Anne and I ran our ninth (!) Digital Photography Bootcamp last week, our fourth summer of offering this program. Over forty individuals came and spent three days in the woods learning more about their cameras and image composition, taking loads of pictures, learning how to organize and edit them on the computer, and much more. It was a bit rainy and cloudy when we went up to Paradise at Mt. Rainier, but nobody complained and we had a great time. We also had our usual great team of assistants, and Ed, Mark, Mark, Paula and Caitlin really helped to make things spin.
I’ve worked with few technologies that have such a strong personal connection as photography, and digital photography takes this to a whole new level. It also, unfortunately, adds a layer of complexity and intimidation to the process. I get a great deal of pleasure in helping people past that complexity and allowing them to feel more in control of their use of the camera, and better able to capture meaningful, fulfilling images. That’s why we’ll be out there doing it again next summer!