Light awareness; Flight / Action techniques; Manual exposure basics; Creative composition; Anticipating action | Photography Seminar
Meeting Location: GTM Research Reserve, Classroom 3
FRIDAY 1 TO 2:30 PM
Price: $ 25 | Max. No. People: 30 | Difficulty Level: Advanced This workshop covers some technical tips and lighting principles to increase the proficiency and creative interest of your photos. Light awareness is crucial to great photos, so we explore the mechanics of light and how to use camera settings to get the best possible images. Compositional balance and alternative cropping are discussed using artistic rules as a starting point, with personal creativity to follow. Flight / action techniques allow efficient capture of moving subjects, with compensation for white and dark subjects explained. Artistic freedom is the final topic covered.
Advanced Flight / Action; Light Awareness | Photography Seminar
Meeting Location: GTM Research Reserve, Classroom 3
SATURDAY 1 TO 2:30 PM
Price: $ 25 | Max. No. People: 30 | Difficulty Level: Advanced Digital photography allows us to capture action images like never before. Kevin shares important tips for action photography, including crucial awareness of lighting to maximize your success. Topics covered include: handheld versus tripods; proper exposure / camera settings for various conditions; subject acquisition; tracking and synchronous panning; manual exposure for quick light compensation; balancing white and dark subjects; artistic exposures and creative lighting. Each topic is explained with photos providing visual examples, often with camera settings. Knowledge of your camera is required.
Personal Creativity and Light Awareness | Field Workshop **
Meeting Location: St. Augustine Alligator Farm, 999 Anastasia Blvd.
SUNDAY 8 TO 11 AM
Price: $ 100 + Annual Photo Pass | Max. No. People: 12 | Difficulty Level: Beginner to Intermediate In his last workshop at the festival, Kevin will share his love of creative photography with the participants. After explaining crucial light awareness and how to properly expose white, neutral and dark subjects regardless of distracting or uncomplementary backgrounds, Kevin will work with each individual to suggest alternative composition and cropping of your subject and scene, with artistic input by each person encouraged. End your festival with something that encourages thinking outside the box. Suggested Gear List: DSLR( Full or cropped sensor), 70-200mm mid-zoom lens, 300mm or longer lens, Tripod.
Shooting for the Edge: Taking Your Creative Photo Skills to the Next Level * – An Interactive Workshop with special guest lecturer, Stacey Sather
Meeting Location: GTM Research Reserve, Classroom 2
SUNDAY 1 TO 3 PM
Price: $ 25 | Max. No. People: 25 | Difficulty Level: Intermediate to Advanced Are you curious what separates certain photos from others in a judge’ s mind? Kevin shares his judging experience and what makes a photo stand out before he and Stacey Sather offer basic artistic tips. Kevin and Stacey emphasize the value of everyone’ s artistic vision while still following basic compositional principles. * Participants should bring 3 jpeg photos on a thumb drive.
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