Monet s Garden in Springtime Photography Workshop with Charles Needle May 4-11, 2014 TOUR LAND COST PER GUEST: $3,995 based on double occupancy and a minimum of 12 paying guests. A limited number of single supplements are also available for $675.00. Limited to 12 guests. COSTS INCLUDE: 7 nights lodging total in Giverny, France 7 breakfasts Welcome and Farewell Dinners (with one glass of wine) Ground transportation during the tour (private passenger van) Entrances as follows: Monet s Garden (early mornings prior to opening and evenings after closing), Chateau d Ambleville gardens, and Le Moulin de Fourges Classroom lectures, assignments, 1-on-1 field instruction, field demos & supportive image evaluations COSTS DO NOT INCLUDE: Airfare. (Upon request, we will provide a travel agent who can book your airfare. Additional surcharges may apply.) Airport transfers. We can assist in booking taxis from Charles de Gaulle Airport to/from the hotel in Giverny. We will need flight information by April 15, 2014. If you will not be returning to the US when the workshop ends, we can arrange for a taxi to the train station in nearby Vernon, France (with direct rail service to Paris), or a taxi to a hotel of your choice in Paris. Lunches, some dinners (including alcoholic beverages). Optional travel insurance. (Strongly suggested! We can provide information on this upon booking.) Other incidentals such as laundry, phone calls, tips & gratuities, etc. Entrance to Monet s Garden during normal operating hours. Prices quoted are based on a minimum number of guests and on exchange rates as of January 1, 2014. In the event of lower numbers or currency fluctuation, Charles Needle Photography reserves the right to adjust rates accordingly. TO HOLD YOUR SPOT IN THIS WORKSHOP: Please complete the attached booking form and mail with deposit check for $2,000 per traveler, payable to Charles Needle Photography, to the address below before March 31, 2014. Please do not book your airfare before April 7, 2014. Remaining balance in full due April 15, 2014. Please refer to attached Terms & Conditions for cancellation and refund policy. For more information and reservations, please contact: Charles Needle Photography 211 Kirkland Ave. - Suite 503 Kirkland, WA 98033-6408 Office: 425-968-2884 Charles cell: 770-630-0453 E-mail: charles@charlesneedlephoto.com
Monet s Garden in Springtime with Charles Needle 2014 Tentative Workshop Itinerary * Sunday, May 4 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Welcome, Introductions & Orientation Slideshow 6:45 pm Giverny Welcome Dinner (provided) Monday, May 5 6:45 am Van departs for Monet s Garden 7:00 am 9:00 am Shooting in Monet s Garden 9:15 am 10:15 am Breakfast at hotel (provided) 10:30 am 1:30 pm Explore/Shoot in village of Giverny Lunch on own 1:30 pm 3:00 pm Classroom Lecture: Impressionistic Photography 3:00 pm 5:45 pm Break/Free Time Edit & Process Images 5:45 pm Van departs for Monet s Garden 5:55 pm 7:45 pm Shooting in Monet s Garden Demo: Impressionistic Photography 8:00 pm Dinner at Hotel Baudy (Giverny) Discuss Tuesday s Schedule (Collect picnic lunch money) Tuesday, May 6 6:45 am Van departs for Monet s Garden 7:00 am 9:00 am Shooting in Monet s Garden 9:15 am 10:00 am Breakfast at hotel (provided)
10:15 am Van departs for old farmhouse 2014 Monet s Garden workshop tentative itinerary Page 2 10:30 am 12:30 pm Shooting at old farmhouse 12:30 pm 1:30 pm Picnic lunch in the field 1:30 pm 2:00 pm Return to Giverny Break 2:30 pm 4:00 pm Supervised Lab Time (Edit & process images.) 4:00 pm 4:30 pm Classroom Demo: Multiple-Exposure Script 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm Break/Free Time 5:55 pm 7:45 pm Shooting in Monet s Garden 8:15 pm Dinner in nearby town of Vernon (place TBD) Discuss Wednesday s Schedule Wednesday, May 7 8:30 am - 9:15 am Breakfast at hotel (provided) 9:30 am Depart for Vernon 9:45 am 11:30 am Photograph at Market in Vernon 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Lunch in Vernon (on your own) 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Photograph in town of Vernon (Collegiale Notre Dame, etc.) 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm Return to Giverny 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm Final Image Preparations 3:00 pm sharp! Assignment Images Due 3:30-5:00 pm Image Evaluations (Classroom) 5:00 pm 5:45 pm Break 5:45 pm Van departs for Monet s Garden 5:55 pm 7:30 pm Shooting in Monet s Garden
7:45 pm Dinner TBD Discuss Thursday s Schedule 2014 Monet s Garden workshop tentative itinerary Page 3 Thursday, May 8 6:45 am Van departs for Monet s Garden 7:00 am 9:00 am Shooting in Monet s Garden 9:15 am 10:00 am Breakfast at hotel (provided) 10:15 am Van departs for Moulin de Fourges 10:45 am - 12:45 pm Shooting at Moulin de Fourges 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Lunch at Moulin de Fourges 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Return to Giverny 3:00 pm - 5:45 pm Break 5:45 pm Van departs for Monet s Garden 5:55 pm 7:45 pm Shooting in Monet s Garden Discuss Friday s Schedule 7:45 pm Dinner on your own Friday, May 9 6:45 am Vans depart for Monet s Garden 7:00 am 9:00 am Shooting in Monet s Garden 9:15 am 10:00 am Breakfast at hotel (provided) 10:15 am Van departs for Omerville 10:45 am 12:45 pm Photograph in Omerville 12:45 pm - 1:10 pm Travel to Genainville 1:15 pm 2:45 pm Lunch at La Table Verte (Genainville) 2:45 pm 4:15 pm Photograph in Genainville
4:15 pm Return to Giverny 2014 Monet s Garden workshop tentative itinerary Page 4 4:15 pm 5:45 pm Break Edit & process images or photograph in village of Giverny 5:45 pm Vans depart for Monet s Garden 5:55 pm 7:45 pm Final Shoot in Monet s Garden 8:00 pm Dinner on your own Discuss Saturday s Schedule Saturday, May 10 9:15 am 10:00 am Breakfast at hotel (provided) 10:00 am - 11:45 am Photograph in historic Hotel Baudy Gardens 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch at Hotel Baudy 2:00 pm Vans depart for Chateau et Jardins d Ambleville 2:30 pm 4:30 pm Photograph at Chateau et Jardins d Ambleville 4:30 pm 5:00 pm Return to Giverny 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Free Time/Pack 7:30 pm Farewell Dinner (provided) Entertainment Chris Avril (singer/songwriter/painter/sand sculptor!) Workshop Evaluation Forms Closing Thoughts Sunday, May 11 Breakfast at hotel (provided) AM transfers to Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, or Vernon railway station * Itinerary is subject to change.
Monet s Garden in Springtime Photography Workshop with Charles Needle May 4-11, 2014 IMPORTANT: Submitting this form and paying tour deposit confirms you have read and accept the Terms and Conditions for this trip. Please review and be sure you understand the terms and conditions before registering for this workshop. RESERVATION & BOOKING FORM ---- PLEASE COMPLETE ONE FORM PER PERSON TRAVELING. GENERAL INFORMATION Full Name as on your passport: Name you prefer to be called: Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms/Dr: Date of Birth: Passport # Issue Date: Expires: Country: Celebrating an Event during tour?: Address: City, State, Zip, Country: Telephone: E-mail: Emergency Contact Name and Phone #: Special Food or Physical Requirements: LODGING Please check appropriate room type: Double Room (one large bed or two beds): Sharing room with : Single Room, I am willing to share Single Room, not sharing (We will attempt to find a roommate, but if unsuccessful the single supplement will apply.) HOTEL TRANSFERS: Airport transfers are not included in the workshop price. Please check appropriate options below: 1. Upon arrival the morning of Sunday, May 4th, I will need taxi service from Charles de Gaulle Airport to my hotel in Giverny. (Please do not book your airfare before April 7, 2014. We will need your flight details by April 15, 2014.)
Monet s Garden Workshop Booking Form - Page 2 2. I will need taxi service on Sunday, May 11, 2014 from my hotel in Giverny to: Charles de Gaulle Airport (Paris) for my return flight Another destination. Please provide address: 3. I will need taxi service from my hotel in Giverny to the train station in Vernon, France on Saturday, May 11, 2014. (For train schedule and departure times, visit www.raileurope.com. Direct train service to Charles de Gaulle Airport is not available. You would need to transfer in Paris.) DEPOSIT PAYMENT Total Package Price is $3,995 per person, based on double occupancy. Single occupancy of a room requires additional payment of $675. Registration deadline is March 31, 2014. Total package price increases to $4,595 (double occupancy) after that date. Balance is due in full no later than April 15, 2014. To secure your place, please send a deposit check or money order for $2,000 per traveler, payable to Charles Needle Photography and mail with both pages of this form to the address below. Charles Needle Photography 211 Kirkland Avenue - Suite 503 Kirkland, WA 98033-6408 Office: 425-968-2884 Charles cell: 770-630-0453 E-mail: charles@charlesneedlephoto.com
Monet s Garden in Springtime Photography Workshop with Charles Needle May 4-11, 2014 Terms & Conditions This information is important. Please read it carefully. Submission of an online or printed Booking Form along with payment of required trip deposit indicates you have read and expressly agree to these Terms and Conditions. If there is something that you do not understand, please ask us about it! Reservations and Payments A deposit of $2,000 per person is required at the time of booking. Written confirmation will be provided upon receipt of this deposit. The balance of payment will be due no later than April 15, 2014. Number of Guests -- A maximum of 12 guests (plus the tour operator and assistant/driver) can be accommodated. A minimum of 12 guests is required to operate the workshop at the quoted price. Purchase of nonrefundable services outside of the trip itinerary (such as airline tickets) before the minimum number of guests have registered is at the sole risk and expense of the guest. Cancellations All cancellations must be made in writing. If you cancel before March 31, 2014, you will receive a full refund, minus a $500 processing fee. We apologize, no refunds for cancellations after March 31, 2014. As noted, final payment is due April 15, 2014 and is non-refundable. Accordingly we strongly recommended that you purchase appropriate trip cancellation insurance. We would be happy to provide you with a reputable third-party company in order to purchase cancellation insurance. Please be aware that many companies require that you must purchase trip cancellation insurance within 15 days of mailing your deposit check and booking form. Hotels Charles Needle Photography reserves the right to change any hotel due to any circumstance---the substitute will be of equal or higher quality. Airfare -- Airfare is not included in the package price. Please let us know if you would like help arranging flights. The workshop begins at 4 pm, Sunday, May 4, 2014 and ends the evening of May 10, 2014. We suggest a US departure on May 3, 2014 for Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport and return flight to the US from CDG Airport the morning of May 11, 2014. Please do not book any non-refundable airfare before April 7, 2014. Scheduled Activities Every effort will be made to provide such services as listed on your itinerary, but where unavoidable circumstances necessitate changes, the best substitute alternatives will be made at the discretion of Charles Needle Photography without financial compensation to workshop attendees. Service Fees, Tips & Taxes Today there are frequently service charges and taxes imposed by hotels, suppliers, and governments. These fees and taxes are included to the extent possible, but where pre-payment is not possible, the amounts concerned must be paid locally by workshop attendees. All tips and gratuities are not included and are left to your discretion. Baggage Charles Needle Photography is not responsible for loss, theft or damage to your baggage---travel insurance is strongly recommended to protect against loss. Guests are responsible for airline and governmentimposed baggage regulations and fees. Exclusions Your arrangements exclude baggage handling, excess baggage charges, items of a personal nature such as laundry, communication expenses, room service, meals not specified in your itinerary, gratuities to drivers, optional sightseeing and other excursions, and any items not listed in your documents. Travel and Trip Cancellation Insurance We strongly recommend that you purchase Travel Insurance and would be happy to provide you with a reputable third-party company. Please be aware that many companies require that you must purchase trip cancellation insurance within 15 days of mailing your deposit check and booking form.
Responsibility Clause Nature Comforts, Inc. (D/B/A Charles Needle Photography ) (Operator), Charles Needle, and/or their agents or representatives, act only as agents for the various companies involved in providing services. They assume no responsibility or liability in connection with the service of any means of conveyance which may be used either whole or in part in the performance of its duty to the passenger. Likewise they will not be responsible for any act, error or omission or for any personal injury, damage, loss, accident, delay, irregularity or inconvenience which may be occasioned by reason of any defect in any vehicles, or through any act, neglect or default, or any company or person engaged in carrying out the purpose for which tickets or coupons are issued, whether negligent or not, including, but not limited to, any act of God, terrorism or war. In the event it becomes necessary or advisable for the comfort or well-being of passengers, or for any reason whatsoever, to alter itinerary or arrangements, such alterations may be made without penalty to Operator. The right is reserved to withdraw any or all tours should conditions warrant, also to decline to accept or retain passengers as members of the tour. Legal proceedings against the Operator may be instituted only in a State or Federal Court within the County of King, State of Washington, and any claim involved in such proceedings shall be decided in the County of King, State of Washington. Any legal proceedings against Operator must be commenced within one year following the date of tour completion. Neither the Operator nor Charles Needle shall in any case be liable for compensatory damages and you hereby waive any right to punitive damages. Nature Comforts, Inc. D/B/A Charles Needle Photography 211 Kirkland Avenue - Suite 503 Kirkland, WA 98033-6408 Office: 425-968-2884 Charles cell: 770-630-0453 charles@charlesneedlephoto.com