Welcome to my "Show" page. Here you will find information on shows, workshops, galleries, Tennessee and some favorite links.

Shows

• Mule Day! April 1,2,3 & 4 - Indoors in the Baker Building at the Maury County Fairgrounds.
  
• Main Street Festival - April 24 & 25 - Downtown Franklin.
  

Classes and Workshops

All classes and workshops are great ideas for gift certificates for you favorite photographer.

Digital Photography Series - The Digital Photography series is intended for beginners or folks who just want to improve there skills. The classes prepares you for more advanced classes and workshops offered by Trace Of Light. I plan on offering these during late winter only though other groups may offer classes per their schedule. These classes were formerly offered at Columbia State Community College. Click here for a registration form.

• Photoshop Elements for Photographers - 10 Hours- 4 Sessions -Tuesday and Thursday night from 6:00 to 8:30 P.M. Note date change! 2/23, 2/25, 3/1, 3/4. Limited to 8 people. The class will be held at my home about 8 miles from Columbia State Community College or 45 minutes from Franklin. Lap top is required with Photoshop Elements 6, 7 or 8. (You can usually download a trial version for free from www.adobe.com) Cost: $125. Click here for more info. (Corrected)
  
  
  
• Sold Out! Introduction to Digital SLR Cameras (4+ Hours) - January 23, 2010 from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Limited to 8 people, snacks provided. The class will be held at my home about 8 miles from Columbia State Community College or 45 minutes from Franklin. Cost: $50. Class is full! A second session has been scheduled 1/30/10 (see below)
  
  
• Introduction to Digital SLR Cameras (4+ Hours) - Now February 27, 2010 from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Limited to 8 people, snacks provided. The class will be held at my home about 8 miles from Columbia State Community College or 45 minutes from Franklin. Cost: $50. Click here for more info.
  
  
• Achieving Great Exposures (5 Hours) -February 6, 2010 from 8:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Limited to 8 people, snacks provided. The class will be held at my home about 8 miles from Columbia State Community College or 45 minutes from Franklin. Cost: $50. Click here for more info.
  
  
• Creating Powerful Images through Composition (5 Hours) - February 20, 2010 from 8:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Limited to 8 people, snacks provided. The class will be held at my home about 8 miles from Columbia State Community College or 45 minutes from Franklin. Cost: $50. Click here for more info.

Image to Print Series - Intended for people who have a basic understanding of their camera and image processing software and want to put it all together, this class will take the participant from start to finish from creating their image, processing the image in Photo shop Elements, Lightroom, or Photo shop CS4 (if there is interest) and then producing a print on professional equipment. Click for registration form.

• Portraits - Image to Print - March 13, 2010 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.. We will start by making images of a model, process the images and prepare it for final print. 4 hours, snacks and a 8 x 10 print is provided. The class will be held at my home about 8 miles from Columbia State Community College or 45 minutes from Franklin. Cost $65. Click for course description.
  
  
• Nature - Images to Print - March, 27,2010 We will start at Stillhouse Falls SNA make images then return to process the images and print the final image. 6:30 A.M. until noonish (5+ hours). Snacks and a 8 x 10 print are provided. Moderate to strenuous hiking involved.The class will be held at my home about 8 miles from Columbia State Community College or 45 minutes from Franklin. Cost $65. Click for course description.
  

Workshops - Workshops are small group field trips to selected locations to develop your individual skills and goals. For intermediate, participants who should have a basic understanding of setting exposure and using their camera in a non automatic mode (the Digital Photography Series can provide this training). When possible image critiques will be conducted. Click here for registration form.



• Short Spring State Natural Area - Tullahoma. April 10, 2010 - 1:00 P.M. until ? Water falls and hopefully outstanding wildflowers and more. Maximum 8 people, $60 Click here for more info.
  




• Great Smoky Mountains Weekend - Townsend Tennessee. April 16 - 18, 2010. We will start with a Friday evening get together and orientation and then photograph all day Saturday and Sunday morning. Waterfalls, landscape, cabins wildflowers for a full weekend. Maximum 8 People $175. Click here for more info.
  




• Grundy Forest SNA - Fiery Gizzard Trail - Mounteagle Tennessee May 15, 2010 - 12:00 P.M. until ? Waterfalls, streams, wildflowers, formations. Maximum 8 People, $60. Click here for more info.
  
  
• TBD - 1/2 day Summer workshop
  
  
• TBD - 1/2 day Fall workshop

 

Galleries and Prints

• Art On The Go - Several framed prints on display. You may order any print and have Art on the Go frame it for you! Art on the Go, 1645 NE Lytle St, Bend Oregon, 97701
  
• Soda Creek Gallery - Framed print of Smith Rocks on display in Sisters, Oregon. You may also order any print through Paul and have them frame it for you. Soda Creek Gallery, 183 E. Hood Street, Sisters, Oregon 97759. www.SodaCreekGallery.com
  
• Amber Falls Winery and Cellars - A selection of note cards and matted prints and of course fine wines. www.amberfallswinery.com
  
• Keg Springs Winery - A selection of note cards and matted prints and of course more fine wines. www.kegsprings.com

Favorite Links

• Tennessee Natural Areas and State Parks
• National Parks and Monuments
• Tennessee Wildflowers
• Tennessee Trails Association
• Journal of 100 Miles - A site exploring the Tennessee portion of the Natchez Trace with Becky Bauer, many interesting topics!

Favorite places to photograph in Tennessee

The links above should provide directions. Most of these require some hiking. Respect our wild places. Do not litter or disturb wildlife or plants.

• The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Enough said. Anytime of the year. The Townsend area is much quieter.
• Big South Fork National Recreation Area. Many arches, rock shelters, rock bluffs, waterfalls, and spectacular fall colors especially around the Bandy Creek area.
• Natchez Trace Parkway. An area you have to work. Waterfalls, rural scenes, wildflowers, turkey, deer, bobcats. The spring season with the redbuds and dogwoods can be great in the Meriwether Lewis area and other sections.
• Grundy Forest SNA. Rock bluffs, waterfalls, wildflowers. Home of the Fiery Gizzard Trail, one of the most beautiful trails in the nation. See also nearby Foster Falls and Savage Gulf .
• Savage Gulf. Overlooks, waterfalls, gulfs (canyons).
• Reelfoot Lake. Bald eagles, migratory birds, and cypress trees. Tennessee's only natural lake formed by an earthquake. January and February are best for eagles and migratory birds. Summer for lotus blooms.
• Frozen Head State Park. Second to only the Smokies for wildflowers and maybe not really second! Spring for wildflowers.
• Short Springs SNA. Spectacular spring wildflowers.