Tours & Workshops

Workshop Description: Roy has been photographing the wildlife of the Osa for over 20 years. Learn all of his photographic techniques and come away from this workshop knowing how to shoot macro subjects like leaf-cutter ants and frogs, use full and fill-flash expertly, photograph hummingbirds, monkeys, scarlet macaws, and other subjects in a beautiful tropical rainforest setting. Evening programs will also cover photoshop, post-processing, workflow, composition, on and off camera flash use, bird photography, and other photographic techniques.

The workshop begins on December 4 and ends on December 8th. Participants will need to arrive in San Jose, Costa Rica by December 3, 2012 as we catch an early flight from San Jose to Puerto Jiminez to start the workshop. Optional extensions to this workshop start on December 9th and conclude December 10th for the Scarlet Macaw extension and December 13th for the Quetzal and Hummingbird extension.

Bosque del Cabo Lodge, with its private cliff and top bungalows, is situated on 700 acres, 500 feet above the Pacific Ocean on the remote Osa Peninsula, near Corcovado National Park. This unique rainforest lodge is a secluded getaway and a photographer's dream come true! The property, a 700+ acre forest reserve, is flanked on one side by the beautiful Golfo Dulce and on the other by the endless Pacific Ocean, offering unparalleled photographic opportunities. Literally teeming with life, the Osa Peninsula is one of the most biologically diverse places in existence, boasting over 400 species of birds (of which 20 are endemic), 117 species of reptiles, and almost 10,000 species of insects.

Unique, Private Setting Only the first 14 photographer participants will be accepted for this workshop. It is ideally suited to all levels of photographers.

• Private, spacious bungalows, all boasting ocean views and tropical breezes
• Hiking trails leading through the rainforest to deserted beaches on both the Golfo Dulce and Pacific Ocean
• Open-air restaurant serves 3 delicious meals daily, all meals included
• Experienced Guide: Workshop Leader, Professional Photographer Roy Toft, (National Geographic, Wildlife Conservation, Audubon, Discover, Popular Photography, Smithsonian Magazines) provides individualized instruction daily.

Workshop Includes: Daily photographic instruction by Roy Toft, nightly workshop sessions, all meals and lodging, and taxis to and from lodge while in the Osa.

Workshop Pricing: BOOK NOW $2,775.00 - Photographer
BOOK NOW $2,275.00 - Non-photographer (Spouse/Partner/Significant Other)
BOOK NOW $750.00 - Single Supplement

Optional Workshop Extensions - OPEN

• Scarlet Macaw Workshop
• Quetzal and Hummingbird Workshop

Previous Costa Rica Workshop Participant's Comments

Roy,

The trip to Costa Rica with you, Mary and Andreas was one of the best that I have ever taken. The opportunities were endless and best yet the photographic support was as good as it gets. You took the opportunity to teach and teach well. Flash photographic was really foreign to me and you help clarify a lot of things. You were open to questions without hesitation. You helped all of us to take our skills to the "next level."

Even when you were ill that evening you were thinking of the people that were on the trip with you. I'll be taking more trips with you in the future. Perhaps Botswana in '10. Again many thanks for an absolutley awesome trip.

Gene Morita

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Roy,

Ginna and I want to thank you, Mary and Andreas for an excellent photo outing to the Osa Peninsula and Savegre. We enjoyed the company, good food, fine accommodations and fantastic, inspirational photos.

The technical comments and tips were not lost on us, but most of all we appreciated the nudge to back up, loosen up, open up and slow down. Thanks so much for helping us appreciate the soft flowing flight of the magnificent Quetzal in the attached photo.

We will not hesitate to join you on another trip in the future.

Regards,

Rex and Ginna Short

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Thank you so much for the hummingbird and quetzal workshop.

From the moment I met you, I could feel your sincerity and eagerness to share your love of photography and your winning techniques. Your dedication to my becoming a better photographer on the tour and in the future touched me very deeply. All the hummingbird shots I took before you and the group arrived were bound for the recycle bin. After you taught me your techniques with finesse my recycle bin was empty.

Wendi Belkin

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Dear Roy, Mary, Andres, & Kim,

Mark & I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all again for your efforts and humor during the photography workshop at Bosque del Cabo. We enjoyed ourselves immensely. I feel very fortunate to have had my first "real" photography workshop with instructors as genuinely thoughtful and giving as you were. I was quite nervous actually and you helped me get photos that may do Bosque and the Osa some justice.

We met wonderful people; we ate scrumptious meals; Mark enjoyed his hammock (maybe not as much as I should have let him); we were surrounded by vastly creative instructors in a setting that lent itself to inspire creativity in the "students." I don't know what more anyone could ask for.

My non-photographer husband is wondering which Toft Photography workshop I will do next. If that isn't an endorsement, I don't know what is.

I hope the holidays have treated you all kindly and the new year brings only wonderful things for you all.

Thank you again, and take care,

Linda & Mark Kasenow