Turn your artistic vision of the Huron River into reality

HRWC is hosting two Photography Workshops in 2013, May 11-12 & October 19-20. Local professional photographers Michael Seabrook and Marc Akemann will lead the classes.  Each workshop, in May & October, will consist of 2 half-day classes. We encourage you to register for both workshops to get the full benefit of what Marc and Mike will be teaching. Come prepared to get hands-on experience in the field, and learn basic techniques for taking great nature photos—obtaining correct exposures, controlling the depth-of-field, making sharper photos, customizing your camera to do what you want it to, and more. All skill levels are welcome.

Special guest speaker: world-renowned photographer and local Ann Arbor resident, Howard Bond will be speaking at the Sunday workshops.

Cost: $100 each workshop for HRWC members and $120 for non-members.

For both workshops an HRWC member would pay a combined total of $200 for both workshops.  Non-members pay  $120 or $240 total for both workshops. You can become a member of HRWC for $35 by joining here, and then pay the member price for your workshops, and at the same time help the Huron River.

What to Bring: A camera that allows you to manually set the shutter speed and aperture. All participants will receive a Huron Camera coupon good for 10% off camera bags, memory cards and filters.  One time use only but you can purchase multiple items.

Maximum registration for both classes is 20 participants.

The Schedule: Photography Workshops,  May 11-12 & October 19-20

Saturday:             2-3:45PM – New Center* – Introductions, class time, Q&A.
4-6PM – Shooting time in the field (along the Huron somewhere…TBD).

Sunday:                8-9:45AM – Shooting time at Delhi Metropark (tentatively)
10AM-12PM – New Center* – Work on an image or two/project images, Howard Bond.

*New Center is at 1100 N Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

 Register for workshops here!

 Michael Seabrook has been an avid photographer for almost 20 years.  He has led workshops for the Leslie Science Center Raptor Program and taught countless private photography lessons. Being employed at Huron Camera keeps him aware of new cameras, lenses and technologies. He loves photographing native Michigan orchids, dragonflies, waterfalls, etc. See his work at: www.flickr.com/photos/shadowsinreflection

Marc Akemann, born in The Hague in 1956, has been photographing since he discovered the work of his uncle, pioneering Dutch nature and landscape photographer Fred Hazelhoff, in the summer of 1972.  Between then and now Marc has been part of several photo exhibitions (solo & shared), book projects and is a working professional photographer in the Ann Arbor area. Many of you may know Marc’s work through our community calendars. See his work at: http://www.flickr.com/people/makemannphoto/

Howard Bond earned a BS in Music from Bowling Green State University, Ohio (1953), and both an MA in Music (1958) and an MS in Mathematics (1961) from the University of Michigan.  His photographs are in the collections of more than 30 museums in the U.S. and Europe, and has had over 60 one-man and 40 group exhibitions.  The recipient of a Michigan Council for the Arts Creative Artist Grant, he has published 2 books and 23 limited edition portfolios of prints.  His educational activities include 24 years of  writing for Photo Techniques magazine and 34 years of teaching workshops that have been attended by over 2000 photographers from 5 continents.

Howard will share his experiences photographing and exploring the natural areas throughout the Huron River Watershed with his own words and wonderful black & white photographs. See his work here at:  http://howardbond.zenfolio.com

Supported in part by: Huron Camera, 8060 Main St Dexter, MI 48130, (734) 426-4095 or at: