Cape Cod Landscapes: The Art of Seeing Creatively
Instructor: Mark Bowie
Days: Thursday, May 28 (starts 6pm) – Sunday, May 31 (ends noon), 2020
Cost: Members $330 | Non-Members $400
Maximum of 10 participants
Program Description
Photographically, what makes Cape Cod landscapes so special, is how light interacts with this convergence of land and sea. Learning to see the possibilities and then translate them into images can elevate our picture-taking from the commonplace to the ... view more »
Cape Cod Landscapes: The Art of Seeing Creatively
Instructor: Mark Bowie
Days: Thursday, May 28 (starts 6pm) – Sunday, May 31 (ends noon), 2020
Cost: Members $330 | Non-Members $400
Maximum of 10 participants
Program Description
Photographically, what makes Cape Cod landscapes so special, is how light interacts with this convergence of land and sea. Learning to see the possibilities and then translate them into images can elevate our picture-taking from the commonplace to the artistic. Professional landscape photographer and night shooting expert Mark Bowie will lead this power-packed workshop to explore the Cape from pre-dawn to deep night, visiting some of its finest scenery: the ocean, beaches, dunes, coastal waterways, lighthouses and fishing villages. He’ll cover in-depth the fine art of seeing, offering innovative strategies, tips and techniques for looking deeper, refining your personal vision to creative images with feeling, that come from the heart.
We will typically shoot for several hours around sunrise and sunset each day, and other times as favorable lighting conditions present themselves. We’ll also photograph the moody blues of twilight and the Cape’s magnificent night sky. The landscape, so varied and photogenic in daylight, becomes ever-more mysterious and enchanting at night. Our schedule and selection of shooting locations will remain flexible to take best advantage of the weather and lighting conditions.
In the field and in the digital darkroom Mark will cover:
The Art of Seeing Creatively
Seeing the possibilities: reading weather and shooting the light
The quality, direction and color of light
Shooting at sunrise, sunset, twilight and at night
Photographing the night landscape in relation to the celestial skies
Designing and fine-tuning powerful compositions using the principles of visual flow, dynamic tension, balance, leading lines, shapes and patterns
Shooting from interesting vantage points
Using exposure to control mood and atmosphere
Determining exposure at night
Achieving critical focus day and night
Using Live View to compose and focus
Using the LCD screen and histogram to refine compositions, check exposures and confirm focus
Working creatively with your full suite of lenses
Varying shutter speed for artistic effect
Targeting color and tonal palettes
The artistry of long exposures
Creating expressionistic abstracts
Shooting and blending multiple exposures as layer masks, HDR’s, panoramas, focus stacks
, star trails and time-lapse sequences
Image optimization in Lightroom, Camera Raw & Photoshop CC
Mark will also lead group critiquing sessions of participants’ images designed to enhance the creative process.
Indoor instructional sessions will be at Cape Cod Art Center in Barnstable.
Informative and inspiring, this workshop is geared for both amateur and advanced photographers. Learn to envision the image-making potential of a variety of landscapes and translate it into your own compelling imagery.
Join Mark to see deeper, go deeper!
Logistics
Locations visited during the workshop are easily accessible and do not require strenuous hiking or climbing. However, to access the beaches, participants should be in good physical shape and able to ascend and descend moderate slopes.
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