• Photographing special places on the island, including Hula dancer at sunset
• Choice of photographic or alternative techniques to learn--Polaroid and digital transfers, lifts, digital infrared, Photoshop and more
• Open studio time to work on your images
• Pool and garden photography session with model at Tropical Hideaway
• Optional snorkeling/swimming with dolphins - 5 minutes away
• Delicious catered meals--organic, gourmet vegetarian and fish
• All in a beautiful tropical paradise garden setting with panoramic ocean views

Each day will have a photographic excursion, studio time to work with your creative process, free time, discussions/information/demonstrations, and private assistance. Please bring 10-12 images to share, which can be small prints (a fancy portfolio isn't necessary).

Bring or ship what you want to work with--digital or film camera(s), film (35mm, Polaroid) and equipment (laptop, cables, printing paper, Daylab, watercolor paper, etc.). Provided is a scanner, an Epson 2200 for printing, some Epson Enhanced Matte paper for proofs, digital transfer equipment, a Daylab Copy System Pro (for Polaroid transfers from 4x6 prints), a Daylab 35+ with 4x5 & 8x10 bases (for transfers from slides), a Vivitar slide printer, and an image and emulsion transfer setup to be shared.

If you'd like to learn digital infrared, you can try a camera here, or bring a camera that can take infrared images, an IR opaque filter, such as the Hoya R72 or the Harrison & Harrison 89B, and a tripod. Please email me if you want more information on digital infrared photography.

Cost: $1795 (see registration form)
Includes double occupancy room, excursions, and most meals)
$1245 if you provide your own accommodation
A $500 deposit is required to reserve your space, with the balance due 60 days before the Retreat begins. Additional information will be sent upon registration.

If you want a single room, you may need to stay at nearby accommodations, depending on enrollment.

See the Tropical Hideaway website for accommodation information and pictures at www.tropicalhideawayhawaii.com, and www.tropicalhideawayhawaii.com/house.html.

For info & registration:

Kathleen T. Carr
PO Box 335, Honaunau, HI 96726
(808) 328-2162
workshops@kathleencarr.com

Use the registration form to register by mail, or register using PayPal.

"Kathleen provides an outstanding blend of technical experise, clear instruction, unique settings for photo shoots, and unflagging warmth and support of the participants. I learned more than I ever expected and enjoyed the whole experience."  --Devayani Smith

"An amazing week that I will never forget. I feel so creatively replenished, and I'm going home with a whole new body of beautiful work. Every day we were presented with authentic Hawaiian experiences and opportunities to photograph so many magical places on the island. It was so much more than I could have even expected."   ---Alba Wejebe

"Thank you so very much for the best work/retreat experience I have ever had...it was truly wonderful. You created an environment that I felt safe to do what I love doing. For the first time in my life, I left calling myself an artist...I had never referred to myself as an "artist" before last week."   ---Barbara Bond

"I have learned more in one week in Kathleen's Retreat than I have learned in years of photography classes. A wonderful experience to be in a gorgeous tropical setting and have supportive and knowledgable guidance."  -- Liza Brown

Kathleen T. Carr, a professional and fine art photographer, teacher and author, views photography as a mirror for inner and outer growth. A Creative Uses Consultant for Polaroid, she is represented by the Green Screen Gallery in Holualoa, Hawaii, the Showcase Gallery in Kainaliu, Hawaii, the Mike Carroll Gallery in Lanai City, Hawaii, the Alinder Studio Gallery, Gualala, California (private dealer), and Michael Jacobson, Boulder, CO (private dealer). Her work has been exhibited widely and has appeared in numerous books and periodicals, including her books, Polaroid Transfers: A Complete Visual Guide for Creating Image and Emulsion Transfers, Polaroid Manipulations: A Complete Visual Guide to Creating SX-70, Transfer, and Digital Prints (Amphoto Books), and To Honor the Earth: Reflections on Living in Harmony with Nature (HarperSanFrancisco).