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Landscape Workshop

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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!)

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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!

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More about Aperture (Av) mode…

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More about Aperture (Av) mode…

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Filters – Circular Polarizer

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Filters – Circular Polarizer

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Filters – Neutral Density

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Filters – Graduated Neutral Density

• Some shots need 2 – Hand hold a Cokin!

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Photo editing

• $900 $260 $140

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Photo editing

• $900 $260 $140

• LUCKY STUDENTS!!

• $190 $90 $100

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My buddy’s favorite picture…

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One of my favorite pictures…

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One of my favorite pictures…

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Composition

• Level horizon

• Rule of thirds

• Leading lines

• Symmetry/patterns

• Viewpoint

• Depth

• Framing

• Cropping

• Experimenting

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Level horizon

• You lose image size if must correct in photoshop!

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Rule of thirds

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Rule of thirds

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Rule of thirds

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Rule of thirds

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Rule of thirds

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Leading lines

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Leading lines

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Leading lines

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Leading lines

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Leading lines

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Depth

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Depth

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Depth

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Depth

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Depth

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Symmetry/patterns

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Symmetry/patterns

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Viewpoint

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Viewpoint

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Cropping

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Cropping

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Cropping

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Framing

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Framing

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Framing

and

Cropping

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Experimenting

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Background

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Background

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The MAGIG Hour!

• How long does it last per day?

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30 minutes before sunrise…

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30 minutes after sunrise…

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30 minutes before sunset…

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30 minutes after sunset…

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The MAGIG Hour!

• How long does it last per day?

• What percentage of your shooting?

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The MAGIG Hour!

• How long does it last per day?

• What percentage of your shooting?

– AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!

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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?

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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….

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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

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…and hope for a touch of good fortune!

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The Golden Rule