Creative Photography Techniques, Ideas, & Inspiration

Welcome to PO23!
Stay tuned as we get set up for an exciting & artistic start to 2023.
We kicked off our year with sessions by Jackie Kramer (Photography & the Poetry of Plants) & Clive Nichols on Garden Photography (Photographing Plants & Gardens).
Our lineup will include: Alan Shapiro, Andrea Gulickx, Brooks Jensen, Charles Mason, Cheryl Eagers, Christine Cook, Clive Nichols, David Duchens, Don Komarechka, Eileen Sklon, Ellen Anon, Hazel Meredith, Jackie Kramer, Jamie Davidson, Jim Garber, Kasandra Sproson, Kathleen Clemons, Kimberly Smith, Lisa Cuchara, Mark Bowie, Polina Plotnikova, Rad Drew, Tony Sweet, Ursula Abresch - Live hands-on instruction & inspiration.

NOTE THAT ALL SESSIONS ARE LIVE ONLINE AND RECORDED FOR YOUR REVIEW LATER IN YOUR DASHBOARD HERE ON THIS WEBSITE.

    1. Orientation Video

    1. Instructor Introductions

    2. The Poetry of Artistic Floral Photography

    1. Garden Photography

    1. Post-processing for Maximum Emotion

    2. Image Reviews

    1. Eileen Sklon - Negative Space

    2. Image Reviews by Eileen

    1. Creativity In Camera & Photoshop by Lisa Cuchara

    2. Image Reviews by Lisa Cuchara

About this course

  • $169.00
  • 52 lessons
  • 70.5 hours of video content

Instructors

Jackie is known for her floral photography, rich with color and passion. She is a Lensbaby Ambassador & KelbyOne instructor who has received international acclaim for her images. Jackie's true passion is to encourage people to live their legacy. Her Facebook group, Phlorography, is a supportive community in which photography is the common thread and where relationships are treasured.

Jackie Kramer

Instructors

Clive Nichols is one of Europe's finest garden and flower photographers. His images have appeared in countless magazines, calendars and books. His most recent book 'Brilliant English Gardens' was published in October by Clearview.

Clive Nichols

Instructors

Brooks Jensen is a fine-art photographer, publisher, workshop teacher, and writer. In his personal work he specializes in small prints, handmade artist books, and digital media publications. Brooks is the owner, co-founder (in 1993, with his late wife, Maureen), editor, and publisher of the award winning LensWork, one of today’s most respected and important periodicals in fine art photography. With subscribers in more than 70 countries. His long-running weekly podcasts on art and photography are heard over the Internet by thousands. All 1,200+ podcasts are available at LensWork Online, the LensWork membership website.

Brooks Jensen

Polina is Russian-born UK-based photographer. She studied at Moscow State University and in the Christies Education in London/Modern Art studies. She worked with photography in the museums, galleries and image libraries. Polina now teaches Creative Flowers photography and Still Life workshops. She is a Lensbaby ambassador. She has FRPS and EFIAP distinctions and a number of awards, including eight Gold and Silver Gilt medals at the RHS competitions, category winner of Food Photographer of The Year, various distinctions at the International Garden Photographer of The Year competitions. www.polinaplotnikova.com

Polina Plotnikova

Kathleen Clemons is an award-winning photographer, teacher, speaker, author and workshop leader from the coast of Maine. She teaches online classes at Kathleen Clemons Education as well as many location workshops and seminars and is on the instructional staff of the Santa Fe Workshops. She has also filmed instructional classes for Craftsy, CreativeLive, Lensbaby University and is the author of “All About Textures”.

Kathleen Clemons

Experimenting and creating is what Andrea prefers to do no matter what the subject is. She does this with her own vision. She is a professional photographer with many different workshops on her calendar. And she loves to share her way of working during these workshops and with presentations.

Andrea Gulickx

Alan was a lifelong madman when a friend gave him his first camera. This turned into a joy-filled second career which Alan loves to pay forward by teaching and sharing his all-consuming love for photography. Alan is a high-energy instructor known for his easy-going manner and ability to get people out of their comfort zones.

Alan Shapiro

David is a French professional photographer, and educator. Creative mind, he likes to create images, using Photoshop. David always tries to look for new approaches to work on his images.

David Duchens

Professional photographer for over 30 years, workshop leader, author of 6 books and contributor to many others. Sought after speaker to photography organizations on 3 continents live and via zoom, and Nikon Legend Behind the Lens.

Tony Sweet

Kasandra's fine art floral imagery is a visual expression of her strong spiritual and emotional connection with the world around her, created by applying artistic photographic techniques and digital enhancements. Kasandra's instructions combine her first love, macro photography, with her passion for flowers. She has received numerous awards nationally and locally and has had images and articles published in Canadian magazines.

Kasandra Sproson

Hazel began teaching in 2007, and does seminars at camera clubs and conferences across the U.S. She offers her own workshops and webinars and has done webinars for several software companies. She has written two eBooks, and released her first course, “Creating Your Own Textures”. She and her husband, Dave, produce the “Virtual Creative Photography Conference” twice a year to attendees around the world.

Hazel Meredith

Ursula is an art photographer based in the West Kootenays, in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. Ursula was born and raised in Argentina and raised in Argentina and Chile. She moved to the United States to attend university, and then eventually to Canada. She has a degree in Education with a concentration in Art and History. Ursula now dedicates most of her time to photography.

Ursula Abresch

She has mastered the art of camera movement to achieve this style and applies it to flowers, landscapes, street scenes and people. Because “The Best Camera is the one you have with you” is so true, she has found fabulous, easy to use mobile phone apps to imbue her images with a painterly look.

Eileen Sklon

Jamie Konarski Davidson is an award-winning freelance outdoor & nature photographer, educator and presenter with a passion for capturing and sharing the intimate moments and beauty of the natural world on its own and as it blends with the "rest of the world." Florals and abstracts are her "Calgon." Her images range from macro and abstracts to intimate, grand and rural landscapes. She connects with all things "old" and finds a special beauty in decay and fading cultural lifestyles that reflect a life of hard work. Through her company, New Life Photos, Jamie leads photo workshops throughout the East Coast. Her goals are to encourage and inspire and help people grow in their photography skills, connect with their subjects and see beyond the obvious so that they can discover their own visual voice.

Jamie Davidson

Cheryl's mission is show others how dedication and practice will them you creating amazing imagery. Cheryl lives in Queensland, Australia and has been photographing since 2003 and says that the more creative imagery makes her heart sing. She has won several awards and gained a Masters in Contemporary Art along with being an accredited photography judge.

Cheryl Eagers

Instructor(s)

Ellen is a freelance photographer, writer, and speaker who specializes in expressive photography. She has had winning images in international contests including NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Windland Rice Nature's Best and a co-author of “See It; Photographic Composition Using Visual Intensity” and the “Photoshop for Nature Photographers; A Workshop in a Book” series. She is a member of the SanDisk Extreme Team.

Ellen Anon

Instructor(s)

Rad is a photographer, teacher and tour leader from Indiana, who makes photographs with mirrorless and infrared cameras, and assorted iPhones. He loves teaching and inspiring others to discover their hidden creative talents. He is a regular presenter at photography conferences and camera clubs around the world and was listed in the Photography Society of America’s Who’s Who in Photography 2018.

Rad Drew

Instructor(s)

Don Komarechka is a nature, macro and landscape photographer located near Varna, Bulgaria. From auroras to pollen, insects to infrared, much of Don’s photographic adventures reveal a deeper understanding of how the universe works. Exploring the world that we cannot see with our own eyes has been a common thread in Don’s career as a professional photographer.

Don Komarechka

Instructor(s)

Christine enjoys all subjects and aspects of photography! She is on the board of the Florida Camera Club Council, where she is Competition Director and runs a training program for judges. In her Naples club, she directs a monthly Image Critique Forum and Women's Workshop.

Christine Cook

Instructor(s)

Charles is a professor of photojournalism and fine art photography at the University of Alaska Fairbanks & has lived in Alaska for over 30 years. He is passionate about all kinds of photography and has been the recipient of the Oskar Barnack Award at World Press Photo & the POY awards, among others. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Outside Magazine, Time, LIFE, GEO, and many others. Charles has also been in the Pictures of the Year issues in Time, LIFE, Stern, and the Photography Annuals of PDN and Communication Arts. Charles covers Alaska stories for the New York Times, and is represented by the Well Street Art Co. (Fairbanks) and Getty Images.

Charles Mason

Instructor(s)

Lisa Cuchara, PhD, Master Craftsman (PPA), Master of Artistry (PPA), Master of Photography (M. Photog.), HonNEC is very passionate about photography and enjoys both being behind the lens and in the digital darkroom and is known for her expertise in Photography and in Photoshop and for inspirational and informative photography workshops where she enjoys sharing her vision, passion and her knowledge.

Lisa Cuchara

Instructor(s)

My primary focus is underwater photography, but I'm also passionate about landscape and flower photography. The diversity and beauty of life in our oceans never cease to amaze me, from the graceful and powerful movement of sharks, rays, and turtles to the tiniest creatures camouflaged in the reef, barely visible to the naked eye. My goal is to take viewers on a visual journey to appreciate the incredible diversity and wondrous life of the ocean - a world that most people never have the opportunity to explore.

Jim Garber

Instructor(s)

Mark Bowie is a professional nature photographer, writer and public speaker. He has done three coffee table books on his native Adirondacks, two e-books on night photography, and two instructional videos, FORESTS: The Art of Photographing Trees & Woods and Multiple Exposures for Maximum Landscapes. Mark is an instructor for the Adirondack Photography Institute. For more on his work visit www.markbowie.com.

Mark Bowie