Want some summer inspiration?? Come join us for a short photo workshop to get some shooting tips and then, photograph the flowers and other plants at the garden center! It’s FUN!! Added bonus for those wanting feedback on their workshop images . . . ONLINE FEEDBACK!
Lou Nettelhorst will conduct a photographic workshop to help people improve your images. Following some instruction on Lou’s Ten Tips for Improving Your Photography, you actually practice the tips with their coaching, right at the Gardens. Come and learn while having FUN photographing!!
All of Lou’s workshops, outings, classes and lessons include Lou’s learning cycle, which is to provide INFORMATION, give opportunities to PRACTICE using the information, and then receive FEEDBACK on the practice results. It’s all about the fun of learning by doing. We’re discovering and exploring your artist within!!
WORKSHOP LOCATION
Hawthorn Gardens & Gift Store
24481 Old McHenry Road
Hawthorn Woods, IL 60047
ABOUT THE LEADER
Lou Nettelhorst is an accomplished, artistic photographer who shares his extensive knowledge on revealing nature’s beauty through workshops, seminars, classrooms, publications, and exhibitions. A photo editor summed up Lou’s photographs as follows, “Intensity, powerful color, bouncing form, and dramatic, emotional play characterize Lou’s creative photographic style. As a viewer, you’ll want to crawl into Lou’s scenes and become one with the flora and fauna!”
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This workshop is designed to accommodate all levels of photographic experience. It is important, however, that participants be familiar with their equipment and its operation.
EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
A digital SLR camera with a battery of lenses that may capture wide-angle to telephoto and macro subjects and a sturdy tripod are recommended. If you don’t have a macro lens, using extension tubes are a wonderful substitute. A polarizing filter is a good idea to cut glare off the leaves and enrich the color. A Hoodman loupe allows you to see your LCD screen without glare. Other accessories suggested are: blower and lens cloth, extra batteries and plenty of flash or memory cards, diffusion disk and reflector, remote control, flashlight, sun screen, knee pads and a ground cloth. Equipment carts will not work because of the unevenness of the trails. Bring your equipment in a backpack or carry it in a vest. BTW: newer camera phones can take excellent photos and video, as well.
DRESS and PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Weather can be quite variable. Be sure to check the forecast and dress accordingly (Weather). Easy physical condition is recommended.
DATE and TIME
Workshop: Saturday, July 14th, 2018, 10:00am – 12:00pm CDT – Hawthorn Woods, IL
Online Feedback: Tuesday, July 31st, 2018, 7:30pm – 9:30 pm CDT (specific uploading information provided after registration received)
REGISTRATION FEES
WORKSHOP: $25 (non-refundable)
FEEDBACK: $25 (non-refundable)
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