Online Instruction: I will be offering online instruction on a variety of topics including Aperture , Photoshop, and photography starting soon! You’ll be able to access training materials at your own pace and choose the amount of interaction you want.
Individual Instruction: I offer individual instruction over the internet on a variety of topics. For more information, email by clicking this button.
On Location Workshops:
July 25 - August 3, 2012 “Whales and Bears” and spectacular scenery with Barbara Jordan, aboard Dolpin Charters, Hoonah, AK to Wrangell, AK Limited to 6 participants!
This summer I’ll be co-leading a very special trip with Barbara Jordan to Alaska aboard the wonderful Delphinus, captained by Ron Patterson. We’ll be sailing through some of the ”whaliest” waters imaginable along with some of the most spectacular scenery! In addition there are likely to be eagles and visits to two bear reserves that are some of the best places on earth to view grizzlies. Unlike a cruise ship, we’ll be able to approach glaciers more closely for dramatic shots and we’ll go ashore most days. The days will be fun and full and quite a change from your daily life at home! The group will be small - only about 8 or so including the leaders. The price of $4195 includes meals, instruction, sleeping quarters and your time on the boat! For more information email me, or contact trips@dolphincharters.com to register.
Public Appearances:
2012:
February 14, 2012 Erie Photo Club: “Photography From Up High ... and Down Low”
It's easy to get in the habit of shooting from a standing (or sitting) position, but to get a more unique shot, you might need to consider a different perspective. Ellen will cover ideas for ways to shoot at different angles - everything from shooting out the window of a commercial plane to laying on your back on the ground. She’ll include valuable tips for getting great shots from all different heights.
March 16 - 18, 2012: NFRCC - Niagara Frontier Regional Camera Council I’m honored to be returning to NFRCC as a keynote speaker along with some outstanding photographers including Jon Paul Camponigro and Lindsay Adler. “Giving Voice To Your Vision” is the keynote and is designed to help the audience think about what they want to say with their photos and how to make their photos reflect that intent. My talk, “Develop Your Photographic Eye; using VIsual Intensity for Better Images is geared to help you improve your photographic eye.
October 23, 2012: Trillium Photographic Club
2011:
February 25 - 27, 2011: NFRCC - Niagara Frontier Regional Camera Council “What’s New in CS5” This will be a workshop style talk presented in a laptop lab. Participants will be encouraged to download sample images ahead of time and will have an opportunity to not only see some of the key new features in CS5 in action, but to practice them on their own laptops. We’ll cover Content-Aware Healing and Content-Aware Fill as well as some of the new features in Adobe Camera Raw. We’ll also see how Merge to HDR Pro compares to Nik Software’s HDR Efex Pro and the advantages of each for single image toning as well as creating HDR images. Space is limited and preregistration is necessary.
March 11, 2011: NANPA - North American Photography Association
“Nice Shot ... What Now? Getting the Most from your Raw Files” Sometimes you know that an image needs something, but you're just not sure what. This talk will focus on assessing your images with an eye towards what you need to do to make them pop. I’ll use an approach I call Visual Intensity. Once you understand some basic concepts, it will become far easier to identify the best way to process your images. These principles apply to any image-editing software. My goal is to help photographers spend less time on the computer while producing more effective images. As a bonus, these principles will help with the composition of images in camera. If you've ever found yourself floundering while trying to optimize an image, this breakout session is for you!.
In addition I’m honored to once again be an instructor for the high school scholarship students again this year. If you come to the summit, please find me and say, “hi!”
April 12, 2011 Erie Photo Club: “Making Your Images Matter”
It's not uncommon for photographers to realize one day that they have literally thousands or maybe tens of thousands or even more digital images floating around their computers, hard drives, DVDs and such. Most will never be seen by anyone and at some point you may begin to wonder why you keep making more images. In this talk Ellen shares some thoughts about how your images may be capturing aspects of yourself in addition to what's in front of the lens, and how you can use these images to convey some of your personal legacy to those that matter to you.
June 30 - July 2, 2011: CCC - Canadian Camera Conference
Ellen is honored to be a keynote speaker at this exciting event along with other outstanding photographers including Nevada Weir, Ethan Meleg, Julie Waterhouse, Allen Bargen,, Colin Smith, Deborah Sandridge and more. In addition she’ll be offering a lecture and a worksop style lecture during the conference. Click the above link for more details.
November 11 - 13, 2011: Nature Visions Expo
Ellen is excited to be both a speaker and giving a workshop at this fantastic event along with other outstanding photographers including Art Wolfe, Denise Ippolito, Charles Needle and more. Ellen’s talk will be “Understanding Visual Intensity; The Key to Making Better Images in Camera and in the Digital Darkroom.” The workshop, “Nice Shot, Now What?” will be applying the concepts covered in the lecture to efficiently optimize your images.
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