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Home > About > Workshops & Classes > Michigan 2014 Nature Photography Workshop
Photography Workshop: Georgetown Township Community Center Saturday - May 17, 2014 Workshop: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Spend a fun and exciting day learning how to take your outdoor photography to the next level. You'll receive "real time" instruction in the field, as well as intensive classroom sessions. In the classroom, you will learn the simple steps that make the difference between ordinary snapshots and extraordinary photos. Minutes later you will be practicing those steps. Best of all, you will go home knowing how to create eye-catching images! You will learn: Metering - The First Big Step Toward Great Images Depth of Field - The Doorway to Dramatic Images It's all about the Light - How to "read" and "work with the light" to put magic in your images Playing with Time - Creating Images That Your Eyes Can't See From Grand to Intimate - Landscapes Great and Small Wildlife Photography - Putting your Best Paw Forward Petals in the Wind - How to Create Beautiful Flower Images Starry Starry Night - Night and Low Light Photography Simplifying Tricky Situations - It's Only Hard Until You Know How
Registration Registration Fee: $50 at the time of registration (refunded in full if you cancel by April 19). To register, contact Vickie Reynolds at: The workshop is limited to 20 participants. If you aren't one of the first 20 to register you
can be placed on a waiting list in priority order in case someone cancels. The Workshop Leader Jim Doty, Jr. has the ideal combination of practical photography experience and teaching skills to provide an inspiring workshop experience that will improve your photography. Jim is a photography instructor with 18 years experience. He currently teaches photography at The Ohio State University. He has also taught at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts in Michigan and Graceland University in Iowa. During his workshops, seminars, and field trips he has worked with hundreds of photographers at all skill levels. He also does one-on-one photo instruction. Jim's images can be found in magazines, books, newspapers, calendars, tourist brochures, corporate reports, and on web sites for corporations and not-for-profit organizations. Jim's nature, portrait, event, and commercial work has been published by the National Wildlife Federation, Black & White Magazine, The Ohio State University, Ohio Sea Grant, Stone Laboratory, Graceland University, UNCF (United Negro College Fund), Crowne Plaza Hotels, Staybridge Suites, Holiday Inn Hotels, Best Western Hotels, Hunt's Guide to the Upper Peninsula, Heartland Tours and Travel, Midwest Photo Exchange, Wiley Publishing, Inc ., The MichMatist, The Yukon Review, Magic 106.3, The Herald, Community of Christ, Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), Kirtland Temple Historic Site, KOA Campgrounds, Terrapin World Imports, and dozens of businesses too numerous to list here. Jim is the author of Digital Photography Exposure for Dummies one of the highest rated
photography books at Amazon. Bring to the Workshop A digital camera* and the camera manual. You will use your camera during the workshop. A tripod if you have one. A notebook or paper and pen or pencil to take notes. A small flashlight or headlamp for the field trip. If you have it, bring the recommended companion book for the workshop, Digital Photography Exposure for Dummies. The presentations during the workshop will be page keyed to the additional information in the book. You can also buy a copy for $25 at the workshop. If you want to pick up a copy at the workshop, let me know prior to the workshop. * To get the most out of this workshop you will need a camera that allows you to manually control apertures,
shutter speeds, and ISO settings. A lens that has manual focus is also a plus. Any recent model DLSR (digital single
lens reflex) or ILC (interchangeable lens compact), will work fine. If you have a full featured point and shoot camera that has the four basic PASM modes (Program, Aperture priority, Shutter priority, and Manual) and makes
them easy to use, you will do just fine. Clothing This is an active, "go outside and do things" kind of workshop. You might end up sitting,
kneeling, or laying down on the ground to get the best photo angle so dress accordingly. Before The Workshop If you are new to photography or have a new camera, go through your camera's manual prior to the workshop so you are well acquainted with its basic functions. Check out the PASM modes (Program, Aperture priority, Shutter priority, and Manual) and learn how to use them. Before the workshop, learn how to change apertures, shutter speeds, and ISO settings. It is especially important to have some experience with the "Manual" exposure mode. Try out the other modes too. If your camera has "mirror lock up", "depth of field preview", or a "live view" mode, be sure
you know how to use them. If your camera has a B (for bulb) mode, learn how to access it and use it (it might be hidden in the camera's menu section).
In some cameras, the Exposure Compensation Scale is always visible inside the viewfinder. In others it is always visible on an external LCD. With some cameras you have to find it in the menu system to access it or turn it on. The scale in this illustration is set to +1 (Plus One). Learn how to set yours for anything from -2 to +2 (some cameras have a scale that will go from -3 to +3). If you have Digital Photography Exposure for Dummies, it would be very helpful if you read chapters 2, 3, and 4 before the workshop.
Georgetown Township Community Center
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