National Geographic photographer and Ripple Effect founder Annie Griffiths will show you how to plan, shoot, and arrange a superior visual story to document the ranch or camp.
Self-portraits allow us to be in charge of all aspects of how we are seen, what we want to convey, the story of self we are creating in each moment.
This class, led by a creative psychologist trained in the work of Brené Brown, will explore the topics of vulnerability, authenticity, and courage.
In this class you will play with different mediums to create dynamic and emotional photographs.
Understand the essential components of printing and the great options of fine-art photo papers available to you. We will review the essentials and then get to printing some samples. Course will be valuable to those who wish to print at home, or get the best results from a print lab.
As women, we are mothers, aunts, grandmothers, and more. In these roles, we often have the opportunity to shoot photos of children in our lives.
Find out how to tell an effective story with your photographs, and how to use those photographs for good. Your images can changes hearts, minds, and policy.
Having a structured workflow not only can save you time; it can significantly reduce future headaches!
Learn and practice the details of post-production image processing.
Come ready to be inspired and to get to work on your photobook creation.
Learn to bring out the beauty in every model and help them feel and express that beauty.
Professional food photographer Rose Hodges will bring a selection of food and props for an afternoon of food styling and photography.
One of National Geographic’s first female photographers explains her process for taking stunning wildlife and landscape photography.
Learn the practice of Nightscape photography. How to setup your camera to capture and track the stars.
In class Preston will review her approach to joining in an experience, with families, communities and street scenes.
The ability to photograph people is essential to most storytelling, yet it ignites fear and anxiety in many photographers.
In this class you will have a lot of fun with Annie as she demystifies and helps us overcome our own shyness and fear. She will share helpful hints on how to approach strangers and earn their trust, as well ideas about how to more effectively photograph people you know and love. Annie will lead you in exercise of photographing each other (and other campers and ranch staff) in ways that elicit real emotion as well as beautiful portraiture.
You will learn to put people at ease, work with natural light and create beautiful compositions
Hands-on work will include photographing one another and groups, with a shared image review.
Bring to class your notebook, camera, and sense of humor
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One of the first women photographers to work for National Geographic, Annie Griffiths has photographed in nearly 150 countries during her illustrious career and has worked on dozens of magazine and book projects for National Geographic. Griffiths’ work has also appeared in LIFE, Geo, Smithsonian, Fortune, and Stern, among other publications.
In addition to her magazine work, Griffiths is deeply committed to photographing for aid organizations around the world. She’s the Founder and Executive Director of Ripple Effect Images, a collective of photographers who document programs that empower women and girls in the developing world, especially as they deal with the devastating effects of climate change. Based in Washington, D.C., Ripple has produced 26 films and built a photo archive of over 20,000 images since 2010. Using these assets, Ripple’s aid beneficiaries have raised millions of dollars, expanded their programs to multiple countries, and proven that women and girls are the best investment the world can make in our shared future.
Annie is a Fellow with The International League of Conservation Photographers and has received awards from the National Press Photographers Association, Heifer International, the National Organization of Women, The University of Minnesota, and the White House News Photographers Association.
Professional food photographer Rose Hodges will bring a selection of food and props for an afternoon of food styling and photography.
Learn how different papers can enhance your photographic prints, experiment at the print lab with our printing experts, and leave with beautiful photo prints of your own.
Learn the fine art of compositing images together to create a new work of art.
The power and reach of social media these days is undeniable. How well companies do on social media can make or break their businesses. Knowing where to start and what to focus on can be a daunting challenge for even the most tech-savvy photographers, especially given the overwhelming amount of social networks out there.
Understand and learn from your process; find and cultivate your personal style to establish your Visual Voice.
Find out how to tell an effective story with your photographs. Great photojournalism is more than a single hero image; it provides a deep understanding of a place, circumstance, or event through a series of images. National Geographic photographer and Ripple Effect founder Annie Griffiths will show you how to plan, shoot, and arrange a superior visual story.
In this class we will work to loosen the barriers between you and your writing. Barriers like negative self-talk, uncertainty about how to dive in, and what to write about yourself. We will focus on ways to open up to the voice in you that has something to say – and we ALL have one of these.
The colors of pre-dawn change from minute to minute, grey to pinks to blues. At sunset and dusk they change again. Leanne will share her love of landscape photography and the nature of light during these magic hours. She will also share how to plan and scope a landscape for a photoshoot - how to make sure you are ready to capture the fleeting light as it appears. After a review of images, light, colors and technique Leanne will trek up the Westerbeke hill with to scout and plan a photoshoot.
You will learn the progress of natural light during early morning and late evening, and to prepare and scout for a photo shoot Hands on work will include scouting trip at West side of Westerbeke ranch - preparing for a sunrise. Bring to class your camera, tripod. Optional application of Photographer's Ephemeris installed on your smartphone.
Leanne has been shooting with a little film camera since middle school. She has recently moved to Montana where she captures early morning light in the big sky state. Leanne works as a commercial and fine art photographer in both Montana and her part-time home in Marin County, CA. She has participated in numerous group shows at The Image Flow, the O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, and Marin Open Studios, has been published in the Bay Area Where Guestbook and Edible Marin and Wine Country, and her fine art prints are included in private and corporate collections across the country. Leanne teaches a variety of classes in expressive photography: "The Language of Light for Photographers," "Still Life Photography," and "Motion Blur & Long Exposure for Expressive Images." At camp Leanne will lead a pre-dawn photo session, her favorite time of day.
Understand and learn from your process; find and cultivate your personal style to establish your Visual Voice.
Teaching composition is almost like trying to teach someone to see. It’s nearly impossible. You can learn tips, tricks, and rules, but the vision must be yours.
This class will explore self-portraiture by first delving into the body and soul. As photographers, most of us are more comfortable being behind the camera rather than in front of the lens. ou will learn to create a safe space for taking self-portraits and some techniques for photographing yourself.
Perfect your favorite images with the advanced editing tools available in Lightroom Classic.
