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October 17th, 2010
Rockford, Illinois
Limited to 15 participants

Join us for our last photography workshop in 2010 at the historic Coronado Theatre.  The Coronado opened in 1927 and has shared its stage with icons like JFK, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Bob Dylan and countless others.  It was recently voted the #1 Architectural Wonder of the United States in the AOL / U.S. Travel Association poll.

We have secured the entire Coronado Theatre for this one-day workshop.  The workshop will concentrate on using hot shoe mounted flashes and light modifiers along with available light to photograph models throughout the theatre.  The day starts at 1pm with classroom time and lighting demos on the grand stage of the Coronado.  The remainder of the day will be spent photographing the models using our new lighting skills while utilizing the spectacular architecture of the theatre as our backdrop.  The workshop will conclude at 6pm after a brief wrap up and Q & A.

The goal of this workshop is to expose you to the power of small flashes and show how much control is possible with a portable piece of lighting equipment.  Only battery-operated hot shoe flashes will be used for this workshop and all lighting gear will be provided.  Every student will be able to walk away from the workshop with a better understanding of flash usage, and go home with the photographs to prove it.

This workshop is open to photographers of all levels with a basic working knowledge of their camera and equipment as a minimum requirement for enrollment.  Required gear will be a digital SLR camera, lenses, cable release and memory cards.  Tripod and flash are recommended.

$295 per person

Price includes tuition, classes, equipment usage, light snacks and beverages during the workshop.

Registration
Email: info@nelsakerlund.com or call 815.395.0101

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August 8, 2010
Rockford, Illinois
Limited to 16 participants

Join us for our last photography workshop at Anderson Japanese Gardens in 2010, and take advantage of this rare opportunity to spend time photographing in North America’s finest Japanese Garden!  This workshop gives you the unique ability to photograph in the gardens free from ordinary visitors, and learn photographic techniques in a breathtaking setting.

This one-day photography workshop will be Sunday, August 8th, from 2pm to 8pm at Anderson Japanese Gardens.  The workshop begins with classroom time, followed by 4 hours of photography time in the gardens.

During our time in the classroom, we will discuss philosophies that we feel are important to successful photography at Anderson Gardens.  Workshop participants will learn valuable techniques used for nature and landscape photography, as well as camera settings, metering, composing images, and working with RAW files.

Following classroom time, we will be able to explore the gardens and enjoy the endless photographic opportunities they offer.  The workshop will conclude after we photograph sunset around 8pm.

This workshop is open to photographers of all levels with a basic working knowledge of their camera and equipment as a minimum requirement for enrollment.

$149 per person

Price includes tuition, classes, and entrance fees to the garden during the workshop.

Registration
Email: info@nelsakerlund.com or call 815.395.0101

With red leaves all season, the Japanese Bloodgood Maple is a gorgeous tree to photograph.

The gardens are full of water features including three waterfalls.

Click here to learn about this workshop and see more photographs of the gardens.