Chiaroscuro Photo Workshops Announces Free Photo Workshops For Returning Participants

Chiaroscuro Photo Workshops is offering one free workshop for our loyal participants. Attend four workshops and attend the fifth workshop for FREE. This offer applies to any of the workshops offered in California, Arizona, or Oregon and is effective from May 2009 through May 2011! As usual, ALL returning participants receive a $50.00 discount. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) April 16, 2009 - Keith Skelton, respected veteran photographer and instructor, has announced the 2009 schedule of Chiaroscuro Photo Workshops. Open to all photographers of any level using 35mm to large format, film or digital. Skelton offers all participants one-on-one teaching opportunities to improve visual and technical skills. Included are daily discussions about “seeing,” pre-visualization, specific techniques, and exercises to spur creativity. Throughout the workshop, digital work flow, shooting RAW, and processing digital pictures will be discussed. Be ready to rise before dawn and shoot past dark.

CALIFORNIA PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP TRIPS IN 2009 INCLUDE MONO LAKE, DEATH VALLEY, SANTA BARBARA, AND THE ALABAMA HILLS/MT. WHITNEY PORTAL

THIRD ANNUAL BODIE GHOST TOWN AND MONO LAKE PHOTO WORKSHOP
Eastern Sierras of California
June 18-21, 2009

This workshop will take you to one of the world’s most photogenic locations: the landscape of the Eastern Sierra Range. We will photograph places such as the historic ghost town of Bodie, Mono Lake, Silver Lake, and more.

This workshop will mostly be about practicing and perfecting your craft with daily discussions about "seeing," pre-visualization, and the techniques to make good photos great. We will also present exercises to inspire creativity for all levels of photographer. We will also spend some time reviewing digital work flow, Camera RAW, and processing digital pictures.

For more details, visit www.californiaphotographyworkshops.com or email us at calphotoworkshops ( @ ) earthlink dot net dot

SANTA BARBARA: COMPOSITION, COLOR, AND LIGHT
A one-day workshop with two photographers, with a choice of two dates. 2009 dates:
August 9, (Old Spanish Days) and October 10

Over the last five years we have led dozens of groups on walking photo tours through the city.

We will leave by train from Los Angeles Union Station at 7:30am. Departure back to L.A. will be at 6:59 pm. You can relax on the train without the worrying about the traffic! You may also meet us in Santa Barbara if you wish. Some of the places to photograph include the famed Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara County Court House, El Presidio de Santa Barbara, and Sterns Wharf. We will be looking for the best of architecture, street life, and scenic images while we walk through the historic city. Limited to 12 students!

We will guide you on the basics of great photography, including composition, light, and color. We will shoot a sunset (depending on the time of year) and instruct you how to take a pleasing, simple portrait. We will review of basic digital and film terminology and camera functions, if needed.

For more details, visit www.californiaphotographyworkshops.com or email us at calphotoworkshops ( @ ) earthlink dot net dot

THIRD ANNUAL ALABAMA HILLS, CALIFORNIA WORKSHOP
Oct. 17-18, 2009

Enjoy an October weekend to the Sierra Nevada Range when the light is right! For either the beginner or advanced photographer.

Between the base of Mt. Whitney in the steep, eastern escarpment of the Sierra Nevada Range, and the historic town of Lone Pine, where the extensive movie history of the area is evident, are the stunningly unique Alabama Hills. Seemingly primordial-looking boulders and micro-ranges of rock create an infinitely textured foreground of smooth and rounded shapes with a dramatic view of the jagged Sierra peaks above. Experienced landscape photographers will quickly see the possibilities.

Informal and fun, your instructors will be shooting alongside you at all times. We will have discussions about techniques and creativity each day. This trip is about shooting — lots of shooting. We will work closely together, sharing our knowledge and experience. Feel free to bring samples of your photography for review, as the goal of this workshop is to have fun and become a better and more competent photographer.

For more details, visit www.californiaphotographyworkshops.com or email us at calphotoworkshops ( @ ) earthlink dot net dot

THIRD ANNUAL DEATH VALLEY PHOTO WORKSHOP WITH KEITH SKELTON
DECEMBER 3-6. 2009

Death Valley: The name can be foreboding and gloomy. Yet in the Valley, you can find colorful land forms, snow-covered peaks, ever changing sand dunes, amazing canyons, and some of the best photo opportunities in the world.

Participants will photograph Ubehebe Crater, Badwater, Artist Point, Dante's View, Scotty’s Castle, the Race Track, and the ghost town of Rhyolite, known as The Queen City of Death Valley.

December is one of the best times of the year in the Park with few people, low angled light and snow capped mountains. Winter has cool days, chilly nights and rarely seen rainstorms. This season is especially beautiful for exploring the valley.

This workshop is open to of all levels of photography, using 35 mm to large format, film and/or digital.

For more details, visit www.californiaphotographyworkshops.com or email us at calphotoworkshops ( @ ) earthlink dot net

Keith Skelton grew up in rural Oregon working in canneries and on farms. After a stint as a blues musician, he became a photographer graduating from Brooks Institute of Photography in 1980. He has worked professionally since then. Some clients included The Boeing Company, Leo Burnett Chicago, Expeditors International and many more. He has been published in The New York Times, The Oregonian, Travel and Leisure, and Newsweek, to name a few. Keith has photographed editorial, advertising, and corporate assignments since 1980.

Skelton has a wide range of expertise, photographing landscapes, wildlife, people, cities, and more. Recent personal projects include photography in India, China, Guatemala, and Mexico. Keith has also been teaching workshops through Santa Monica College and Pasadena City College for eight years. He graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography in 1980 with a BA degree in Commercial Photography and a minor in Photojournalism. He also attended the University of Hawaii and the University of Oregon. Keith’s websites: keithskelton.com and keithskeltonphoto.com

California Photography Workshops is a division of Chiaroscuro Photo Workshops.

For more information about these workshops, and for a full calendar of upcoming workshops, visit http://www.chiaroscurophotoworkshops.com/ or email calphotoworkshops ( @ ) earthlink dot net.

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