Light Painting the Golden Gate
View Large on Black at www.thewindypixel.com!
I am really looking forward to doing some photography around the Golden Gate Bridge. It's such an attractive structure - and there are so many great angles from which to take a photograph. This image was taken at the end of twilight on the San Fran side, along the walkway to Fort Point. As I was taking this 207-second image, a helicopter came into the frame and started shining a spot all over the bridge. I suspect this will stand for a long time as the largest object I've had the ability to light-paint.
I am looking for a few more workshop takers by the way - if you are interested in what I think will be a great time, I've reproduced the information below this image.
Knowing that schedules can be difficult and that I have fewer than 5 weekends left in Chicago, I've selected Saturday June 12th and Saturday June 19th as the dates for two workshops. Here is what we are going to do:
Meet along the lakefront Saturday morning at sunup, I'll be there and will provide hands-on advice. I'll help you with technique, composition, photography basics, Chicago trivia, etc. There is no photographic question too simple or too great - anything from which aperture is best to how to reduce noise in advanced workflow is game.
We will focus on two things: creating images the likes of which you see each day here on tWp - urban landscapes that combine the natural and the man-made in an aesthetically pleasing way and using your DSLR camera to generate 1080p HD timelapse video (even HDR time-lapse video).
When all the beautiful light has faded, we will gather around and go through my digital workflow from uploading to posting - every single step in every single program in full detail. How to generate an HDR image, how to tonemap, how to use programs like Enfuse, how to stitch a panorama, how to compile an image sequence into a time-lapse movie and so on... You can ask me anything you want and I'll provide you with my Photoshop action files and Lightroom presets. This will be really interesting because I have steadily developed, but have never shared, an HDR workflow that creates images with very little noise, rich color and wonderful contrast.
When all the processing is done, we'll all head home and share the results of our trip in a private Google Group - best photograph gets a free limited edition 12 in x 18 in tWp metallic print of your choice and, if you so respect my opinion, I'll provide my opinion on what works and what doesn't in the photographs you generate. Finally, you'll establish email contact with me, and as Matt, Tom, Mark, and a few others who email me regularly can tell you in the comments, I respond to emails with my advice, thoughts and opinions quickly and in great detail: access to the geekiest photographer you'll meet!
Price: $150
Email Me if you want to join up!
Light Painting the Golden Gate
View Large on Black at www.thewindypixel.com!
I am really looking forward to doing some photography around the Golden Gate Bridge. It's such an attractive structure - and there are so many great angles from which to take a photograph. This image was taken at the end of twilight on the San Fran side, along the walkway to Fort Point. As I was taking this 207-second image, a helicopter came into the frame and started shining a spot all over the bridge. I suspect this will stand for a long time as the largest object I've had the ability to light-paint.
I am looking for a few more workshop takers by the way - if you are interested in what I think will be a great time, I've reproduced the information below this image.
Knowing that schedules can be difficult and that I have fewer than 5 weekends left in Chicago, I've selected Saturday June 12th and Saturday June 19th as the dates for two workshops. Here is what we are going to do:
Meet along the lakefront Saturday morning at sunup, I'll be there and will provide hands-on advice. I'll help you with technique, composition, photography basics, Chicago trivia, etc. There is no photographic question too simple or too great - anything from which aperture is best to how to reduce noise in advanced workflow is game.
We will focus on two things: creating images the likes of which you see each day here on tWp - urban landscapes that combine the natural and the man-made in an aesthetically pleasing way and using your DSLR camera to generate 1080p HD timelapse video (even HDR time-lapse video).
When all the beautiful light has faded, we will gather around and go through my digital workflow from uploading to posting - every single step in every single program in full detail. How to generate an HDR image, how to tonemap, how to use programs like Enfuse, how to stitch a panorama, how to compile an image sequence into a time-lapse movie and so on... You can ask me anything you want and I'll provide you with my Photoshop action files and Lightroom presets. This will be really interesting because I have steadily developed, but have never shared, an HDR workflow that creates images with very little noise, rich color and wonderful contrast.
When all the processing is done, we'll all head home and share the results of our trip in a private Google Group - best photograph gets a free limited edition 12 in x 18 in tWp metallic print of your choice and, if you so respect my opinion, I'll provide my opinion on what works and what doesn't in the photographs you generate. Finally, you'll establish email contact with me, and as Matt, Tom, Mark, and a few others who email me regularly can tell you in the comments, I respond to emails with my advice, thoughts and opinions quickly and in great detail: access to the geekiest photographer you'll meet!
Price: $150
Email Me if you want to join up!