Autumn Landscapes

Landscape photography is often underestimated. Everyone can push a button, and a landscape doesn't run away. Why then is it so hard to make impressive landscape photographs? Because it's one of the most tricky disciplines. It involves vision ofcourse, and camera technique, making use of perspective and light, and printing technique. This photo workshop teaches you the trics of the trade to translate landscapes into beautiful photographs

The mountains and valleys of the Auvergne are ideal practice grounds for perspective and coulour. In autumn the trees on the high ridges are the first to explode in yellows, reds and browns. Then the coulours descend into the valleys. After a few weeks it's all gone. It's a guarantee for photographic opportunities. For five days we will seek out the most photogenic spots. Leafs in high saturation coulours, weird trees in mist, dozens of mushrooms and lichen, dramatic light.

While photographing you get technical and creative coaching. At noon we eat local specialties in one of the many small restaurants. In the evening you relax with hot choco or a glass of delicious french wine. Autumn workshops always are treat.

You will learn :

• Multiple methods to create perspective
• Anticipating weather conditions and light
  
• Mastering coulour and white balance
• Using contrast to create focus
• Using shadows to create saturation
• Macro photography
• Making panoramas

What to bring :

• Your photo equipment (digital or film)
• A laptop computer if you work in digital
• Enough batteries and memory cards or films
• A sturdy tripod is essential for landscapes
• Polarising filter(s) for your most used lens(es)
• Both wide angle and tele-lenses (or zooms)
• A macro-lens if you have one. A quality digital compact will do too.
• Examples of your best and your most difficult photographs
• Examples of landscape photographs you admire
• All weather clothing (it can freeze at this season)
  

Dates :

26 - 30 oktober 2009

Price: 550 € for the workshop; 900 € with full lodging. A hotel is the best option in this season, since campings etc. are closed.