Online

Birds, Bugs, and Plants: Macro and Telephoto Photography in Your Own Backyard

with Kristi Odom

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Course Description

Continuously improving your craft is a tried-and-true method for strengthening your storytelling and taking it to a higher level. Under the guidance of Nikon Ambassador Kristi Odom, participants are shown how to elevate their images by using a wide range of camera techniques, all from the comfort of your own home! Each group session offers lessons that help you advance your camera skills through creative challenges, ultimately elevating your photography to a new level.

Our subject matter for this workshop is the exotic wildlife and expansive plant world in your backyard as well as close-by parks and nature trails. From the patterns on a dragonfly’s back, a Warbler in flight, and a flower’s unfolding pedals — there truly is beauty all around us. This online workshop dives into tips and tricks on using macro and telephoto photography to put your own unique voice into your images of bugs, birds, and plants.

Each online class begins with a lecture by Kristi, providing new tools, techniques, and inspiration. Then group critiques offer a great opportunity for participants to share their work and receive valuable feedback. At the end of each session, Kristi gives an assignment to be completed by the next session.

By expanding and strengthening your camera skills, you become a more confident photographer, storyteller, and artist. Join Kristi for an adventuresome workshop that helps you connect with stunning wildlife that is everywhere.

Additional Information

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Amateurs, Advanced Amateurs
What You Should Know:

Working knowledge of digital workflow and manual mode on your digital SLR or mirrorless camera. Participants must be able to download and select images using image editing software for class sessions.

Policies:

View Withdrawal and Transfer Policies for online programs.

about
Kristi Odom

Conservation photographer and filmmaker, Kristi Odom has worked in some of the earth’s most remote locations to help document stories that will help protect our planet’s biodiversity. Informed by her experience working as an associate fellow for the International League of Conservation Photographers and as a contributing photographer for National Geographic, Kristi explores the role of photography in environmental advocacy. Her work has helped raise hundreds of thousands for the restoration and protection of our planet’s climate change fighters, from mangroves and grasslands to our pollinators.  

Her accolades include over 60 international photography awards.  She was included in National Geographic’s 2021 collection for Best Animal Photos, and her work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.  Her work has appeared online and/or in print for the following clients: National Geographic, Washington Post, New York Times, Forbes, Rollingstone, Nikon, Microsoft, and Outside Magazine.

Kristi believes strongly in teaching about the power of photography to help create positive change and ultimately help protect the planet’s wildlife.

Website: kristiodomfineart.com

Instagram: @kristiodom

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