Overview

The Flagpole Photographers Workshop Day on April 27 is a great way to boost your photography skills while capturing photos of historic Newtown and Sandy Hook. Work side-by-side with award-winning photographers for the entire session.

We will start with an outdoor session in Newtown, then move to an outdoor session in Sandy Hook. After lunch, we will focus on digital darkroom skills indoors, enhancing the morning’s photos for printing and social media. If the weather is bad, we begin indoors at the Senior Center.

Whether you’re a beginner or enthusiast, bring your camera or phone and join us for a day of creative exploration!

Agenda

• 8:50 – Meet at The Pleasance at 1 Main Street, Newtown
• 9:00 – While taking photos, focus on fundamentals, holding camera steady, composition, moving for different angles/different heights/different distances
• 9:30 – Learn about changing how much of the scene should and can be in focus, and how this changes composition options
• 10:00 – Break and drive 2 miles to downtown Sandy Hook, Parking Area near 7 Glen Road
• 10:30 – Learn about capturing motion, freezing motion, blurring motion, whatever is appropriate for the scene
• 11:00 – Treasure Hunt! Combine what you have learned to create better photos
• Noon – Lunch on your own in Sandy Hook area. Take photos of your food and surroundings. At lunch review your photos and choose 3 to share. If you want, bring your lunch to the Senior Center.
• 1:00 – Drive 2 miles to Newtown Senior Center, 8 Simpson Street, Newtown and move indoors. Share 3 photos and then watch and learn while they are reviewed and edited.
• 2:30 Finished
• If the weather is bad the workshop will move inside the Newtown Senior Center

Cost

Free for all Flagpole Photographer members. $25 for non-members. Bonus – this $25 includes membership for the rest of current season, which ends August 31, 2024

Registration Required

To register, use our normal contact from. Please mention you are registering for the April workshop.