To refer to our Important Information email that was sent to all attendees as they prepare for the festival, click here.
The opening Ceremony and primary lectures will be held at the Embassy Suites in San Luis Obispo California. Some workshops will be held at Light Photographic Workshops lab and studio in Los Osos (15 min drive from Embassy) and various beautiful and scenic outdoor locations around the area (from 20min-1hr drive from Embassy). The closing Keynote by Rick Sammon and Free EOL Canon Sponsored Lecture by Parish Kohanim will be at Embassy Suites.
The Opening ceremony will be hosted by owner and Director of Light Workshops, Hal "Bull" Schmitt. Important information will be talked about regarding the festival events as well as sponsor introductions that will be present during the festival featuring products that will prove useful and essential to many things taught during the week.
- A workshop is a hands-on session which has fewer than 20 people in a group depending on the type of workshop it is. It will be hands-on exposure with the instructor by your side teaching you photography and digital imaging techniques. You must register for workshops prior to the festival to insure yourself a seat. These workshops are both outside in the field and at Light Workshops "LIGHT Lab" and "Epic Light Photography studio".
- A Lecture is a “stand-and-deliver” session with between 60-550 seats available.
-A demo is when the instructor will show you how to create a studio, set, scene or lesson while you watch and take notes or follow along with your own laptop.
We hope that you sign up for all of these different types of sessions on your online schedule so we have a good understanding of interest in the classes offered. If we see that a class has fewer than 8 interested attendees we most likely won’t have that class next year and allow the instructor to enjoy a different session themselves.
Check-in will be located at Embassy Suites starting Wednesday October 12th at 6:30am. We will have Check-in tables every day after that from 8AM-1:30PM. If you are checking in for a day pass and want to go to sunrise, you MUST check-in the day prior. You will be turned away if you do not have a pass for your event.
Once you have gone through the payment process you will see a button at the bottom of your receipt that says "Make your Schedule now".
When you Click that button it will take you to the schedule within your account. You will see that there has been an addition of check boxes.
Check the boxes that you want on your schedule. Once you have selected the classes you want YOU MUST CLICK the "SAVE SCHEDULE" button located at the top and the bottom of the schedule page.
Once you have saved your schedule you can "Export my Schedule as PDF" to see, save to desktop or print your personalized Click Schedule.
*Please note that we are not responsible for your schedule and suggest that you print out your schedule before arriving.
Our Festival volunteers will have check-lists for limited space sessions. If you are not on the list you will be turned away and asked nicely to join another class if there are no seats left.
The team at Click! believes in the full experience of small class sizes for optimal learning and hands-on attention from the instructors. To support our mission we have only allowed a certain number of spots per session which has been available at a first come first serve basis. We do not have an official waiting list for classes that are already filled. We will do out best to notify attendees of openings during the week of the festival or any seats that we will open up for some select sessions.
Once your register and pay for your pass you will be able to create your schedule. As you choose classes you can save your updates, export your schedule as a PDF and print your schedule out. You can then login to your account and change your schedule as you see fit. You are responsible for your own schedule and knowing where to be and when.
Volunteers will have check-lists for limited space sessions. If you are not on the list you will be turned away and asked to join another class if there are no seats left.
Last year's Dinner with a Friend was a hit! I will have restaurants Wednesday, Thursday and Friday set up in different towns along the central coast where we have reserved a table for 8-12 people. This is a great opportunity to meet people and network, pass your business cards around, and find people who are interested in the same things you are in the industry. DWP can be for both business and social networking.
You will receive a small packet that has your Festival booklet, your festival badge and a festival t-shirt. The festival booklet will have maps and information for the festival to keep on hand through the week.
It is up to you to rent a car. The festival is pretty spread out on the Central Coast so there will be driving involved from venue to venue. Embassy Suites has a shuttle from the airport to pick you up and an Avis rental car desk at the hotel. If you would prefer to try to carpool we suggest it, as a few of the venues also have limited parking.
Yes. Some workshops insist on carpooling and there will most always be a meet-up at Embassy Suites for many outdoor workshops in order to caravan and carpool to the venue. Some venues will not be announced until the meet-up at Embassy where maps, GPS and carpool is assigned.
We will do our best to help you find other attendees who are willing to help you carpool. Just contact us at the office and we will announce on newsletters, Facebook and Twitter the needs of carpool situations. Beyond that we cannot guarantee you a ride for your events. You are ultimately responsible for any transportation during the week.
(Please link Facebook page, twitter page and newsletter sign up form page)
Yes. This year especially, you need to always have your badge with you in order to participate and be a part of the festival. Our assistants and Volunteers will be checking badges at each event every day to make sure that the paid attendees get the most out of their ticket. They will make sure the day passes are accurate as well as current week passes. Even if you are known to the staff most volunteers will not know your face and will dismiss anyone who is not wearing their festival badge.
You can contact any Check-in or Staff person to help you if you lose your badge. Every type of badge has different colors to note which type of attendee they are and what they can be a part of (i.e. 1-day passes, volunteer passes, week-long and press). You can also contact Victoria or Becky at info@lightworkshops.com, Victoria@lightworkshops.com or becky@lightworkshops.com
Everyone will have a map of the area. Each venue will consist of GPS coordinates and/or an address.
We will also have a list of approximate travel times between most venues and field areas.
Most field workshops will have directions given to you at your meeting place prior to the workshop.
Some venues require carpooling and caravanning so we will meet prior to the workshop to make that happen. Please be advised that you may need to carpool with others in order to participate in the workshop.
Someone will almost always be available on the office phone 805-528-7385 or check with a volunteer at Embassy Suites with a Staff shirt on to help you find your way.
We do suggest that you look at a Google map or any map of the central coast and become acquainted with the area before coming. It is your responsibility to plan your schedule ahead of time so that you can get to the meeting place in a timely fashion to meet with the group. There will be overlap with some sessions on the schedule but you will have to make the tough choices of what you want to attend.
If you arrive late to a meeting place and are left behind you will have to join a different event.
Maybe. Please email becky@lightworkshops.com and we will contact you shortly. If you are a student looking to intern please have your professor contact us as well.
Volunteering requires you to be present and volunteering for most of the week. Please keep in mind that, though we will do our best to accommodate, we cannot guarantee that you will volunteer for the sessions you want to be a part of.
