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Hunt’s Photo Workshop: Steam Punk in Waltham!

May 11, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

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Class Summary

Date & Time:

May 11, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Location:
Downtown Waltham
Featuring:
Environmental Portraits of colorful personalities, eccentric clothing, boisterous jewelry, and clever gadgetry!
Skill Level:
All Skill Levels Welcome
Instructor:
Don Toothaker
Class size:
8 attendees
What to Bring:

• Dress comfortably based on the weather, carrying your equipment, and walking.

• Bring your camera and lenses. Standard zoom (apx 24-70mm), primes (50mm, 85mm), and even telephoto zooms (70-200mm) are all appropriate, but make sure to bring only what you want to carry.

• A flash is optional

• Make sure to bring extra memory cards and batteries.

• We recommend NO TRIPODS! There will be many people, so travel light!

• On that note, travel as light as possible with no big bags/backpacks, as there will be a crowd

• There will likely be street vendors and food trucks, and while many have card readers, consider bringing cash

Misc:

Parking: Find any available parking you can.  The city will have several designated parking lots.  Arrive early as this event is heavily attended.  If you have a parking meter, make sure to pay it!

Suggested Parking Lots Are:  Embassy Parking Lot and Carter Street Parking Lot

 

Policies:
Refund / Cancellation Policy

Refund Policy – Classes / Walks / Workshops

For classes, walks, & workshops, cancellations and postponement can be made up to 48-hours prior to the scheduled time. Refunds cannot be granted for cancellations placed less than 72-hours/3-days before a class or walk, but you can receive a 75% credit toward a future class, walk, or workshop.

For all cancellations, you must contact classes@huntsphoto.com prior to the event. If you register for a class and do not show up, your payment will be forfeited..

Join Hunt’s Photo Education for a workshop where we will work specifically on environmental portraiture in a street photography setting with the most outrageous (and awesome) subjects- Steampunk!

Founded in 2011, the Waltham Steampunk Festival is the oldest outdoor Steampunk Festival in the country. Steampunk is an aesthetic and fashion that often mixes old-fashioned design (ex. Victorian/19th century era) with futuristic technology, or at least futuristic from the design’s standpoint. Colorful personalities, eccentric clothing, boisterous jewelry, and clever gadgetry are just some of the elements to expect from this fun day! During the annual festival, attendees and vendors gather to show off their unique outfits and inventions.  It is a spectacular event for photographers to experience and photograph.

On this workshop, we will photograph at the festival for the majority of the day, meeting at 9:30am (prior to the start) until the end of the festival at 5pm. (If you cannot attend for the entirety, that’s OK, but we will be in attendance for the day!) We will work on storytelling, environmental portraits, and more!

We will then reconvene on May 20th for an image review, where we will discuss what attendees captured and the editing process.

As a final note, please consider that this event is a rain or shine event, so we will (hopefully) be attending, rain or shine.

Join us for this unique and special photo workshop!

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