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Creative Macro Photography, Presented by Charles Needle

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Charles Needle
Creative Macro Photography 

Thursday, February 20, at 7:00 PM ET 


Learn how to create unusual and striking close-up images both in the field and in your own backyard and/or home studio. Award-winning fine art photographer and workshop leader, Charles Needle, guides you through all the necessary steps to take your macro photography to the next level. This session covers more advanced topics, such as selective-focus macro, “shooting through” with a telephoto lens, close-up lenses/diopters, artistic macro with Lensbaby and Kaleidoscopic lenses, Soft-Glow Montage macro, and wide-angle macro. Charles also discusses specific methods for shooting water droplets, reflections on iridescent glass, mylar, and everyday household objects.

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Biography:
Charles Needle is an award-winning, Colorado-based fine art photographer, author, speaker and workshop leader with a unique eye for design and artistic interpretation. His popular “Art of Nature” creative macro workshops have attracted students nationwide. 

In 2018 and 2021, Charles earned honorable mentions in the Macro and Visual FX categories of the prestigious Annual International Mobile Photography Awards Contest. He was also a semi-finalist in the 2014 Nature’s Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards photo contest. In 2011, Charles was selected as a finalist among 15,000 entries worldwide in the International Garden Photographer of the Year photography contest, sponsored by The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (London, England). This exhibition traveled throughout the United Kingdom. 

A popular conference and camera club speaker for more than two decades, Charles has authored three cutting-edge instructional books: Tiny Worlds: Creative Macro Photography Skills (Amherst Media, January 2015), Impressionistic Photography: A Field Guide to Using Your Camera as a Paintbrush (March 2014), and Creative Macro Photography: Professional Tips & Techniques (2011). 
An accomplished speaker, photography juror and teacher with international workshops in the United Kingdom (private gardens of Southern England), Monet's Garden (Giverny, France for 20 years in a row, with exclusive private access), Keukenhof Gardens (Holland) and The Butchart Gardens (Canada), Charles is a North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Showcase Award winner for 18 years in a row, and placed in the Top Ten and Top 26 image categories two of those years. 

Charles’ photographs have been selected for publication in Nature’s Best, Outdoor Photographer magazine, Nature Photographer magazine, Inner Reflections Engagement Calendar, The Chicago Tribune, SELF Magazine and are in private and public collections nationwide and abroad. 

To learn more about Charles' work, including his workshop and private lesson offerings, visit www.charlesneedlephoto.com


Registration is required for this virtual presentation.  Registration is FREE for LVPC members (members need to be logged on to the website), $10.00 nonrefundable fee for non-members. A link to the video recording of the presentation will be emailed to all registrants, both members and non-members, within a week following the meeting. To signup, click the "Register Now" button above and to the right. Connection information will be included in your registration confirmation and in follow-up reminder emails.


Date and Time

Thursday, February 20, 2025, 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC-05:00)

Location

Zoom Meeting

USA

Event Contact(s)

Bill Basta
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