Join Photographer James Rodewald to learn new techniques for transforming nature photography beyond the literal and into a more expressive and artistic vision of the natural world that surrounds us. In this workshop, you will learn techniques such as intentional camera movement, long exposure, and multiple exposure as well as honing your compositional skills and learning how to use light across the day. Lens choices and their impact upon image making will also be explored. You will be amazed by what your camera can help you do! A DSLR or mirrorless camera are highly recommended.
Provide your own cameras, batteries, etc.
Wear appropriate hiking apparel and shoes.
REGISTER BY JULY 8.
James Rodewald is a freelance nature photographer with decades of experience in many parts of the United States. His work primarily focuses upon the wild areas of the Northeast, with New York's Adirondack region being a frequent topic of study. He started his photographic journey back in the early 1980s with a Nikon FM-2 35-mm film camera and has evolved through various iterations of the Nikon line over the years to their more advanced digital SLRs of today. Although his portfolio of film and digital work spans many years, one can see a few common themes emerge. One of those central themes is a long-term attempt to capture scenes of the natural world seemingly untouched by humanity, nature in its natural state. No easy task in today's world, a principle which in part initiated the founding of Nature's Sake Photography in 2017.
When not in the woods surrounding his home in the Southeast Adirondacks or searching for new subjects to photograph, he is a full-time environmental science educator at Shaker High School in Latham, NY and a proud father of two amazing teens. “Bear” is his fuzzy sidekick, a hilariously quirky and fun loving French water dog.