Would you like to take beautiful close-up photos like this?

There’s still time to register for “Techniques of Close-up Photography”, a workshop on Saturday November 23 from 1-4pm at the Berkeley Art Works. The workshop is taught by professional photographer Janie Multrup.

The 3 hour workshop will review the do’s and don’t of close up photography.   Topics will include, lighting, understanding the close up capabilities of your camera and the tools you need to get a successful shot.

Some other helpful topics explained during the workshop, include, selecting subjects, composing the photo,  some critique and what to do with the photo once you have taken the perfect shot!   Workshop will be lecture and hands on shooting.

Please bring a tripod if you have one.  If not, there will be some available.  Participants would have to provide their own 35 mm digital camera with zoom capability.  If a smaller camera, and it has close up features that came be used as well.   A thumb drive for storing photos.

Janie Moltrup retired from the U.S. Senate Photographic Studio in 2004.  She is currently working as a freelance photographer out of her studio located in Smithsburg, Maryland.

Tuition: $40; pre-registration required. Registration information is available online at http://www.berkeleyartswv.org/artworks/workshops/ or at the Berkeley Art Works gallery during regular hours Thu 12-5, Fri 12-8, Sat 12-5 and Sun 12-3.

The Berkeley Art Works, a project of the Berkeley Arts Council, is the realization of the long-held dream of the arts community in Martinsburg and Berkeley County West Virginia: to have a community-based arts facility that supports local and regional artists, brings quality arts experiences for the members of the public, and provides a wide range of arts learning experiences for local residents, artists, and artisans.

The public is invited Friday October 11 from 5-7pm for an opening reception for the Trails-n-Trees Studio Tour Preview Show at the Berkeley Art Works, 116 North Queen Street in Martinsburg.

The Preview, is a wonderful opportunity to see a sampling of the artwork and   craftsmanship  from  award winning artisans  that Studio Tour guests can expect to see during the open Studio Tour, November 2 & 3, 2013.

The Preview will be on display in the Berkeley Art Works gallery through October 20. The gallery hours are 12-5, Fri 12-8, Sat 12-5, Sun 12-3.

The Trails and Trees Studio Tour,  presents 14 of Berkeley County’s best artisans & artists in collaboration  to present  the public with an open studio, behind-the-scenes look at their individual work spaces and creative processes.  The free, self- guided studio tour allows visitors two full days to travel at their own pace between studios in some of the most  beautiful  and  historic, rural countryside on the East Coast.

More information about the Tour is available at http://www.studiotourwv.com/. or via email at tour@studiotourwv.com.

The Berkeley Art Works is a service of The Berkeley Arts Council, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in West Virginia working to ensure that Berkeley County has a vibrant, vital arts environment by promoting awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the literary, visual and performing arts in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The Berkeley Arts Council is on the Web at www.berkeleyartswv.org.

On Saturday October 5 from 5-7pm the public is invited to an opening reception for “Eclectic Visions”, an exhibit of photography by five West Virginia artists each displaying a unique vision in their images. The exhibit will be on display at the Berkeley Art Works beginning October 3 through October 27 in the gallery at 116 North Queen Street in Martinsburg.

Mark Muse presents intimate images of the Appalachian landscape with great detail and subtle light,  while Bob Clark captures the grand landscapes of the West. Keron Psillas work includes artistic rendering of a variety of subjects along with award-winning equestrian imagery. Frank Robbins’ work spans the Atlantic Ocean from the Eastern Panhandle to the Capitols of Europe, and Rip Smith demonstrates his love of the combination of creativity and precision found in great architecture.