Weekend Workshop in Digital Photography

"Conservation Photography"

 

Summer of 2010 Dates to be announced soon!

Register by calling 973-948-4646 ext 10, or 973-222-2196

Cost: $299

Join us this summer for an extended weekend and a learning experience of a lifetime! Come to Montclair State University's School of Conservation, in beautiful Sussex County for a unique opportunity to spend three days with an expert in the field of digital photography. Have fun while learning about the fundamentals of capturing and processing breathtaking images.

About the Course
The concept of conservation photography has grown out of the need to make a distinction between capturing images for the sake of photography, and the creation of images to serve the purpose of conserving nature. Conservation photography reveals both the beauty and fragility of our planet's natural systems. This area of photography is a subset of nature photography that produces images that inspire and move people to change their behavior and take action to help conserve our planet.

Dr. FitzGerald will lead the class through a hands-on workshop that will guide participants through the process of capturing inspirational images and processing these images for web presentation or print display. He will cover composition, lighting, subject matter, digital optimization, printing, matting and framing.

Although this workshop is geared for the novice and early intermediate photographer, participants should own a digital SLR, and be open to learning some advanced PhotoShop techniques. Some light hiking will be required to reach areas where images will be captured. All participants must bring a digital SLR, a tripod, and a laptop computer.

About Dr. FitzGerald
Dr. FitzGerald is a biologist, behavioral ecologist and environmental educator at Montclair State University's School of Conservation. He has pursued the fine art of photography for over 40 years, using many different photographic techniques. His love of the natural environment has permeated both his professional and photographic career, and consequently most of his fine art images reflect the intimacy he enjoys with the natural world. He strives to create images that stimulate our undeniable connection to the planet and the cultures that have populated it. A selection of these kinds of images can be viewed on his website.