All great adventures need a guide - someone to ensure that you get the full experience. Happily, you have three guides at Four Elements Photo Adventures.
Our photography instructors have decades of experience not only behind the viewfinder, but also putting boots on rocks at our adventure locations.
All to ensure that you come back with memories for a lifetime, images to proudly hang on your wall, and technique to you can employ on your own photographic adventures.
Below is a bit of information on your instructors.
Cassius Callender
Cassius has been interested in photography since 1984 when he took a summer class in Old San Juan at the age of 14. He received his first DSLR camera as a Father’s Day present in 2006 and his passion for photography was ignited.
His work focuses on capturing landscape scenes during the most colorful times of the day.
Dave Miess
Dave’s photographic journey began in 1975 when he loaded a roll of film in his Dad’s old Zeiss rangefinder. He’s been behind a viewfinder ever since. He combined his love of the outdoors and photography into a business in 2001.
Dave’s work is regularly featured in publications and art fairs around the Midwest.
Mike Murray
Mike is a self-taught photographer that began his journey in 1981 with a trip to the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Kodak camera in hand, his passion for outdoor photography took off. In 2008 he established North Sand Photography.
Mike's goal is to capture the beauty, solitude and mystery of the natural world. Through his photographs he hopes to create an emotion, stir a memory or generate the beginnings of a new experience.
His work can be viewed throughout the UW-Hospital system, local corporate offices, and Midwestern art shows.
We are often asked "what gear do you have in your camera bags?" We thought we'd open up our packs and let you have a peek!
Cassius
Sony A7R IVa
Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8
Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8
Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 Ultra-Wide Fisheye
Manfrotto 055 Carbon Fiber 3-Section Tripod with Horizontal Column
Manfrotto 498RC2 Ball Head with Quick Release
Movo GH800 Carbon Fiber Professional Gimbal Tripod Head
MeFOTO RoadTrip Classic Lightweight 61.6" Aluminum Travel Tripod
Platypod Max The Flat Tripod
Haida & Ice Neutral Density, Graduated Neutral Density Filters and Polarizer
AEO Lightning Trigger
Pluto Trigger
Cassius also has over 15 years of experience with Nikon.
Mike
Sony A7R IV
Sony 70-200 f/2.8 II
Canon 16-35mm f/4.0 IS L
Sigma 14-24 f/2.8
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8
Lensbaby 85MM f/1.2
Irix 15mm 2.4
Artcise Carbon Fiber Tripod w/Ball Head
Vanguard Auctus Plus 283ct Tripod with BBH-300 Ball Head
Neweer Carbon Fiber Tripod w/Ball head
Vanguard VEO monopod
Canon 430exII Flash
Assorted Grad and ND filters
Dave
Canon R5
Canon RP
Canon RF 14-35mm f/4 L
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4 L
Canon RF 70-200mm f/4 L
Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L
Rokinon 14mm f/2.8
Gitzo Carbon Fiber tripod with Kirk Ballhead
Movo GH800 Carbon Fiber Professional Gimbal Tripod Head
Sirui Carbon Fiber Backpack Tripod with Vanguard Ballhead
Singh-Ray, Lee, Ice, and Cokin filters
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