Description

Come explore the best of Tuscany and Venice, where photographic opportunities abound as your TFT trip leaders guide you through cities, canals, rolling hills, masterpieces of painting and sculpture, and bustling outdoor markets with side streets filled with exciting surprises. Our hands-on photography workshop will give you the skills and preparation you need to take your photography to the next level; return home with an incredible portfolio and the memories of a lifetime!

DAY 1: NEWARK (FOR THOSE WHO OPT TO TAKE THE GROUP FLIGHT)
As the group flight takes off, the trip officially begins!

DAYS 2 7: FLORENCE (WITH DAY TRIPS TO NEARBY PICTURESQUE TOWNS)
We base ourselves in Florence, seat of the Italian Renaissance and home to masterpieces by Michelangelo, Botticelli, and Leonardo da Vinci. Surrounded by all the art and culture the city has to offer, youll take in the history of the Renaissance as you compose professional quality portraits and landscapes. The stately, perfectly proportioned architecture of Florence gives us an ideal aesthetic background to work with in our photographic explorations of the city. Our Florentine itinerary includes the Duomo, the Accademia and the Uffizi, the Boboli Gardens, the famous outdoor markets, an artisanal chocolate shop, and so much more. Our base in Florence is a historic 16th-century palazzo just steps from the Duomo in the heart of the city. While in Florence well take day trips into the rolling Tuscan hills to explore some of the most charming villages and small towns in Italy.

DAYS 7 10: VENICE
Venice is our home for the last three days of the trip. This floating, magical city is like no other in the world. In Venice we will visit the majestic St. Mark's Square and Basilica, as well as the bustling and ancient fish market in the Rialto neighborhood. Venice is the perfect city to get lost in with a camera in hand, so we will be sure to wander the silent, narrow back streets and passages in this most charming of cities. Well concentrate on light and reflections as we explore the Venetian canals and labyrinthine alleyways and explore the islands of Murano and Burano. This enchanting city on the water will capture your heart and lens like no other and it is the perfect setting to finish up a summer of travel with TFT.

IMPROVING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY SKILLS
Whether youre a point-and-shoot beginner wanting to learn how to think like a pro and kick your travel photography to the next level, or an experienced DSLR shooter looking to refine your skills and get fresh ideas, this trip is for you!

Our goal is to teach participants to adopt the mindset of a pro so that with time they learn how to choose their subjects and compose unforgettable shots. In order to provide quality personal attention, we will divide our group into beginner and intermediate/advanced levels. We will concentrate on shooting urban scenes, portraiture, and landscapes, and teach students how to take advantage of available light both at night and in low-daylight/indoor conditions. Basic skills, including proper adjustment of the ISO, shutter speed, and aperture will also be covered.

Essential equipment for all participants:

Digital camera with manual controls (compact or DSLR)
Memory card (minimum 4GB), USB cable, camera battery, charger
Recommended Equipment:

Laptop computer
Lonely Planets Travel Photography: A Guide to Taking Better Pictures (14.95 USD on Amazon). We will be referencing this book throughout the trip.
Intermediate/Advanced Group: To be considered for the Intermediate/Advanced group, we highly recommend that you bring a DSLR camera.

Lenses: Many DSLR cameras come with an 18-55mm standard lens, which is great. If you decide to bring more lenses, we recommend a 50mm fixed lens, a zoom lens, or a wide angle lens such as 10-20mm.

Highlights

-Learn how to make great photos from our expert photography instructor in the most beautiful of settings  all skill levels are welcome!

-Explore the graceful city of Florence and learn the secrets of the Italian Renaissance

-Traverse the legendary Tuscan hills, visiting Fiesole, Siena, and Lucca

-Experience Venice from an insiders perspective, learn about glass-blowing on Murano and ride the vaporetto down the Grand Canal

-Visit awe-inspiring St. Mark's Square, hop around the islands of the Venetian Lagoon, and see the authentic side of Venice

Type of Programs

• Cultural Exploration

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

3,185 USD plus airfare

This Program is open to

American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

in Groups

Typically Participants Work

in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Physical Exam/Health Records

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 week

Travel For Teens's Mission Statement

Travel for Teens believes that teen travel should be both fun and enriching. Our programs feature choice in what you do, see, and experience, a dynamic that sets us apart from superficial tours that herd large groups from one site to another. We visit the best of the mainstream attractions while offering the opportunity to explore the culture from a less touristy perspective. We interact with our host cultures, taking cooking and dance lessons, performing valuable service work to help local communities, and conversing with the people who have spent their lives living in the places we journey to. We have crafted our unique programs to engender love for travel, hunger for learning, curiosity about differences, appreciation of similarities across cultures, and an understanding of what it means to be a global citizen.

Year Founded

2003