The event was held on October 30, 2023 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

NOTE: This is a two-part workshop meeting on Monday, October 30, and Monday, November 6 via Zoom. Registration for Part 1 will enroll you in both sessions.

Photo Credits: Jim Fowler

Workshop Overview

Join Jim Fowler on an interesting and entertaining journey as we explore techniques and tools to improve composition.  Good composition is an exercise in judgment.  You can improve your composition skills by understanding some basics about how we see, how we look at pictures, and what tools are available.  Learn how to forget what you first saw that captured your attention and think instead about the final image you want to produce.  

In this practical and fun workshop, Jim shows what we can do with composition to improve the visual impact of our photos.  Drawing on information from both scientific and artistic sources, Jim uses his own photos, and some famous photos and paintings to illustrate every tool and technique he talks about.   

All participants will receive Jim’s written notes and select references the day after the presentation.

This workshop is available and suited to anyone in the Club.  For many members, the workshop will provide a good survey of the whole field of composition.  For others, it will be a refresher as well as an opportunity to see examples they may not have associated with a particular technique.  In case you have participated in one of Jim’s excellent Composition workshops in prior years, he has completely revised his material and has added lots of new and informative illustrations.

This workshop is NOT about using your camera or software.  It IS all about visualizing the image you will create and giving that image a structure that will help others see what you want them to see.

About Jim Fowler

A lifelong photographer, Jim joined VCC in 2016 and quickly became active in wide array of roles in the club; and this high level of activity continues to this day.  From writing for the CloseUp club magazineto delivering workshops, Jim has demonstrated an ability to communicate what was new and exciting.   He is a regular contributor at the Creative and Nature SIGs, Tuesday and field trip galleries, a guest commentator on the Advanced Image Review, chair of the External Competition Committee, member of both CAPA and PSA, and having twice attended the CAPA Image Judging workshop, Jim still gets excited when he talks about images.