Art: Paint an Anna’s Hummingbird with Gamini Ratnavira
Celebrated master artist Gamini Ratnavira has been a much-loved presence at every Sedona Hummingbird Festival. This year, for the first-time ever, Gamini will lead a workshop at the Festival! In this 3.5 hour class, Gamini will teach each stage of bringing an Anna’s Hummingbird to life on canvas. You don’t need to bring anything — Gamini will provide all the art materials you need, and you can take them home at the end of the class: brushes, canvas board, acrylic gouache paints, palettes, etc. Gamini will explore and share his fifty plus years as a professional artist and the techniques he has mastered. You will leave with your very own completed painting and one-on-one feedback and encouragement from Gamini. Gamini is looking forward to seeing you at this one-of-a-kind art class!Limit: 10
Date & Time: Thursday, July 24, 8-11:30am
Location: Hummingbird Hangout (gymnasium) at Hummingbird Central
Cost: $325 for IHS members and $350 for non members
Photography Workshops
We are offering 2 hummingbird photography workshop sessions. These workshops will be held in one of the most beautiful hummingbird gardens in the area, filled with a large population of hummingbirds. Your workshop instructor is Stephen Vaughan. Stephen brings a unique blend of scientific knowledge and artistic vision to his hummingbird photography workshops. As a seasoned ornithologist and professional photographer, his work has graced the pages of National Geographic, Audubon, and Arizona Highways. Living in Tucson, Arizona, Stephen draws inspiration from the region’s rich biodiversity. His workshops not only teach participants the technical skills required to photograph hummingbirds but also encourage them to connect deeply with the natural world, observing and appreciating the intricate behaviors of these flying jewels in their native habitats.
Beginning Hummingbird Photography
Love photographing hummingbirds but struggle to use the correct settings and techniques? Learn critical information to improve the quality of your images.
You will learn:
- Suggested settings for shutter speed and aperture to ensure sharp eyes and reduce motion blur in your images
- Essential composition tips
- Suggestions on what lighting, foreground and backgrounds work to make your images more eye-catching
This class will be held in a private garden filled with hummingbirds about 15 miles from Hummingbird Central.
Gear to bring: DSLR, Mirrorless or Bridge camera with a lens length of 200mm to 600mm, memory cards and batteries. Tripod optional.
Limit: 12
Date & Time: Thursday, July 24, 4-7pm.
Cost: $110
Intermediate-Advanced Hummingbird Photography
Do you love photographing hummingbirds in natural light and want to take it a step further? Here is your opportunity!
You will learn:
- How shutter speed will affect wing blur / sharpness and how you can experiment with speeds to get varying looks
- What focus settings work best to get the most out of your camera’s eye-tracking and continuous focus features
- Expanding on composition and aperture to give more subject-background separation
This class will be held in a private garden filled with hummingbirds about 15 miles from Hummingbird Central.
Gear to bring: DSLR, Mirrorless or Bridge camera with a lens length of 200mm to 600mm, memory cards and batteries. Tripod optional.
Limit: 12
Date & Time: Thursday, July 24, 6-9am
Cost: $110
Art: Paint an Anna’s Hummingbird with Gamini Ratnavira
Celebrated master artist Gamini Ratnavira has been a much-loved presence at every Sedona Hummingbird Festival. This year, for the first-time ever, Gamini will lead a workshop at the Festival! In this 3.5 hour class, Gamini will teach each stage of bringing an Anna’s Hummingbird to life on canvas. You don’t need to bring anything — Gamini will provide all the art materials you need, and you can take them home at the end of the class: brushes, canvas board, acrylic gouache paints, palettes, etc. Gamini will explore and share his fifty plus years as a professional artist and the techniques he has mastered. You will leave with your very own completed painting and one-on-one feedback and encouragement from Gamini. Gamini is looking forward to seeing you at this one-of-a-kind art class!Limit: 10
Date & Time: Thursday, July 24, 8-11:30am
Location: Hummingbird Hangout (gymnasium) at Hummingbird Central
Cost: $325 for IHS members and $350 for non members
Photography Workshops
We are offering 2 hummingbird photography workshop sessions. These workshops will be held in one of the most beautiful hummingbird gardens in the area, filled with a large population of hummingbirds. Your workshop instructor is Stephen Vaughan. Stephen brings a unique blend of scientific knowledge and artistic vision to his hummingbird photography workshops. As a seasoned ornithologist and professional photographer, his work has graced the pages of National Geographic, Audubon, and Arizona Highways. Living in Tucson, Arizona, Stephen draws inspiration from the region’s rich biodiversity. His workshops not only teach participants the technical skills required to photograph hummingbirds but also encourage them to connect deeply with the natural world, observing and appreciating the intricate behaviors of these flying jewels in their native habitats.
Beginning Hummingbird Photography
Love photographing hummingbirds but struggle to use the correct settings and techniques? Learn critical information to improve the quality of your images.
You will learn:
- Suggested settings for shutter speed and aperture to ensure sharp eyes and reduce motion blur in your images
- Essential composition tips
- Suggestions on what lighting, foreground and backgrounds work to make your images more eye-catching
This class will be held in a private garden filled with hummingbirds about 15 miles from Hummingbird Central.
Gear to bring: DSLR, Mirrorless or Bridge camera with a lens length of 200mm to 600mm, memory cards and batteries. Tripod optional.
Limit: 12
Date & Time: Thursday, July 24, 4-7pm.
Cost: $110
Intermediate-Advanced Hummingbird Photography
Do you love photographing hummingbirds in natural light and want to take it a step further? Here is your opportunity!
You will learn:
- How shutter speed will affect wing blur / sharpness and how you can experiment with speeds to get varying looks
- What focus settings work best to get the most out of your camera’s eye-tracking and continuous focus features
- Expanding on composition and aperture to give more subject-background separation
This class will be held in a private garden filled with hummingbirds about 15 miles from Hummingbird Central.
Gear to bring: DSLR, Mirrorless or Bridge camera with a lens length of 200mm to 600mm, memory cards and batteries. Tripod optional.
Limit: 12
Date & Time: Thursday, July 24, 6-9am
Cost: $110