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Nature Photography Workshops

Helping to Discover & Develop Your Own Personal Style

Mike MacDonald offers nature photography workshops and private nature photography lessons in the Chicago, Illinois area to photographers who are serious about improving their artistic and technical abiility.

The following workshop titles are being offered and others are in development (click title for course description):

INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES

Light & The Landscape (Hands-on): 2 Sessions

BEGINNING PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES

Get to Know Your Camera (Hands-on): 1 Session
Basic Exposure (Hands-on): 2 Session
Basic Composition: 2 Sessions
Dramatically Improve Your Nature Photography: 2 Sessions

Mike's approach to teaching is to offer training that goes beyond the mere fundamentals: to help you discover and develop your creative eye as a photographer and to superimpose your personal style onto the image.

Technical photographic knowledge and skills are essential for executing your creative vision, otherwise you won't be able to bring home the goods. But, with time and persistence, it can all be grasped. Simply put, all you have to do is follow certain concrete steps.

But, how many times have you taken a picture of a fabulous scene only to discover that what you captured did not properly represent what you saw or what you felt? If you answered "yes," you're not alone. But, what are the steps and can this even be taught? Our answer is a resounding, "Yes!"

For years, Mike has been analyzing his actions, decisions, and techniques while he is photographing in the field. His self-awareness has allowed Mike to actually invent a series of tangible steps for creative processes, such as capturing the emotion and the awe of a moment.

Currently, Mike MacDonald is offering the following instructional photography classes that take place in the Chicago, Illinois area (click to learn more):

CURRENT WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
WORKSHOP	DATES	LOCATION	STATUS
Get to Know Your Camera	Jan. 7, 2009	Downers Grove, IL	Apply Now
Basic Exposure	Jan. 14 & 21, 2009	Downers Grove, IL	Apply Now
Basic Composition	Jan. 28 & Feb 4, 2009	Downers Grove, IL	Apply Now
Dramatically Improve Your Nature Photography	May 6 & 13, 2009	Downers Grove, IL	Apply Now
Light & The Landscape	June 12-13, 2009	Downers Grove, IL	Apply Now
Light & The Landscape	Aug. 21-22, 2009	Downers Grove, IL	Apply Now
Private Lessons	By Appointment	Custom	Email Us

Mike MacDonald is a professional photographic artist, specializing in the rich nature, wildlife, and landscapes of the Chicagoland area. His work has been published extensively in Chicago Wilderness Magazine and his photographs and how-to articles have been featured nationally in Petersen's Photographic Magazine and in Outdoor Photographer.

If you have further questions about Mike MacDonald workshops, just email or phone 630-852-8448.

Serving Chicago, Illinois and the following suburbs: Addison, Alsip, Arlington Heights, Aurora, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Batavia, Bedford Park, Bensenville, Berkeley, Berwyn, Bloomingdale, Blue Island, Bolingbrook, Bridgeview, Broadview, Brookfield, Buffalo Grove, Burbank, Burnham, Burr Ridge, Calumet City, Calumet Park, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Channahon, Chicago, Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge, Cicero, Clarendon Hills Countryside, Crestwood, Crete, Crystal Lake, Darien, Deerfield, Dolton, Downers Grove, Dyer, East Dundee, Elgin, Elmhurst, Elmwood Park, Evanston, Evergreen Park, Flossmoor, Forest Park, Forest View, Frankfort, Geneva, Glen Ellyn, Glencoe, Glendale Heights, Glenview, Glenwood, Hammond, Indiana, Hanover Park, Harwood Heights, Hazel Crest, Hickory Hills, Highland, Indiana, Highland Park, Hillside, Hines, Hinsdale, Hodgkins, Hoffman Estates, Hometown, Homewood, Inverness, Itasca, Joliet, Justice, Kenilworth, La Grange, La Grange Highlands, La Grange Park, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lake in the Hills, Lake Zurich, Lansing, Lemont, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Lincolnwood, Lisle, Lockport, Lombard, Long Grove, Lynwood, Matteson, Maywood, McCook, Medinah, Melrose Park, Merrillville, Indiana, Merrionette Park, Midlothian, Mokena, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Mundelein, Munster, Indiana, Naperville, New Lenox, Niles, Norridge, North Aurora, North Barrington, North Chicago, North Riverside, Northbrook, Northlake, Oak Brook, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Oakbrook Terrace, Orland Hills, Orland Park, Palatine, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Park Forest, Park Ridge, Plainfield, Prospect Heights, River Forest, River Grove, Riverdale, Riverside, Rolling Meadows, Romeoville, Roselle, Rosemont, St. Charles, Sauk Village, Schaumburg, Schererville, Indiana, Schiller Park, Shorewood, Skokie, South Barrington, South Elgin South Chicago Hts, South Holland, Steger, Stickney, Streamwood, Summit, Thornton, Timber Lake, Tinley Park, Vernon Hills, Villa Park, Warrenville, Wayne, West Chicago, West Dundee, Westchester, Western Springs, Westmont, Wheaton, Wheeling, Whiting Indiana, Willow Springs, Willowbrook,Wilmette, Winfield, Winnetka, Wood Dale, Woodridge, Worth

6200 Belmont Road
Downers Grove, Illinois 60516

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