Focus on Haines Private Nature / Photography tour

We spent our first day in Haines with Tom Ganner and it was a delight. I am an amateur photographer with good Canon camera bodies and lenses. His pre tour questionnaire prompted me to assess my knowledge and skills and identify where I wanted to improve. With that information Tom guided me to be more comfortable using the camera's manual settings to capture better images. His wildlife photos are spectacular and something to aspire to. The bonus of the tour was his historical and local knowledge of the sites he took us to photograph. Try to do this worthwhile tour early in your trip so you can practice your new skills while still in Haines.

We recently took a photography tour with Tom in Haines, and we had an absolutely amazing time! Tom is an incredibly knowledgeable and experienced photographer. He was able to teach us so much about photography, from the basics of composition to more advanced techniques like long exposure of a waterfall and photographing eagles. We visited some of the most beautiful places in Haines, and Tom setup incredible shots for us. We learned so much on this tour, and came away with some amazing photos. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in improving their photography skills. Here are some specific things that we loved about the tour: The small group size. This meant that we got a lot of personalized attention from Tom, and we were able to ask him as many questions as we wanted. The variety of locations. We visited a wide variety of landscapes, so we got to practice shooting in different conditions. The post-processing suggestions. Tom gave us a few post-processing tips, and showed us how to use snapseed. We are having a great time processing our Alaska photos. We were so fortunate that Tom was available. We had an amazing experience, learned a lot, made some great photos, and had a lot of fun. We would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in improving their photography skills or just visiting beautiful nature sites without the large crowds of a cruise excursion.

Tom was a great guide. He’s very knowledgeable and friendly. While we didn’t see as much wildlife as we wanted, we still got to see many scenic sites around Hanes. Tom taught us some photography tricks on our phones which was nice.