Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
 
 
 

2009 Photography

Immerse yourself in 1,000 acres of rich subject matter, dramatic color, open spaces and abundant wildlife to capture stunning nature photographs. Your close-to-home photographic excursion awaits.

With the Arboretum as your inspiration and your laboratory, learn tips and techniques from renowned photographers.  Participation in a photography workshop includes an invitation to participate in the Student Fire Art and Photography Exhibit and Sale on December 5 & 6, 2009, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. each day in the MacMillan Auditorium.  Unique to the Arboretum, this holiday-season sale features greeting cards, prints, framed and unframed originals, and other art and gift items by 2009 Arboretum workshop participants. Media represented include watercolor, oil, pastel, drawing and photography. Proceeds from this event help support the Arboretum's art-education programs.


Arboretum in Fall Color
Oct. 9-12, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily
$595 member/$625 non-member, Level: Intermediate. Hands-on. Limit: 10.
Meet in Visitor Center Teaching Classroom.

Capture the Arboretum's incomparable fall color under John Gregor's expert guidance and instruction. Classroom training combined with field exploration will help you see better pictures, capture images in Raw mode, use proper white balance, fine-tune compositional skills and exposure, and address post-processing concerns. Participants will also learn how to assemble a body of photographic work and prepare images for exhibition. For more about John, go to www.coldsnap.com. Participants are required to bring a digital camera, and a USB-card reader for their camera. A laptop and flash drive are recommended, but not required. Participation in a photography workshop includes an invitation to participate in the December student exhibit/sale.

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