Maine Adult Education

Discover close-up photography! Macro photography unlocks an amazing new universe of photographic options, whatever the season. Learn to make amazing macro shots with your current camera equipment and guidance from instructor Steve McGrath. The world up-close is a mystical place awash in color, pattern, and abstract images. Transform flowers into abstract artwork, rusty doors into textured canvases, stones into polished gems, and transform butterflies and other insects into fantastical creatures! Participants can use any type of camera. Pre-registration is required to receive online link.

Steve McGrath is a professional freelance photographer and teacher with 25 years of experience shooting sports photos for local high schools, then weddings and stock agencies. His love of the great outdoors led him to his true passion—nature photography. Steve was an active member of the Gateway Camera Club for many years and has won many ribbons and awards at fairs and competitions through the group and on his own. Many of his images have been published in school textbooks.