Landscape Workshop

Equipment • Digital SLR • Interchangeable lenses

– Wide angles – Plan ahead, buy the best (L) you can afford

• Memory cards/hard drives (x2) • Tripod

– Sturdy, but light – Remote shutter release or camera 2s timer

• Filters – 3x neutral density and grad ND, circular polarizer

• Do your lenses all have same front element diameter (72 or 77mm)?

• Camera backpack – Comfortable, weatherproof, discrete

• Photo editing software – Lightroom or Photoshop w/ Nik Veveza 2 plug-in (must have!)

Know how to use your camera • What mode should I use?

– Aperture (Av) ! • Take control of the f-stop (and film speed/ISO) • The camera does the rest!

• What ISO should I use? – As low as you can!

• Grainy images above ISO 400

• When do I need a tripod? – Not always!

• Shutter speeds slower 1/100s

• When do I need filters? – Almost always!

• When do my images need photo editing? – Always!

More about Aperture (Av) mode…

More about Aperture (Av) mode…

Filters – Circular Polarizer

Filters – Circular Polarizer

Filters – Neutral Density

Filters – Graduated Neutral Density

• Some shots need 2 – Hand hold a Cokin!

Photo editing

• $900 $260 $140

Photo editing

• $900 $260 $140

• LUCKY STUDENTS!!

• $190 $90 $100

My buddy’s favorite picture…

One of my favorite pictures…

One of my favorite pictures…

Composition

• Level horizon

• Rule of thirds

• Leading lines

• Symmetry/patterns

• Viewpoint

• Depth

• Framing

• Cropping

• Experimenting

Level horizon

• You lose image size if must correct in photoshop!

Rule of thirds

Rule of thirds

Rule of thirds

Rule of thirds

Rule of thirds

Leading lines

Leading lines

Leading lines

Leading lines

Leading lines

Depth

Depth

Depth

Depth

Depth

Symmetry/patterns

Symmetry/patterns

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

Cropping

Cropping

Cropping

Framing

Framing

Framing

and

Cropping

Experimenting

Background

Background

The MAGIG Hour!

• How long does it last per day?

30 minutes before sunrise…

30 minutes after sunrise…

30 minutes before sunset…

30 minutes after sunset…

The MAGIG Hour!

• How long does it last per day?

• What percentage of your shooting?

The MAGIG Hour!

• How long does it last per day?

• What percentage of your shooting?

– AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!

The MAGIG Hour!

• How long does it last per day?

• What percentage of your shooting?

– AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!

• What about the rest of the day?

The MAGIG Hour!

• How long does it last per day?

• What percentage of your shooting?

– AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!

• What about the rest of the day?

– Eat, sleep, hike, drink, fish, drive, or….

Research/Plan the next shoot…

• Internet: websites, blogs, message boards – www.pbase.com/bjrhodes01

– www.naturephotographers.net

– www.fredmiranda.com

• Books – Photographing the Southwest

• Maps/GPS, Google Earth

• Safety/weather/sun reports

• Local photographer galleries

• Gift shops

…and hope for a touch of good fortune!

The Golden Rule