Workshop, Conferences, and School Visits Over the years, Raymond has often shared his experiences and insights as an author and photographer with a variety of groups, ranging from professional photographers to young children. His informal slide presentations at conferences, school visits, and workshops on writing and photography are known for their wealth of helpful information, offered in a warm, pleasant manner. As he presents the slides drawn from one or more of his books, Raymond discusses the special editing and design considerations in creating children’s books illustrated with photographs, especially the need to make photographs of the highest technical and aesthetic quality, the importance of making photographs that embody lyrical touches while they also provide particular information, and the art of blending text with photographs. Raymond believes that children’s books illustrated with photographs should be produced to the same standards as the finest books of photography for adults, and he often explains the key technical and aesthetic elements that distinguish photographs of the highest quality. Children, teachers, librarians, and general audiences enjoy his slide programs. For more information about authors of children’s books,
you may wish to visit the following websites: Raymond also leads informal photography workshops. In these lively and informative programs, he shares practical tips, along with a touch of philosophy, for making better photographs. Presenting groups of slides drawn from several of his beautiful books he discusses the key elements of lighting and composition for portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and other types of photographs. |
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