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Overview:

This three day workshop is designed around the basics of photography. Suitable for the beginning photographer who is just learning as well as the the seasoned photographer wanting to refresh the basics. The workshop contains both in classroom lecture where the "how-to" of photography is explained in no nonsense terms and in-field photography sessions. The classroom portion is covered in two 4-hour sessions and covers such topics as: Camera Systems, Exposure, Metering, Lenses (how they work and which to use for what), Other Support Equipment, Capture Media (Film and Digital), Lighting, and Composition. The in-field photography sessions are spread over 1 and 1/2 days and will include exercises at regular intervals that directly illustrate the topics covered in the lecture. The majority of the time during the in-field sessions is reserved for participants to photograph and to have technical as well as artistic questions answered on the spot. Working side by side with the participants will allow for examples to be shown and questions to be answered promptly as they come up. Finally a minimum of 4 hours will be spent on image review and critique in the classroom setting again. Nothing improves ones photography better than sharing images and receiving sincere and thoughtful critic of ones work. This image review session is will give participants the opportunity to show their best, and worse, work they produced during the workshop. More importantly, it will give the participant the opportunity to ask and receive feedback on why a good photograph worked and how a bad photograph could have been made better.This three day workshop is designed around the basics of photography. Suitable for the beginning photographer who is just learning as well as the the seasoned photographer wanting to refresh the basics. The workshop contains both in classroom lecture where the "how-to" of photography is explained in no nonsense terms and in-field photography sessions. The classroom portion is covered in two 4-hour sessions and covers such topics as: Camera Systems, Exposure, Metering, Lenses (how they work and which to use for what), Other Support Equipment, Capture Media (Film and Digital), Lighting, and Composition. The in-field photography sessions are spread over 1 and 1/2 days and will include exercises at regular intervals that directly illustrate the topics covered in the lecture. The majority of the time during the in-field sessions is reserved for participants to photograph and to have technical as well as artistic questions answered on the spot. Working side by side with the participants will allow for examples to be shown and questions to be answered promptly as they come up. Finally a minimum of 4 hours will be spent on image review and critique in the classroom setting again. Nothing improves ones photography better than sharing images and receiving sincere and thoughtful critic of ones work. This image review session is will give participants the opportunity to show their best, and worse, work they produced during the workshop. More importantly, it will give the participant the opportunity to ask and receive feedback on why a good photograph worked and how a bad photograph could have been made better.

Photography Locations:

The Redwoods and Seascape workshop will take us to some of the most stunning scenery anywhere. From deep within the Santa Cruz Mountains among the Giant Sequoia Sempervirens, we will have the opportunity to stand at the feet of and photograph two of the largest living things on the planet the Mother and Father of the Forest located in Big Basin State Park. We will also work our way in for other compositions including moss and lichen covered Douglas Firs and carpets of Ferns mixed in between the trees. We will visit and photograph Sempervirens Falls, a natural and ancient waterfall deep within the park. In addition, we will visit other locations nestled deep within the Santa Cruz Mountains that few people even know about and more rarely photographed. In addition to the majesty found among the redwoods, we will also visit the magnificent San Mateo Coast. We will primarily focus our attention on the northern portion of Ano Nuevo State Reserve where we are treated to pristine sandy beaches and the beaches from Bean Hollow to Pescadero where we will find tide pools and alien-world like Tafoni sandstone formations. The workshop has been timed to coincide with the New Crescent moon and this will provide us an extremely low tide at sunset during the days when we visit the coast. A low tide will give us the opportunity to photograph life in the intertidal zone, where we can hope to see anemones, sea stars, crabs, and even possibly an octopus or two trapped in the tide pools. In addition the low tide will allow for calmer surf and a reduced threat of getting camera gear wet as we photograph.

Need Equipment:

The minimum equipment needed for this workshop include a 35mm SLR camera (film or digital), lenses that cover the range from 28 mm to 200 mm, a tripod, and enough film or digital media space to capture about 300 photos. This equipment can be rented fro the instructor if it is not available to the participant.

Class size: 5-10 students

Cost: $375

Instructor: Youssef Ismail
Date: May 23 - 26, 2008

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