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FirstLight Workshop brings together some of the world’s most talented photographers in the most beautiful locations in the world to share their knowledge and experience in digital photography. Learn to create extraordinary images and master digital photography under the tutelage of these photography professionals in an environment that will awe and inspire. To learn more about creating perfect digital images, please visit Perfect Digital Photography.
We just wrapped up our Aeolian Islands Workshop, it was a great event and you can see some of the work done by scrolling down this page to “Where’s Jay ”
FirstLight Workshops, 2012:
July 1 – July 7, 2012

photo by Jeff Vanuga
We’ve posted information on this incredibly unique opportunity, a week of cowboy photography at the Absaroka Ranch in Dubois, Wyomng
1st workshop: January 19 – 22, 2012
2nd workshop: January 26 – 29, 2012
Winter Light on the Chesapeake
Snow Geese Taking Flight, Photo: Dave Harp
FirstLight Workshop
PO Box 582
Littleton, Colorado 80160 – 0582
Wheres Jay?
First post from “Winter Light on the Chesapeake” Workshop
Good day, I’m now in Cambridge, Maryland for our two, back-to-back FirstLight “Winter Light on the Chesapeake” Workshops. My co-instructor and good friend, Dave Harp, and I spent the day driving through the area in and around the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. This is the heart of the area in which we’ll be photographing during the workshops.
Marshes, estuaries, grasses. Wildlife and beautiful winter light should make for a great workshop experience for everyone. I’ve posted a few images I shot today as Dave and I drove through the area. Come back to the site, we’ll be posting pictures on a regular basis..wish you were here!!

Bald eagles in the Blackwater Refuge
I’m shooting this workshop almost exclusively with the Olympus Pen cameras-all the photos on this page were shot with the Pens. My lenses range from a 9-18mm (18-36mm length in 35mm equivalent) to a 75-300mm (150-600mm equivalent) Incredible portability, high quality and awide selection of lenses makes this my “go to” system more and more often.
If you haven’t had the opportunity to check out “The Photo Society”, I strongly urge you to visit this website. It’s one place you can see the work of National Geographic photographers, built by NG photographers…it’s well worth your time.
A last bit of news: I’m finally updating my website, this is a complete makeover, and we’re really excited to hear your reaction once it’s launched. I’ll be Tweeting and FB’ing that notice in the very near future..love to hear your response!

Edges of Blackwater

Morning over the Blackwater Refuge

Snow geese taking flight above the Blackwater Refuge

Old home adjacent to Refuge