BEHIND
THE
SHOT
My thought process
The shoot
Post Processing
Join me for a unique 3 week course where I will go through planning an image to capturing what was in my minds eye and then to the actual Photoshop work that finished off my creation. I will be working on some of my favorite & also best selling images and show exactly what I go through from beginning to end as there is a tremendous amount of work and thought going in to many of my images.
This will be a very special online Workshop on three Saturday mornings at 10am, Sedona MST, (9 AM PST) during the month of November, 2020. Each class will be approx. 3 hours in length and we will go over much of my thought process before, during and after the shot.
Once a week for 3 weeks, this class will have live discussion & instruction covering my thought process throughout my workflow. This is a class that I have wanted to teach for quite a long time as I love explaining what was on my mind creating some of my best images. I will answer questions from everyone and a recording of the workshop will be available to download.
Behind the Shot
The Thought Process
Quite often, I have an idea in my mind that I hope to capture. Other times, I might come across an image that I absolutely am drawn to and would love to capture something similar but with my own twist. Other times, my eyes see a shot unfold right in front of me and my auto pilot just takes over. There are so many ways to create a powerful image & I will talk about this in depth.
The Shoot
What is key is being super comfortable with your camera gear and settings inside & out. You need to depend on your gear and know how to capture exactly what you want. Weather, logistics, pre-planning, vision, ideas and even luck play a huge part in your success. But it is your skill and determination that pave a road to success. I will discuss a ton of different scenarios that I have been confronted with over many years of shooting all over the world.
The Post Processing
Although this is not a Photoshop course, there will be a lot of Photoshop workflow shown, in all levels. I want to show many of the techniques I use to get my images to where they need to be, for myself and for the companies that sell my images all over the world. The ideas need to be fresh and powerful and the final product needs to be stunning for production and sales. I will go over using camera raw, tons of tools & techniques, heavily relying on layer masks and show my favorite plug ins for Photoshop that I rely on every day.
My Minds Eye
I have been shooting since I was a 10 year old and it’s amazing to find what you love when you are so young. If you stick with something long enough, hopefully you figure out how to push yourself to where you want to be. I never stop looking for a better technique, a different story or a more powerful final image. In this day and age of intense competition, thinking outside the box and having a ton of perseverence will pay off.
I love sharing my insights from all aspects of photography and post processing with students and have taught photography & Photoshop at many schools around the US including the Los Angeles Photography Workshops, the Art Wolfe Photography Center, Sedona Art Center & also at my favorite school, UCLA Extension since 2004, where I won Outstanding Instructor of the year for Photography and Photoshop
In this workshop, I am looking forward to showing how I approach thinking about capturing a shot, long before I push the shutter. I will also go into particular gear I choose and why some work better than others. I will also heavily go into my post processing techniques that really push my images to where I want them to go. Will be a pretty fun class for sure!
WHY I DESIGNED THIS WORKSHOP
Magazines like National Geographic and Outdoor Photographer & gear makers like Really Right Stuff and others have articles on particular images from photographers that describe in detail a ton of information about these images. These insights can be incredibly helpful to other photographers that would love to know more about these photographs.
These articles are typically called “Behind the Shot” and let the viewers know as much as possible about the making of an image. After having done this many times myself for many magazines, I thought this might be a great idea for an online course!
Each 3 hour class will talk about:
My Shot Process
The Shoot
Post Processing
Questions & Answers
Travel
Architecture
After Dark & the Night Sky
People & Faces
Landscapes
Dynamics of Black & White
Previsualization
Sunrise / Sunset and all kinds of light!
Adding an object or sky to make a more powerful image
Combining the best parts of different shots
Camera or subject movement?
The Decisive Moment
Perspectives & Angles
Why a Panorama
Doing the homework first
The Power of Plugins
a lot more…
Join the class!
1. After signing up, I will email you a link to to GoToMeeting for online screen sharing and a time to sign in for the first class on Saturday, November 7th. You can check into the class around 10-15 minutes early before the 10am Sedona MST start (9AM PST)
2. This workshop will dive into travel, architecture, animals landscapes, portraits & possibly even after dark photography including the Milky Way and Star Trails
3. Each class is approx. 3 hours but may go a little longer if needed
4. Students will have time throughout to ask any kind of question during each class so it can be interactive as we will all have our audio on!
5. After each week’s class, you will receive a link to the video file of the class so you can watch the class again anytime, up to one year or download the video file to keep.
6. * This 3 class workshop is for people with a working knowledge of Photography & Photoshop. You will need to know some of the tools and the basics of Photoshop & be pretty familiar will all of your camera settings.
