Gary A. Meek,
M.Photog.Cr., CPP, API, EA-ASP, Hon.EA-ASP

If you want to really UNDERSTAND the "What, Why and How" of photography, this class is a MUST. Gary A. Meek, from Hot Springs, Arkansas, will help you learn the skills that are vital to being a successful photographer and business owner. There will be a lot of hands on photography so be sure to bring your own equipment, as we will explore finding light outdoors as well as creating light in the indoor studio setting. He will not forget posing and composition to enhance the artistic side of our craft, to take you to the next plane, that of a "portrait artist".

Gary will teach you to find the quantity, quality, color and direction of light. We might even get up REAL early and do a sunrise safari.

We are seeing photographers today that can pass their written test to become a Certified Professional Photographer but their photographs will not pass. This class will cover the elements of photography that will help in your image submissions and even materials that will help on the written exam as well.

Through Gary's easy-to-understand style of teaching, the students in this class will gain a working-level understanding of essential technical elements: white balance, histograms, raw files and conversion, and file management, all of which are essential portrait craft elements. The class will also cover studio and location lighting, lighting for portraiture, proper posing and the essential artistic elements of light, learning to see, and feel the emotion of the moment and then transfer that to the finished work. This class will combine lecture with hands-on learning and enlightenment. Whether you're relatively new to portrait photography or have been in business a few years and would just like to have a good refresher, this course will enable any photographer to move forward with confidence as they reach toward the next level.

Come join in, learn, experience and have fun.