July in the Whirl

Coming right up is the Champagne Classic Dressage Show at Donida where I will serve as the official photographer.   I will be packing the Airstream and arriving on Friday in time to set up and take sign ups for photographic services for the show.  Accompanying me will be Marie Cobb from Louisiana who has just put in 6 weeks in California photographing for Amy McCool.  We will be set up in the vendor area.  You can't miss the big shiny thing.
When we wrap up Champagne Classic and head back home, it will then be time to chain myself to the computer for a few days to get the proofs all sorted, processed and up in their galleries and then get ready to do it again at ....  Dressage at DevonWood in Sherwood OR.

Photography at Dressage at DevonWood.
We'll be on the show grounds on Thursday afternoon to start taking sign ups for Photographic Services.   Flying in from Boise Idaho will be Tracey Bish to help me photograph the show.
Tracey helped me photograph the Chablis/Beaujolais show at Donida in June. Marie is remaining in town with me and will be on hand to take sign ups and take care of downloading all of our images onto the computer and getting them cataloged.
We will have a sign up table in or near the show office. But our main base of operations will be in my vintage silver Airstream trailer up in the vendor area.  Probably the far left side, so look for us there!
You can't miss a big silver bullet!

After Dressage at DevonWood, its back to many hours on the computer sorting and processing all of the images and getting them up in their galleries for viewing.  We hope to get this done as quickly and efficiently as possible because on Thursday Kim Vickrey flies in from Arkansas and on Saturday we are holding a photographic workshop at Narnia Farm.  

A day of rest ...Whew!   They say you shouldn't announce travel plans on the internet, someone might come and rob your house, but my house is never without humans and dogs in it, so I can also say that after our one day of rest, we pack up the Airstream again and head out to the Columbia River Gorge for a girls camping trip.  Some touring of the Maryhill Winery, Maryhill Museum of Art and some night sky photography away from the city lights!  Hopefully we don't drink so much wine that we just go to sleep instead!
Its summer, we've got to make hay while the sun shines, right?
Happy July everyone.  

Photographic Workshops with Mary Cornelius

 My latest news is that I have planned a few workshops for this summer.   The Wild Turkey Farm and Ringside at the Horse Show Workshops are tailored to the amateur hobbyist who loves exploring photography and would like to improve skills and personal vision.
 I also have a more advanced workshop for professionals and advanced amateurs who are interested in photographing lifestyle and senior portraits. With and without horses. 

A one day workshop for amateur hobbyists at the fabulous Wild Turkey Farm in Wilsonville, Oregon.
Date:  June 1, 2013
Classroom instruction. Photo shoot opportunities. Raise your photography to the next level. Workshop led by veteran international photographer Mary Cornelius.

This is an opportunity to photograph some of the beautiful Holsteiner horses that are bred on this world class private farm. Weather permitting, you will find yourself in a beautiful pasture, camera at the ready while frisky foals are turned out to play for you.
Indoor class time will include lectures and slide show examples of ways to raise your photographic skills. Time allowing, we will be sharing and discussing images that were created on the day.

Lots of Q & A opportunity during the photo sessions and the class room.

Feedback, personal goals and questions are welcome as part of your inquiry!

Participants should have a basic working knowledge of an SLR camera and a lens suitable for photographing horses at a distance. 70 - 200 mm lens is optimal.
Advice is available about renting a suitable lens for your camera if you do not have one. Just ask!

Emphasis will be on using your camera in manual mode so that you can learn to better control your image quality in different situations. Settings for stopping action and adjustments to make.

Pricing and more details will be coming right up as planning is in process.

contact Mary Cornelius Photography through this page or via website. www.marycornelius.com
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For Professionals and Advanced Amateurs

Photographing Lifestyle and creating innovative Senior Portraits.
Special guest leader for this workshop.  Prof Kimberly Vickrey, Graphic Arts Educator at
Arkansas State University and very talented photographer .  Kim is lots of fun and would be so
worth your time to participate and bring your human & equine portraiture skills up to new levels.
Click this link to view her portfolio.
 Kim's Facebook page

Organizer: Mary Cornelius  mary@marycornelius.com
Date  Aug 3 (tentative date)
Location: Narnia Farm  Aurora, OR (just south of Wilsonville)

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Ringside at the Horse Show. Photographing Equestrian Sports.
Very limited number of participants per session.  Informal Q & A format. Amateur Hobbyist level.

Additional mini workshops can be tailored to your needs and locations.  Scheduled upon request with sufficient attendance.

The workshops will be designed around participants goals. If you have some ideas of what you would like to experience orjust have questions, drop me a line and ask to be added to the Workshop Updates List to stay informed as dates and content are firmed up.

mary@marycornelius.com

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