Quiet Light Photography Workshops 2013

 

Quiet Light Workshops offer Photography Workshops focused on nature & landscapes, cityscapes and travel and trips to some of the best places in the world. Geared to the amateur and advanced amateur photographer looking for the chance to learn from experts in the field in our Photo Workshops are designed to take you to some of the best landscapes in the world. During each workshop you will have ample time both in the field and in the classroom to hone your skills with your camera and in the digital world of photography today. Learn tips on Photoshop and converting your images into great looking prints, workflow management, color balances and color calibration to get consistent results in your work.

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Spring Wildflowers
April 18-21, 2013

Wildflowers in the Smokies! April is when the wildflowers hit their peak and you can join us as we return out the finest locations and beautiful scenery. Dogwood, trillium, squaw root, Jack-in-the-pulpit, bishop’s cap and Solomon seal are just a few of the many wildflowers to be found in fields in the park. Join us as we explore this jewel of a National Park. Our Workshop will focus on getting you the very best images of the park’s wildflowers. Our schedule, while setup initially, will change day to day based on weather and light. We will spend enough time in the classroom to give you a better understanding of Photoshop techniques and workflows to enable you to make the best fine art prints. We will also cover basic ways of “seeing” images before you click the shutter and how to take that pre-visualized view and turn it into reality in your photograph.

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Chicago Architecture & Travel Photography
May 10-12, 2013

A Workshop on Architectural and Travel Photography. A great city like Chicago has so many things to offer. Great architecture, festivals, dinning and other entertainment. How do you capture it for a magazine article on travel? It involves architectural images, people and places imagery and many other types of photography. This workshop will cover what it takes to capture a city over a small amount of time. Ways to capture the architectural images and the grand vistas along the lakefront of the skyline and must see places and events. We will discuss pre-planning a shoot, ways of seeing and perspective.

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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Michigan
September 5-8, 2013

Fall on the shores of Lake Superior at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

The shores of Lake Superior will be the backdrop of this exciting fall colors workshop. Explore the rocky shores near Castle Beach, the great dunes of Grand Sable Dunes and the many unnamed waterfalls which drop into the lake from the shores and cliffs of this great National Lakeshore. Join us as we explore this jewel of the National Park System. Our Workshop will focus on getting you the very best images of the park’s fall colors. Our schedule, while setup initially, will change day to day based on weather and light.

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Italy
Tuscany & Venice
September 21-29, 2013

A photographic tour around Tuscany and Venice. Italy has so many beautiful vista’s how do you capture them all in the best light, in the best way? In this photographic tour you will work side by side with Richard as he shows you what he does when traveling in order to capture as much as possible while still enjoying the place. The Tuscany workshop will be centered from San Donato, a small artists gathering town and include trips to wineries and towns nearby including Certaldo, San Gimignano and other towns. We will stop along the roads where the scenery moves us and shoot those eternal images of the Tuscany countryside. In Venice we will walk the canals in the mornings and evenings and take in the city mid-day and share each other’s images in small sessions before heading out for evening photographs of the city. The details and timelines for each place are currently very fluid and if you are interested in these two workshops please contact us. We want to make sure these workshops are personal for each of you!

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Fall Colors
October 24-27, 2013

Fall in the Smokies! October is when the fall colors usually hit their peak and you can join us as we return out the finest locations and most beautiful scenery. We will tackle some of the most interesting and off beat places to capture the fall colors of the Sugar Maples, Oaks, Birch, and Red Maple as they show their colors against the backdrop of Firs and landscapes of the park. Fall is a spectacular time of year to be in the park. Join us as we spend 4 1/2 days in the park among its majestic mountains, cool streams, wide valleys and variety of forests in the glory of fall colors. Great Smoky Mountains National Park comes alive in the vast vistas and in the subtle details found everywhere.

For more information you can contact us at any time!

Cheers,

Richard Mack

Henri Cartier-Bresson at Chicago Art Institute

 

As a publisher of fine art photography books we look at many things going on around our part of the world here in the Midwest which have interest in the art world. There is currently a wonderful exhibit of Herni Cartier-Bresson’s work at the Chicago Art Institute through October. I for one love his work, and the fact that he worked almost exclusively in 35mm, my particular choice of formats, even for those landscapes I am known for.

Here’s a great article from the Chicago Tribune today about the exhibit:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-08-08/entertainment/ct-ae-0808-henri-cartier-bresson-20100808_1_henri-cartier-bresson-posthumous-exhibit-art-institute

For more on Henri Cartier-Bresson and the exhibition visit the Art Institutes website at: 

http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/exhibition/cartierbresson

I hope you can all get down to it before they close!

Peace,

Richard

Two Nominations in the International Photography Awards

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Tree Farm Cathedral We have just learned the nominations are out for the 2007 International Color Photography Awards and I have received nominations in two categories! The nominations were for this image in both the Fine Art Category and the Nature Category. With over 15,000 images submitted this is a great honor to be chosen one of 20 images in each category. I am humbled by the quality of work in each of the categories and am honored to be among those chosen.Last year I was equally honored when my book, The Lewis & Clark Trail American Landscapes was given the Silver Medal in the Nature Book Category.Here is what this years release from the International Color Awards states:For Immediate Release:INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS HONORS
LANDSCAPE AND COMMERCIAL FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHER FROM EVANSTON< ILLINOIS at 2ND ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERS CUP CONTEST

LONDON, UK 16 October 2007 – Landscape and Commercial Fine Art Photographer Richard Mack of Evanston, Illinois, USA received a Nominee in two categories or his image Tree Series – Tree Farm Cathedral. One in the category of Fine Art Photography and one in the category of Nature Photography at the 2nd Annual Photography Masters Cup exclusive online Awards Ceremony.

An audience of 11,050 photography fans logged on from 89 countries to join the proceedings and view stunning work from the world’s finest photographers. Over 15,000 images were received from 69 countries. The nominated images were selected by a who’s who Jury of the most celebrated professionals in art and photography from National Geographic, Musee de E’Lysee, Financial Times to The Art Newspaper and Fine Art Society in London. Jury members reviewed submitted works online over an eight week voting period before making their final selection. Awards were presented in 21 categories to photographers of twenty five nationalities.

“The Masters Cup celebrates photographers who operate at the highest levels of their craft,” said the awards Creative Director, Basil O’Brien. “Richard Mack’s Tree Series – Tree Farm Cathedral entry certainly represents color photography at its finest and we’re pleased to present Mr. Mack with two nominations; one each in the Fine Art and Nature categories.”

ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERS CUP
The Photography Masters Cup promotes the finest contemporary photographers to the world’s leading art directors, agencies, editors, galleries, curators, publishers, and dealers of photographic art. A celebrated online event around the globe, the annual Winners & Nominee Presentation is webcast live in a dynamic show that honors the finest work with the highest achievements in color photography.

See the Winners and Nominees online at: www.thecolorawards.com

Contact: Richard Mack
Company: Richard Mack Photography, Ltd
Address: 2144 Ashland Avenue, Suite 2
Telephone: 847.869.7794
Email: richard@mackphoto.com
Website: www.mackphoto.com
www.quietlightpublishing.com

Photography Masters Cup Nominees:
www.worldphotographicarts.com/gallery/colorawards/2nd_annual/masterscup/index.php

Nature Nominees:
www.worldphotographicarts.com/gallery/colorawards/2nd_annual/masterscup/nominations.php?x=p&cid=6

Fine Art Nominees:
www.worldphotographicarts.com/gallery/colorawards/2nd_annual/masterscup/nominations.php?x=p&cid=5