Shoot the Extraordinary Everglades with National Geographic's Raymond Gehman Mar 17-18, 2012 9:30am - 5:30pm

© Raymond Gehman

Members: $595 • Non-members: $645 • Prerequisites: None

Space Limited to 12 participants

Description

Join National Geographic photographer Raymond Gehman for a trek out to West Palm Beach's famous Grassy Waters Preserve where he will share his outdoor photographic expertise in this extraordinary 20-square mile native wetland and wildlife sanctuary. Raymond, whose pictures have adorned National Geographic Magazine covers and articles, will teach you all areas of natural photography, from composition and proper exposure, to creative techniques such as when to use filters and fill-flash. The first day will begin in the classroom with a lecture followed by a question and answer period. Then you will have a break and meet in the afternoon at the Everglades location for a sunset and twilight photoshoot. The second day will begin with a sunrise shoot in the preserve. After a break for lunch you will meet again in the classroom, where you will edit your photos under Raymond's guidance. He will then offer instruction and tips in Photoshop. Raymond will help you capture dramatic nature images, as well as compile them into a show-worthy portfolio. And he'll make sure you have a great time doing it!

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Biography

RAYMOND GEHMAN has worked for National Geographic Society since 1986. With three cover photographs and numerous books and articles, he has been on assignment in Yellowstone, Wyoming’s Bighorn Country, Florida’s Sanibel Island Gulf Coast, the Canadian Rockies, the rain forests of Belize, Icelandic glaciers and icebergs, deep, dark Polish forests, and rural China during the People’s Republic 50th anniversary celebration. He has documented grizzly bears, the vanishing prairie dog and wetlands, the ecology of fire, the aftermath of hurricanes, hot pools, and nocturnal Apache ceremonial dancers. Previously, he studied fine arts photography at Northern Virginia Community College and earned a degree in photojournalism from the renowned School of Journalism at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He worked for 11 years as a newspaper photojournalist in Montana and Virginia. Recently he has concentrated on more personal digital artwork, turning the ordinary into the extraordinary by shooting everything from apples to oranges, flowers to flying light domes, and glass globes to transcendent trucks, and transforming these subjects into dazzling impressionistic imagery. In 2010 his work will be exhibited from Virginia to Houston to Colorado.