Chicago Area Spring Wildflowers
Learning Adventure & Photo Feedback Session
Hands-on Nature Photography Outing
LEVEL: Most Photographers
(View Course Requirements)
Join Mike MacDonald at one of his favorite Chicago area locations to experience and
photograph one of the best native spring wildflower displays in the Midwest.
(Gift Cards for this outing are available.)
Because this is a Learning Adventure, Mike will provide guidance and help you with exposure, composition, etc. for those participants
who stay with the group. And, the fun isn't over when we're done shooting. Oh, no. You'll get to show off your spiffy new images in a photo
analysis session a few days later. Mike will provide constructive insights and feedback and, if necessary, suggest how to make improvements.
Of course, we're hoping for a sunrise, but we'll be happy with the
glorious wildflowers even if it's a cloudy morning. We will arrive on location before sunrise
so that we're in position to photograph as the first rays of sun kiss the landscape.
Morning is almost always the best time to shoot, and for many reasons: soft warm light,
still air, the potential for fog and mist, and there's nobody else around.
Now, since these outings are about taking pictures,
you need to be somewhat comfortable with your
camera and how it works so that you can better enjoy the experience. Please read the
Class Requirements
for this course and feel free to
email us
or give us a call at 630-852-8448 if you have any questions.
LEARNING ADVENTURE AGENDA
The photo shoot will be held at a location to be announced once you are accepted
into the course. Because of the time, we may need to gather at a common point and then
carpool to the location. We will stay for approximately 3 hours and then, after the shoot,
we'll go out for breakfast and share our experiences. Then, a few days later,
you're invited to show off your fine photographs from the adventure at a
2-hour photography analysis session in Downers Grove.
This photography class will be limited to approximately 6 students per instructor
depending on the experience level of the participants.
So, please register quickly to ensure a spot.
Learning Adventure Price: $100 Deposit: $100
If you have further questions about Mike MacDonald photography workshops just
email
or phone 630-852-8448.
Chicago, Illinois area Photography Classes, Workshops, and Courses that serve the following Chicago, Illinois suburbs:
Naperville Illinois, Schaumburg, Lombard, Addison, Alsip, Wilmette,
Winnetka, Winfield, Western Springs, Westmont, Wheaton, Wheeling, Willow Springs,
Woodridge, Wood Dale, Willowbrook, Worth, Westchester, West Chicago, Warrenville,
Warrenville, Wayne, West Chicago, Glenview,
Naperville, New Lenox, Niles, Norridge, North Aurora, North Barrington,
North Riverside, Northbrook, Oak Brook, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Oakbrook Terrace,
Highland Park, Hillside, Hines, Hinsdale, Hodgkins, Hoffman Estates, Hometown, Homewood,
Park Ridge, Plainfield, Prospect Heights, River Forest, River Grove,
Riverside, Rolling Meadows, Romeoville, Roselle, Rosemont,
Streamwood, Thornton, Timber Lake, Tinley Park, Vernon Hills, Villa Park,
Arlington Heights, Aurora, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Batavia,
La Grange Park, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lake in the Hills, Lake Zurich, Lansing, Lemont,
Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Lincolnwood, Lisle, Lockport, Long Grove, Lynwood, Thornton,
Bridgeview, Broadview, Brookfield, Buffalo Grove, Burbank, Burnham, Burr Ridge,
Darien, Deerfield, Dolton, Downers Grove, Des Plaines,
Elk Grove Village, Elgin, Elmhurst, Skokie, Saint Charles, Mount Prospect,
Elmwood Park, Evanston, Evergreen Park, Flossmoor, Forest Park, Forest View, Frankfort,
Geneva, Glen Ellyn, Glencoe, Glendale Heights, East Dundee, Glenwood, Hammond, Indiana,
Hanover Park, Harwood Heights, Hazel Crest, Hickory Hills, Highland, Indiana,
Orland Hills, Orland Park, Palatine, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Park Forest,
Inverness, Itasca, Joliet, Justice, Kenilworth, La Grange, La Grange Highlands, LaGrange,
Bedford Park, Bensenville, Berkeley, Berwyn, Bloomingdale, Blue Island, Bolingbrook,
Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Lincolnwood, Lisle, Lockport, Long Grove, Lynwood, Thornton,
North Chicago, Northlake, Matteson, Maywood, Medinah, Melrose Park, Merrillville, Indiana,
Midlothian, Mokena, Morton Grove, Mundelein, Munster, Indiana, South Elgin,
Calumet City, Calumet Park, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Channahon, Chicago,
Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge, Cicero, Clarendon Hills Countryside, Crestwood,
Crete, Crystal Lake,
Stickney, Sauk Village, Schererville, Indiana, South Chicago Heights, South Holland, Steger,
Summit, Streamwood, Shorewood, Schiller Park, Dolton. Dyer, Indiana,
Photography Techniques and Topics Include:
Beginning Photography: Photography Exposure, Photography Composition, Digital Photography,
How to Use Your Digital Camera, etc.
Digital Photography: Using the Histogram, Exposure, Metering, Digital Printing, File Formats
RAW, TIF, JPG, etc.
Nature Photography Techniques: Creative Use of Natural Light (in the Landscape), Landscape
Photography, Hyperfocal Distance, Fundamentals of Exposure, Perfecting Exposure, Exposure Compensation, Light Metering,
Spot Metering, How to use Split Grad Filters, Controlling Contrast, Exposing to the Right of the Histogram.
Digital Darkroom Techniques: Digital Printing, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements,
Photoshop: Curves, Layers, Layer Masks, Adjustment Layers, Selections, Selective Color,
Shadow/Highlight Filter, Color Management, Color Profiles.
Creative Photography Techniques: Telling the Story, Putting Your Feelings on Film or Senses on Your Sensor,
Finding Your Own Personal Style (your Creative Eye), Advanced Composition, Restoring the Third Dimension,
Creating Order from Chaos.
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