Live Macro Photography Class – Charles Needle

This is a fee class as part of the speaker series on Mood and Mystery and you can register and see more details here https://www.naturephotographyclasses.com/abstract-speaker-series
After you register the link to join will come via Zoom.

Charles Needle
Drawing upon inspiration from abstract expressionist painters such as Claude Monet, Georges Seurat and Georgia O’Keefe, award-winning Colorado-based fine art nature photographer, Charles Needle, will explore ways you can craft painterly/abstract images in nature using nothing more than your camera (or smartphone). In the first half of this presentation, Charles will describe the process of using multiple-exposure and long-exposure techniques to transform everyday scenes into visual masterpieces.

Then, in the second half, Charles will show how you can go beyond documentation to create artistic and unusual close-up/macro images both in the field and in your own backyard. Using a fun, easy-to-understand, step-by-step approach, Charles will define and illustrate in-camera shooting techniques such as “Multiple-Exposure Monet” (a technique he invented), Multiple-Exposure Tilt, Multiple-Exposure Rotate & Zoom, Soft-Glow Montage, Composite Montage, Intentional Camera Movement and more.

Charles will also explain how you can make poetic and imaginative closeups using a telephoto lens to “shoot through,” a closeup lens/diopter in conjunction with a macro lens to enter a magical abstract universe, a Lensbaby to embrace blur, or a wide-angle lens to get super close and show a subject in its environment. You’ll come away from this jam-packed session inspired to craft your own artistic, expressive imagery, equipped with new knowledge and skills, ready to unlock your creative potential and see the world around you with fresh eyes.

BONUS: Charles will be offering a special technique demonstration during his session.

Bio:
Charles Needle is an award-winning, Colorado-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 2018 and 2021, Charles earned honorable mentions in the Macro and Visual FX categories of the prestigious Annual International Mobile Photography Awards Contest. He was also a semi- finalist in the 2014 Nature’s Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards photo contest. 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.

A popular conference and camera club speaker for more than two decades, 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 the United Kingdom (private gardens of Southern England), Monet's Garden (Giverny, France for 23 years in a row, with exclusive private access), Keukenhof Gardens (The Netherlands) The Butchart Gardens (Canada), and Kingsbrae Garden (Canada), Charles is a North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Showcase Award winner for 18 years in a row, and placed in the Top Ten and Top 26 image categories two of those years.

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.

Learn more about Charles and his work on his website.

Charles will be supporting the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Foundation with 10% from the registration fees donated to help their mission.
LIVE Session: Thursday, March 28 at 4:00 p.m. PST/ 7:00 p.m. EST
Length: 2.5 hours
Cost: $27 (or as part of the entire series for only $87!)

See additional information here
https://www.naturephotographyclasses.com/abstract-speaker-series

You do not need to be there to get the recording of this amazing session

You will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of presentation!

Registration comes with a 100% moneyback guarantee if for any reason you are not happy.