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To get really great photos, you need to be in the right place at the right time - and that can be tricky. When you join Photo Explorers, we make sure you get the best opportunities. We plan our photo safaris - sometimes right down to calculating the angle of the sun, so you almost can't help but get stunning shots. And we'll guide you through the technical stuff as we go to help make sure you get the image you want. Won't you join us?
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C1MAPE Photo Explorers - Stay engaged and take your photography to a new level
Join a group of friendly photography enthusiasts that love to hang in gorgeous places and take photos. C1M Academy Photo Explorers are a group of fun and relaxed people that share a love for photography. Once a month, we go on location to take photos. And then we'll meet again later in the month to maximize our photographs' beauty using editing software.
We believe that practice makes perfect.
We encourage all our students, whether they're enrolling in our multi-week courses, or just beginning to explore digital photography in a more informal way, to keep practicing. But just practicing isn't enough - you need to practice well. And it's a lot easier to be consistent if that practice is fun, too. Our Photo Explorers memberships fit the bill.
What we have planned for the year ahead ...
January 7th, 2024 - Let's Stay Warm - Instead of braving the winter chill, we'll hunker down in the studio and explore the intricacies of lighting, posing, or maybe the mysteries of the macro world.
February 4th, 2024 - Island in the Stream - Weather permitting, there's a place where on cold days, eagles ride little ice floes. Wouldn't that be something to photograph?
March 3rd, 2024 - Fishies - Tropical hues, colorful fish, and funny penguins await you and your higher ISO camera. We'll share the settings when we get there.
April 14th, 2024 - The Butterfly Place - Where else can you see the stunning colors and delicate structures of dozens butterflies up close?
May 5th, 2024 - Botanical Gardens - Explore cultivated flora, presenting in myriad shades of green that will soothe your eyes, long before nature around us awakens
June 2nd, 2024 - What a Zoo - Lions and tigers and bears ... and giraffes, snakes, spiders, birds. Maybe even a zebra or two. Let's go wild. Or at least wildlife.
July 14th, 2024 - Lush & Local - Explore the lush green landscapes that New England is known for, discovering gorgeous flowers and industrious insects at every turn.
August 4th, 2024 - Something Green - Every shade of green that nature can offer awaits your attention; photograph them in all their glory.
September 10th, 2023 - Sunrise - Come with us and be awed by the ever-changing display of orange, purple and blue as the sun climbs into the sky at the start of the day.
October 8th, 2023 - Fall Colors - There's nothing better than New England fall foliage. We'll seek out all the reds, oranges, and golds we can find.
November 5th, 2023 - Ocean Shore - Roam the rugged shoreline and admire the ocean's power and beauty.
December 3rd, 2023 - On the Rocks - Fascinating rock formations beckon in a coastal landscape, inviting us to play with composition in unique and creative ways.
Destinations listed above are suggestions. The actual destination will be voted on by participants at the previous shoot's Tweak and Toast session.
What can I say? The world is run by the people who show up.
Photo Explorers travel the land, exploring beautiful places and capturing stunning photos.
Each month, enrolled students meet for a photography field trip. We choose our locations carefully, so there's always something fascinating to shoot, no matter the time of year. (Sometimes, during the colder months, we have mercy on you and "safari" in the studio instead, but expect to spend lots of time outside.) The lessons are informal, but still important, as being out and about taking photos allows time to talk about filters, natural lighting and composition, and other technical elements of photography that may require a bit of gentle guidance to figure out. A week or two after the on-location shoot, students meet in the studio to learn and apply cutting-edge photo editing and enhancing techniques - those little touches that make an already great photo truly breathtaking.
The longer you participate in our Photo Explorers program, the more you'll gain.
That's why we offer 12-month and 24-month enrollments as the standard options. If it were up to us, we'd love to see everyone choose the 24-month option - not because it's better for us, but because repeated practice of your photography skills will lead to a level of refinement that will make something truly special of your images. Photo Explorers takes a relaxed and fun approach, but gives you the chance to build your skills with lots of real-world, hands-on practice. We'll help you figure out camera settings and composition techniques to try, and you'll begin to understand how being in the right place at the right time can be more than half the battle.
Throughout a year, some of the Photo Shoots may be on a weeknight evening and others on a Saturday or Sunday, depending on the students and the season. Photo Shoot sessions usually last anywhere from 1 to 2 hours and we meet at a predetermined spot. Signed up students will receive an email with a link to a map, making finding the location really easy. Usually Photo Shoot locations will be in southern NH and northern MA, within about 1-2 hour driving distance from the Manchester / Nashua area. Locations and meeting times will be discussed and agreed upon at the end of the previous Photo Explorers night. Editing sessions take place at the C1M Academy classroom facilities on a Monday or a Tuesday night.
And now there's even more ...
Our Hands-On Workshops are included free of charge when you enroll for 12 or 24 months in our Photo Explorers membership. At least one Saturday morning each month - and sometimes more - we'll be holding a 2-hour workshop designed to focus on and delve deeply into a single aspect of photography. Each workshop will be fun and hands-on, just like our Photo Explorers field trips are. Some workshops may involve a model, and, if they do, a $30 model fee applies.
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Requirements:
You will need your own camera. (Point and shoots are welcome)
The instruction booklet for your camera.
A thumb drive, to share your images with your instructor.
Having a laptop computer with Adobe Lightroom on it would be good.
A sense of humor and plenty of enthusiasm is a plus.
Photo Shoot themes / location may include:
Spring in the mountains / Monadnock region
Beautiful gardens / Beaverbrook Hollis, NH
York's Wild Kingdom / York, Maine
Grungy beauty / Fort Stark and Newcastle Island
Quechee Gorge / Quechee, Vermont
Downtown Boston / Boston, MA
Rugged beauty of the Souhegan River, Souhegan Valley, NH
Fall at the Orchard / Greenville, NH
Fort McClary and Nubble Light / Kittery and York, Maine
Shelburne, MA Bridge of Flowers
Motif #1 / Rockport, MA
The Kanc / Kancamangus River NH
Madame Sheri's Castle, Chesterfield, NH
Newburyport, MA
Plum Island, MA
Sunrise at Wallis Sands, Rye, NH
Using your flash / C1M Studios
Studio lighting / C1M Studios
Posing a subject / C1M Studios
Crafting a portrait / C1M Studios
If you have a suggestion for a location that you don't see on this list, don't be shy.
We're always looking for new places to shoot. If you have a favorite location or somewhere you've been wanting to go that hasn't made our list yet, let us know. At each Tweak & Toast editing session, we decide as a group where our next shoot will be. Majority rules - in Photo Explorers, as in life, the world is run by people who show up. Everyone's input is always welcome.
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Membership Options:
Photo Explorers membership is available as a monthly subscription, or prepaid for a year. Members subscribing for 12 months also receive access to our Monthly Workshops at no additional charge. (There will be a modest charge for workshops that include a model.) While we welcome month-to-month subscribers, of course, members benefit most from a longer commitment. Part of the membership is the regular immersion in photography practice with like-minded photo enthusiasts.
To become a Photo Explorers member, register on our e-learning site by clicking on the Subscribe button below. When you subscribe, you'll get immediate access to photography resources and videos of past Photo Explorers events. You'll also be added to our Photo Explorers mailing list, so you'll always be notified of upcoming photo safaris, Tweak&Toast sessions, and monthly workshops.
Monthly Subscription:
If you choose a month-to-month membership, your credit card or PayPal account will be billed $98 each month until you cancel. For maximum benefit and the best value from your membership, subscribe for the full year for just $80 per month.
By purchasing a seat in this course you agree to our terms and conditions of sale. Your retainer fee reserves your seat and is fully refunded if the course is canceled. Per RSA 361-B, you may cancel this transaction any time prior to midnight of the third business day after the date of this transaction. When you sign up we'll send you an email to confirm. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours, please call us. From time to time, we videotape our classes, so it is possible that you will be recorded while studying with us. Warning: On rare occasions we do run out of chocolate chip cookies.
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