The Art of Nature Photography
Title: The Art of Nature Photography
Class Location: Park Congregational Church, 10 E. Park Ave. NE, Grand Rapids, MI
Class Description: Please join Steve for an intensive one-day nature photography seminar. Steve will share his knowledge gained from over twenty-five years experience creating stunning images of the natural world. He will cover all aspects of nature photography, from capturing grand sweeping vistas, to the tiny world of macro photography. He will also discuss how and where to photograph the beautiful flora and fauna of the natural world. Attendees from beginners to advanced shooters will learn tips, tricks, and techniques to help them take their photography to the next level. The entire seminar will be illustrated using hundreds of Steve’s images to highlight and reinforce the topics being discussed. While the seminar will have a definite focus on digital photography, most of the information presented will apply to film photography as well. All attendees will receive a full 17 page set of seminar notes.
Date of Class: March 27th, 2010
Class Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Student Level: Intermediate
Instructor’s Name: Steve Gettle
Instructor’s Bio: Steve Gettle’s images communicate his love for the wildlife and wild places of our world. For over twenty-five years, Steve has spent countless hours creating hundreds of thousands of photographs of the beauty around us.
Steve’s images have been exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world, including the Museum of Natural History in London, as well as The American Museum of Natural History in New York. In the spring of 2008, Steve was honored to have a one man show at The National Center for Nature Photography in Ohio.
Steve’s work has been featured in many books, magazines, calendars, and other publications by, The National Geographic Society, Canadian Geographic, Audubon, Sierra Club, The BBC, The World Wildlife Fund, The National Wildlife Federation, Birder’s World, Nature’s Best, Wild Bird, Natural History, and many others.
Steve has been honored to receive many awards for his photography. Some of the highlights include being chosen Great Lakes Wildlife Photographer of the Year as well as being a multiple award winner in the BBC’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest, as well as the Nature’s Best photography contest. Steve was also honored to receive the People’s Choice award his first year at the Michigan Wildlife Art Festival. We are told that no other first time exhibitor has ever received one of these awards.
Steve’s photography has taken him throughout North and South America from the woods of northern Canada to the salt marshes of southern Florida, from the coast of Maineto the high plateau of the desert southwest. Steve has made numerous trips to South America visiting such places as Ecuador, Costa Rica, and The Galapagos Islands. Although he travels extensively, he finds much of his inspiration in the natural areas surrounding his home, in Brighton, Michigan.
Maximum Number of Participants: 150
Cost to Participant: $79.00
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Stock Available: 149
Sku: 3-20-10sg
