Workshops

Wild about Flowers, Landscape and Macro Photography in Antelope Valley, April 17-19, 2009

Antelope Valley is noted for its vast poppy fields and spectacular floral displays providing ample opportunity for outstanding landscape and macro photography. Learn to take creative and beautiful close-up and landscape images, further develop your artistic vision, and enhance your photographic skills in the warm and supportive learning environment of this workshop for beginning to advanced amateur photographers. The weekend will emphasize composition and learning to see and the technical know-how to achieve your vision. Classroom instruction, demonstrations, and individual coaching in the field will help take your photography to the next level. Evenings will be spent discussing and providing feedback on participants’ fieldwork as well as prior work. This is not a course in botanical identification. Offered through the California Native Plant Society. For more information or to register go here.

Digital Photography Basics, Sunday May 17, 2009, 3-7 pm

Demystify all the technical terms and functions of your digital camera. Learn how to get good exposures, read your histogram, understand different f-stops, shutter speeds, ISO settings, depth of field, white balance, plus so much more. Beginning photographers will learn to create better images. Material presented in an easy-to-understand manner with guided practice sessions. Offered through the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District. To register or for more information go here.

		Art of Wildflower Macrophotography, June 26-28, 2009 This field workshop is on the art of photographing wildflowers of the Mono Basin and upper reaches of the Sierra high country. Through classroom instruction, demonstrations, and individual coaching in the field, you will learn to take creative and beautiful close-up images, further develop your artistic vision, and enhance your photographic skills in a warm and supportive learning environment. Macrophotography takes us into a smaller world of more intimate detail. It entails moving in closer and magnifying the subject beyond our normal perception of it. This workshop emphasizes the artistry of macrophotography and the technical means to render such images. This is not a course in botanical identification. Mono Lake area, Eastern Sierra, California. Limited to 8 participants. Detailed information and itinerary here. Offered through the Mono Lake Committee. Register here.
		The Art of Wildflower Macrophotography, July 17-19, 2009 Mono Lake area, Eastern Sierra, California. Limited to 8 participants. Detailed information and itinerary here Offered through the Mono Lake Committee. Register here.

Composition: The Key to Great Photographs, Saturday, August 8, 2009, 3-7 pm

Go beyond the technical aspects of camera and lens. Learn to create powerful images through composition. Generate maximum impact by developing a way of seeing and attending to the elements in the scene. See light and use it more effectively. Field practice and compositional exercises will help to enhance your existing working knowledge of the camera and its controls. Offered through the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District. To register or for more information go here.

Breaking All the Rules, Saturday, August 29, 2009, 3-7 pm

Are you ready to try something different with your digital photography? Want to open yourself to new possibilities? With specific intention, we will “break all the rules” of composition and try novel shooting techniques for creating compelling images. Bring your camera and a willingness to explore as we go beyond the ordinary! Offered through the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District. To register or for more information go here.

Testimonials

“I learned so much from the class…Your unending patience was incredible. Your attention to detail and attention to each student was so great” – Kathy C., Bakersfield, CA

“We had such a great experience – learning lots and having a great time doing it” – Jeff W., Monterey, CA

“Thank you so much for the photography session, and for being so generous with your advice and so patient. We enjoyed it tremendously…” – Grace C., Arlington, VA

“We were very much inspired by our time spent with you” – Leanne T., Racine, WI

“Thanks, David and the rest of the group, for a fun, thought-provoking and educational experience–I’m hooked!” - Jenn T., San Luis Obispo, CA

“Your workshop… had such an impact on my photography. In addition to your photographic talents, you have a very supportive teaching manner that is rare.” – Judy K., Palo Alto, CA