Photography, Nature and Spirit Workshop

PHOTOGRAPHY, NATURE AND SPIRIT WORKSHOP
Finding beauty in the natural world

We invite people to interact with the natural world to see her beauty because we are all part of nature, not separated from nature as observers or consumers. You will be offered inspiration that will be coming from poetry, music, photography, and meditation. Then you’ll have a chance to practice what you’ve learned in the outdoors.

The workshop will help us
(1) tap into our deepest creativity
(2) see with new eyes things that we haven’t seen before
(3) give us practice and inspiration to sustain our imagination
(4) gain a greater love and respect for nature

We will instill the spirit of Namaste - for ourselves, for each other and for the natural world.

We hope you’ll be energized by the sharing and discussion. Please join us.

Advance Payment Fees:
Pay $25.00 per person in advance or $40.00 for two people who register together with one payment
Pay $30.00 per person at the door.
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A light lunch (including a vegetarian option) and beverages will be provided. Limited scholarships are available. Contact us with your request.

Time Schedule:
Please arrive by 9:45 am for registration and networking
10 – 12 workshop "Finding Spirit in Nature"
12- 12:30 short lunch break
12:30 – 2 workshop "Expressing Your Spirit in Nature"
2:00 adjourn and goodbyes

Bring an image capture device (both D-SLR and mobile phones are welcome). If you wish, bring a journal or sketchbook and even a camp chair if desired.

Be prepared for the weather. Wear or bring along your walking shoes, sunscreen, bug spray, warm clothes or rain gear, if necessary. You are responsible for the transportation, care, and protection of yourself and all of your own materials.

Workshop facilitators are:

Lanny Kuester currently pastor at Mendota Heights UCC has been working worldwide and as a result, brings deep knowledge and love for indigenous cultures around the world and storytelling. He is the author of several books that can be found on Amazon, an exemplary group facilitator as well as a marriage and family therapist.

Wendy and Karl Blomseth have worked in the field of photography for over 20 years. While Karl was a critical care nurse at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) he was also the on-staff photographer on the unit. He transitioned from photographing patients to photographing the beauty in nature especially the human form. Wendy worked for 7 ½ years at Lifetouch Portrait Studios as a photographer and then trainer of photographers to create family portraits. They owned InBeaute (we see the beauty in you) Photography from 1999 – 2011. Karl initially created Fertile Minds Foto Workshops, which eventually was rebranded as the Art Salon for Fertile Minds, an art discussion group. The Art Salon for Fertile Minds still gathers both new and confirmed artists to share their success and challenges, passion and pursuits of their art. go to https://www.facebook.com/ArtSalonForFertileMinds/ for future events.

We are inspired by the following:

"Working outdoors or from life puts you in direct contact with the life force, not just the light and the landscape, but also the vitality of the world around you." (George Carlson (http://www.art-quotes.com/auth_search.php?authid=2949))

"To look, to see, to understand, to capture – however imperfectly – is to be part of the land in a way like no other." (Jan Blencowe (http://www.art-quotes.com/auth_search.php?authid=1686))