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Introduction to Photography
Session 1 – May 21-22 | 10:00am-2:00pm
Session 2 – June 4 | 10:00am-1:00pm | June 5 | 10:00am-2:00pm
Tuition $200
Hoffman Center for the Arts | 594 Laneda Avenue | Manzanita
This workshop will require proof of vaccination
Beginning Photography Course Description

We want to make you a better photographer! This is the first in a series of courses for those who want to improve their basic photography skills. This class takes place over 4 days and 2 weekends. It is designed for those who have digital cameras that allow for adjustments to key settings like aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. Ideal camera types for this course include mirrorless DSLRs, as well as certain compact “point & shoot” cameras. Some of the topics we will explore include:

Topics
Basic camera functionality and operation
Developing the eye of a photographer
Creative expression
Harnessing the power of light and using the exposure “triad”
Equipment and proper usage including lenses, filters, and tripods
Basic composition
How to photograph flowers and art
Workflow and an introduction to image editing

Follow this link for more information or to register:
hoffmanarts.org/events/intro-to-photography/?

Procreate® (Intro to Digital Art Creation)
Digital Art Class with Jen Hoff
June 25-26 | 1:00-4:00pm
Tuition: $150
Hoffman Center for the Arts | 594 Laneda Avenue | Manzanita
This workshop will require proof of vaccination

Led by digital artist Jen Hoff, this beginning Procreate workshop is focused on exploring the various tools available to you on your iPad with the software Procreate. Similar to Photoshop or Illustrator, Procreate allows you to create unlimited and complex digital creations. Whether you like to hand-draw, paint, do graphic design, or creatively modify photos, Procreate can be a fun digital canvas environment. Participants will learn about digital canvas creation using layers, painting with existing brushes or creating your own, and how to create and use palettes.

Note: Procreate is one of the best creative graphic software apps. Participants will need to bring an iPad with the Procreate app, which is available for $9.99. Although you can sketch, paint, and edit images using your finger, we recommend you bring an Apple Pencil or compatible stylus.

Come prepared to play, create, and ask plenty of questions as you navigate this powerful
and fun tool!
Note: Procreate is one of the best creative graphic software apps. Participants will need to bring an iPad with the Procreate app, which is available for $9.99. Although you can sketch, paint, and edit images using your finger, we recommend you bring an Apple Pencil or compatible stylus.

Jen Hoff has been an artist for over 15 years. Her mixed-media paintings have won an award from the Colorado Gallery of the Arts, been displayed in public installations, and been included in group shows in Denver & Breckenridge, Colorado, Austin, Texas, and Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Follow this link for more information or to register:
hoffmanarts.org/events/procreate-intro-to-digital-art-creation/?

A raffle for a iRobot Vacuum Model 805 Roomba, complete with all the paperwork in the cardboard tray it came in. Tickets are $5 each or 6 for $20.

River City Flower Farm will be selling their dried flower arrangements and wreaths as well as dahlia bulbs.

There will be gifts for Mom, including garden themed cards handmade by Garden Club members.

The sale will be held Mother’s Day weekend: Saturday, May 7th from 9-4 and Sunday, May 8th from 10 to noon. Location of the sale is 43080 Northfork Rd, Nehalem at the junction of Hwy 53 and Northfork Rd. Look for the horse sculpture!

And don’t forget we have TOMATOES! About 600 gallon pots of at least 19 varieties of tomatoes will be available including heirloom, cherry, grape, roma and beefsteak types among others. These varieties were specifically chosen by experienced members because they are proven performers in our coastal climate.

Besides tomatoes, club members have started other vegetables from seed so gardener’s plant selections will be available from a local source. Also on offering will be the club’s usual annuals, perennials, natives, herbs, succulents, shrubs, and trees.

Club members want to share their appreciation to the folks at the Lower Nehalem Community Trust. Since Alder Creek Farm is not having a plant sale this year, due to a gap in garden management resources, they graciously made their hoop house available for the Club’s use. It is currently stocked with the tomatoes growing big and lush in the heat and light of the hoop house.

Nehalem Bay Garden Club donates proceeds from the sale to local organizations that share the Club’s mission. Recently the focus for these grants has been on food security. Past recipients include North County Food Bank, Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church for their food programs, Food Roots, Hoffman Gardens, Alder Creek Farm, Nehalem Elementary Garden Program, and the mural at Nehalem City Park.