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Meeting Location: 3200 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard (East Manatee Fire Rescue District Admin Office)
5:45 to 6:15 pm: Pre-Meeting Foto-Focus
Topic: AI and Its Uses in Photography with Reena Walkling
6:15 to 6:30 pm: Gather, Socialize, Buy 50/50 Tickets, Vote for People's Choice
6:30 to 8:15 pm: Club Business and Guest Speaker
Topic: Mastering Long Exposure with Guest Speaker Antony Zacharias
Antony will guide us through the art and technique of long exposure photography - a powerful method for creating images that convey atmosphere, motion, and time.
This talk is ideal for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of long exposure techniques and integrate them into their own photography - whether for landscapes, architecture, or urban scenes.
Antony will explore:
- What long exposure photography is, and why it matters
- When and why to use it - from necessity to artistic intent
- The creative benefits of using long shutter speeds
- How to use long exposure to enhance poor weather or flat compositions
- The main types of creative blur: water, clouds, people, light trails and more
- A practical step-by-step guide to using neutral density (ND) filters
www.antonyz.com
Antony's Bio
Antony Zacharias is an award-winning photographer based in London, UK, best known for his work in minimalist, long-exposure, architectural, travel, and night photography. He is the author of seven photography books, including Mastering Long Exposure with National Geographic and the recently published The Minimalist Photographer with Laurence King, which explores photography as a refined and contemplative art form.
His work has been commissioned by The Mandarin Oriental, Toyota USA, and Sky Atlantic, and featured by the BBC, CBS, The Guardian, The Times, and The Ecologist. Antony regularly gives talks and teaches both private students and intimate masterclasses in the UK and abroad, with a particular focus on minimalist aesthetics and thoughtful image-making.
