Digital Landscape Photography Workshops Ireland
Digital Landscape Photography Workshops - West of Ireland - Donegal
With Peter Gordon
19th - 22nd April 2012
18th - 21st October 2012
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Extended Weekend West of Ireland Workshop
The West of Ireland boasts stunning natural beauty making for a real treat for the landscape photographer. Our focus on this workshop will be on the natural beauty of south west Donegal. Peter has made countless trips to the West so learning new skills will be combined with photographing hand picked beautiful locations. If you want to photograph dramatic mountains, stunning coastline and intriguing forest then this is the workshop for you.
We will be located in self-catering accommodation in the beautiful region of Glenveagh National Park. Our proximity to our shoots will allow us to become immersed in nature and the group dynamic.
The main photographic focus will be on landscape photography and abstract depictions of the natural environment. While an SLR camera and tripod are essential, we can cater to all levels of photography taking you through the basics of exposure to advanced techniques such as the zone system. This is all made possible by the small group sizes.
Workshop Program
We do not set out a specific location itinerary, as Peter will bring you to the best locations under prevailing light conditions. As a general guide however, we will be visiting areas such as Glenveagh National Park, Carrikfinn, Bloody Foreland and Falcarragh. We will be photographing lakes, rivers, forests, bogland and seascapes as well as intimate details found in all locations.
Our days will entail sunrise and sunset shoots. We will be having a break for a few hours after breakfast if you need a snooze. The day will then be divided between shooting, critiquing and post processing in Photoshop. We will begin with a sunset shoot Thursday and finish up on Sunday after a review of the weekend and some breakfast.
Costs and What’s Included
The cost of the workshop is €690 for shared occupancy and €780 for singe occupancy. For this fee you will receive all tuition and location guide as described above. Accommodation in high quality rental property (some single and double occupancy), transportation costs (from accommodation to shoot locations) and food is also included in this price. Single occupancy is alocated on a first come first serve basis. Alchohol is not included.
It’s an all-inclusive long weekend so all you have to do is worry about making beautiful images and learning great new skills.
Technical Benefits
The following are some areas which we will touch on while out in the field and through general discussion.
Understanding Exposure – Shooting in Manual - F stops and shutter speed explained
Aperture and Shutter Priority Explained
Shooting RAW – Benefits and Practical Application
Selecting the Correct White Balance
Landscape Filters – Graduated Neutral Density/Polarisers
Why is the angle of the sun so important – Understanding Light and seeing like your camera
Using Graduated Neutral Density Filters – The Most Important Tool in Landscape Photography (Provided Where Possible)
Sharpness From Here to Shanghai – Understanding Depth of Field and Hyperfocal distances
Choosing the Correct Shutter Speed to Make Waterfalls, Seascapes and Rivers Look Silky
The Importance of Composition – Using Lines and Texture – the rule of thirds
Histograms Explained
Exposing to the Right for Maximum Detail
Seeing the Light - Capturing what you want and not letting the camera dictate results..
Critique and Editing
This process tends to be of great benefit for our participants as we can highlight what you have done right and what has gone wrong. We can also show you ExploreLight Landscape Action to help improve your imagery.
The 'ExploreLight Landscape Action' has been developed to pass onto workshop participants a simple but extremely effective way to process images. Actions are a function of Photoshop which allow you to record a series of adjustments. Once this series of adjustments have been recorded they can then be carried out with ease on any image you open. The beauty of the action is that it allows you change the severity of each adjustment on an image by image basis. No two shots are the same so varying degrees of change are required depending on the shots your working on. The adjustments within the action target contrast, saturation and glow, shadow detail and highlight detail all with one click of a button. Each facet can then by individually tweaked after the action has been run.