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Digital photography is really a
three step process, digital capture, crafting images and digital
manipulation. In this workshop we will concentrate on the crafting side of
the process.
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Introduction
Images are all around us! We see
them everyday, where we live, where we work, where we play. Images that
move, images that sell, images that motivate, images that inform, images
that teach, images that make us laugh…or cry. Some images are powerful
while others are fragile; pictures can make us buy, think, act, react or
just marvel at their beauty. Some scream out with messages…while others
only play a background role in our lives. Images can be big…or small,
colorful…or monochrome, funny…or sad, uplifting…or just riveting.
Some images are successful while others
fail. Superior images are as unique as the finger print of the
photographer who crafted them. That’s what this program is all about:
learning the fundamentals of crafting digital images.
With the advent of
inexpensive digital cameras the world of photography has been opened to
millions of new image makers. But many of these new photographers concern
themselves more with changing or manipulating their images with a computer
then capturing the image correctly in the first place. And that’s too
bad because all good images are crafted with good photographic techniques
first. In this program we are going to talk about the ‘art and
craft’ of making, not taking, digital images.
Photography is the language of pictures and outstanding pictures have a
rhythm all their own, they connect and communicate with the viewer. But
good images just don’t happen; they are created or crafted by
photographers who have learned the fundamentals of photography. And
that’s what we are about to explore, learning the fundamentals of
crafting digital images.
First we will
review how to use your digital camera and how digital works. Next we look
at the properties of light. From there we will explore exposure control
and then some general rules for good photographic design. In the next
chapter will show you how critique your images and then how to identify
visual themes and visual subjects. Next we will look at some shooting
accessories you might want to consider. We conclude the program by looking
at the gift of photography and how to recognize the visual world that is
all around us.
My camera bag is full of more
then just cameras; it’s full of photographic tools and concepts that I
use in crafting my images. And the great thing about these concepts is for
the most part they are free and can be easily learned and used by other
photographers. We have a lot to cover, so let’s get started!
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