Whether shooting with a smartphone or a camera, attendees will receive tips from award-winning photographer Dorene Sykes on how to capture photographs more artistically. Attendees will enjoy viewing contemporary and historic images from the Woods Hole Historical Museum’s archives that illustrate concepts. This talk, part of the Museum’s “Conversation” series, includes tips such as composition guidelines, how to find the best light when shooting landscapes and people, and varying perspective for more powerful images. Key phone and camera settings will also be suggested, as well as where to learn more – locally and online.
Speaker Bio: Dorene Sykes has been part of the Woods Hole community since settling near the village twenty years ago. Taking her lifelong love of photography to the next step, she transitioned from a career in marketing management to photography by first freelancing as a photographer for the Falmouth Enterprise. She then ran a portraiture business for a decade while also teaching photography at Cape Conservatory. During this time, Dorene earned recognition as a Certified Professional Photographer by the Professional Photographers of America and as a Master Photographer by the Cape Cod Art Center. Today, she continues to create photographic art, cover events for performing arts groups, and judge camera club competitions statewide.