Analog Birding Film Course

$150.00

When:

October 10th 1:00pm to 3:30pm

October 17th 9:00am to 11:30am

October 24th 1:00pm to 3:30pm

Where:

LATITUDE Chicago (1st and 3rd week)

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary (2nd week)

Instructors: Tyler Snell & Matt Igleski

Cost: $150

What to expect:

Want to learn about film photography? Want to learn about birds? In partnership with Chicago Bird Alliance, participants will learn how to use analog photography as a tool to slow down, reflect, and learn about birds, their habitat, and birding in Chicago. No experience with birding or photography is necessary.

After an introduction to birding and the fundamentals of photography, covering basic camera use and fully manual exposure settings with a focus on photographing birds and their habitat in the first session, we’ll visit Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary for the second session. Each participant will receive one roll of color film for the trip, which LATITUDE will then develop and make 4x6 prints of. In the third session, we'll look through the prints together and discuss the experience and what the photographs can teach us.

Participants should ideally have a fully functioning 35mm film camera and lens with the ability for fully manual settings (aperture, shutter speed, and ISO). We do not have cameras to loan out, but if you don’t have a camera and would still like to join, or have any questions about if your camera will work, please reach out and let us know before registering. No specialized wildlife gear is required; the workshop is focused on photography as a means of being present and learning. 

The workshop fee includes a donation to Chicago Bird Alliance, one 36 exposure roll of 35mm color film, film processing, small enhanced Minilab scanning, and 4x6 prints of the full roll.

When:

October 10th 1:00pm to 3:30pm

October 17th 9:00am to 11:30am

October 24th 1:00pm to 3:30pm

Where:

LATITUDE Chicago (1st and 3rd week)

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary (2nd week)

Instructors: Tyler Snell & Matt Igleski

Cost: $150

What to expect:

Want to learn about film photography? Want to learn about birds? In partnership with Chicago Bird Alliance, participants will learn how to use analog photography as a tool to slow down, reflect, and learn about birds, their habitat, and birding in Chicago. No experience with birding or photography is necessary.

After an introduction to birding and the fundamentals of photography, covering basic camera use and fully manual exposure settings with a focus on photographing birds and their habitat in the first session, we’ll visit Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary for the second session. Each participant will receive one roll of color film for the trip, which LATITUDE will then develop and make 4x6 prints of. In the third session, we'll look through the prints together and discuss the experience and what the photographs can teach us.

Participants should ideally have a fully functioning 35mm film camera and lens with the ability for fully manual settings (aperture, shutter speed, and ISO). We do not have cameras to loan out, but if you don’t have a camera and would still like to join, or have any questions about if your camera will work, please reach out and let us know before registering. No specialized wildlife gear is required; the workshop is focused on photography as a means of being present and learning. 

The workshop fee includes a donation to Chicago Bird Alliance, one 36 exposure roll of 35mm color film, film processing, small enhanced Minilab scanning, and 4x6 prints of the full roll.

INSTRUCTORS

Tyler Snell

He/Him

Tyler is an artist and licensed architect based in Chicago, IL, with a Master of Architecture from University of Minnesota and Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. His work, embracing the emotive and ever-changing qualities of materials, lives in relationship to, and independent of, the human experience. He is currently an architect with Adaptive Operations, and is a former LATITUDE Lab Assistant.

Matt Igleski

He/Him

Matt is the Executive Director of Chicago Bird Alliance (CBA), the local chapter of the National Audubon Society. He discovered birding while taking an ornithology course during graduate school in Michigan, turning a casual curiosity into a lifelong passion.

Since moving to the Chicago area in 2013, Matt and his wife, Vickie, have explored the many birding hotspots of Chicago and Northwest Indiana, as well as destinations across the country. As part of his work with CBA, Matt leads bird outings and enjoys sharing his enthusiasm for birds and nature with others, including through bird photography.