Register by:	September 17, 2010
Tuition:	$200 members, $225 non-members
Materials fee:	$5
Materials list:	Digital Nature Photography

This weekend workshop will be a blend of classroom presentations and 60-90 minute outdoor shooting.

Classroom sessions will take participants from the basics to more advanced techniques. Nature photography will be the emphasis with tips on photographing landscapes, birds, butterflies, flowers, and other things in nature. Level of discussion will be based on knowledge and skills of the group. Outdoor sessions on the grounds of the center will allow time to practice and experiment.

Session 1: We're All On The Same Page
An overview of camera operations to ensure everyone in the class is speaking the same language and working with the same concepts.

Session 2: Digital SLR Settings and Features
Explanation of menu settings and features on a digital SLR camera. Photography is as much about the machine as it is about creativity.

Session 3: Putting The Pieces Together
Understanding how aperture, shutter speed, light meter, and lenses impact a photograph.

Session 4: Adding Light to a Photograph
Using your flash, how the camera and flash communicate, working with off-camera flash, and working with multiple flashes. Reflectors, flashlights, and other forms of light will also be discussed.

Session 5: Developing Your Style
Reviewing how photos are laid out, how people look at a photo, and how styles differ. This session will discuss composition, European and Asian influences, angles, and components that make up a photograph.

Session 6: Pushing the Envelope
Long exposures, filters, light painting, high-dynamic range photography, and panoramic photography are allowing photographers to push the envelope of creativity. Lean how each is done including software and processing tips.

Session 7: Digital Workflow
Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom 2 are get tools to process and manage digital images. Learn how the software packages are designed, what they can do for you, and how to develop a streamline workflow to get digital photos processed, catalogued, and moved off your hard drive.

About Kathy Adams Clark

Kathy Adams Clark has been a professional nature photographer since 1995.

She runs a stock agency that represents the work of fifteen outstanding nature photographers. Kathy's work has been published in many places including Nature's Best, New York Times, Birder's World, Texas Highways and Family Fun. Her photos have also appeared in a numerous books and calendars.

Her photos appear every week in the "Nature" column in the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express News written by her husband, Gary Clark. Kathy and Gary have published four books and have two more in the works that combine their photography and writing skills.

Kathy teaches photography at local and national events. She leads photo workshops to Costa Rica, Ecuador, Italy and Morocco through Strabo Tours. Kathy is Past-president of the North American Nature Photography Association.

See also: Gualala Arts Workshop Registration, Payment & Cancellation Policy.

The Gualala Arts Center, located at 46501 Gualala Road in Gualala, CA,
is open weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and weekends from noon to 4:00 p.m.
Please call (707) 884-1138 for more information, or email info@gualalaarts.org.