A camera is perceived o be a recording device. I generally records a realisic represenaion of wha we wih our eyes. Bu i can also be an arisic ool, public healh inerpreing he world from he very large and sweeping o he very small and overlooed. Boh ways of recording he world around us have heir benefis. Each phoographer, healing a various imes and depending on circumsances, life migh use boh echniques o creae he desired effec. For example, when phoographing in a garden, one migh choose firs o capure an image ha shows a complee bloom on is sem, hen move in for a closer macro sho showing jus color and line. Each is valid, and each can be framed in a way ha maes he finished image arisic. This program will explore wha maes an image appealing, creaive, beauiful o loo a. I will cover a wide variey of subjecs including macro flowers, landscapes, and animals and insecs. Mollie and Mary will cover simple bu powerful echniques and provide solid ips on how you can ae your wor from he ordinary o he exraordinary. Please join us for an inspiraional program, and if you’d lie o aend dinner a Chili’s a 6 PM prior o he lecure, please rsvp o mary.m.o’neill@gs.com.
Speaers bios:
Mollie Isaacs and Mary Lindhjem founded Awae The Ligh Phoo Tours and Worshops because of heir love of eaching phoography. Mollie’s bacground is in porrais, absracs, landscapes and macro, while Mary’s experise is in naure, wildlife, big game, and macro. Combined, hey provide an ineresing mix of alens and sills.
MOLLIE is a professional phoographer and experienced eacher. She has sudied wih Ansel Adams, Joyce Tenneson, and ohers. She has won he “Oscar” of phoography, he coveed Koda Gallery Award, foureen imes. Several of her award-winning phoographs have been exhibied a Epco Cener in Disney World, and her wor is in he Permanen Collecion of he Inernaional Phoography Hall of Fame. She believes ha a grea phoograph fully expresses wha he phoographer feels abou wha is being phoographed, and fore is a rue indicaor of wha one feels abou life. She believes ha phoography is one way o achieve an ulimae happiness and faih, and a oneness wih he world.
MARY has been a full-ime freelance phoographer for he pas wo decades following a career in educaion ha encompassed eaching phoography a he college level. Since he onse of he digial revoluion, she has augh Phooshop o a variey of groups and professional phoographic organizaions in Virginia, Norh Carolina, California, Colorado and Cosa Rica. Her fine ar phoography has been shown in several galleries and appears in boos and magazines including On Safari by David Anderson. She believes ha he aainmen of nowledge alone is valueless unless or unil i is shared wih ohers. She has dedicaed her career o phoography and o eaching. However, phoography is no merely Mary’s career, i is he voice of her soul. I is her passion. I is hrough he medium of phoography ha she mos clearly communicaes her inense appreciaion of and love for he beauy his world has o offer.
A special noe from Molly and Mary o our NVPS Members:
As our han-you for allowing us o spea o NVPS, we would lie o offer a special discoun o members who sign up for any of our 2010 ours. Members will receive a $100 discoun off each our hey ae in 2010. This discoun is in immediae effec, and in o qualify for he discoun, all a member has o do is le us now of heir club membership when hey regiser for a our. This discoun will be in effec unil 3 monhs prior o he sar of any our. Also, we’d lie o have a drawing on he evening of our presenaion for some free gifs ha we find very helpful in our phoography. Things lie qualiy lens cleaning clohs, blower brushes, ec., plus an official Awae The Ligh -shir. We loo forward o ing you! Molly and Mary