Jan. 26 & 27, 6:00am-10:00am; Limited to 12 registrants; $60; CAR

Jan. 28, 3:00pm-6:30pm; Limited to 12 registrants; $60; CAR

Robert Amoruso (Wildscape Images)

Jan. 26 & 27 - Meet in the bus loop at BCC at 5:45am. Though not required, carpools will be arranged at meet up.

Jan. 28 - Meet in the bus loop at BCC at 2:30pm. Though not required, carpools will be arranged at meet up.

Join wildlife and nature photographer/Certified Florida Master Naturalist Robert Amoruso for a morning or afternoon of in-depth field instruction at the area's best location for avian and wildlife photography. Robert is an associate of renowned avian photographer Arthur Morris and an approved BIRDS AS ART workshop leader. Robert's images have won numerous national and international contests and have been featured in publications including Audubon Magazine. His image of Royal Terns Courtship Dance won the Birds category of the 2006 Nature's Best Windland Smith Rice Int'l Photography Competition and was displayed at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Locations we will visit include MINWR's Black Point Wildlife Drive on the 27th and 28th, Bio Lab Road on the 26th, and Peacocks Pocket and/or Gator Creek Road as available. Bring cameras, wideangle lens, longest telephoto lens and tripods if you have one. We will be shooting close to the vehicles. Instruction includes metering/ exposure, composition, designing pleasing backgrounds, handling equipment, shooting birds in flight and a host of other topics. Go to http://www.wildscapeimages.biz/blog/?page_id=50 for a detailed description of this workshop.

Jan. 28, 6:00am-8:30am; Limited to 12 registrants; $60; CAR

Robert Amoruso (Wildscape Images)

Meet in the bus loop at BCC at 5:30am. Early meet-up is requested to allow us time to go over some basic instructions and be at the Seashore entrance gate at 6:00am sharp.

Join wildlife and nature photographer/Certified Florida Master Naturalist Robert Amoruso for a morning of in-depth field instruction photographing the beautiful seashore during sunrise. He will demonstrate the techniques that he uses to create expressive, creative imagery including using neutral density filters, slow shutter speeds, hyper-focal distance and what it all means. Recommended equipment includes a tripod, wide-angle lens and camera. A handout will be provided covering the techniques that he will demonstrate and help you with that morning. It is highly recommended that you attend his Landscape, Sunrise, Sunset Photography classroom seminar in advance where he will cover in detail the techniques he uses in the field. Go to http://www.wildscapeimages.biz/blog/?page_id=50 for a detail description of this workshop.

Jan. 26, 12:45pm-2:15pm; 123; Limited to 30 registrants; $35

Robert Amoruso (Wildscape Images)

A landscape photographer for over 30 years, Robert has been photographing the beach at Canaveral National Seashore since arriving here in 1999. Creating expressive imagery is more than pointing the camera and snapping the shutter. Using slow shutter speeds, turn water to silk. Learn to balance the sky and water luminance using filters. Discover the correct way to set up a tripod and make a long shutter speed image. These techniques and more will be covered during the presentation. It is highly recommended that you attend his Sunrise Landscape Photography Field Workshop, Canaveral National Seashore where we will put the techniques we discuss here into practice in the field. Sign-up at the session and receive a download link by email to the classroom presentation so you'll always be able to refer to what you've been taught. Go to http://www.wildscapeimages.biz/blog/?page_id=50 for a detailed description of this workshop and examples of the images you can create. This presentation is for all levels of digital camera users.

Jan. 27, 12:45pm-2:00pm; 119; Limited to 30 registrants; $35

Robert Amoruso (Wildscape Images)

Are you confused with all those controls on your new digital camera? Using the automatic exposure modes and still having a hard time figuring out the correct exposure? Images too dark or overexposing your highlights? Let Robert help you sort it out during the basic-level digital photography workshop. He will explain how your automatic exposure and auto-focusing modes work and how to use them. He will introduce you to histograms (the single most important feature of your camera) and how to use them. He will demystify your camera and make it work for you. If you are a beginner and attending one of Robert's field workshops and would like to get a leg up, plan on attending this informative session in advance. Sign-up at the session and receive a download link by email to the classroom presentation so you'll always be able to refer to what you've been taught. Go to http://www.wildscapeimages.biz/blog/?page_id=50 for a detailed description of this workshop. This presentation is for beginners and above digital camera users.

Jan. 29, 1:00pm-2:30pm; 123; Limited to 30 registrants; $35

Robert Amoruso (Wildscape Images)

Using the automatic exposure modes and still having a hard time figuring out the correct exposure? Images too dark or overexposing your highlights? Heard about but don't understand "Exposing to the Right"? Then you need to attend this workshop. Robert will cover the one subject most problematic for digital photographers: determining exposure for digital cameras. We'll discuss his technique for determining exposure using reference targets, setting that exposure manually on the camera and when to adjust that exposure. This method is a hallmark of Robert's professional photo workshops and has helped hundreds of photographers. If you are attending one of Robert's field workshops, plan on attending this informative session in advance. Sign-up at the session and receive a download link by email to the classroom presentation so you'll always be able to refer to what you've been taught. Go to http://www.wildscapeimages.biz/blog/?page_id=50 for a detailed description of this workshop. This presentation is for intermediate and above digital camera users.

Jan. 27, 28, & 29, 6:00am-10:00am; Limited to 12 registrants; $60; MOS

Milton Heiberg (Milton Heiberg Studios)

Meet at 6:00 am at Parrish Park boat ramp area located on the left (north side adjacent to the picnic pavilions) just across the Titusville Bridge. (The sun will rise at about 7:12 am on these days, so please be on time.) We will proceed to MINWR from there.

28° 37' 25.56" N 80° 47' 41.70" W

Drive and stalk birds and other wildlife along the water's edge on Bio Lab Road. First, we will photograph a sunrise over the waters of Mosquito Lagoon. We will also set up our cameras for HDR photography. Next we will photograph the abundant bird life along the way, and stop at a favorite spot to see if the Scrub Jays are cooperative. Bring tripod, lots of media space, extra batteries, and a 300+ mm lens. The leader is Milton Heiberg - teacher of the nature photography for 20 years at NYC Audubon Society, and now (12+ years) at The Crealdé School of Art in Orlando and at DPA (Digital Photo Academy) - the Panasonic/Lumix National School of Photography. He is the author of seven books on photography. Many of his students have become well published and noted nature photographers (which includes Florida's own Arthur Morris). You will receive a gratis copy of Milton's book: The Essentials of Nature Photography.

Jan. 26, 2:30pm-3:30pm; 119; Limited to 30 registrants; $35

Milton Heiberg (Milton Heiberg Studios)

Recent software innovations and techniques have raised the standards of photography. Digital photography has become software dependent - and it's changing as we speak. Milton will take you through the work flow- step by step within Lightroom, Photoshop, several NIK plug-in programs, including HDR software. You will see how to control the viewer's attention within the frame in just a few steps.

Jan. 26, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm; 119; Limited to 30 registrants; $35

Milton Heiberg (Milton Heiberg Studios)

Need to know how to capture the beauty of the birds, how to approach the birds with telephoto lenses, and the technique of photographing birds in flight? Milton Heiberg, author of The Essentials of Nature Photography and 30-year veteran of teaching nature photography, will show you how. He will also show you how to set up your camera for maximum performance when processing with Photoshop and other enhancement software. If you are planning to attend any of Milton's field trips to Bio Lab Road, you should seriously consider this handson class.

Jan. 27, 2:00pm-3:30pm; 121; Limited to 40 registrants; $35

Kevin Karlson (Kevin T. Karlson Photography)

This short indoor photo workshop covers a number of basic photographic principles. The introduction covers basic composition and awareness of lighting, with compensation and camera settings for light and dark subjects explained. Special attention is given to flight and action photography techniques, with detailed instruction about how to capture the best possible action or flight photo. Different camera settings for a variety of field situations are covered, and handheld and tripod telephoto action photography is explained with on-site demonstrations. If you want to take your action photography to the next level, this is a good workshop for you.

Jan. 28, 6:45am-11:00am; Limited to 12 participants; $60; MOS

Kevin Karlson (Kevin T. Karlson Photography)

Meet at the parking lot of the Quality Inn (3655 SR50) at 6:45am. We will proceed to Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands at Viera.

28° 13' 42.01" N 80° 45' 35.31" W

Join professional photographer and author Kevin Karlson on this small, interactive photography workshop. Topics covered during this short session include: 1) basic and artistic composition. 2) tips on anticipating action so that you can capture an exciting action photo. 3) flight and action photography techniques, including camera settings and panning techniques. 4) hand held telephoto photography instruction, including basic awareness of lighting and camera settings for getting the best possible action image.