Capturing the Art in Nature: Composition and Techniques for Winning Images Workshop and Portfolio Reviews by George D. Lepp This workshop is filled and closed to further registrations December 6, 2008 Hours: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Morning snacks and lunch provided. Tuition: Members - $55.00              Non-members - $65 Portfolio Reviews The first 30 people to register will have the opportunity to have their portfolio (of five photos) reviewed by George Lepp during the workshop!

Photo by George Lepp

Course Description:
What are the elements of great, stunning, unique, compelling, show-stopping, prize-winning images?

In this special workshop, Art in Nature Exhibition Juror George Lepp will demonstrate the approaches and techniques that will take your outdoor and nature photography beyond the mundane
and into the realm of art.

George will offer a formal presentation about the factors he considers when composing, capturing, and editing his images and demonstrate ways to use digital processing and print media to enhance the quality and artistic look of your images and prints. He’ll discuss the essentials of superb imagery, from technical quality to originality, and identify the deadly presentation errors he commonly encounters in competitions and portfolio reviews. Following this introduction, using portfolios submitted by workshop participants and winning photographs from the Art in Nature exhibition, George will critique a variety of images to demonstrate what works—and what can sabotage an otherwise interesting photograph. George will also conduct a tour through the Center’s gallery to discuss the work he selected for the Art in Nature exhibition.

Instructor: George D. Lepp George D. Lepp is one of North America’s best-known contemporary outdoor and nature photographers and photographic educators. His passions for natural beauty, technical precision, cutting-edge technology, and environmental responsibility are revealed in his beautiful and compelling photographic images. He is field editor of Outdoor Photographer and PC Photo magazines and was selected as one of the first Canon Explorers of Light and PrintMasters, which include the industry’s top photographers. His work is regularly featured in Canon’s marketing of its professional lines of cameras and lenses. Lepp holds a bachelor’s and honorary master’s degree from the Brooks Institute of Photography, and he has judged photographic competitions for many organizations, including Microsoft and the North American Nature Photography Association. Lepp’s images have appeared in some of the world’s most widely viewed publishing venues, and his work has been exhibited at museums and galleries around the country, including the corporate offices of Canon, Kodak, Epson, and Bogen/Gitzo. George Lepp's work can be seen here, and his new videos at the Canon Digital Learning Center can be seen here.

In support of the non-profit educational programs and exhibitions of
The Center for Fine Art Photography, George is donating his time for this workshop.