WEBINAR
photography education for women, by women
Hosted by Women's Photography Circle
Join Jen Walton from Girls Who Chase and Beth Mancuso from Women's Photography Circle for what is sure to be a highly entertaining and educational webinar! Webinar will be recorded. If you can't make the live run a link will be sent to you within 48 hours of the original air time.
Weather plays a key role in creating stunning compositions. Whether you’re drawn to storms, chasing rainbows, forecasting clouds for perfect light, or just wondering where to start—this webinar is for you.
It’s not a storm-chasing course, but a guide to getting started in weather photography.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO LEARN
How To Get Started
what to know, where to find resources, and how to learn
Logistics
planning, what to bring, where to go, what to expect
Shooting While Chasing
how to get out there safely, best gear, positioning for the best photos
The Reward
structured storms, tornadoes, light on cloud, lightning, golden and blue hour opportunities
Q & A
following the presentation there will be an open Q & A
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
JEN WALTON
Jen Walton is a Denver-based storm and volcano chaser, photographer and entrepreneur.
She was always fascinated by severe weather and volcanoes, but decided to follow her “should” - focusing her energy on building a career and doing all of the adulting things one must. In 2018, a single decision changed the course of her life; she bought a seat on a storm chasing tour and was hooked. Shortly after, Jen saw her first tornado chasing on her own in Colorado. Empowered by these experiences and armed with just enough basics to be dangerous (pun intended), Jen taught herself to forecast and chase on her own, and chasing led to an eye for photography. She picked up a camera for the first time in 2020, and her work has since been published in The Washington Post, Flaunt Magazine, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, and more. Today, Jen fiercely believes in and advocates for gender equity and self-actualization as the proud founder and lead of the Girls Who Chase initiative, whose mission is to inspire, empower and equip girls and women globally to pursue storms, the sciences, and their passions. She is also a member of the Doppler on Wheels (DOW) weather research team, deploying scientific instrumentation in the path of oncoming tornadoes and other types of severe weather.
Jen is the principal of JAWalton Communications, a strategic communication and executive leadership center. She holds a B.A. in Environmental Communication and an M.S. in Journalism & Technical Communication, and, prior to taking the leap, spent the first 17 years of her career working with scientists, engineers, urban planners and other technical experts to craft communication strategies for effective climate change and science communication.
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