Former Playboy Photographer & Editor to Host a One Night Workshop Event: Camera-Talk

Highland Park resident and award winning photographer, Jeff Cohen, is hosting an intimate evening basic photography instruction and career highlights on Thursday, April 23rd from 6:00-9:30pm at his unique store front photo studio, 485 Roger Williams Avenue in Highland Park’s Ravinia District. The evening will include a lecture highlighting events during his 40+ years as a photographer and editor for Playboy Magazine. To allow his instruction and presentation to be more personal and interactive, attendance is limited to 15 adults.

“People always ask what it was like to work with Hugh Hefner and the Playboy Playmates,” says Cohen as he reviews the display of memorabilia that adorns the walls of his studio. The evening’s highlight will be Cohen’s reflections on his years at Playboy Magazine, working with Hugh Hefner, Playmates and what it was like to have the most envied job in the world!

Cohen will reflect on his years as a freelance photographer in California as well as his glamorous career as part of the Playboy Magazine empire. He will share stories of his photo adventures in Russia, Japan and Cuba and the meeting and photographing celebrities Tom Cruise, Cindy Crawford, Clint Eastwood, Michael Jordan and many others.

The instructional part of the evening with include a variety of topics with a focus on moving beyond the ‘automatic’ setting on a DSLR camera and how to make manual adjustments to create more satisfying photographs. Additional “How To” instruction will include: blurring the background in family photos, tips to better use of window light, posing kids and pets, basic composition guidelines and learning how to “create” photos and not simply “take” them.

With the evening limited to 15 adults 18+, those interested should contact Jeff at his studio 847.347.2509 as soon as possible for additional information and to reserve a space.

JEFF COHEN PHOTOGRAPHY

485 ROGER WILLIAMS AVE. HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035

JEFF@JEFFCOHENPHOTOGRAPHY.COM