Photography-Lighting Techniques and Digital Editing

The May 15th Lemont Artists Guild meeting, will begin at 7 PM at the Homer Township Public Library, 14320 W 151st St, Homer Glen, IL . Mike Bessler will present an introduction to what is available from the online ADOBE ® photograph editing programs. This includes ADOBE ® Lightroom on laptop and mobile phone demonstrating basic uses; cataloguing, editing, and free vs. paid features. He will also touch on basic editing in ADOBE ® Photoshop. One of his other favorite topics to be discussed will be composition including the law of thirds, filling the frame, a moving subject, depth of field, flash fill and whatever else he has tie to go over.

Artists Statement:

As I developed my photography skills, I began to experiment with enhancing my photographs to capture what I had felt. At first, I looked exclusively for realism – enhancing colors when the photograph seemed to have muted them, for instance. More recently, I have enjoyed creating impressionistic renderings of my images that give the feel of the original scene.

The final step was to learn the technical skills to print my own images allowing me to print exactly what I wanted to see.

Now, my images are mine from the first look through the viewfinder of my camera, through the enhancing process and the printing/stretching. Now I am feeling the awe!

Mike Bessler's passion is to create enhanced photographs on canvas that will capture the awe of nature. He does photography workshops at Starved Rock State Park near Utica, IL and exhibits at the Plainfield Art League Gallery and Naperville Art League Gallery (IL). His works have been sold nationwide to private and corporate customers. His website is http://www.besphoto.com/

The public is welcome; a donation for the local food pantry is appreciated. Free parking. Refreshments will be served.

For more information call Liz Connelly (815)341-1145 or www.lemontartistsguild.org

Lemont Artists Guild Mission Statement: Our mission is to enhance life in Lemont and surrounding communities by providing fine art education, instruction, programming and appreciation through a supportive environment that nurtures creativity and individuality.