© LeRoy DeJolie

© LeRoy DeJolie

© LeRoy DeJolie

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Interviewer: How do you prepare to teach/lead a group on this type of adventure?

DeJolie: Programs and itineraries are planned to maximize photographic opportunities, including "best light," early in the morning and late afternoon. My primary concern is to give participants in this workshop the opportunity to make pictures that are intriguing, gripping and surprising.

As a group, we will discover the various elements in making a photograph including composition, corrective metering, focusing, film characteristics, zone systems, manual options, tripods, wide-angle and telephoto accessory lenses, and most of all conventional wisdom, (having fun learning).

Interviewer: What do the photographers want to get most out of your workshops?

DeJolie: Most photographers spend years returning to Navajo land, but feel limited to photograph only from the designated scenic sights. I feel that my adventurous photographic workshop capabilities allow photographers to venture into lesser-known areas and to access areas on the Navajo Indian Reservation that are normally closed to the general public.

I lead and guide a workshop [and I] offer professional, sound advice in how to be technically and visually prepared to interpret these spectacular landscapes. I found that most photographers want extraordinary photographs taken from out of unordinary locations.