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At Photo Excursions we work one on one with the participants, regardless of their skill level or type of equipment, to ensure that everyone leaves the workshop ahead of where they arrived. Our workshops have been referred to as "Field Workshops" because we spend a bunch of our time instructing in the field. We have always felt that the hands on approach is the very best way for most of us to learn, which is why the group size is limited to maintain a comfortable, manageable, friendly atmosphere and to encourage interaction. We have classroom time set aside for discussions and critiques; usually during mid day or evening. We stress the importance of visual sensitivity and technical knowledge in the creation of a pleasing photograph. A good photograph is one that pleases the photographer, not necessarily the judges. We want you to shoot to please yourself. We demonstrate why simplicity is often the best way to go and we prove that it’s the person behind the lens, not the equipment that makes the picture. Our workshops will help you view your subject from all different perspectives. We will demonstrate the unlimited effects of the art of design in composition and natural light, experiment with creative uses of equipment such as filters, diffusers and reflectors, discuss how light, color, balance and placement play on composition, introduce you to the exciting field of close-up/macro photography and open your eyes to subjects you may never have considered. We will cover the art of seeing (what David refers to as “Seeing Beyond Seeing”), and how to research your subject before setting out to photograph it. Participants also often discover features on their cameras they never knew existed. "Oh, so that’s what that dial and button are for!" This all applies to digital cameras as well. We believe that photographs can drive a point home, make us smile, cry, laugh, remember. We believe it helps develop a greater appreciation for the seldom-noticed webs of nature. Photography offers an opportunity, if not an excuse, to sit silently and savor the moment. There are times when the moment simply can not be captured on film. It is then that one must learn to savor the moment. Photography records time and time becomes all too precious with age. Photography records history. A picture you take today of a mountain blazing with fall colors could tomorrow be a mountain whose top has been cut down for wood or development and the unspoiled rivers with rapids you made appear as fluffy, cotton candy could tomorrow be dammed or worse yet polluted and dead. Photography connects the past with the present and the future. But best of all, it fulfills the spirit. You can savor the moment of the soft glow on a barn surrounded by dew and split rail fences, or the glow of sunrise and sunset. Lie in wait and watch as a crab runs side to side while staying close to the safety of its tunneled home, or set up a macro of a tiny, colorful Lady bug crawling on a branch. Learn how to shoot a spider’s web full of dew, a tiny fawn lying motionless as instructed by its mom, or a Crane in graceful flight. Extend the moment through your images. Learn how to make your camera dance to your tune, not to its own.
The workshops is for all ages, all skill levels, with
various formats including digital and with a variety of interests. If you
don’t already own certain pieces of equipment you feel you might need for
the workshop, we recommend that you wait until after the workshop before
making any major purchase. Our workshops afford the opportunity for folks to
see, touch and use equipment enabling them to make a far better decision on
what they need, to do what they want. Photography gear isn’t cheap so you
want to make the right choice. If you are shooting NIKON you have the
privilege of using some of David’s lenses to try before you buy. Many use
our weekend excursions as a means to get away from the stress of everyday
responsibilities. You will take pictures for the whole weekend. What To Bring
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