Arts and Crafts

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NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY–LIVE ONLINE

with Steve McGrath

May

13

May 13th to 20th, 2025

$29 More Info

Review camera settings, composition, and how to acquire great images of nature’s best, such as moose, birds, seals, and other subjects! Learn how to set up a blind to get great images. Discuss the best options in lenses for this type of photography and in tripods to get the best stability for your images! Required: a computer, a stable internet connection, and your fully charged digital camera. Registration closes at noon on May 11. 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.

MOTHER’S DAY TRINKET BOX

with Marie Armentino

May

5

May 5th, 2025

$5 More Info

Make a hand-decorated trinket box for Mother's Day…or for any day! With just a small wooden box decorated with decoupage, paint, and/or stickers, or maybe a special picture printed on paper, you can create the perfect place for special souvenirs. Please pre-register as a minimum of 4 people is required to run the course.

MOSAIC STONE BUTTERFLY

with Marie Armentino

Jun

2

June 2nd, 2025

$5 More Info

Make a beautiful butterfly to hang on your wall! This wooden butterfly is decorated with colorful cut-out mosaic stones. You choose the design and color to celebrate the beauty of these glorious creatures. Materials fee of $2 is payable to the instructor at time of class. Please pre-register as a minimum of 4 people is required to run the course.

DIAMOND DOT PICTURES/CRAFTS FOR MOTHER’S DAY

with Ginny Day

May

5

May 5th, 2025

$5 More Info

Create pictures or small craft items for Mother’s Day such as key chains or sun catchers by placing small colored “diamond” pieces on a precoded background to make beautiful pictures and designs. These kits come in many sizes and thousands of patterns and images. There are some awesome kits for beginners to try to see if they enjoy doing them and some more difficult ones for the more advanced crafters. Small Mother’s Day themed kits will be provided from which to choose. Many adults doing these have found that their children have started doing them also. Surprise someone special with a handmade gift to show how much you care or make one for yourself! Materials fee of $8 is payable to the instructor at time of class. Please pre-register to assure enough kits for a variety from which to choose are available.

CONQUER YOUR PHOTOS APP CHAOS: TAME YOUR MAC IMAGES–ONLINE

with Ed Brazee BoomerTECH Adventures

$45 More Info

Many Mac/Apple users have 1000 or more images stored in their Mac desktop/laptop Photos app. Frustration can arise when you try to find a picture or video among the multitude of saved images. Understanding the built-in organization of the Mac Photos app is the first thing you will learn. Next comes organizing your images and videos into albums and folders to develop your own management system. Plus, discover how to tag people in photos and create shared albums that you can invite friends and family to view! Required: a strong internet connection and a Mac computer, iPad, or iPhone to access videos and articles. Pre-registration is required to receive online link.

Time Varies: Course is “At Your Own Pace”

Must be completed within the semester

Every BOOMERTECH ADVENTURES course includes self-paced videos to watch at your own pace and convenience. Additionally, all of the courses offer PDFs containing class information, articles, and videos accessed directly through the links provided. Personalized support is available via email, phone, and Zoom. For best outcomes, it is recommended that you watch the course videos on a computer/iPad and have your iPhone in hand to try out ideas as you move through the videos.

BoomerTECH Adventures courses are developed by three Maine educators, Ed Brazee, Jill Spencer, and Chris Toy with Ed as the primary instructor. He taught at the University of Maine for 25 years and 13 years before that as a middle and high school teacher in NY and CO.

SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY – LIVE ONLINE

with Steve McGrath

May

14

May 14th to 28th, 2025

$49 More Info

Impress your family and friends with your photos! Learn how to use the camera settings on your phone, as well as how to share and print your photos. Discuss picture-taking techniques and the best free and low-cost tools for editing, finishing, and image management. This class will include time viewing photos and the instructor will provide feedback on student work. Come explore the magic of smartphone photography with Steve! Please have a computer, stable internet connection, and your fully charged smartphone (Android or Apple). Zoom link provided by instructor. 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.