The way we see is affected by the things we know, our education, and up bringing or in what we believe. It can take years to develop “the art of seeing” but again, it is about who you are and what makes you tick that will greatly influence the type of images you will create. This quality is what I find most interesting in people. It helps us all to look at things from a different perspective. Remember the camera is an extension of your eye and mind. It can become the box of crayons you once owned when you were a child. Experts say our creative peak is around 5 years old -- just before we are sent off to school and bombarded with all sorts of rules so...come on out and join me for a one day, a weekend or a one week workshop and see for yourself what you can do with your camera and just be a kid again.

These workshops will appeal to those who have an understanding of how the camera works unless noted on the program listing. Knowledge of where the camera controls are located (i.e. menu, white balance & ISO etc) and how the camera works (i.e. f-stops and shutter speeds) are essential. The workshops help you to move out of your comfort zones as well as introducing you to new challenges with photography – assignments are designed around you knowing the fundamentals. If you want to take a course but are not sure of your ability or level feel free to call me and we can discuss.

Please let me know what your expectations are for participating in any of these workshops – what you hope to learn and accomplish etc. This will help me make sure I meet your needs as a participant.

N.B. -- upon registration a more complete itinerary will be sent to you.

What to Bring || Custom Workshops

Workshops 2010	Date	Location
Algonquin Park Moose Photography	June 4 - 6; 8 - 10; 11 - 13	South River, ON
Creative Images	July 5 - 9	Haliburton, ON
Travel and Landscape Photography	July 19 - 23	Haliburton, ON
Algoma's Mississagi Magic	September 23 26, 2010	Algoma
The Fall Equinox Photograph the Change in Seasons	September 16 - 19	Killarney, ON
Temagami in the fall	TBA	Temagami, ON
Gales of November	November 4 - 7, 2010	Wawa, ON
One-Day Workshops 2010
These 1-day workshops are designed to show you new places; open you up to the many possibilities in photography, make new friends but mostly because of the short duration, it is a day to be creative. Bounce ideas off others, compare notes and just do some shooting without the day-to-day distractions of life – this day belongs to you.
Wildflowers of the Niagara Escarpment	Saturday May 1	Crawford Lake Conservation area - Halton region – west of Toronto
Get to Know Your Digital Camera	TBA	Haliburton, ON
Algonquin One-Day Fall Foliage Workshop	Saturday October 10	Dwight, ON

...I remember the exercise you had us do. We had to just sit and look at an object for several minutes before we took our picture. At the time I thought to myself "lets go, lets hurry up and learn something before the day is over." I guess I could say I was feeling a bit anxious, but that exercise has helped me so much. Since that day you can not believe how it has changed my photographs (for the better). I think about all the other things you said that day too and it has helped me tremendously. So thank you so much. --M Parsons

I attended your presentation last week and wanted to let you know it was outstanding. I knew it was going to be a real treat after the first few slides. It wasn't just the photography, but your description of the settings, etc. If you are scheduled to do another presentation this year, please let me know. --J Laing