Learning to See Creatively

Photographer Elliot Erwitt once said, “To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place…I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”

Photographer Greg Holden will discuss how he sees the world around him and how he captures that through his photographs. He will discuss his approach for finding different viewpoints in common scenes and how he creates interesting abstract images by isolating a part of a scene.

Whether it is iPhone photos taken in his kitchen or DSLR images from local parks, Greg’s photos will demonstrate that you do not have to travel to exotic locations or use spend hours using software manipulation to make creative images.

Greg Holden

Greg Holden is a photographer from Rockville, Md who uses his photography to share with others how he sees the world.

While Greg has enjoyed viewing many beautiful sunrises and landscapes, he finds that the little scenes often overlooked by others are the ones that fuel his creativity. Greg is always looking beyond the obvious and photographing the things that others might not even notice like an acorn sprouting, the patterns made by rust and faded paint on an old automobile, or patterns in the windblown sand of a local beach.  Greg is an avid hiker and many of his photos are from National Parks.

Greg enjoys teaching others and sharing his passion for photography and teaches several classes through Capital Photography Center (capitalphotographycenter.com).