EarthSong Photography offers "hands-on" services for amateur nature photographers including personalized Photo Tours hosted by Don McGowan, and Nature Photography Workshops given throughout the year in various locations, including courses at John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN. 
If you are visiting Western North Carolina, contact us about a personalized
Photography Tour of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Don, during his tenure as staff photographer for The Friends of The Smokies, developed an intimate knowledge of the Park and its many photographic opportunities. Your tour will include great locations for sunrise and/or sunset photography in addition to the natural beauty of the forest, mountains and many waterfalls and streams found within the Park.
Special Interest Photography Tours are offered throughout the year in several regions of the USA. Check our on-line schedule of workshops and tours or contact Don via email or telephone.
Click HERE for details about Smoky Mountain Photography Tours or visit Commercial Services for information about personalized remote tours for groups and/or business.
Don
combines his nature photography expertise with the skills of other instructors
to produce Photography with Heart Workshops: Walking in Beauty given in various
locations across North America throughout the year. These week-long, long weekend, and two-day programs
offer participants the opportunity to learn:- How to use your own camera equipment to its best advantage;
- What cameras, lenses, and filters work best for nature photography and in what conditions;
- How to design images that reflect an understanding of principles of composition;
- How to see, understand, and evaluate light as the key to successful images;
- How to develop and appreciate a deeper understanding of the beauty of our natural world in all of its many forms;
- Why having fun and doing photography go hand-in-hand and, ultimately, are inseparable.