New Hampshire Fall Foliage Photography Workshop 2025

Autumn in New Hampshire Photography Workshop 

Dates: October 9 – 11, 2025

Tuition:  $1,895.00 (or $3,695.00 for VT & NH Combo)

Location: Gorham, NH

Instructors: Kurt Budliger & Benjamin Williamson

Overview:

The rugged White Mountains of north-central New Hampshire provide the perfect backdrop for photographing some of New England’s best fall color.  The fall foliage in the White Mountains rivals the best fall color anywhere on the planet, full stop.  We’ll spend three marvelous days photographing sunrises and sunsets with stunning mountain views and chase fall color along gorgeous rivers, cascades and tranquil ponds with early morning mist and the haunting calls of resident Loons.  When combined with the Autumn in Vermont Workshop this fall photography experience quite simply will be the best anywhere; whether you’ve never experience autumn in New England or you’ve lived here your entire life.  This is the quintessential bucket list fall foliage workshop experience!

Key Features:

• Gain a strong technical and creative foundation in outdoor photography
• Learn the importance of “seeing the light,” weather forecasting and location scouting
• Learn how to use filters in the field to control dynamic range
• Learn strategies for making dynamic compositions that have energy and egage the viewer
• Learn how to choose aperture and hyperfocal focusing for depth of field
• Bring your images to life using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop (beginner and advanced techniques)
• Get individualized instruction and critique in the field as well as classroom
• Photograph intimate ponds, woodlands and streams in glorious autumn color
• Photograph sunrise and sunsets from rolling mountains and along country roads and farmland

Schedule:

The workshop will kick off on Thursday October 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM in Gorham, NH with a short reception and slideshow and then it’s into the field we go to make images. There is no “set” daily schedule, rather we keep things flexible in order to best respond to the weather and available light for making images.  Typically, we’ll be out for sunrise, shoot until mid morning and then take a break for a meal and brief rest.  We’ll convene in the conference room for instruction, post processing and critique during the mid-day hours when the light is typically less conducive to photography.  We’ll then head back out into the field in the late afternoon and evening, ending our session after sunset.  We’ll end our time together after our last sunset shoot of the workshop on Saturday October 11th.

Physical Difficulty:

There will be no strenuous hiking involved during the workshop and most locations will be close to the road.  Some locations, however may involve a short hike of less than a mile with no serious elevation gains.  We will be spending a lot of time shooting along streams and waterfalls that will require scrambling over rocks and down hillsides.  The terrain in the mountains can be very uneven and sometimes slippery along streams and rivers.  Hiking boots and a modest level of health and fitness will greatly enhance your experience.  All participants should be comfortable carrying their photo gear (backpack and tripod) for at least 2 miles round trip.