Big Sable Lighthouse – Aug 14-17

Big Sable Lighthouse is one of our country’s best kept lighthouses and a gem along the Lake Michigan shoreline.

HDR Pano Big Sable Lighthouse

This image was shot a few hours after sunrise. To preserve the highlights and shadows I merged three separate exposures to create HDR files. To create this panoramic, I merged 2 HDR images. The HDR and Panoramic files were created in Lightroom.

As a Michigan resident and photographer, I am grateful for the hard work put in by the members of Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association to restore and maintain Big Sable, Ludington North Breakwater, Little Sable, and White River Lighthouses. Visit their website www.splka.org and take the time to explore their organization and lighthouses on the east coast of Lake Michigan.

Hope you can join me this summer to photograph some of these wonderful lighthouses.

Lake Michigan Lighthouse Workshop Tour

Aug 14 – 17 2016
$495.00/ Limited to 8 Students

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Charleston Church Steeples – April 3 – April 7, 2016

This beautiful city is known as the “Holy City” because of the abundance of churches on the city skyline. As they approached Charleston from the sea, the colonial sailors could see 20 church steeples. Charleston boasts over 400 places of worship of many different denominations throughout the city, religion is deeply embedded in this city’s rich culture.

This Steepled church in the historic Battery Park section of Charleston is one of my favorite to take clients to during the blue light hour.

Charleston Steeple – Battery Park

Charleston Photographic Workshop Tour
April 3 – April 7, 2016
$695/ Limited to 8 Students

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I Hope you rang in the New Year with peace and joy in your heart!!

Felici Serene Feste a tutti— Seasons greetings to all. For me the holidays have been a wonderful time catching up with family and friends. 2015 was an amazing year where I was able to spend nine weeks on location teaching and capturing images. When I wasn’t on locations capturing images I was displaying my work at Art Fairs like the Ann Arbor show visiting with friends. I have been a participant in the prestigious Ann Arbor Summer Fair for 17 years and this year was the 11th year that I have had the privilege of serving on the Board of Directors for the Michigan Guild of Artist and Artisans.

The 2016 schedule shooting schedule will start early this year in the Southwest and I hope that you can join me for one of the workshops or just stop by and say hello at one of the Art Fairs.

South West – Photographic Workshop Tour

March 13-17 2016 $695 Limited to 6 Students

Heaven and Earth – Valley of Fire

On the evening of the 13th we will start the workshop in the Valley of Fire where we will be shooting the afternoon and evening of the 13th and a sunrise shoot the morning of the 14th and then follow the weather north towards Zion of west towards the Owens River Valley. Both areas have some of the best locations the Southwest has to offer. I will be staying in the Southwest till March 22nd to capture more images for anyone who may be interested in extending their shooting time.

Owens Valley – Eastern Sierras

Charleston, S Carolina – Photographic Workshop Tour                       April 3 – 7 2016 $695.00, Limited to 8 Students

Smoky Mountains – Photographic Workshop Tour                               April 24-27 2016  $495.00, Limited to 8 Students

Tuscany Italy – Photographic Workshop Tour

June 18 – 23 2016  $950.00, Limited to 8 Students

HDR Pano Val d’Orcia

Pisa-Cinque Terre Photographic Workshop Tour

June 23 – June 28 2016 $950.00/ Limited to 8 Students

Riomaggiore in the Cinque Terre

Provence Photographic Workshop Tour

June 30 – July 5 2016 $950.00/ Limited to 8 Students

Lake Michigan, Lighthouse – Photographic Workshop Tour                   Aug 14 – 17 2016 $495.00, Limited to 8 Students

Smoky Mountains – Photographic Workshop Tour

October 23-26 2016 $495.00, Limited to 8 Students

Zion National Park and Painted Desert – Photographic Workshop

Nov. 6-10 2016 $695 Limited to 8 Students

Southwest Slot Canyon – Photographic Workshop Tour

Nov. 11-13 2015 $350 Limited to 5 Students

Workshop Overview

In these workshops we will capture landscape images that excite and move, images that trace where the mind has been and form a unique vision that will last a lifetime. These workshops are about applying new skills learned daily and sharing our collective knowledge to take that next step in a supportive environment. We hold a deep passion for the places we travel to, and will help you explore how to create the images that continue to inspire. What takes time to create, time respects, good images don’t just happen. Most often, our best images lie just beyond our greatest failures. We believe through photography and an open mind the best is yet to come.

Paul James is a published, award winning photographer from Southeastern Michigan who offers the best in personalized photographic instruction on every level; whether you’re just beginning or a seasoned veteran. Paul takes great pride in his work, and this translates to some great teaching techniques. He has vast experience in both the artistic and technical aspects of photography; he is adept in Digital, Medium and Large format Cameras, which includes a large range of camera brands and models. He welcomes photographers of all formats and skill levels; however, this class will be geared for the digital photographer.

• Learn tips and tricks used by the professionals to create impressive photographs.
• Discover new viewpoints, interesting details which might be overlooked, see the world photographically.
• Learn to sense the direction of light and how to capture the magic moment.
• Improve your photographic technique.
• Learn your camera and how to get the most out of it.
• Have fun!

Between art shows and a busy shooting schedule, 2015 was a good year and I am looking forward 2016 to be just as busy and fun. I hope everyone will be able to stop by a show to say Ciao, or join us on one of our photographic workshops tours. http://www.european-images.com/photographic-workshop-tours.php

Paul Christopher James

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