Workshops

Workshops are designed for all photographic skill levels. We put you in the best photographic locations at the best times to provide the best photo opportunities. Workshops include demonstrations and in-the-field instruction. Workshops may also include occassional lectures and critiques, dependant on the focus of the event and facilities at the lodging site. Our Photo Instructors are with you in the field to conduct demonstrations, show techniques, to point out photographic subjects and compositions, and to answer your questions in the field. They stay with the group, proactivley checking with participants, making suggestions and offering advice as they photograph with the group.

Our workshops are not the typical classroom style events where you fall asleep looking at slide lectures. Our workshops may include occassional lecture sessions but for the most part we conduct in-field instruction. This alllows us to demonstrate techniques and skills and explain concepts with actual in the field instruction as issues arrise. This way you can be shown how to do something instead of told how and having to trust your memory for later application.

Workshops may include the cost of lodging in the price or lodging may be reserved for each participant to book on his or her own depending on the event.

Weekend Workshops

Shoot & Critiques, Shoot & Print, Lightroom, Print Presentation & More

Can't get away for a long weekend? Don't want to travel long distances? The our "Shoot & Critique and Shoot and Print Weekend Workshops may just be what you are looking for. Designed for photographers with time restraints or those just looking for a workshop that doesn't involve long travel, these workshops are run in the Chicago metro area, are held on a Saturday/Sunday weekend format, include your lunches and sometimes a breakfast, and do have close-by lodging possiblities for those who want that convenience.

Saturdays usually feature a field session followed by, lectures and/or demos and lunch at Gallery 7 in Joliet, Illinois, at the Will Clay Studio in Ottawa, Illinois or at the Fred Drury studio in Wheaton, Illinois. Sunday, depending on the workshop, may include a mix of field session, lectures, image prep time, lunch, critiques and or print making.. The weekend workshop format offers you a great workshop experience, with only a weekend time committment..

PhotoTours

PhotoTours are designed for the experienced photographer. We put you in the best photographic locations at the best times to provide the best photo opportunities. We do not include lectures, demonstrations, formal instruction or critiques on these tours. We will on ocassion hold Impromptu talks on technique or critique sessions. Our Photo Guides are always available to answer questions in the field as they photograph along side participants.

2010 Weekend Workshops

Turn Your Color Images Into Black & White Works of Art Weekend Workshop
Will Clay & Don Carter
August 28-29, 2010

***Just 3 spots left ***

Print Presentation Workshop - The Art of Matting and Framing Your Photographic Art
Fred Drury & Hank Erdmann
November 3, 6, 10, 13, 2010, Consecutive Wednesdays & Saturdays

.2010 Workshops

Michigan UP Fall Colors Workshop
Will Clay & J. Paul Moore
September 30 to October 3, 2010 - Thursday evening through Sunday Noon

***Just 2 spots left ***

2010 PhotoTours

Isle Royale NP PhotoTour
Will Clay & Hank Erdmann
August 16-19, 2010 4 Days

***Just 1 spot left ***

Bosque del Apache PhotoTour
Don Carter
December 1-6, 2010 6 Days

 

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