Josh Taylor who lives in Arlington, VA is a garden photographer. He has presented photography workshops at the Smithsonian National Orchid Show, U.S. National Arboretum, U.S. Botanic Garden, Brookside Gardens, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, American Horticultural Society Garden School, Adkins Arboretum, and Longwood Gardens. In addition to teaching in the Smithsonian Studio Arts Program and
Biography Don first picked up a camera in his teenage years, shooting mostly black and white film and doing his own darkroom work. His interests shifted to color film in his early twenties, then he did the unexpected: he quit photography. There were a variety of reasons for this decision, but when he looks back
Program Photography conveys both vision and emotion. Whether we know it or not, each of our images contains a piece of who we are as individual human beings. We each see the world around us in different ways and, because of our individual thoughts, feelings, experiences and imagination we each have different emotional responses
Photographing wildlife offers many challenges and unique opportunities. Nikhil will use examples to show you his approach and share a variety of his experiences while sharing tips that will help you elevate your work and create evocative and compelling images of wildlife. This presentation will cover some of the basic techniques for beginners but will also delve
Program Mary Louise will present a program focusing on Black and White Photography (monochrome). Black and white photography has been around since the 1830s or so. It has a classic appeal that persists today. But unlike the days of film, today’s digital technologies give us the ability to refine black and white images in ways
Biography Denise was the featured photographer in the July/August 2015 Photoshop User Magazine Who’s Who in the Kelbyone Community article. She finds every aspect of photography rewarding. From in-camera composition to post-processing, photography is meditative, creative, and challenging. Denise’s passion is to capture images, from landscapes to urban decay, and to share her experiences
Presentation Jennifer King’s presentation is titled Image Design: Using the Principles of Design to Create More Effective Photographs. She will step through ten principles of composition based on her past experience as an art director and director of photography. The presentation is geared towards nature photography but is applicable to other forms of photography. Biography (in her
David Blecman, a member of the Professional Photographers of America, started his photographic career fresh out of high school in 1978. After many years of shooting weddings and such, he started Positive Negatives in 1997, concentrating more in the commercial photography arena. He is now an internationally recognized photographer and instructor, having taught photographers, models,
Biography A founding member of the Association of Independent Architectural Photographers and member of the American Society of Media Photographers, Mr. Luria has had his images appear in over 100 publications, including TIME Magazine, Travel and Leisure Magazine, Prevention, Washingtonian, Washington Flyer, Washington Spaces, Food and Wine, and Cuccina Italiana, in the Washington Post, the
Program Mitch Layton will do a presentation on Sports Photography. He will use his photographs and talk about different aspects of shooting sports. He will talk about DPI, light, shutter speed, as well as looking for the moment, opening your eyes and thinking outside the box. Biography Mitchell Layton has been part of the