Learn how to use a DSLR camera to capture the beauty of nature! PVAS Host: Meg Faehl, Kevin ODonnell For youth ages 10-16. Registration is required and limited to 8 participants. However, more spots may open up if not everyone rents a camera, so we strongly encourage you to join the waitlist! Registration fee is $10/youth. Optional add-on: Rent a...
Join Meg Faehl to learn how to use a DSLR camera to capture the beauty of nature! PVAS Host: Meg Faehl $10/youth (PVAS members receive a 10% discount). For youth ages 10-16. Youth must be accompanied by an adult. Only the child needs to be registered. Registration is required and limited to 8 participants. We invite your family to join...
On April 30, homeschool students, ages 8- 12, joined PVAS staff for our third “Capturing Spring” nature photography program at Cool Spring Preserve. This program was led by Amy Moore and Emily Sperling. Each student was provided their own Nikon DSLR camera and were challenged to capture signs of spring. Students snapped shots of blooming flowers, bees and butterflies visiting...
On March 19th and 29th, homeschool students joined PVAS staff for our “Capturing Spring” nature photography program. This program was led by Amy Moore, Abby Freidline and Emily Sperling. Each student was provided their own Nikon DSLR camera and were challenged to students practiced photography techniques such as automatically and manually focusing on a subject. Students also practiced using both...
Eight creative homeschool students, ages 8-13, participated in this January’s “Capturing Winter”; PVAS’s special nature photography workshop at Cool Spring Preserve. “Capturing Winter” was led by youth program instructors Abby Freidline and Amy Moore. Students began the day with the prompt; “What benefits does nature photography provide society?” The students suggested that nature photography is a great way to remember...
We had a special visitor at Cool Spring Preserve in mid-May: Blair Benson, who is in the midst of a “50/50/50” project. He aims to observe 50 bird species in each of the 50 states over the course of 50 days…quite a feat! PVAS trip leader and expert birder, Beth Poole, served as Blair’s local guide for the day. They...
Workshop Instructor: Wil Hershberger, accomplished nature photographer Registration for the Nature Photography Workshop is required. Please register below. This workshop is tailored for the beginner that has used a camera at least a few times, but it is also useful for more experienced shooters. We will cover all aspects of nature photography with classroom and outdoor field sessions. Topics of...
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