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nalism; RAW Processing (DSLR) with DxO Optics Pro 8; Portraiture, and Lighting for Portraits.; Introduc-
1Where do you live and how long have you been there?
tion to Studio Lighting; and Photo Processing using Photoshop.
I live in beautiful historic Savannah, GA most all my life.
With each class I have learned so much, and with each class my photographs have seen a major im-
provement. Falcon is a outstanding teacher. He always takes time with each student to explain the art of pho-
tography. With the first classes, he has striven to teach his students that photography is an art with emotion.
2. How long have you been doing photography? How did you get interested in photography? It isn't just technical stuff to remember. He teaches us to make interacting with the camera second nature - a

I have seriously been doing photography for 5 years. It all started with a Christmas gift from ritual that becomes a part of the experience, as a result art is able to follow.
my husband a Canon 7D, in 2009. I learned to use manual mode with the very first class. Added to this how to use f stops. Then, how to

adjust the shutter speeds to produce a photo at nyght with an ISO of 100 instead of ISO of 3200 or 6400.
From there I studied how to produce presets in DxO Optics Pro 8 to help in editing photographs faster. Next,
4. What camera - make and model - do you have? I focused on using shutter speeds to cause blur or to create a sharp photography with moving subjects, how
to use the external flash, reflectors, and strobe lighting with portraiture. Finally in the last class, we used
Canon 7D, and many lens
Photoshop editing tools, and learned how to create a work flow in editing. Falcon teaches like an instructor
of a college class. Falcon is very passionate about his work and teaching. Thank you Falcon for all you have
taught me.
4.What is your favorite subject to photograph?

Landscapes, architectural, and portraits/pet photography.

5. Why is photography so important to you?

It is a way to express myself without words, and to capture history in the
making. It is a way for me to create art in a medium that is very diverse.

6. Have you thought about becoming a pro?

No, not really. But, I would like to make income selling my photographs one
day. With each class my photographs improve, so maybe I could become a pro one
day. We’ll see.

7.Tell us about you NyghtFalcon seminar experience?

In January 12, 2013 at my first classes; “See the world again for the first time”
Boot Camp Part 1; Photo Walk; and Art and Emotion Boot Camp Part 2, I met
NyghtFalcon. How I learned about the class was from my daughter who lives in Ath-
ens - she forward the link for the class to me from Living Social on April 4, 2012, two
days after my birthday. It was again at Christmas that year when she encouraged
me to take the class. I registered for the January 12, 2013 class. I’m glad I did. My
daughter Bethany graduated from University of Georgia with a major in Journalism
and telecommunications. She has even worked as camera person filming the UGA
football games.

Since then, I have taken many classes with NyghtFalcon, and some with Fal-
con and his son JD: the three day extensive class; Nyght photography; Photo Jour-

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