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B O B B I L A N E sponsored by Bobbi Lane is an award-winning commercial photographer specializing in creative portraits on location and in the studio. Lane’s multi-faceted approach to photog- raphy incorporates over 35 years of technical experience with innovative artistic interpretation. Her corporate and editorial work includes corporate identity, business websites and annual reports. As a dedicated photo educator, she brings insight and enthusiasm to her students in workshops held worldwide. Bobbi is known for teaching lighting techniques for portraits, both natural and artificial: studio strobes, speedlights, LEDs, and daylight fluorescent. Bobbi’s excellent rapport and communication with her students inspires and motivates, while her straight-forward teaching style reaches students of many different skill levels. Her dynamic workshops are always both educational and fun! To learn more about Bobbi and to see more of her work check out her website at www.bobbilane.com. Horses on the Beach | Field Workshop (co-leader, Lee Varis) Portraits Unplugged | Photography Seminar WEDNESDAY & SUNDAY 6:15 TO 8:30 A.M. Price: $25 | Max. No. of People: 30 | Difficulty Level: Beginner to Advanced Portraits Unplugged is all about natural light, nothing technical or mechanical with reflectors and diffusers as our only tools. Bobbi teaches you how to find and work with natural light to make flattering and dynamic portraits of any subject. The beauty of available light is its ability to describe your subject from powerful and strong to soft and creamy. We work on capturing the essence of the people by the use of posing, expressions, tonality, composition, color, backgrounds and props. Bobbi shows you how to work with all kinds of light: hard, soft, bounced, window, “garage door”, reflected, diffused, etc. Meeting Location: GTM Research Reserve, Classroom 1 WEDNESDAY 10 TO 11:30 A.M. Meeting Location: Frank B. Butler Park, 5860 A1A South Price: $100 | Max. No. People: 30 | Difficulty Level: All Levels This field seminar has become the festival’s most popular workshop. Imagine pho- tographing horses running on one of the most beautiful beaches in St. Augustine in the early morning light. During this workshop, we’ll cover how to photograph moving subjects, panning, stop motion, silhouettes, manual exposure, Auto Focus settings and much more. Suggested Gear List: DSLR (Full or cropped sensor), 24-70mm or similar lens, 70-200mm mid-zoom lens, lots of cards, bring your flash if you want to experiment! 14