With Andy Dunaway and Stacy Pearsall

Get a bird’s eye view of Charleston from a helicopter and experience the surreal nature of floating above this magnificent coastal city getting shot after shot from amazing and unthinkable vantage points while also receiving expertise instruction by professional aerial photographers, Andy Dunaway and Stacy Pearsall. This workshop is geared for everyone including beginners, tourists, photo enthusiasts, photography students, semi-pro or pro photographers.

The workshop will involve a morning classroom session from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Charleston Center for Photography with instruction on shooting techniques, camera handling and aerial photography tips.

Each student will be issued a late-afternoon flight time during the classroom session, and will meet their instructors near the USS Yorktown parking lot 30 minutes prior to their scheduled takeoff time. Two students and one instructor will fly from Patriots Point on a Robinson R44 four-seat light helicopter flown by a local pilot from Lowcountry Helicopters. Each flight will last 30 minutes.

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There’s only 12 openings for this workshop, so make sure too sign up quick! The workshop fee is $500 per person and includes the instruction and half-hour flight time over the Charleston harbor and Lowcountry coastline.

Equipment: Any digital camera. If you have any questions about equipment, please feel free to contact Stacy@ccforp.org or Andy@ccforp.org.

With Andy Dunaway and Stacy Pearsall

Get a bird’s eye view of Charleston from a helicopter and experience the surreal nature of floating above this magnificent coastal city getting shot after shot from amazing and unthinkable vantage points while also receiving expertise instruction by professional aerial photographers, Andy Dunaway and Stacy Pearsall. This workshop is geared for everyone including beginners, tourists, photo enthusiasts, photography students, semi-pro or pro photographers.

The workshop will involve a morning classroom session from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Charleston Center for Photography with instruction on shooting techniques, camera handling and aerial photography tips.

Each student will be issued a late-afternoon flight time during the classroom session, and will meet their instructors near the USS Yorktown parking lot 30 minutes prior to their scheduled takeoff time. Two students and one instructor will fly from Patriots Point on a Robinson R44 four-seat light helicopter flown by a local pilot from Lowcountry Helicopters. Each flight will last 30 minutes.

Register

There’s only 12 openings for this workshop, so make sure too sign up quick! The workshop fee is $500 per person and includes the instruction and half-hour flight time over the Charleston harbor and Lowcountry coastline.

Equipment: Any digital camera. If you have any questions about equipment, please feel free to contact Stacy@ccforp.org or Andy@ccforp.org.

With Andy Dunaway and Stacy Pearsall

Get a bird’s eye view of Charleston from a helicopter and experience the surreal nature of floating above this magnificent coastal city getting shot after shot from amazing and unthinkable vantage points while also receiving expertise instruction by professional aerial photographers, Andy Dunaway and Stacy Pearsall. This workshop is geared for everyone including beginners, tourists, photo enthusiasts, photography students, semi-pro or pro photographers.

The workshop will involve a morning classroom session from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Charleston Center for Photography with instruction on shooting techniques, camera handling and aerial photography tips.

Each student will be issued a late-afternoon flight time during the classroom session, and will meet their instructors near the USS Yorktown parking lot 30 minutes prior to their scheduled takeoff time. Two students and one instructor will fly from Patriots Point on a Robinson R44 four-seat light helicopter flown by a local pilot from Lowcountry Helicopters. Each flight will last 30 minutes.

Register

There’s only 12 openings for this workshop, so make sure too sign up quick!  The workshop fee is $500 per person and includes the instruction and half-hour flight time over the Charleston harbor and Lowcountry coastline.

Equipment: Any digital camera. If you have any questions about equipment, please feel free to contact Stacy@ccforp.org or Andy@ccforp.org.

Your friends and family will love seeing your creations, and with the Nikon 1 J3, you’ll never have to wait to share them. Add Nikon’s WU-1b Wireless Mobile Adapter (sold separately), and instantly transfer your photos, videos or Motion Snapshots to your smartphone, tablet or compatible Wi-Fi(R) enabled device. Then share them as usual—by email, text message or by uploading them to your favorite photo-sharing website. It couldn’t be easier!

Now your Nikon 1 J3 can really go everywhere—even down to 130 feet (40 meters) underwater! Compatible with the Nikon 1 J3 and the 10-30mm VR lens, the WP-N2 waterproof housing lets you keep taking photos and videos whether you’re above the sea or below. The lightweight and sleek WP-N2 waterproof housing maintains your access to key camera controls and buttons, giving you the same creative control you enjoy—on land or underwater. Relive your nautical adventures with the brilliant photos and HD videos only Nikon 1 can achieve.

Like all Nikon cameras, the Nikon 1 J3 performs brilliantly in low light. High ISO sensitivity (up to 6400) lets you shoot without a flash at weddings, concerts, parties—places that usually require extra illumination. Your photos will be true to your memory of the moment; and in extremely dim situations, the pop-up flash automatically lights a great shot.

Capture the essence of a moment like never before with Motion Snapshot, a unique blend of motion, stills and sound that can be shared as .MOV movie files or arranged into an exciting slideshow. Add artistic flare with the camera’s Creative Mode—shoot in black & white, highlight a single color in an image, create expansive panoramas and more. You can even preview your shots before you take them with the Live Image Controls.  Bring your vision to life with the remarkable speed, image quality, creative features and design of the Nikon 1 system. New innovations make it easier to catch the moments that matter, apply artistic effects and share your creations with friends and family. The 14.2-megapixel Nikon 1 J3 camera is so easy to use, you’ll forget how advanced it truly is.

All images shown are credited to their rightful owners.

We re-explore our possibilities as photographers by shooting archival black and white film.  The mystery, anticipation and joy of the craft of silver-based black and white photography is revealed.

Through 6 weeks the student learns the theory of film shooting versus photography with digital.  Correct darkroom technique for processing and printing is covered, also.  We will cover the archival nature of black & white film and its creative potential.  We will re-kindle the mystery and anticipation of film photography for a select number of students.

Those who choose to resurrect the 35mm film camera will have a great experience.  Class number is limited to 4 students.  Two 35mm cameras may be available for this class by request.  Film and sleeves provided.

Who Should Attend: Beginner
Instructors: Douglas Cunningham
Equipment: A 35mm SLR Film Camera
Cost: $325.00 | 30% non-refundable administrative fee.
Registration Deadline: June 20

CCforP will give a 10% discount to REDUX members who take the B&W 6-week film class.

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Ervin is inspired by vagabonds, mystics, writers and musicians; and is drawn to photography’s ability to blur the lines between reality and fiction. With her Polaroid Land 100 in hand, she sets her intentions to find unguarded places that often hide for an inattentive eye. For these are the visceral places where imperfections can become synonymous with poetry and fiction.

Ervin’s most recent body of work, “This Side of Summer”, explores the ethereal world of childhood through landscape and portraiture. The series was born from time spent with her children during the long, humid summer days at their historic family cabin located in the Pee Dee Region of South Carolina. A self-published book of this series is in progress.

The Seating is first come first serve.  There is no admission for the event, and we will be holding a free raffle at the end of the lecture.  The lecture will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. and will run until 8:00 p.m.  For more insight into her work contact http://www.jenervin.com/ or call CCforP, 843-720-3105  We look forward to seeing you there!

The Second Monday Lecture Series raffle is sponsored by:

with Dan Hale

Prerequisites: Students should have a basic working knowledge of the program.

Equipment: A laptop with Adobe Photoshop CS5 or higher all ready installed

Date: June 21, 2013
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Workshop fee: $150.00
Break for Lunch (not included in cost of workshop)
Registration Deadline: June 18, 2013

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The 3-day workshop starts on Friday October 25 with a foundational session, followed by a day of shooting on Saturday and an editing session on Sunday.  Here’s the day-by-day breakdown:

Friday Night: Laying the Foundation (5pm-9pm)
The workshop begins at the Charleston Center for Photography with a meet & greet, camera check, an overview of shooting for HDR, and an introduction to editing.  Friday night will give you the foundation for the Saturday shoot.

Saturday: Yorktown, Laffey, Clamagore & Fort Sumter (Sunrise)
Saturday starts with a sunrise shoot.  We will make our way early to the Yorktown’s flight deck to photograph the aircraft onboard.  After sunrise, the team will board a ferry out to Fort Sumter where, while in transit, you will have a unique vantage point to photograph the carrier.  We’ll then spend a couple of hours at Fort Sumter before returning to the Yorktown for lunch.

Mid-day Saturday will be spent photographing aboard the Yorktown, Laffey and Clamagore.  The day ends with a sunset shoot on the flight deck.

Saturday Night: Optional Downtown Charleston Social Hour & Photowalk
An optional outing to have dinner and do a bit of night photography in Downtown Charleston.  This is a time to relax, chat, and just enjoy the night.

Sunday: Post-Processing 9am-2pm
Editing and critique time at the Charleston Center for Photography.  We will dive into preparing images for export to Photomatix, deghosting, tonemapping single- and multiple-raw source images with Photomatix, noise reduction with Lightroom and Topaz Denoise, color correction, and the utilization of layer masks for mixing source and tonemapped images.  I’ll also be discussing halo reduction and multiple sharpening techniques, little tricks like double-tonemapping and using lightroom alone to create hdr-like images. Additional topics will include the complexities & nuances of  utilizing layer masks without tonemaping to create HDR images.

Cool Door Prizes:
The following gear and tools from the awesome sponsors will be given away as door prizes to help you with your photography:

• Topaz Plugin-in Bundle ($299)
• Photomatix Pro Plus Bundle ($119)
• ThinkTank Suburban Disguise 30 Camera Bag ($84.75)
• $100 Gift Certificate from BorrowLenses.com

Cost & Booking
$349 for the weekend – price includes entry fees to the Yorktown and the ferry to Fort Sumter.  Class size is limited to 15 as an absolute maximum.  If you are a member at the Charleston Center for Photography you will receive a $25 discount, in order to receive the discount you must write CCP on the how did you hear about us section on the sign in sheet.   Click here to book now & reserve your spot.

Stuff you’ll need

• Tripod: You’ll want a stable easy-to-carry tripod and head or you will be frustrated shooting HDR.  I’m a fan of the Induro AT-213 Tripod with the Manfrotto 498 RC2 head.

• Lenses: The carrier’s interior rooms are designed for military operations and are quite small.  You’re going to want to have along a wide angle, as well as, a standard lens.  BorrowLenses is offering a 10% discount to workshops attendees (you’ll get the code in your booking confirmation email.)  Below are a couple of wide-angle lens recommendations:
  • Canon
    • Full Frame Bodies: 17-40 f/4L or 16-35 f/2.8L
    • Crop Sensor Bodies: Canon 10-22 EF-S f/3.5-4.5 USM
  • Nikon:
    • Full Frame Bodies: 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S ED
    • Crop Sensor Bodies: 12-24mm f/4g AF-S DX IF-ED
• Extra batteries: shooting all day can drain you battery.  Be sure to have at least two charged batteries.  You don’t want to be hoping to find an outlet to plug you charger into for an hour in the middle of the day.
• Laptop & Software: Some folks are auditory or visual learners and feel having their own laptop would be distracting.  Others feel having a laptop to experiment with techniques is a must. My recommendation is to bring a laptop with at least Lightroom and Photomatix if you can.

Considerations:
The Yorktown, Laffey and Clamagore are military vessels, and while efforts have been made to make the accessible to the public, it is worthwhile noting they can be difficult to navigate for those with mobility concerns or are in poor health.  Please carefully consider your ability to climb steep, narrow, stairs and your comfort level with being in the small areas inherent in naval vessels (especially submarines).

Note that the vessels are open to the public; the carrier will not be shut down for the workshop.  The vessels are active museums and are not abandoned locations.  Be aware the public will be there and someone may get in your shot.  That said, we will have access to the flight deck at times not open to the general public (e.g. sunrise).

Lodging
The Holiday Inn, Mount Pleasant is just a few minutes from the Yorktown.  Room rates are $119 per night.  Contact the hotel at: (843) 884-6000 for booking.  You do not need to stay at the Holiday Inn to attend the workshop, but the arrangement is there for you should you need lodging.

In this class you will use Photoshop to learn how to properly manage and correct your digital images, while becoming more familiar with basic PhotoShop tools and techniques.  After tackling fundamental elements of design and the functions/options available, the class will explore further photo editing. This class will start from the very basics to make sure that you do not miss anything!

Instructor: Sally Ann Olivier
Who Should Attend: Levels one and two
Equipment: Your are required to bring your own laptop with CS6 and Bridge already installed.
Cost: $300.00 | 30% non-refundable administrative fee

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If you can't make it, purchase a ticket anyway. We'll donate the ticket to a disabled combat veteran who can come in your place!

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About the Celebration: The evening will boast heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine and beer, door prizes, entertainment and a live auction featuring amazing packages and items from a harbor sailing cruise to an exclusive golf pass. Honorary guest, Sgt. Major Jesse Acosta, will talk briefly about his challenges as a wounded combat veteran blinded by a bomb explosion in Iraq, and how his experiences through the Independence Fund helped improve his quality of life. In addition to Jesse's extraordinary story, I'll also share my own story of life under fire, how I was wounded and my own challenges of survival and recovery. We will also be joined by a number of other wounded OIF/OEF veterans, so it's a great chance to mingle and chat with some of America's heroes. Additionally, all ticketed attendees will be given a complimentary ticket to the Lt. Dan Band Concert, hosted by actor Gary Sinise, held on September 14th in Charleston!

About the Independence Fund: The Independence Fund isan all-volunteer non-profit 501(c)3 who’s Board of Directors is comprised entirely of combat veterans, and was originally established to assist severely wounded service members by providing necessary tools, such as iBOT ® wheelchairs, and therapies that are otherwise not being provided by the Department of Defense or the Veterans Administration. It has now expanded into funding and promoting physical and leisure/athletic activities that enhance the veteran’s physical and emotional well-being and offering a network of family advocates across the country who provide advice, guidance and support for severely injured service-members in need.