In 1987 Craig, along with his late wife, Nadine Blacklock, wrote Photographing Wildflowers, Techniques for the Advanced Amateur and Professional. Since then, digital has replaced film, and software has made things like stacked focus to extend depth of field, easy and fast. The one constant has been Craig’s and millions of others’ passion for photographing flowers. Craig will guide you through techniques to completely control depth of field and available lighting, and just as importantly, where each technique is most appropriate. Each day will include a field trip to make images, time to edit them, and critiques of the day’s work. You will work with a variety of focal lengths, and it is important to have at least one that can focus close, either a macro lens or with extension tubes.

Bio: Craig Blacklock specializes in photographing the interface of land and water in wilderness areas—most often Lake Superior. Renowned for his inspiring landscapes, nudes and technical virtuosity, he is the photographer/author of eighteen books and had his photography shown in over 35 solo exhibitions, including the Mill City Museum, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Tweed Museum of Art and the Phipps Center for the Arts. Craig has been featured in photography magazines such as American Photo, Fine Art Photo and Outdoor Photographer. His background in over 30 years of working in large format, shows in his digital images, with precise, exquisite compositions and hyper-real clarity. Craig has taught photography workshops since 1982, providing guidance in capture, editing and printing to thousands of aspiring photographers. Recipient of the George Morrison Artist Award, Craig has also received numerous national and international awards for his books, including three gold awards from Independent Publishers, and gold and Silver Pub West Design Awards.

Refunds and Cancellations

For workshops at the Centre, all deposits will be refunded IN FULL if a workshop is canceled. If you decide to withdraw from a workshop, please inform us at least 30 days before the first day of class; we will refund your deposits, less a $100 withdrawal fee. Our obligations to the professionals who teach at the Centre dictate that no refund of payments will be made to you if you do not notify us of your withdrawal 30 days before the start of the workshop (120 days for travel workshops). In the event that a replacement is found to fill your vacant space, all payments, less the withdrawal fee will be refunded. No refund of fees will be made for no-shows or for withdrawal after the workshop begins. Membership fees are non-refundable.

ONE DAY SEMINAR FEES ARE NON REFUNDABLE.