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What they're saying about Vagabond Vistas Photography Workshops:  "David's Vacation & Travel Photography workshop helped me significantly with my digital photography. I returned from my latest vacation with many great photos, thanks to the creative techniques that David taught in his class. The talent and passion that he has for photography is contagious."

           Toni Lewis, New Jersey               (see more testimonials here)
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS OVERVIEW

Throughout the year, David offers a wide range of group classes at his comfortable home studio in Ewing, New Jersey.  The level of instruction ranges from beginners to advanced amateurs to aspiring professionals.  With class sizes limited to just eight students, David provides invaluable insight into the workings of today's digital cameras and computer software and shares age-old compositional techniques and wisdom.

David has an uncommon ability to connect with photography enthusiasts of all skill levels and in many facets of the craft (including essential "digital workflow" processes such as Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop).  His vast experience as a traveler and artist, along with his "keep it simple" approach to photography make his workshops both enjoyable and informative.

Listed below is David's growing line-up of classroom-based events.  For more details and to register, please visit the specific event listed on the drop-down menu for this section of the Vagabond Vistas website.

Introduction to Digital Photography
Are you new to digital photography? Or, are you confused by some of the fundamental concepts, like mega-pixels, digital zoom, and white balance? Why not have all of this de-mystified?  Learn the essentials of digital photography, as well as general photographic composition.  This is ideal for someone new to photography or has revived their interest in a digital world.  NEXT DATE:  Sept. 21, 2010  REGISTER NOW
 
Intermediate Digital Photography - Camera & Lens Operation
Do you want to "take" pictures, or "make" photographs?   This popular special three-evening session helps you to progress from "automatic" operation of your camera to "semi--automatic" or "manual" operation.  Topics include photographic exposure, metering, aperture, depth-of-field, shutter speed, ISO, lens selection, white balance, auto focus, and more.  NEXT DATE:  Oct. 5, 12 & 19, 2010  REGISTER NOW
Photographic Composition
There is more to creating great imagery than owning expensive gear and knowing all of the controls. This single-evening class includes a special "Elements of Design" module that helps form a foundation for all artistic composition.  David presents over 20 practical compositional techniques to help turn your "good" photos into "great" ones.  Suitable for all photographers of any skill level.  NEXT DATE:  Oct. 26, 2010
Photographing Children
Typically held on a Saturday, the content of this workshop is self-explanatory. It's all about getting the most out of your children photography. It is highly recommend that you have proficient knowledge of your camera controls in preparation for this event (i.e., you understand the material taught in the Intermediate Digital Photography class).  NEXT DATE:  Nov. 13, 2010
Introduction to Digital Workflow (Optimizing your digital "process")
Covers the essentials of managing your photo files, backing them up safely, and organizing them into a usable system If you currently have trouble finding images that you have on your hard drive (or somewhere else, but you don't know where), or you want to learn more about things like "metadata" and "cataloging", then this is the class for you.  NEXT DATE:  Nov. 11, 2010
Intermediate Digital Workflow
As a more advanced follow-up to the "Intro to Digital Workflow" class, this session will go into more detail of the workings of Adobe Lightroom software (and touch on other Adobe products, such as Bridge and Photoshop).  NEXT DATE:  Nov. 18, 2010
Event Photography - Concerts / Performance
Do you enjoy concerts? Do you have a kid who performs on stage at school? Would you like to learn more about how to best capture these events? In addition to the technical and compositional instruction, David will also cover the ins and outs of obtaining press credentials to shoot your favorite bands and artists.    NEXT DATE:  Nov. 16, 2010
Event Photography - Sports / Action
Are you a soccer mom (or dad) struggling to capture those special moments in your child's athletic life? This session applies your knowledge of your camera and composition skills to a specific application where fast-moving subjects are commonplace.  NEXT DATE:  Nov. 9, 2010
Vacation & Travel Photography
Create better photos while on vacation -- ones that your friends, family and co-workers will envy!  Learn the tricks-of-the-trade used by many top professional travel photographers.  This all-new stream-lined version of David's previous "travel" workshops will provide the absolute essentials to photographing People, Places and Things along your journey.  NEXT DATE:  Nov. 23, 2010
Group Critique / Q&A Session    
David critiques your work along with other participants in a shared information session.  Time is also allotted for Q&A.  This is a fantastic and affordable way to get a truly objective analysis of your images while also learning from David's assessment of other members of the session.  NEXT DATE:  TBD
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