Alan and Melanie Feldman, previous owners of Feldman's Photography located in Brandon, Florida are internationally acclaimed for their photographic excellence. However, in their retirement they continue to copy and restore photographs due to their love of preserving memories for future generations.

Alan has taught both professional and amateur photographers in over 30 countries for over 30 years how to take better photographs and continues to wow students with his photography and smart phone classes aboard several cruise lines.

Alan has served on the Board of Directors of the International Photography Hall of Fame, and has taught photography as a speaker for the Professional Photographers of America, Wedding and Portrait Photographers International, Associated Press and United Press International conventions.

Alan's artistic portraiture has won many state, national, and international awards and is on permanent display in the Professional Photographers of America traveling loan collection and has been featured at EPCOT’s Kodak Pavilion in Orlando, Florida. Kodak Corporation presented Alan their coveted crystal Gallery Award for photographic excellence.

Civically Alan is a past District Governor of Rotary International, Honorary Mayor of Brandon Florida and has served many years on the local Chamber of Commerce and Rotary’s Camp Florida, a camp for special needs children. Feldman's Photography was honored by the Chamber of Commerce of Tampa and Brandon for their Small Business of the Year and it’s Hero awards.

Melanie is an incredible artist known as "The Painter of Women" and uses these skills in the restoration of damaged photos.

Photography today is considered an art form due to recent advancements in technology. Software that I will demonstrate in detail will enable your guests to manipulate their images to fit their artistic expression. A good photograph uses proper composition, lighting patterns and often tells a story similar to a good piece of art. I will teach your guests, using many images from your specific ports, how to take more creative photographs and videos using their smart phones and cameras. Your guest's new photographic and video skills will absolutely help promote your cruise line when they proudly show their cruise photographs to their family and friends. We continue to get rave reviews from guests who now are able to take much more memorable vacation photos. As a bonus, my wife a professional artist is willing to give color pencil or watercolor classes. We continue to get rave reviews from guests who now are able to take much more memorable photos for the rest of their lives.

• Part I: Secrets to Taking Great Travel Photographs
Learn how to capture more creative and technically excellent photographs using any type of camera or Smart Phone.

• Part II: Secrets to Taking Great Travel Photographs
Learn how to capture more creative and technically excellent photographs using any type of camera or Smart Phone.

• The Many Secrets to Smart Phone Photography
Learn how to take better and more creative photographs and video using your smart phone.

• The Many Secrets to Editing Your Images With Your SmartPhone
Learn how to manipulate and improve your SmartPhone photos directly on your Phone.

• Smart Phone Applications to Dramatically Improve Your Photographs
Learn which Smart Phone Applications can be used to best enhance your travel images.

• Adobe Lightroom – Improve Your Photos From Just Okay to Fantastic
Learn the most efficient way to import, cull, crop, enhance and export your travel photographs.

• What Art and Photography Have in Common?
Learn how artists use the same composition and lighting as great photographers?

• The History of Photography
Learn how photography progressed from the Camera Obscura to the Iphone and Beyond.

Master Photographer Alan Feldman has taught both professional and amateur Photographers how to take better photographs in over 30 countries and for over 30 years. He has lectured on Victory, Regent and Viking Cruise Lines on photography and smart phones.

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