Charter Oak Photographic Society, Inc. presents A Day with Ian Plant

 Charter Oak Photographic Society, Inc. presents A Day with Ian Plant

	Charter Oak Photographic Society, Inc. presents A Day with Ian Plant November 17, 2012, 9:00—4:00 East Hartford Community Cultural Center in East Hartford, CT
	Sponsored in part by Hunt’s Photo and Video. Hunt’s will be at the seminar.

A full-time professional nature photographer, writer, and adventurer, Ian Plant has been photographing our natural world for almost twenty years. Ian travels the world in order to find rare convergences of light, composition, mood, and moment, looking to transcend mere scenery to produce a compelling view of his nature subjects.

His photographs and instructional articles have appeared in a number of books, calendars, and magazines, including Outdoor Photographer, Popular Photography, Le Monde de la Photo, Nature Photographers Online Magazine, National Parks, Common Ground, Blue Ridge Country, Adirondack Life, Wonderful West Virginia, and Chesapeake Life, among others. Ian also writes a regular blog column for Outdoor Photographer online.

Ian's mission is to educate, inspire, and entertain others in the art of nature photography. To that end, Ian launched the Dreamscapes photoblog, which is now a collaborative blog involving several other professional photographers. To see more of his work, visit his web site at: www.ianplant.com.

Morning presentation

Chasing the Light: Field Techniques for Making Great Nature Photographs - Light is to photography as paint is to a painter: without light, our art would never progress beyond mere blank canvasses, unrealized potential never brought to life. Professional nature photographer Ian Plant will share his years of field experience chasing the light and trying to find the right combination of color, light, mood, and composition to bring his nature subjects to their fullest expression.

Afternoon Presentation

Optimizing the Light: Digital Darkroom Techniques for Bringing Your Photos to Their Fullest Potential - Once you've captured the light in the field, it is important to optimize your photos during the digital processing phase to bring them to their fullest potential. Ian will discuss a number of techniques that are part of his personal digital darkroom workflow for unlocking the magic contained with the digital raw file.

Directions to East Hartford Community Cultural Center - 50 Chapman Place, East Hartford, CT

From I-84 East or I-84 West: Take the Governor St. Exit #56. At the end, take a right onto Governor St. Go to the end and take a left onto Main St. At the third traffic light (look for Dunkin’ Donuts), take a left onto Chapman St. The EHCCC is at the end on Chapman Place.

From I-91 North: When approaching the Hartford area, watch for Route 5 & 15 (exit 29-Charter Oak Bridge). Go to exit 90 (Route 5 North-Main St. Exit). At the end, take a left onto Main St. Go up Main Street for nine lights (look for Dunkin’ Donuts on right). Across from Dunkin’ Donuts is Chapman St. The EHCCC is at the end on Chapman Place.

From I-91 South: Take the exit for I-84 East. (a left hand exit). Follow directions as above..

Note: Lunch will not be provided; a listing of nearby restaurants will be available at the seminar.

Registration Information

Registration on the day of the seminar will be from 8:00 until 9:00. Special student pricing will be $25.00 on the day of the seminar only. Tickets will be on sale on the day of the seminar: Members $50.00 and Non-members $55.00 Advance reservation prices are Members $40.00 and Non-members $45.00.

Deadline for pre-registration is October 31, 2012.

All tickets will be held at the door. If you wish confirmation, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope or provide your email address below.

Cancellation Policy: There will be no refunds unless cancellation is received by October 31, 2012.

Conference Pre-Registration Form

Please complete and send to: Olive Weingart, 130 Gillette Road, New Hartford, CT 06057-2822, along with your check for the full amount made payable to Charter Oak Photographic Society, Inc.

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No. _____ Non-member(s) at $45.00 per person $ _______

Total amount of check enclosed $ _______

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