YellowstoneTeton Spring

Our Photo tours are designed to help you develop your unique vision while putting you in locations which are breathtaking in beauty and rich with wildlife. Jess's relaxed easy style allows you to learn at your pace. Small groups insure individual attention on what you need. These are intensive Photography trips planned and scheduled to maximize our in time in the field.

Instruction subjects covered and techniques explored include: Choosing the right equipment for your trip. Professional exposure techniques and compensation. Creative composition—the rules, when and how to break them. Landscape and scenic techniques to expand your vision. How to find, approach and photograph animals. .Predicting behavior. Lens selection. Macro and close up techniques. Tripods, heads, beanbag and camera support techniques Filters for nature photography in a digital world. Choosing, using graduated neutral density filters and digital blending.
Large, medium, panoramic,and 35 mm formats—which one to choose and why. Panoramic techniques for film and digital. Tilt/shift lens use and techniques for digital and 35mm users. Flash for nature photographers. When to chimp and how to read your histogram.
How to make your photos more appealing and saleable. Digital techniques in nature

This instruction is field based, without the burden on after lunch classroom lectures. With our small groups ( 5 students is the normal size) we can tailor our teaching to the things YOU need. Instruction is in the field where and when you need it!

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These are trips to great nature photo locations where we will help you take that extra step to move beyond the crowd. My goal is to explore how to create NEW classic images and not just redo what has been done before. I will share my knowledge. I will show how to find, approach and create great photographs of wildlife subjects. We will search for and capture that magic light and compose a unique landscape image. I will give advice on techniques, I don't believe in keeping techniques secret. With the techniques teach you can take your photography where few dare. You will begin to develop your own vision. Most of all we have fun!

You have the opportunity to share the knowledge and tap the skills of Jess's 30 years of field expedience with the personal attention given you in a small group (usually 5 or less)..

To reserve a place on any trip a $500 deposit is required.

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Africa 07

Alaska July 07

Yellowstone Spring 07

Yellowstone Feb 07 3 Photo Tours

Zion National Park Utah Autumn color photo workshop

September 06 Yellowstone and Teton Photo tours

Alaska Brown Bear Photo tour Lake Clark National Park

Florida Birds Photo Tour 03/06 Great new images

Yellowstone winter photo tour images, Late winter Tour Photos

February Wolf Photo while leading my Photo tour

Yellowstone early winter photo tour Yellowstone early winter

January 2006 It has been a busy fall with several great trips and Photo Tours.

some of the images can be seen at;

Badlands National park

South Dakota

More Yellowstone wolves

Now we are off to Arizona, Back for Photo Tours to Yellowstone in mid February and Florida in early March

August 2005 . Elk shedding the velvet from their antler and other Rocky mountain wildlife.

Spring 2005.. As spring wraps up I am getting a few days to work in the office getting images out to clients and arraigning new Photo tours for 2006 (ALASKA!) To see images from the spring tour in Yellowstone check Here.

WoW what an Autumn,

December 2004, Updated here are some images from the great private Photo Tour trip we had in Churchill with a wonderful bunch of folks.

http://jessleephotos.com/Churchill04/index.htm

We are back from a Photo tour to Churchill for polar bear and the birds of Bosque. Here is a link to some of the sight of Bosque Del Apache NWR.

http://jessleephotos.com/bosque_1104/index.htm

Autumn 2004 is only begriming but the snow is flying in the Yellowstone country so here is a small selection of image from trips from September 01 un till October 15th Photo tours

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Labor Day 2004

Wow time flies ..Autumn is here and here are a few shots from our Yellowstone early autumn trip

Yellowstone Early autumn Trip and Photo Tour

June 2004

A few examples from our Photo tours and stock shoots in Yellowstone and the Teton during June of 2004

May 2004

It is still early in the month but here is a brief updated link to photos taken during my latest trip. Southern and central Utah Photo Tour. The last half of May and Most of June will find me working in the Yellowstone country.

April/2004

During late March and early April Jess was working in Nevada, California and Arizona. Returning in time for the opening of the roads in Yellowstone and Grand Teton's new images of bison, wolves and the wolf recovery project were added to our file. During the latter part of April Jess has been adding new Greater Sage Grouse images to the file. Check here to see examples.

March 2004

Winter Wolves, Coyotes, Bison, Bighorns,Elk, Eagles and other scenes from Yellowstone can be seen here from Photo tours and workshops

01/19/03

We have been busy working on clients projects and our own project of increasing our Large Format file of winter in the Rockies. Of course we have also been working our on going Yellowstone wolf project when we can find them.

03/14/02

Just back from Yellowstone's north range, Lamar Valley, where we captured more new images of wolves, including shots of a couple of yearlings showing interest in man made objects. The Druid pack hunting through the snow covered forest. Of course many new images of other Rocky Mountain Wildlife including; Bison, Red Fox and Coyote. Check it out at the update gallery.

02/28/02

Finally a chance for updates!! The pace has been hectic since my last posting. We have added new material from many trips and assignments including a couple from the Mogollon Plateau in Arizona and New Mexico. From there it was off to the Canadian Rockies and following autumn's progress southward into Colorado and New Mexico's Bosque Del Apache NWR with stops for fresh material of the four corners region. After Thanksgiving we were working in the Great Smoky Mountains NP where we were able to capture some material on the recently reintroduced Elk and other native wildlife. We celebrated the new year in Zion while on our way to the desert southwest for more material on Desert Bighorns, Coues Deer and wintering birds. Then on to photograph birds and mammals of the southern California coast.

5/10/01

Jess is now working in Yellowstone Photo tour, check it out for some rushes from the first week including Yellowstone wolves. We also have new images of wild Yellowstone Grizzlies.

4/07/01

We made it back from a great trip and spring is here to greet us. Jess is already working on new waterfowl images, a couple of them can be seen and our bird gallery . On the way home from Arizona we had a chance to spent a few hours in Zion NP , just long enough for sunrise and moonset.

3/04/01

Jess is in Arizona working on the Sonoran Desert community. Images will be uploaded at the end of March, please check back.

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GROUP MINIMUM: Occasionally I am able to run a trip below our group minimum which is generally 3. In such instances it may be necessary to apply a small group supplement. You would be contacted regarding such a situation but you would not be obligated to accept the new terms.
RESERVATIONS: Your $ 500 deposit is required to secure your place on any trip, with the balance due120 days prior to the departure date.
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Details of hotels, flight arrival recommendations and other trip tips will be mailed when the tour is full.
MEALS: Some meals and refreshments are included depending on the trip details, but not alcoholic beverages.
ADMISSIONS: Access to public buildings and national parks etc. is not included in the land price.
CANCELLATIONS: All cancellations must be confirmed in writing, and due to costs incurred by JessLeePhotosllc in arranging a tour, deposits are non refundable. Payment in full is required 120 days prior to departure. Cancellations after 120 days will receive a full refund( except deposit) if your spot can be filled from a waiting list or if you can fill your spot.
JessLeePhotos LLC strongly suggest that tour participants invest in trip cancellation insurance.
CANCELED EXPEDITIONS: In the event of insufficient tour sign-ups, JessLeePhotos reserves the right to cancel any given trip. In that event 100% of moneys received will be returned. However, JessLeePhotos is not responsible for expenses incurred by its customers.
LUGGAGE: JessLeePhotos request that tour participants limit their luggage to the equivalent of one suitcase, one flight bag, one camera bag and tripod. We do not wish to be dictatorial in this matter, but asks that group members bear in mind space and comfort in our vans. All personal luggage is the responsibility of the owner so please keep the weight to a limit YOU can handle and other restrictions can be met.
SMOKERS: Smoking is not permitted at meals or on vans. It can be permitted at photo stops where local ordinances permit, photography and photographers are not affected.
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The right is reserved to accept or decline any person as a member of any tour.
Payment of tour fees by trip participants constitutes their acceptance of all conditions contained herein including but not limited to injury, death or other liability incurred during a trip..

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