Photo Workshops

I would like to take a Photo Workshop in the Southern part of the US.
I would like one that spends most of it's time out shooting, not sitting in a
classroom.

Since I have never taken a Photo workshop I am looking for suggestions and
recommendations.

Nath Kaplan

"nk" wrote in message
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I would like to take a Photo Workshop in the Southern part of the US.
I would like one that spends most of it's time out shooting, not sitting
in a classroom.

Since I have never taken a Photo workshop I am looking for suggestions and
recommendations.

Nath Kaplan

You may want to also consider a photo club or and adult evening class.

With any workshop, expect to spend some time in a classroom. How else is
the instructor going to show the differences in photo results and the basics
behind what is going to be shot later? Many pros spend more time in the
darkroom or editing than they do with eye to the viewfinder.

Other subjects covered in basics of photography are still life and much of
that is shot indoors. You can spend days on just lighting alone.

I don't know your level of skill or what type of photography you are
interested in but many clubs have outings or contests of a particular theme
that you may find enjoyable and can learn a lot from. I taught a basic
course some years ago and we did make a couple of group excursions, but
mostly it was assignments such as people, night, etc. Most of our time was
in the classroom.

Be cautious with night photography. I like long exposures on moonlit
nights. I was all set up one to take some shots of a small country church.
Damn neighbor rounded up a posse and called the state police. They could
not believe that you can take pictures at night. Have someone along with
you.

On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 21:26:12 -0500, nk wrote:

I would like to take a Photo Workshop in the Southern part of the US.
I would like one that spends most of it's time out shooting, not sitting in a
classroom.

Since I have never taken a Photo workshop I am looking for suggestions and
recommendations.


Check with your local community junior colleges and their adult
non-credit programs. Many offer very reasonably priced courses geared
to different levels.

I'm an experienced and fairly proficient Photoshop user. Last year I
received a gift of a community college course in Photoshop and digital
photography. I took the course, and could have taught 90% of what was
covered. However, I learned some things in the 10% that made the time
very worthwhile. There are always new tricks to be learned.

Taking a course, by the way, entitles you purchase some computer
software programs at the academic rate in the college's bookstore.
Sometimes you can recoup the cost of the course just with this.



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Tony Cooper
Orlando, FL

nk wrote:

I would like to take a Photo Workshop in the Southern part of the US.
I would like one that spends most of it's time out shooting, not sitting in a
classroom.

Since I have never taken a Photo workshop I am looking for suggestions and
recommendations.

What kind of photography are you interested in doing? Portraits?
Still-lifes? Nudes? Landscapes? etc.


--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com