About Dr. FitzGerald
Dr.
FitzGerald is a biologist, behavioral ecologist and
environmental educator at Montclair State
University's School of Conservation. He has pursued
the fine art of photography for over 40 years,
using many different photographic techniques. His
love of the natural environment has permeated both
his professional and photographic career, and
consequently most of his fine art images reflect
the intimacy he enjoys with the natural world. He
strives to create images that stimulate our
undeniable connection to the planet and the
cultures that have populated it. A selection of
these kinds of images can be viewed on
his
website.
About the Course
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The concept of
conservation photography has grown out of the need
to make a distinction between capturing images for
the sake of photography, and the creation of images
to serve the purpose of conserving nature.
Conservation photography reveals both the beauty
and fragility of our planet's natural systems. This
area of photography is a subset of nature
photography that produces images that inspire and
move people to change their behavior and take
action to help conserve our planet.
Dr. FitzGerald will lead the class through a
hands-on workshop that will guide participants
through the process of capturing inspirational
images and processing these images for web
presentation or print display. He will cover
composition, lighting, subject matter, digital
optimization, printing, matting and framing.
Although this workshop is geared for the novice and
early intermediate photographer, participants
should own a digital SLR, and be open to learning
some advanced PhotoShop techniques. Some light
hiking will be required to reach areas where images
will be captured.
Conservation Photography
Register Today - Class size is Limited!!!!
2008 Dates: TBA