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Is your organization looking for fun and easy fund raiser to generate revenue for your camera club or group? How about joining forces to host an “Art of Nature Photography” seminar in your area.

“Working with Steve Gettle is a “win-win-win” situation. Bringing Steve in for a program is a quality addition to any venue or event, and raises important revenue that supports other programming efforts. And he’s easy to work with to boot. Participants in his seminar “The Art of Nature Photography” found him informing, entertaining, and more than meeting their expectations. For the Center, our reputation for offering quality programs was enhanced; and the financial folks who watch our bottom line were thrilled. We’ll be bringing Steve back”

Art Weber

Director, The National Center for Nature Photography

“We recently partnered with Steve Gettle to bring his “The Art of Nature Photography “ seminar to Grand Rapids. Steve was a pleasure to work with and made it very easy to coordinate the event. We raised enough money to purchase a new digital projector for our club.”

Thanks Steve.

Diane Durand

President, Grand Rapids Camera Club

Contact Steve steve@stevegettle.com if you are interested in hosting an “Art of Nature Photography” seminar in your area

Feedback from past attendees

“When it comes to teaching nature photography with a digital camera you are destined to be this generations John Shaw.”

Bob J

Toledo, OH

“I have been a member of camera clubs for nearly twenty years and that was bar none the best program I have ever attended “

John L

Windsor, ON

“I have attended three of these seminars in the past year or so and to be honest I wasn’t sure I was going to learn anything new but I was sadly mistaken. You really opened my eyes to what it means to “make” a photograph instead of “taking” a photograph. ”

“It was like going to see a great magician and then having him show you how to do all the tricks after the show. I believe my photos are really going to improve after your seminar. ”

Todd  B

Flint, MI

“THE ART OF NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY”

A ONE DAY SEMINAR

Please join Steve for an intensive one day nature photography seminar.  Steve will share his knowledge gained from over twenty five years experience creating stunning images of the natural world.  He will cover all aspects of nature photography, from capturing grand sweeping vistas, to the tiny world of macro photography. He will also discuss how and where to photograph the beautiful flora and fauna of the natural world. Attendees from beginners to advanced shooters will learn tips, tricks, and techniques to help them take their photography to the next level.  The entire seminar will be illustrated using hundreds of Steve’s images to highlight and reinforce the topics being discussed.  While the seminar will have a definite focus on digital photography, most of the information presented will apply to film photography as well.

A brief overview of the topics to be covered:

Equipment for Nature Photography

Learn what equipment you need for the different types of nature photography. This section will help you to buy the right equipment the first time. You will learn what features you need as well as what features are nice to have as well as how and when to use these features.

• Camera bodies
• Lenses
• Tripods/tripod heads
• Electronic Flash
• Camera Bags
• Filters and other accessories

Get the exposure you Want Every Time

Understand how your camera sees light. Learn how to shoot perfect exposures every time. You will also learn how and why to read the histogram and more importantly how to bend it to your will.

• Exposure theory
• The different exposure modes and when to use them
• Understanding the Histogram
• Exposure Compensation
• Controlling Depth of field
• Shutter speed and motion effects
• jpeg vs raw shooting
• ISO’s effect on exposure

• How exposure affects the image

It’s All About the Light

Attendees will learn about light and how it affects the final image. You will also learn how to read the light, and how the light should affect your choice of subject matter. Attendees will not only learn how to control the light, but also when and why they should control light.

• Quality of light
• Direction of light
• Color of light
• Filters to control light
• Flash and fill flash

Composing Stunning images of the Natural World

We will focus on the many elements that make up the composition of a beautiful image, using many examples and real world situations. In this section, you will learn how to use balance, symmetry, and visual harmony to create pleasing compositions.

• The “rules” and when to break them
• Finding the picture
• Working the subject
• Visual paths
• Vertical vs horizontal
• Balance
• Pre-visualization
• Positive and negative space
• Shooting panorama’s

Different Types of Nature Photography

In this section, we will discuss in detail all of the different genres of nature photography as well as when and where to find subject matter to photograph.

• Mammals
• Birds
• Reptiles and amphibians
• Landscapes
• Plants and flowers
• Macro