Florida’s Photo Fest will offer more than 100 photography events at locations throughout St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches from April 23 to 27.
The event is an opportunity to learn from professional photographers and nature educators. Sessions cover the spectrum of abilities, from beginners who use iPhones to advanced photographers with top-of-the-line equipment to everyone in between. Classroom and outdoor sessions are used to teach technique, strategy, equipment selection, wildlife identification, processing and more.
Its headquarters are at the St. Jude Celebration Hall on Anastasia Island. With plenty of free parking and comfortable accommodations, the meeting facility is the perfect location for educational workshops. Classroom seminars cover a variety of topics, including creative processes, Photoshop and Lightroom, composition, printing and flash techniques.
The natural beauty of this area is an integral part of the festival’s on-location workshops. Notable locations include Frank Butler Park East, Marineland Rock Beach, St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, GTM Research Reserve and Matanzas Inlet. Hands-on education takes place on birding and nature tours, boating trips and walking tours led by local operators. The festival offers workshops focused on photographing birds of prey, birds in flight, horses on the beach, historic architecture, landscapes, portraits, macro photography and light painting.
Florida’s Photo Fest will feature two keynote speakers.
Joe Brady is presenting the opening keynote, “Make Better Landscape Photographs,” at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park. The talk focuses on the power of light, color and composition to create impactful images.
The keynote reception features Lisa Langell and “The Art of Connection — Building Emotional Depth Through Photography.” In this engaging and immersive session, she will explore how storytelling, composition, light, subject, atmosphere and perspective can transform an ordinary shot into a profound experience.
For further information or to purchase tickets, go to floridashistoriccoast.com/events/floridas-birding-photo-fest.
