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Upcoming Classes: "Basic Smartphone Photography" at the following Michigan and Indiana Libraries:
Upcoming Classes: "Basic Smartphone Photography" at the following Michigan and Indiana Libraries:
Upcoming Classes: "Basic Smartphone Photography" at the following Michigan and Indiana Libraries:
"Basic Smartphone Photography" is a 90-minute class that helps you get better photos with your smartphone. It covers the following topics:
Camera menus, editing, saving & sharing photos, portrait mode, night sky mode, video, panorama shots & more. This class is free to library patrons. Registration is suggested to guarantee your seat.
Here is a list of Libraries in Michigan and Indiana that will be hosting Wayne's Basic Smartphone Photography classes for adults in 2026: Visit each library website for more information and to register for the event:
Briggs District Library, St. Johns, MI
May 11, 2026 1:30-3:00 PM
Peabody District Library Columbia City, Indiana March 21 & June 27, 2026
11 AM-12:30 PM
Buchanan District Library,
Buchanan, MI Wednesday, June 24, 2026
5:30-7:00 PM
Wayne's Book, "Birds of Michigan: Volume 1" is for sale at blurb.com
Upcoming Classes: "Basic Smartphone Photography" at the following Michigan and Indiana Libraries:
Upcoming Classes: "Basic Smartphone Photography" at the following Michigan and Indiana Libraries:
This book contains photos and natural history notes of more than 80 of Michigan's Notable Bird Species including: Piping Plover, Trumpeter Swan & Kirtland's Warbler.
Hard covers books are priced at $60. Electronic pdf books are $9.95.To
Visit blurb.com to preview the book and purchase a copy.
Wayne's Book, "Michigan in Prose, Pictures and Poems Volume 1" is for sale at blurb.com
Upcoming Classes: "Basic Smartphone Photography" at the following Michigan and Indiana Libraries:
Self-Publish Your Photo Book: A workshop for camera clubs. Fee: Lodging & Travel Expenses.
This book is a photo memoir of my life in Michigan, The Great Lake State.
Hard covers books are priced at $49.95. Electronic pdf books are $9.95.
Visit blurb.com to preview the book and purchase a copy.
Self-Publish Your Photo Book: A workshop for camera clubs. Fee: Lodging & Travel Expenses.
Self-Publish Your Photo Book: A workshop for camera clubs. Fee: Lodging & Travel Expenses.
Mackinac Island Lilac Festival Tour June 12-14, 2026 $495/Person: Travel, Lodging not included.
This 3-day workshop to Historic Mackinac Island, Michigan includes the following amenities:
1. Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom Training: You will learn how to edit & improve your photos.
2. One-to-one help from the leader with your smartphone & digital camera settings.
3. Use of Canon & Nikon lenses: Fisheye, Macro, Telephoto lenses all provided for both systems.
4. Two Handicap mobility scooters provided for climbing Mackinac Island's scenic hills.
5. How to improve your composition & lighting skills and wow the judges in competitions.
6. Personal review of your portfolio: An honest, supportive critique of your photos with suggestions on improvement.
7. How to self-publish your photo album or book of memories: Instructor will teach you how to shoot, edit, save and publish your legacy photo book on Blurb.com Self-Publishing Website.
To Register: Please email Wayne and request a registration form. He will send one. Once he receives it, your seat is guaranteed.
Payment: Please wait until June 12, 2026 to pay by credit card, personal check or money order. Thanks.
Inclement weather policy: If the forecast calls for heavy thunderstorms, strong winds, dangerous conditions, the workshop will be cancelled and rescheduled for another time. All monies will be refunded.
Rally of Writers 2024: April 13, 2024
Wayne taught a class entitled, "How to Shoot, Write & Self-Publish Your Photo Book" in Session 1 from 9:30-10:30 am at Lansing Community College West Campus 5708 Cornerstone Dr. Lansing, MI 48917. In this photo, he is explaining the importance of getting a book review by a notable, trusted book reviewer: Bill Castanier of the Lansing City Pulse Newspaper.
Wayne will be teaching this workshop to participants in his upcoming 2026 photo tours.
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About
My Background
I bought my first film camera in 1962 and have been taking photos since then. My home state of Michigan has landscape and wildlife that keep me inspired. I carry a camera and smartphone with me at all times. Here is a photo from a desert landscape nature photography workshop I taught in El Paso, Texas using my motorhome, "The Popemobile" as a mobile classroom.
Photography as Communication
I am a Michigan Master Gardener and enjoy photographing plants and flowers. My favorite location is the MSU Horticulture Garden and 4-H Children's Garden on the campus of Michigan State University.
Magazine Articles: Michigan-Out-Of-Doors
I have 30 years experience as a photojournalist working for newspapers and magazines. Here is a "Selfie" I used for the cover of an outdoor fishing magazine. I also have 20 years experience teaching digital photography at the college level to adults.
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