Nidhi Dahiya, owner of Nids Creations Photography is a contemporary portrait photographer. Her style of fashion-inspired portraiture is a fine blend of fantasy and realism. She is a master in posing different body types to highlight the best in her subjects. Nidhi believes beauty is not on the outside, it’s something that shines out of a person when you make him/her feel confident and secure. Nidhi’s most compelling quality is her ability to boldly color her images with elements of fantasy while capturing the true essence and bond between her subjects.
Through a variety of examples, John will explore seven classic rules of photo composition. An in-depth discussion of these techniques will encourage the participant to see their subjects in a variety of ways. The art of photography is capturing a scene in a way that invites the audience to linger for a moment. These time-honored rules help us achieve that goal by coaxing the eye to move around our photos. Finding a great subject is only half the goal. Recording it in a way that gives it “life”, that is truly an art.
Ashley’s love for photography began with a month long trip to Europe, where she was able to look at architecture as art. She then trained under a well-known Street Photographer in New York City, James Maher and world renowned portrait photographer, Dani Diamond of NYC. Soon, after that, Ashley began capturing people from a documentary style point-of-view and moved on to fashion.
Ashley taught in the classroom for 13 years before deciding to make a career transition into full-time photography and loves how she can still interact with people on a daily basis. She is the creator of Destination Session, which is an application based program for all people, ages 14 and up. It consists of a different location each time (so far they’ve been to NYC 4 times, Los Angeles, CA and Paris, France) and 4 styled shoots with hair/makeup/clothing and plenty of adventure!
Want to know how to get those streaks of fireworks? Eager to photograph special July 4 events? This class will provide insight on how to photograph fireworks, from huge displays to at-home celebrations. Melissa will offer suggestions on equipment, settings and general know-how for fireworks photography.

