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Up to 1 hour of coverage for up to 10 people ($25/person after that) at the location of your choice in Des Moines (May 11th - 13th 2025). The session includes online proofing of all images for 9 months with a 30% discount on all print orders placed within the first 10 days of the event being online.
All-inclusive 4-day film photo retreat in Iceland including lodging, all meals, and transportation (pick up/drop off at Keflavik airport). We are staying at a huge house on a horse farm near a fishing village dead center in the south of Iceland. There will be no styled shoots, models, or random brides at some epic rock formation. This is going to be real-life on film, a completely curated photo experience via a road trip. We will have a 15-person passenger vanstarting at the airport at noon on the 20th then all along the southern part of Iceland ending at noon on the 23rd with drop off at Keflavik airport.
Extra nights are available on the 19th and 23rd for $75/night. If you come and leave early, expect to hang out and explore. Meals are not included outside of the workshop.
During the 4 days, we'll hit up/hike/soak/adventure through: Seljalandsfoss & Gljúfrabúi waterfalls, Seljavallanlaug swimming pool, shooting in a massive field of lupines, Skogafoss waterfall, Black Sand Beach, explore a church at the top of Vik, a little hole/dwelling in a cliff, Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon, Svartifoss waterfall, Glacier Lagoon, Diamond Beach, Reykjadalur hot springs, and Hallgrímskirkja church/rainbow road. Every night ends with a soak in warm water where we can cover anything and everything film, cameras, business, workflow, and inspiration. Be open to further exploration as the sun doesn't really set during our time and we'll adventure as hard as you're willing.
Each attendee will receive all portraits taken by Jonathan Canlas after the workshop. Each time slot below represents 1/13 spots available for the workshop.
To reserve your spot, click one of the time slots below to pay your retainer. If the time slot is gray, it is taken, if it is black, it is available.
Payment plans are available, just ask. ($750 down, $500/month after). All sales are final. In the case you sign up, and can no longer attend, monies paid can be used towards a future FSRT.
20% discount for all alumni of FILM SCHOOL ROAD TRIP
Up to 1.5 hours of coverage for up to 10 people ($25/person after that) at the location of your choice the Seattle Area (up to 1 hour radius) July 11th - 13th 2025. For locations outside of that travel fees will apply, please inquire. The session includes online proofing of all images for 9 months with a 30% discount on all print orders placed within the first 10 days of the event being online.
Up to 1 hour of coverage for up to 10 people ($25/person after that) at the location of your choice in the Santa Fe Area (1 hour driving radius) August 8th - 10th 2025. The session includes online proofing of all images for 9 months with a 30% discount on all print orders placed within the first 10 days of the event being online.
The FILM IS NOT DEAD started in Mar 2008 in Laie HI. It spanned the globe covering 5 continents with almost 800 attendees by the time it ended in person in 2015 in Perth, Austrailia. It then became FIND in a BOX where another 700 attendees could attend and learn from the comfort of their own home/bed/couch. FILM IS NOT DEAD aka "FIND" is coming back and in it's best form and including an aspect that was missing, having it at theFINDlab. 3 full days of shooting film and getting a chance to get your hands wet by developing and scanning your own shot film at theFINDlab.
Over the 3 days we will cover all things film discussing: film stocks and their best applications, exposures and how to get the most out of your chosen film stock, what to avoid in terms of lighting/color/pushability/long-exposures/reciprocity, cameras and finding what works best for your vision (attendees will have access to all the cameras at theFINDlab), how to develop color and bw film, how to scan said film along with an in depth look under the hood of Fuji Frontier SP3000's and Noritsu HS1800's. We will extensively cover film and flash and how to shoot in any lighting situation regardless of time of day or lack of epic locations. Above and beyond film we will also discuss the business of shooting film, posing and how to utilize your own personality to create images that amplify YOUR voice, the power of personal projects, pajama profits and how your online proofing site is hindering you from receiving thousands in online orders. Each day we will go on an excursion and shoot and you will have the opportunity to go to theFINDlab, develop and scan your shot film.
This 3 day workshop will take place at theFINDlab in Provo, Orem, & Salt Lake City, UT. All transportation, lunch/snacks during the 3 days is included. The workshop starts at 9am each day and technically ends at 5pm but can go much later depending on your enthusiasm and energy. Each attendee will receive all portraits taken by Jonathan Canlas after the workshop. Each time slot below represents 1/14 spots available for the workshop.
SCHEDULE
Day 1 - theFINDlab Provo - FILM/METERING/CAMERAS/LIGHTING/POSING, afternoon shoot in Helper, return to the lab to develop/scan film, FRONTIER VS NORITSU. Night shooting downtown Provo
DAY 2 - theFINDlab Orem - the power of personal work, finding & refining your voice, finding your 3 emotions, don't let your jgps grow up to be jgps (printing ins and outs), FILM+FLASH, shoot at the Salt Flats, return to lab to develop/scan film, more NORITSU VS FRONTIER, Night swimming/long-exposures at Meadow Hot Springs
DAY 3 - theFINDlab SLC - the business of shooting film, pajama profits, shooting interiors with FILM & FLASH, shoot at Albion Basin, return to the lab to develop/scan film, final NORITSU VS FRONTIER battle. Drive up Provo Canyon for sunset.
The workshop starts at 9 on the 22nd and ends at 5pm on the 24th. You can fly into Salt Lake City or Provo. Each attendee is responsible for all transportation to UT, we cover it during the workshop.
To reserve your spot, click one of the time slots below to pay your retainer. If the time slot is gray, it is taken, if it is black, it is available. And obviously, the workshop is not 5 minutes, its 4 days :).
Balance due July 30th 2025. Payment plans available ($500 down & $500 each month May/June/July)
Up to 1 hour of coverage for up to 10 people ($25/person after that) at the location of your choice in the San Fran/Bay Area Sept 19th - 21st 2025. The session includes online proofing of all images for 9 months with a 30% discount on all print orders placed within the first 10 days of the event being online.
Up to 1 hour of coverage for up to 10 people ($25/person after that) at the location of your choice in the NYC area (up to a 2 hour radius). The session includes online proofing of all images for 9 months with a 30% discount on all print orders placed within the first 10 days of the event being online.
All-inclusive 4-day film photo retreat in Tokyo, Japan. There will be no styled shoots, no models, no lectures in a room talking at you, and no random brides in the street. This is going to be a real-life, on-film, curated photo experience. We are staying in a house in the heart of Shinjuku - home of all the neon lights, fashion thrifting, city life, and the best food you'll ever eat. We'll visit film mecca at Yodabashi, spend an afternoon at TeamLabs, ride to the top of Tokyo Skytree, have a day trip to Kamakura compelte with E-bikes to get us around to the Diaibutsu/a bamboo forest/3 massive Buddhist Temples/ ending with a leisurely walk on the beach. Then back to Tokyo for night shooting in Shibuya & Shinjuku, eating/photographing at the Meiji shrine, Asukusa, a trip to the Maneki-neko shrine, sample A5 Wagyu skewers as we take photos and walk through Tsukiji Market, ride the subway while being as stealthy as possible with our cameras, late night karaoke, pachinko parlors, kaitenzushi (conveyour belt sushi!) along with several meals you'll fantasize about the rest of your life. Every morning for breakfast is the 7/11 vs Lawsons vs Family Mart challenge to see who has the best conbini food available. Not to mention all the souveneir shopping at local thrift stores, the Ghibli store, stationary stores, and local made goods in Kamakura! Lots of street shooting, shooting each other, interacting with locals, and discovering how EVERYTHING in Japan is just somehow just better. Each night will end with group hangouts at some kind of Cat/Owl/Kappibara Cafe to answer any and all questions you might have from the day, or just to talk life, or both. Each attendee will receive all portraits taken by Jonathan Canlas of them after the workshop. Each time slot below represents 1/10 spots available for the workshop.
To reserve your spot, click one of the time slots below to pay your retainer. If the time slot is gray, it is taken, if it is black, it is available. Once the retainer is paid you'll be added to a private FB group with all the details on logistics, travel, etc.
The balance is due Sept 1st 2025. All sales are final. In the case you sign up and can no longer attend, monies paid can be used towards a future FSRT.
This is an all-inclusive 4-day film photo retreat in Havana & Vinales, CUBA. We will be staying in a casa particular in the heart of Havana steps form the Capitoal and in the heart of Old Havana. All meals & transportation will be provided each day.There will be NO styled shoots, no models, and no random brides in the street. This is going to be a real-life on film completely curated photo experience. All you have to do is show up. We will have 4 personal drivers (with 55' Bel Airs) and we will tour Old Habana, street shoot on the Malecon, have drinks at the National Hotel, Hemmingway's bar, & on the roof of the tallest building in Habana, tour a tobacco farm in Vinales, participe in the town festivities, a trip to a private beach, horseback ride through Vinales Valley, and wandering the streets of both Old Habana & Vinales armed with film and cameras. Each attendee will receive all portraits taken by Jonathan Canlas after the workshop. Each time slot below represents 1/14 spots available for the workshop.
14th - (STARTS AT NOON) Private Beach Swim | Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro for sunset | Private Dinner
15th -Parque Almendares (Voodoo Forest) | Malecon Tour | Lunch on the roof of the FOSCA Building | Tour of Fusterlandia | Shooting in Old Havana | Buena Vista Social Club Show & Dinner
16th - Vinales Day Trip | Horseback Through Vinales Valley | Tobacco & Coffee Farm Tour | Farm to Table Lunch | Pork Roast Dinner at our Airbnb
17th - Interior shoot of our Casa Particular | Last stroll through the Neighborhood | Final Q&A (ENDS AT NOON)
If you stay the extra nights of the 13th, you are invited to explore Havana with Jon and the peeps from theFINDlab. Any and all meals/transportation will be your responsibility outside of the workshop on those dates.
The workshop starts at noon on the 14th and ends at noon on the 17th. You can fly in 14th or fly in the night before on the 13th, and fly out on the 17th or the 18th. Extra nights are available at the house on the 12th, 13th and 20th for $55/night. Each attendee is responsible for all travel to and from Cuba and getting to and from the airport. Taxis will be arranged but the cost of said taxi to and from the airport is the responsibility of the attendee.
To reserve your spot, click one of the time slots below to pay your retainer. If the time slot is gray, it is taken, if it is black, it is available. And obviously, the workshop is not 5 minutes, its 4 days :).
Balance due Nov 1st 2025.
Up to 1 hour of coverage for up to 10 people ($25/person after that) at the location of your choice in the San Diego Area. The session includes online proofing of all images for 9 months with a 30% discount on all print orders placed within the first 10 days of the event being online.
Up to 1 hour of coverage for up to 10 people ($25/person after that) at the location of your choice in the Miami area. The session includes online proofing of all images for 9 months with a 30% discount on all print orders placed within the first 10 days of the event being online.
Up to 1 hour of coverage for up to 10 people ($25/person after that) at the location of your choice on Oahu Dec 21st - 26th 2025. The session includes online proofing of all images for 9 months with a 30% discount on all print orders placed within the first 10 days of the event being online.