Hammonanset State Park

Learn hands-on, in the field at the beautiful beach of Hammonaset State Park with award-winning photographer, John Munno. Come and recharge, rejuvenate and revitalize yourself in nature while learning to shoot spectacular, interesting photographs. All levels of experience are welcome!

Equipment: Digital or Mirror-less cameras with the ability to change shutter and aperture speeds is recommended. No cell phone cameras. Tripods.

The sea has a special lure, energy, and presence that lends itself beautiully to photography. The ocean with it’s ever changing waves and movement makes for endless possibilities to capture through photography, especially long exposure photography.

Topics: In this workshp students will learn tips and strategies to capture the beautiful ocean scene through the use of long exposure photography creating a sense of motion and timelessness.  Lots of photo shooting time will be provided for all to practice and take some great photos. Students will learn to create photos with life, energy and beauty.

Come to Connecticut’s largest beach to breathe in the sea air, view salt marshes, and take in the beauty of the Connecticut Coast.

The two-hour workshop is limited to 10 students and the fee is $45.

Students are required to make their own transportation arrangements. Please make sure you arrive 15 minutes prior to the workshop and have your equipment ready to go at 6 pm.

Rain Date – August 19th

Rowayton Boat House

Plein air painting is about leaving the four walls of the studio behind and experiencing painting and drawing in the landscape. The practice goes back for centuries but was truly made into an art form by the French Impressionists. This one-day workshop is for those students who would like to paint outdoors under the guidance of an instructor. Students will learn about composition, color, value and perspective during the class.

Students should arrive fifteen minutes early and meet in the parking lot of each venue. There will be a short demonstration on observation, composition and palette.

Supplies are: easel, paints (acrylic or oil) brushes, solvents, water, palettes, paper towels, sketching materials chair (optional) garbage bag, and hand sanitizer. Restrooms will be available

Workshop is $50 and limited to 12 students.

All About Lenses and Composition

Bellamy-Ferriday House and Gardens

Choosing different lenses to photograph can be quite overwhelming for most people. This one-day workshop will help demystify the wide variety of choices. Students will leave the workshop with an understanding of lens terminology such as focal length, prime, zoom, telephoto, macro, wide angle, etc.

Knowing which lenses to use to enhance your photographic story is what makes a photo unique and interesting. “The eye is the window of the soul, and the lens is the window to the world” John Munno.

Lenses have their strengths and weaknesses – Students will learn best-practices through hands-on instruction during the workshop. For those students who are considering investing in more lenses, this workshop will be a great resource in making that decision.

The fee for the workshop is $40 and limited to 8 students.