  Death Valley Winter Light Photography  $1695  Color and black and white landscape photography Last call for 2024 prices!

February 18-23, 2025  Yosemite Horsetail Fall & Winter Photography  $1995  3 spots left!

March 2-7, 2025  Death Valley Spring Photography  $1995  Bring a friend!

March 28 – April 2, 2025  Death Valley 4WD Adventure (The Racetrack, etc.) $1995  2 spots left!

May 28 – June 1, 2025  Bodie, Mono Lake, Eastern Sierra Landscape & Night Photography  $2145   4 nights with 1 night plus morning interiors in Bodie  New!

June 18-22, 2025  Bodie, Mono Lake, Eastern Sierra Landscape & Night Photography $2195   4 nights including 2 nights in Bodie  New!

June 27 – 30, 2025  Bodie, Mono Lake, Eastern Sierra Landscape & Night Photography $1795  3 nights including 1 night in Bodie  New!

July 18 – 20, 2025  Night Photography Bootcamp $695  New! (no discounts)

August 20-24, 2025 Bodie, Mono Lake, Eastern Sierra Landscape & Night Photography $2195   4 nights including 2 in Bodie  New! 

November 1-6, 2025  Yosemite Fall Colors $1995  5 nights New!

December 9-14, 2025 Death Valley Winter Light Photography $1995   5 nights  New! Color, black and white, night, and the Geminid meteor shower

Contact us about any of the following:

May 10-14, 2025  Yosemite Spring and Moonbow Photography  $TBD  On demand, contact us to schedule a small group.

May 2025  Nevada Ghost Towns Photography  $TBD  On demand, contact us to schedule a small group.

July 23-26, 2025  Bodie, Mono Lake, Eastern Sierra Landscape & Night Photography $1795  (3 nights including 1 night in Bodie) Coming soon! (second session after June 27-30 fills)

September 22-27, 2025 Eastern Sierra Fall Colors Landscapes, Bodie Interiors &Night Photography $2295   5 nights (1 sunrise/interior session plus 1 night in Bodie) Coming soon! (second session after May 28 – June 1 fills)