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WEEKEND WORKSHOP - Photography Made Simple - Field Session

with J. Peter Mortimer
October 8-9, 2010
Cost: $135

J Peter MortimerTake creative control of your photography by learning how to make your camera do what you want it to do. This workshop combines the best of both worlds: a condensed but informative class in the fundamentals of photography, and the opportunity to go into the field to use your newly-acquired skills.

Join long-time Arizona Highways contributor and former picture editor, J. Peter Mortimer, Friday evening from 6-8 p.m. for an instructional session that directly relates to the job at hand-shooting great animal pictures! You will learn about exposure, histograms, lens openings, depth of field and shutter speeds. You’ll learn when to use auto-camera modes and when to switch over to the “manual” settings for more control.

J Peter MortimerPeter will help you put all of this new information to the test on Saturday at the Wildlife World Zoo. Ask questions! Experiment! You'll then head into an afternoon classroom session where Peter will critique your images.  He'll discuss what's successful in the photographs and what elements need improvement, giving you even more tools to work with the next time you go out to “make” photographs.

After this one session, you'll see improvement in your pictures, and your camera manual will actually make sense!

Workshop Itinerary

DAY 1 (Fri.) 

6 to 8 p.m.

Arizona Highways office,
2039 W. Lewis Avenue, Phoenix

6:00-6:15: Introductions

6:15-6:30: Answer technical questions that come up during introductions and lead into presentation

6:30-7:15: Lens openings, compositions and shutter speeds as they relate to zoo pictures.  

7:15-7:30: How to work with your camera in auto-modes, histogram and auto exposure

7:30-7:55: Sample pictures with explanations that show how the technical information is exemplified

7:55-8:00: Discuss zoo maps and various locations where group will be meeting


DAY 2
(Sat.)

9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park and nearby classroom at Litchfield Park Library

8:45-9:00: Meet at entrance of Zoo.

9:00-11:30: Group will walk around and photograph the animals, The photographer and trip leaders are readily available for questions and assistance.

11:30: Lunch at the Congo Café (within the zoo)

12:30-1:00: Group will reconvene at the Litchfield Park Library conference room.

1:00-3:30: Critique and review of participants images taken that morning at the zoo, or prior. (Film users: Maximum number of images is 3 per person and must be in jpeg format.)

J Peter Mortimer

Strenuous Rating:
Easy-Moderate: Walking, weather conditions

Policy & Guidelines

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Includes:

  • Photographic instruction
  • Admission to Wildlife World Zoo
  • Lunch

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"Thank you for not only the specific suggestions ... but also for the extraordinarily thoughtful tone of encouragement."


PHOTO TIP: For some reason we always want to take pictures horizontally from eye level. Sometimes this works well. But more often than not, a low angle or a high angle shot both as a vertical and horizontal makes for a much more interesting picture.    

 — J. Peter Mortimer



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