Longwood Gardens and Hagley Museum

Longwood Gardens and Hagley Museum
Next Safari: 11/13/2009All Day
Join WPS for two-day photographic exploration of beautiful Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA and picturesque Hagley Museum in nearby Delaware. Participate in an immersive photography and learning experience framed by beautiful holiday displays. WPS Instructor Bob Blanken.

Learn more about:
Choosing Backgrounds
Using Depth of Field
Mastering Exposure
Fill light with Reflectors
Garden Environment Posing
Macro Photography
Night Time Photography
Utilizing Ring Lights
Creating Separation
White Balance ChoicesDay OneLongwood Gardens is the country's premier horticultural showplace including glass-enclosed gardens covering over 200,000 square feet of luscious flowers, trees, and floral displays located only 20 minutes west of Wilmington, DE. Renowned for its flower displays, Longwood offers the opportunity for macro photography as well as large scenes. Participants will depart the beautiful and historic Hotel Du Pont for Longwood Gardens at 8:15 am. Class begins in Longwood's main Conservatory Hall promptly at 9am. Lunch will be provided in the Longwood Gardens Terrace Restaurant. Class departs for hotel at 6:30 pm.The evening is open for dinner on your own with class participants. Optional: meeting with the instructor to review the day's accomplishments over dinner.The next morning, after checking out, the class drives to the Hagley Museum and Library.Nestled along the picturesque Brandywine River, Hagley is the original Du Pont Gunpowder factory. Numerous buildings and structures provide a photographer with postcard perfect scenes as the river literally winds its way downstream. A luscious array of trees, shrubs and flowers are there for the taking...photographically, of course!Lunch will be provided at the Hagley Belin House restaurant. Following lunch, the class will complete with a review and discussion.Robert N. 'Bob' Blanken, CPP, Cr. Photog. is a Faculty member of both the Washington Photo Safari and the Panasonic Digital Photography Academy. He also leads local classes for the Professional Photographers of America. Bob is past president of The Professional Photographers Society of Greater Washington and the Maryland Professional Photographers Association. He is the 2006 and 2002 (ISES) Capital Award Winner for Best Social Photographer and the 2003 ISES Capital Award Winner for Best Corporate Photographer. Bob has been nominated 19 times as Best Photographer by the Greater Washington Chapter of the International Special Events Society and three times by the International Society.
Arrangements have been made to stay at the Hotel DuPont for $139 per night plus tax. This is a special rate to enable WPS participants to stay at this extraordinary hotel. Use this code when registering: BLANKEN11609.Meet with Bob in the lobby of the Hotel DuPont at 7:30pm on Friday night.The Hotel Dupont11th & Market Streets, Wilmington Delaware 19801 800-441-9019 T. 302-594 3100
Fee: $345 Fee includes all entrance fees and lunches. We will car pool to Longwood.
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