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Travel Photography My Way by David Stout

Photo of Taj Mahal by David Stout

Presentation Description:
David’s Travel Photography program is divided into sections that illustrate how he researches, plans, and carries out trips to not only enjoy traveling the world but primarily to take photographs that satisfy him. He has visited over 40 countries, particular favorites being New Zealand, Switzerland, and Singapore. His primary aim in this program is to inspire fellow photo enthusiasts to illustrate their journeys with photographs, and glean as much pleasure as David does in the process.

Presenter Biography:
David Stout is from England, and retired after a 45-year career printing banknotes—legally, he claims. Since his first overseas trip in 1964, he has continued to travel and photograph as much of the world as possible. This interest took a major step forward when he joined a camera club in 1982, helping his photography to progress ever since.
David’s work has been recognized by photography societies in England, America, and internationally. He is active in the Photographic Society of America as an administrator of a Travel Division study group, and has PSA credentials EPSA and EFIAP.

Discarding Color: Learning to See in Black and White

Presentation Description:
Rather than just converting your color images to black and white in post, wouldn’t it be better if you could see the potential of a scene, portrait or still life object as a black and white image while you were shooting? We will cover: visualization, scene evaluation, lighting, seeing contrast, understanding brightness values of colors as they convert to black and white, as well as some post-processing tips. The goal is to get you thinking differently while shooting. The instructor will demonstrate how to approach an image from start to finish.

Presenter Biography:
Nancy Ori, holds degrees in Fine Arts and Visual Communications and spent 25 years as a corporate photographer for Ciba-Geigy and Novartis Pharmaceuticals as their in-house corporate photographer and manager of Video and Photography Services. She is the owner of NJ Media Center in Berkeley Heights, NJ. A former student of Ansel Adams and a longtime affiliate of the Ansel Adams Workshop in CA as a teaching assistant, Nancy has led workshops, tours, and exhibitions worldwide. In 1994, she founded the New Jersey Photography Forum, now the largest fine art photography group in New Jersey. Her work has been widely exhibited and collected internationally, including by the Museum of Modern Art.

Photo by Nancy Ori