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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121124
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SUMMARY:Wildlife photography course
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DESCRIPTION:Sat 24 Nov\,10am-5pm & Sun 25 Nov\, 10am-4pm. \n\nThrough a m
 ixture of classroom theory and practical sessions using live animals and
  museum specimens\, learn how to photograph natural history subjects. Wi
 th Chris Mattison\, wildlife photographer and author and Andrew Gray\, C
 urator of Herpetology at the Museum. \n\nThe course is aimed at people w
 ho already have a digital single lens reflex camera (DSLR) or similar an
 d have some knowledge of how to use it. Point and shoot compact cameras 
 are not suitable for this course. Each workshop will have a maximum of 1
 2 participants. The course is part of Museum Meets\, The Manchester Muse
 um’s new year-round programme for adults\, which includes After Hours\, 
 Urban Naturalist\, Courses and Talks.\n\nDAY 1 Morning: Presentation by 
 Chris Mattison: Introductory talk / identification of student’s needs / 
 feedback / discussion Afternoon: Chris Mattison will cover the basics of
  working with natural light and flash photography. Tackling various subj
 ects\, he will work through the process of setting up the animal or spec
 imen\, from the initial idea to the final result. \n\nDAY 2 This will be
  your opportunity to put into practice what you have learnt\, working al
 ongside professionals who will give full supervision to enable you to ge
 t pictures using your own cameras\, and gaining access to some of the li
 ve and preserved natural history specimens contained within the collecti
 ons of The Manchester Museum. By the end of day two you should be able t
 o tackle most of the small natural history subjects you are likely to co
 me across. \n\nEQUIPMENT REQUIRED You must provide your own equipment. A
 lthough the course is designed to be suitable for a variety of camera ma
 kes and models\, you should know how your camera works and how the vario
 us settings can be changed: we will be dealing in general principles and
  there will not be time to teach people how to operate their own cameras
 \, so please familiarise yourself with the instruction manual before att
 ending the course! If you have a separate flashgun that is compatible wi
 th the camera\, please bring this\, along with any interchangeable lense
 s you may own\, especially if you have any close-up equipment. However\,
  we do not suggest that you go out and buy equipment especially for the 
 course: you will be in a better position to choose your purchases\, if n
 eeded\, after the course. If you have a tripod\, please bring this but\,
  again\, it is not essential that everybody has one.
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Manchester Museum\, Oxford Road\, Manchester\, Phone: 0161-27526
 48\, Email: museum@manchester.ac.uk
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