Photo-Chameleon Joseph Sohm has mastered many photographic-styles while shooting his 50-state portrait of America, including: landscapes, people, events, sports, presidential campaigns, cityscapes, aerials, icons, travel and “street-photography.” Whether film or digital, this 10-hour workshop (over two consecutive Saturdays) covers photo-essentials, including proper use of lenses, tripods, polarizers, aperture vs. shutter priority, natural lighting, depth of field, night-shooting, framing, shooting wide and overriding auto settings. He discusses visual composition and juxtapositions that make images compelling. Joseph’s photographic success depends upon travel timing and location scouting. Thus he’ll discuss how to anticipate photo ops, so that the Photo-Gods of lighting, location and weather are your friend. While he’ll cover both film and digital (shooting RAW), the emphasis is on photo-fundamentals and not on Photoshop. The focus is on SYNTHESIZING your skills, talents, and personal interests to create compelling images for 2010. Sohm will show relevant music videos of his work, but the emphasis will be on your work.

The workshop will be held at Sohm’s RISING SUN studio on November 6, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, and continuing November 13, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Cost for the two sessions is $200. For full workshop details, contact Joseph Sohm at: Joseph@visionsofamerica.com. Please register by November 1, 2010. Bio and information on master photographer Sohm at: www.visionsofamerica.com