Workshop: Beyond Composition with Rob Sheppard, March 26

Beyond the Average – Gaining Impact Through Composition

Everybody talks about composition, but what is most composition? The rule of thirds at best and ineffective centered compositions at worst. Composition can be so much more. It can grab a viewer and communicate something about the world in a way that is unique to you. This does not mean ignoring things like the rule of thirds, but it does mean going beyond a prison that limits one to the rule of thirds. Rob Sheppard will be talking about how you can use composition more effectively, more dramatically and more decisively to create unique images that truly connect you with your viewer.

The workshop starts at 6:00pm, March 26, 2013 at the AV Senior Center at 777 W. Jackman Av., Lancaster.

Join Rob and fellow LPA members for an early no-host dinner at Greenhouse Café in Lancaster at 4:30pm.

Rob Sheppard is a naturalist, nature photographer and videographer who says his favorite location is the one he is in at any time. He is the author/photographer of over 40 books, as well as a well-known speaker and workshop leader, and a Fellow with the North American Nature Photography Association. He was the long-time editor of the prestigious Outdoor Photographer magazine and presently editor-at-large.  He trained both as a photographer and a naturalist specializing in ecology and botany.

As author/photographer, Sheppard has written hundreds of articles about photography and nature, plus books including Landscape Photography: From Snapshot to Great Shot, Magic of Digital Landscape Photography, The Magic of Digital Nature Photography, and the National Geographic Field Guide to Digital Photography. His e-book, A Nature Photography Manifesto, is available free from http://www.robsheppardphoto.com/books.html.

His website is at www.robsheppardphoto.com; his blog is at www.natureandphotography.com.