Programs

Oftentimes photographers spend much time forcing their scenes to fit the rules (which yields technically “perfect” but perhaps boring photographs) rather than arranging the subject matter based on emotional responses and human perceptions. This insightful and educational presentation, outdoor photographer/writer Colleen Miniuk goes beyond reviewing the predominant composition rules and shares how we can leverage […]

Until the advent of the omnipresent little screens in everyone's pocket, the way most viewers experienced photography was through books, magazines, posters, and other ink–based technologies. This presentation examines how that happened (although it was neither quick nor simple), and offers thoughts and how the consumption of images will continue to change how we make our […]

Description Cyanotype is a simple photographic printing process that creates an archival blue and white print. The cyanotype process was invented in the 1840s and is relatively easy and inexpensive to do at home. The chemicals involved are even safe enough to be rinsed down the drain once diluted. In the basic process, organic material […]

Description This program will explore the beauty of imperfect and/or unconventional subjects. As nature photographers we often seek out the flowers, leaves and such that are perfect, with no blemishes or defects. This program highlights subjects that are not perfect, such as flowers that have character, double headed flowers, decaying fall leaves, the deformed coneflower […]

Bio Annalise Kaylor is a wildlife photographer and science photojournalist whose work has taken her on assignments to 40 countries (and counting!) around the world. With an emphasis on narrative-driven documentary photography, Annalise’s photo andvideo work has been seen in The New York Times, The Washington Post, AudubonMagazine, and the Associated Press, as well as […]

Join Angie McMonigal as she discusses techniques for creating more dynamic architectural images focused on detailed and abstract interpretations. She'll share examples from various cities throughout the US and Europe, emphasizing compositional techniques to make your images stronger.  Bio: Angie is a fine art and commercial architecture photographer based in Chicago striving to bring a detailed, […]

Bio: David Blecman started his photographic career back in 1978 fresh out of high school. He is now an award winning, internationally recognized photographer and instructor, having taught on four continents and in over twenty countries. David teaches and mentors photographers, models, and makeup artists. His personal mentoring programs for photographers and commercial models continues […]

Have you ever been in a great location and thought,“There’s nothing interesting to photograph here…”— only to later see someone else’s images from the same place and wonder how they saw so much more? In The Art & Science of Seeing More Creatively, photographer and educator Lyn Morton explores how creativity in photography isn’t just […]

Bio and Description Alison Langley’s work lives at the intersection of two lifelong passions: sailing and photography. Each informs the other, creating visuals that are rooted in experience, patience, and deep familiarity with life on the water. Her formal education began at New York University, where she studied film, and continued at the Rhode Island […]

Humans have been sharing stories since they first learned to speak. However, the way we tell those stories has changed over time. We started by painting our stories on the walls of caves. We later learned to write and paint on wood, paper, and canvas and still later we invented photography and filmmaking. In the past 20 years, we got Tik Tok, Reels […]