Photographs provide a more concrete way of recording recollections than sketching portraits in sand or dictating memoirs to an empty jam jar. Preserve precious memories with today's Groupon: for $49, you get enrollment in any one Total Exposure: The Ultimate Nature Photography Course at Outdoor Photo Workshops (a $129 value). Workshops take place in St. Petersburg, Tampa, Tierra Verde, or Lakeland.

Outdoor Photo Workshops' team of instructors flaunts a full library of diverse knowhow, including expertise in magazine, stock, photojournalism, and moving-picture photography. Each expert-led nature-photography course lasts up to five hours and teaches pupating shutterbugs tricks to taking better shots, such as how to best calibrate cameras for outdoor photography and how to activate the lens's x-ray function. The Digital Darkroom course covers Photoshop and Lightroom techniques, including file organization and how to stitch together panoramic photos of a black bear in the splits. Check the online schedule for class dates and times, as well as in-depth descriptions of what each workshop covers.