Visioning: Responding to Nature Through Photography

This class will take place at Dillman’s Bay Resort on July 25, 9:00 a.m.-Noon, with Gary Theisen.

This is part of our series Visioning: Responding to Nature, which is offered in partnership with Dillman’s Art Workshops. Students can sign up for classes individually or save by bundling all three here.

We thank Dillman’s for their generosity in working with us. Dillman’s is a beautiful Northwoods resort with a world-class art workshop series, and we are grateful to be offering these classes with them.

Visioning: Responding to Nature Through Photography

This class is designed for two types of photographers: a) those new to or interested in photography and b) experienced amateur photographers who want to improve upon their photographic techniques and results.  The focus will be on capturing landscape and close-up images of subjects in nature.  The class is not intended to provide in-depth guidance on photographic methods but rather to introduce/review basic concepts about light, the camera’s ability to capture it in different circumstances, and composition.  Handouts will be provided. 

The three-hour class will be divided into three parts.

Hour 1:  In-class presentation by the instructor on key things to understand about camera settings, and principles of strong composition.

Hour 2:  Photographing in the resort area with several instructor assigned tasks designed to illustrate and reinforce the principles discussed in the first hour. Participants may work individually or with partners. The instructor will be available to provide guidance.

Hour 3:  Participants will return to the classroom to critique images and to use their photos for answering questions and discussing strategies for improving their results. 

Requirements: Participants must bring their own phone, point-and-shoot or DSLR camera with memory card.  The instructor will have a memory stick for transferring photos for projection and discussion in the review session. Please dress according to weather conditions.  We plan to photograph outdoors even if raining.  To best focus the class presentations, please answer the several questions that will be sent prior to class.

This class is limited to 12 students. Registration is required by July 11.

Instructor: Gary Theisen

Offline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form, complete and mail in with payment.

Registration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 862-2032 or (715) 476-2881.

Registration Issues/Troubleshooting: If you are registering with one email address for two or more people, please register each person individually (i.e. do not register all at once, but add students one at a time to checkout). If you continue to have difficulty or have another question, please contact us.