All Pawtucket All The Time

Providence:  The Camera Werks at 766 Hope St., Providence, will be hosting a Photo Digital Workshop on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at 2 p.m. with award-winning newspaper photographer, Omar Bradley.  This two-session workshop is aimed at improving your digital picture taking skills and instilling confidence in the world of digital photography.  Do you Jpeg or Tiff?  Do megapixels really make a difference?  This afternoon workshop is geared towards simplifying and assisting all digital camera users in how to achieve the results they desire with some easy tips from this veteran photojournalist.  Cost is $80.00 for two sessions.  The first session on February 7 will include lighting, composition, image resolution and digital photo technique.  The second session will be held on Saturday, February 14 and will include on-location shooting and tips on taking great photos with your digital camera. Space is limited – and early registration is encouraged. For more information or to register, please call The Camera Werks at #401-273-5367.

Omar Bradley has been a newspaper photographer for over 25 years.  His work has received numerous awards from several prestigious organizations, some of which include the New England Press Association as well as Suburban Newspapers of America.  Over the years, Bradley’s photographic career has spanned throughout New England, where his work as a newspaper photographer for the Providence Journal, the Pawtucket Times and the Fall River Herald News has earned him recognition.  Bradley considers himself to be “a socially conscious news photographer who enjoys doing picture stories aimed at making people aware of other cultures, environment and their role in the community”. 

The Camera Werks brings a unique hands-on approach to photography by incorporating local professional photographers in a classroom experience or  photo workshop setting to share their techniques. These photo workshops have included working with several of Rhode Island’s public and private schools in addition to working with the senior residents at both Laurelmead Assisted Living Facility and Hamilton House in Providence.