Bill Ellzey's
Teaching Background:
Bill Ellzey has been helping photographers come along the path of making better pictures since about the time he became a full-time working pro in 1972. From the most basic nuts & bolts of f-stops and shutter speeds, and now the exciting world of digital imaging, to examining what makes for strong compositions and truly meaningful images, to the delights of being in nature and sharing its beauty with others through photography, Ellzey’s down-home style, and experience, both as photographer and instructor, make him a highly valued workshop leader.
Beginning as far back as the ‘70s Ellzey was invited to present programs for professional photographers’ conventions around the nation. A year after moving to stunningly scenic Telluride, Colorado he was handed the controls of The Autumn Eye photography workshop which, through Kodak grants, he developed into a large program under the name of Western Photo Workshops.
As director of WPW for eleven years Ellzey hired instructors in widely varied specialty areas and often filled instructor’s shoes himself. These workshops, as well as instructorships at Winona International School of Professional Photography, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, and privately organized workshops to Egypt, Patagonia and Bhutan, have provided Ellzey the satisfying opportunity to share his passion for photography.
In 1995 Ellzey dropped out of the teaching scene for four years to build a rustic, southwest-style straw-bale house for himself in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. Now, withthe addition of a large studio he also offers private and small group workshops at home.
Bill's latest teaching commitment is a week-long worskshop for the prestigious Santa Fe Photographic Workshop program in 2012. |
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2011/2012
Workshops
July 25 – 29, 2011
Anderson Ranch Arts Center
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“Compositon and Light in Outdoor Photography”
Sept 30 – Oct 1 & 2, 2011
Telluride Autumn
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“Telluride Autumn—through the lens." In Telluride Colorado
October 30 – Nov 10, 2011
Victoria Falls & Zambia
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African photo adventure—the latest addition to my schedule of round-the-world photo workshops and tours.
March 14 – March 17, 2012
Composition & Light
in Outdoor Photography
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An intensive course in romantic Santa Fe New Mexico
April 16 – May 1, 2012
Patagonia Photo Safari
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Autumn in the Andes,
a
two-part photographic exploration of Chilean Patagonia
Part I, Unknown Patagonia
April 16 – 24, 2012
Part II, The Torres del Paine
April 24 – May 1, 2012
July 21– Aug 4, 2012
Extreme Landscapes
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Torres del Paine and the Atacama desert of Chile, a joint workshop with Jack Dykinga
Aug 12 – 22, 2012
Ireland with Bill Ellzey
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An in-depth photo exploration of Western Ireland with a native guide. |
