The Farms: Photography 101

Experience Level: Beginner

Learn the basics of taking photos at Photography 101 on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 9 to 11 a.m. in The Studio and Formal Gardens.

Professional photographer and avid Allerton Park Photography Group member Al Wehrmann will lead students (ages 13+) in a brief seminar, then take to the Formal Gardens to learn more about composition, lighting and other helpful techniques for future photoshoots.

Students should bring their own camera or smartphone.

$25/person (ages 13+). Register here by Oct. 21. All sales are final.

If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia Bunting at owarren@illinois.edu.

About the instructor

Al Wehrmann has lived his entire life in the Midwest — growing up in Naperville, attending school in Iowa and living in Champaign since 1977. He has long been interested in the natural world, preserving fleeting moments on film and now digitally. While many regard the Central Illinois landscape as boring, Al revels in the openness of the prairie and especially the grand vistas of the prairie skies.

As a member of the Allerton Park Photography Group, Wehrmann finds great enjoyment in capturing not only the daily and seasonal moods of the park’s flora, fauna and statuary; but also in allowing those moments to be appreciated by those who see his images.

Al is a past president of the Champaign County Camera Club and Chair of the Best-in-Show Photographic Print Competition held annual at Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana.

About The Farms

The Farms: An Allerton Folk School, offers classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, health & wellness, history, nature & outdoor education, or science. All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.

See the complete Fall Session schedule here.