Events for February 7, 2024

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,

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