These photo walks are organized and created for you to enjoy the nuances of the Charleston area with an experienced local photographer. We visit an iconic location and talk about the basics of creating better images, no matter if you’re using a high tech camera or a mobile phone. Light, composition, and other topics are discussed. Most walks are between $35-50/person. This is not meant to be considered a full workshop…just exploring and learning together how to be better photographers out in nature. I look forward to seeing you in the field!
2024 Photo Walks
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Folly Beach Winter Sunset
January 13, 2024: 4:15 p.m. until dusk
Folly Beach is one of my favorite sunset locations. Winter is the best time to get the sun setting over the ocean. We’ll meet at the County Park and talk about late day light, learn how to compose a great sunset photo, and maybe even have some fun with creative in-camera motion. No fancy equipment necessary. A mobile phone or any camera will do.
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Magnolia Plantation Mobile Phone Walk
Saturday February, 10: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Let’s play with our phones and drop all the technical woes. We’ll concentrate on using the camera we always have with us to capture subjects in the best light. We’ll spend some time learning about different apps to create painterly or textured looks to our images on-the-go to take our photos to the next level.
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Magnolia Plantation in the Spring
Saturday March 16, 2024: 9-11 a.m.
Let’s photograph one of Charlestons most popular destinations in the spring, Magnolia Plantation. Mid March is the best time to visit the gardens bursting with color and life. I’ll take you to the best spots for whatever the light is providing. I spend a great deal of time at this location and know it well…at all times of the year. This is a walk not to be missed. Garden admission not included.
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Butterflies and Caterpillars with our Phones
Saturday April 6, 2024
Cypress Gardens, Moncks Corner, SC
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
**CANCELED**
Will Be Rescheduled at a Later Date
Let’s visit the butterfly house at Cypress Gardens and photograph these beautiful creatures up close with nothing but our mobile phones. I’ll show you how to fin the best objects and how to isolate them from the background for beautiful compositions. You’l also see a short demonstration of processing your images with creative apps to turn your images into texturized or painterly renditions. This is a fun and eas way to create one-of-a-kind images.
Cypress Gardens Admission not included in the tuition price
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Late Day Light at Botany Bay
Saturday Apri 27, 2024
6-8:30 p.m.
Botany Bay Preserve, Edisto Beach
Let’s photograph one of the most intriguing locations in the low country in the warm light of late afternoon. We’ll get a chance to practice long exposures with the incoming tide swirling around the base of the trees. Endless compositions await with shells, trees, and waves all around you. All skill levels welcome, including mobile phone photography. This is a location that every Charleston Local and visitors alike should experience.
The timing of the tide does not guarantee staying beyond sunset.