Pixels in Your Pocket: Creative iPhoneography with Charles Needle

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Learn how to craft creative, expressive images using nothing more than your iPhone!

Join Charles Needle in this fun, educational, 8 hour hands-on workshop in a beautiful private studio on a small pond in Plymouth, MA.

Charles will cover some of the technical aspects of smartphone photography — including equipment, accessories, workflow, and printing considerations.

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All photos copyrighted by Charles Needle

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While in the field, Charles will offer hands-on assistance and demonstrate the use of several helpful shooting apps, including Camera+, Burst Mode, Slow Shutter, VividHDR and more.

Then, through “live” demonstrations with his phone projected on a screen, Charles will show you step-by-step methods to help you magically translate your creative vision into pixels. During the course of the day, Charles will cover basic editing apps, such as Snapseed and Touch/Retouch, as well as more advanced compositing and masking apps such as Image Blender and Stackables. Also, Filterstorm, Autopainter, Distressed FX, and many more.

The workshop includes group assignments, lectures, live classroom and field demonstrations, and lots of individualized instruction. Participants will also have the opportunity to have their images reviewed and critiqued.

You’ll leave with an expanded creative vision, new ideas, and all the necessary tools and skills to make artistic, jaw-dropping iPhone images.

Check out Charles Needle's website link to see more of his work:

http://www.charlesneedlephoto.com

We will cover the following topics during this in-depth 8 hour class (with an hour break for lunch)

• How to get the most from your iPhone’s built-in native camera (via live demos)

• An in-depth demo of “Snapseed” (a key editing app that’s super powerful and easy to use)

• Shooting apps, such as: vividHDR, Camera +, Burst Mode, Slow Shutter, LongExpo Pro, and Panorama

• On location photography outdoors by the pond to try out our new skills

• Creative post-processing apps, such as: Image Blender, Autopainter, Distressed FX, Glaze, Waterlogue, Stackables, Filterstorm, etc.

• Workflow (including PhotoSync app, if time permits)

• Sharing images using AirDrop, Facebook and Instagram (suggestions and tips)

• A brief discussion of printing considerations

-Optional informal image sharing at the end of the day

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Suggested apps to have on your iphone before you arrive:

Snapseed

VividHDR

Camera+ (not "Camera Plus")

Panorama (yin/yang symbol)

Burst Mode

Slow Shutter

LongExpo Pro

Autopainter I

Image Blender

This class will be taught using an iPhone 7Plus, other iPhones will work fine, too. Android and other smart phones may not have access to all the same tools, but are welcome to join us.

Workshop fee.

Hope to see you for this fun workshop in July!!

Charles Needle Biography

Charles Needle is an award-winning, California-based fine art photographer, author, speaker and workshop leader with a unique eye for design and artistic interpretation. His popular “Art of Nature” creative macro workshops have attracted students nationwide.

In 2011, Charles was selected as a finalist, among 15,000 entries worldwide, in the International Garden Photographer of the Year photography contest, sponsored by The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (London, England). This exhibition traveled throughout the United Kingdom. He was also a semi-finalist in the 2014 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards photo contest.

Charles has authored three cutting-edge instructional books: Tiny Worlds: Creative Macro Photography Skills (Amherst Media, January 2015), Impressionistic Photography: A Field Guide to Using Your Camera as a Paintbrush (March 2014), and Creative Macro Photography: Professional Tips & Techniques (2011).

An accomplished speaker, photography juror and teacher with international workshops in Monet's Garden (Giverny, France for 10 years in a row, with exclusive private access), Keukenhof Gardens (Holland) and The Butchart Gardens (Canada), Charles is a FujiFilm USA Talent Team member and North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Showcase Award winner six years in a row.

Charles’ photographs have selected for publication in Nature’s Best, Outdoor Photographer magazine, Nature Photographer magazine, Inner Reflections Engagement Calendar, The Chicago Tribune, SELF Magazine and are in private and public collections nationwide and abroad.

To learn more about Charles' work, including his workshop and private lesson offerings, visit www.charlesneedlephoto.com.