Fotorama - LB Aquarium, Tuttle Camera and Nikon

Fotorama

The Aquarium of the Pacific, along with Nikon and Tuttle Cameras, is offering an incredible opportunity for photography enthusiasts to have full access to bring their gear and shoot to their hearts content. Never before has the Aquarium been closed to everyday visitors and open to photographers during the day. From 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., it will only be you and like-minded photographers all looking to get their idea of the perfect Aquarium photos. Take a break in the middle of the day with your included boxed lunch and refreshment. Add a workshop or class to expand your skills and then try them out in the Aquarium.

Saturday, Apr 16, 2011
9:00 am–4:00 pm Reservations must be made before 2 p.m. on Thursday April 14.

http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/newsevents/eventsdetail/fotorama/

Unique opportunities, for example:

• Bring in all your gear and set up your tripods and that experimental lighting set-up you’ve always dreamed of
• Set up in the Seal and Sea Lions amphitheater and shoot during one of their feedings
• Feed the lorikeets and then take some of the most colorful photos of your day in Lorikeet Forest
• Get up close to some of our program animals with our husbandry staff (animals to be determined)

Nikon

Nikon will be offering free lenses and bodies that will be available for check out with a valid driver's license. You can basically show up with a memory card and pick out your dream Nikon/Nikkor set up and shoot to your heart’s content. Then when you want to switch it up, come back and try that lens that’s calling out your name. Additionally, they will be offering a couple of classes and workshops for an additional fee.

Tuttle Cameras

Tuttle Cameras will have limited items for sale, such as memory cards, rubber lends hoods, and other small items.

Classes & Workshops

• Creative Lighting Systems Workshop with Paul Van Allen.
  • Paul will give you a short overview of the menus and buttons for wireless flash and other flash settings. After a short presentation, he'll discuss some of the processes and technologies involved in creating staged still-life type images. You will then use your Nikon camera to re-create some of the same images in hands-on lighting stations.
• Nikkor Lenses: Focus on Your Vision
  • You will learn all about choosing the right lenses and settings for different scenarios, from macro to zoom. Take what you learn in this class and shoot in the Aquarium the rest of the day with your new knowledge. Don't forget that you can borrow free lenses during the event so you can experiment with the information you've just been given!

Customize your package:

• $50 admission includes all-day shooting, boxed lunch, and a drink.
• $10 parking. Carpooling is highly recommended as parking will be very limited. Once parking sells out, you will have to arrange transportation as parking will not be available for purchase in the area. Member parking cards will not be valid during Fotorama as you will not be parking in the normal structure. If you will be driving down, you need to purchase parking.
• $15 Creative Lighting Systems Workshop
• $15 Nikkor Lenses Class