Modern Model September 2013 | Page 29

Photography  Workshops  in  Tri-­?City,  MI   When   I   ?rst   began   to   o?er   photography   workshops   through   Brian   Thornton   Workshops   and   Events,  and  Michigan  Through  the  Lens    in  in  the  Tri-­?City,  MI  area  (Saginaw,  Bay  City,  Midland),   there   were   limited   immediate   group   photography   opportuniAes.   Now,   with   more   groups   forming   locally   ,   I   would   like   to   provide   a   list   and   descripAon   for   photographs   who   need   a   reason  to  dust  o?  their  equipment,  and  like  being  among  other  photographers.   Brian  Thornton  Workshops  and  Events  –  monthly  photoshoots  both   in  studio  and  outdoors  that  allow  photographers  to  work  with  models   in   group   sessions   or   individually   in   seongs   ranging   from   fashion   to   swimsuit/lingerie.  Average  registraAon  fee  of  $25  –  55.   h]p://www.btwe-­?events   Michigan   Through   the   Lens   –   a   monthly   group   that   focus   on   places   and   things   –   but   not   people.   This   is   a   group   for   photographers   that   like  to  work  with  subjects  that  include  landscape,  animals,  buildings,   and   products.   Shoots   include   indoor   and   outdoor   seongs.   Average   registraAon  fee  from  $10  -­?25.   h]p://www.meetup.com/]lgroup   Get  Out  and  Shoot–  a  network  group  that  o?ers  primarily  free  workshops  (with  or  without   models),  and  allows  photographers  and  models  to  gather  and  socialize  in  unique  seongs.   h]ps://www.facebook.com/groups/GetOutandShootMichigan   PhotoJunky  Workshops  –  a  group  that  focuses  on  themed  photoshoots  that  may  includes   models,  or  interesAng  locaAons.  Contact  organizers  for  average  registraAon  fees.   h]ps://www.facebook.com/photojunky.workshops.1   Modern Model Page 29