Wednesday, July 17, 2013

SI ZOO - HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH ANIMALS

How to Photograph Animals
Presented by John Ares of John Ares, LLC




WHERE: STATEN ISLAND ZOO
614 Broadway  Staten Island, NY 10310   (718) 442-3101
  
WHEN: SATURDAY, July 27  Noon to 3pm
  
WHAT:
Want to improve your photographs of Animals?  This three hour discussion will show you how using any equipment from Cell phone cameras, to point and shoot cameras to DSLRs.  Many animal subjects will be discussed including  Birds, Bees and Bears.

Animal behavior will be discussed and basic animal photography techniques that apply no matter your equipment.  The discussion will then focus on likely places to find animal subjects starting at home with your pets, the backyard and expands to Zoos, the Park, Wilderness Expeditions and will include a brief overview of Underwater Photography. 

An opportunity for live photography will be provided.

A Resource list will be covered and a self-assignment will be suggested.  An optional companion e-book download of the presentation will be available for sale HERE.


BIOGRAPHY

John Ares has been photographing animals since age seven.  A professional photographer, John trained as a biologist and has a Masters Degree in Marine Sciences.  He has taught Underwater Photography, Photoshop and Lightroom.  He shoots Nature, Underwater, Travel, Portraits, Fine Art and Restaurants & Food.

*** UPCOMING ***

Sunday, February 10, 2013

BENEATH THE SEA 2013,

BENEATH THE SEA 2013,  Meadowlands Expo Center,  NJ
Saturday and Sunday, March 23 & 24

We will be giving two presentations at the symposium:

1.  The updated 2013 seminar:  Creativity in Underwater Photography
12:30 pm at the Holiday Inn, Warren Suite

2.  Diving Three Islands of Hawaii:  Maui, The Big Island and Kauai
3:00 pm at the Holiday Inn, Hunterdon Suite

Here is the Beneath The Sea link.  Click here.