Oregon Forest Photography – From Planning to Printing

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Oregon Forest Photography – From Planning to Printing –

Two sessions available – April 18-21 or 25-28

I will be hosting four people in a world class mountain lodge for four days / three nights. We will be concentrating on creating forest photography in the most beautiful time of the year to be in a forest. In April the forests are green and lush. The creeks and waterfalls are prime and the moss is perfect. With only four people in the group there’s plenty of time for individual attention.

We will be spending one day in the field photographing forests, creeks and a waterfall. We will spend the second day processing our photos and choosing one of them to print. We’ll be printing a 12″x18″ image on 13×19 paper. I will have my Epson Stylus Photo R2880 printer at the lodge. Each attendee will come home with a photo that they created from planning to printing. I believe that a photograph isn’t a real photograph until it’s printed and held in your hand.

Day 1 – Arrive in the afternoon and meet and greet. Gary will cover some basics that we’ll be using the following day. We’ll eat dinner and get to bed so we can rise early on Day 2.

Day 2 – In-Field Guidance includes.

• Envisioning the scene.
• Seeing and feeling the composition
• Understanding Raw files
• Understanding camera settings / Working with your Histogram
• Focusing techniques / Focus Stacking
• Understanding Circular Polarizers and Neutral Density filters
• Proper use of a Tripod and hand holding photos

Day 3 – Processing and printing session includes.

• Review of photos to choose one photo to process and print
• Lightroom and Photoshop instruction
• Complete Processing workflow
• Understanding Color Space and ICC Profiles
• Formatting for printing
• Printing your photo
• Soft critique of final image
• Review of the workshop, group discussion

Day 4 – Breakfast and departure

The cost of the workshop will be all inclusive. The lodge, food and the cost of printing (paper and ink) is included. This is a very unique opportunity, and each workshop is limited to only four people.

This is a unique opportunity and a thorough learning experience. Seats are limited so sign up soon.

Photography Gear

• DSLR or similar camera and manual
• Lenses ranging from 12mm or 14mm ultra wide angle to 200 mm
• A sturdy tripod (screwdriver or Allan wrench)
• A circular polarizer and optional ND filter
• Cable release
• Memory cards
• Lens cloths and micro fiber cloths and a rocket blower
• Laptop computer with Lightroom and Photoshop installed

Clothing

• Warm jacket
• Rain gear, jacket and pants
• Dry boots / muck boots (optional waders)

 

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