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in 2010

Charles Needle Photography
is having two upcoming workshops in the Atlanta area.
Details about both of these can be found on Charles' website,
www.CharlesNeedlePhoto.com, but here's the skinny on both:

"Callaway Gardens in Springtime" (March 28- April 2, 2010) with Photoshop guru and Radiant Vista website co-founder, Mark S. Johnson (from Boulder, CO)
- includes private access to the Day Butterfly Center for 2 hrs before it opens to the public, sunrise shoot at the Azalea Bowl, Sibley Horticultural Center, Mr. Cason's Garden and much more
- still a few last-minute openings...special discounted room rates at the Mountain Creek Inn at Callaway
- Charles can honor the early-bird registration tuition price of $1,295.
"Creative Macro Intensive Photography" at the Atlanta Botanical Garden (April 7-11, 2010)
- still a few last-minute openings...Charles can honor the early-bird registration price of $1,395
- unlimited use of all the various "props" Charles uses to enhance flower photography (such as iridescent glass, textured glass, mylar, specialty papers, shells, fresh-cut flowers, etc.)
- classroom studio set-ups and "field" shooting in the Garden itself
- Charles will be sharing some secrets/tips he uses to make beautiful fine art/abstract flower/macro images
- includes a box lunch Thurs-Sun (begins at 7 pm Wed, April 7th and ends at 2 pm Sun, April 11th)
- lectures, group image evaluations, field demos, lots of 1-on-1 instruction in the classroom and field

In addition to these two workshops, while he's in town, Charles will be available
for private lessons with anyone interested ($75/hr with a 2-hour minimum)
April 12-15, 2010.

Charles Needle Photography
"Capturing nature's essence with heart and vision."

The Serenbe Photography Center in Palmetto, GA
invites you to their grand opening Saturday, March 13, 2010, 5-8pm.
For details see SerenbePhotographyCenter.com

Nature & Digital Weekend Seminars with John Shaw, (see .PDF flyer)
Atlanta, GA - January 30 & 31, 2010

Advance Registration: $225 Full Weekend or $160 One Day Only.

Advance registration ends Friday at 12 noon prior to the seminar date. Registration at the door is limited to available seats. Prices at the door are $245 Full Weekend and $180 One Day Only. Enrollment is limited, so reserve your space today!

You can register online at their website: www.PhotoSafaris.com/register.
Phone: (206) 463-5383

Georgia Nature Photographers' Association (GNPA)
Annual Meeting, January 29-31, 2010

Newly formed photography club, Georgia Nature Photographers' Association (GNPA), is having a big Annual Meeting at Callaway Gardens this coming January 29-31, 2010. This meeting is open to both members and non-members. GNPA will be having two big name professional photographers speaking at the meeting and there will be opportunities for print competition, portfolio review, workshops, door prizes and much more. It's going to be a lot of fun and GNPA hopes that some RPS members can make it.

Please go to www.GNPA.org for more information and online registration.

Thanks,
Todd Sparger, Vice President, Georgia Nature Photographers' Association

Annual Events

ATLANTA

Help Portrait Atlanta 2009 by Lou Raimondi Help Portrait 2nd Saturday in December
at the Roswell Visual Arts Center

BEFORE: At the Nov. 16th meeting, additional volunteers were needed for the "Help Portrait" event on Saturday, December 12th, 2009 at the Roswell Visual Arts Center.

AFTER: We had a great fun day yesterday making Family Portraits. We had 42 volunteers, some photographers, members of the community that read it in the paper, students, hairdressers and makeup artists, lots of food and drink and a pie for each family to take home.

This is a photo from Lou and Debra. Check out this link and pass it along to the Help-Portrait volunteers. Those who belong to this Flickr group can post photos from Saturday, December 12th's events: www.Flickr.com/groups/help-portrait-atlanta.

Annual Alive After Five

Gallery Images

Come join in with other club members to show and sale your photos and advertise our club in old downtown Roswell. Music, shopping, dinning and fun for the whole family. The third Thursday of each month.