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Split Rock Lighthouse – North Shore of Lake Superior

 Lake Superior, Lake Superior Photography, Landscape, Landscape Photography, Lee Big Stopper, Minnesota, Nikon D3x, North Shore, North Shore of Lake Superior, Photography Composition, Photography Technique, Photography Trips, Photomatix HDR, Robert H Clark Photography, Singh-Ray Filters, Split Neutral Density Filters, sunset, Workshops  2 Responses »
Aug 132011
 

Split Rock Lighthouse and Lake Superior. Shot with a Nikon D3x and a Nikkor 17-35mm lens at 17mm. (See article for capture details)

Hi everyone and welcome to today’s post. I have just returned from assisting Alec Johnson on the North Shore of Lake Superior Workshop. What an incredible week with a fantastic group of photographers. It was hectic to say the least and none of us got much sleep as we chased the light in several beautiful locations. In my last post from the workshop I talked about the need for scouting a location. Very few photographers can come into a location cold and expect to come away with a quality image. It takes time to understand the intrinsic rhythms of a place necessary to making a photograph. In our workshop we focused on the concept of scouting. During the week we shot in three locations. For each location we did an afternoon scout then shot sunset followed by a sunrise shoot. During the afternoon scouting sessions we had each participant perform some basic exercises including digital sketching and a 10 Step/10 Shots routine. In each case we asked everyone to dispense with their tripods. We wanted them to explore untethered to the rigidity of a camera support. Exploring this way does several things. First it puts you in a shooting rhythm. The more you shoot the more you will see and the more you see the more you shoot. Second it allows you to move your camera in all directions and from different heights and angles. We gave everyone a sense of how the light would change over the course of the day and that they should use this information to consider and imagine the possibilities as they played with their compositions. This exercise was very successful for each of our photographers and everyone made inspiring images. And as you might guess the best work came on the second shooting session as each one began to unravel the intrinsic rhythms of the place. Alec will be posting some of these beautiful images over on his blog site at http://www.acjphotoblog.com/.

Today’s image was a direct result of a pre-workshop scout I did at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park. The shot was made from Ellingson Island. The back side of the island is quite rocky and consists of a series of granite rock shelves that eventually meet the lake. The lower shelves contain pools and slick rock from the ebb and flow of the lake. From this vantage point, given the chance arrival of some great clouds, I pre-visualized a dramatic leading line pointing to the distant lighthouse. On the day the class shot here we had some beautiful clouds and the opportunity presented itself to achieve the shot I had envisioned. I wanted to emphasize the idea of motion into the shot to complement the leading line. To so this I needed to slow down the shutter speed to impart motion in the clouds and “liquify” the water. To do this I used a Lee 10 Stop “Big Stopper” Neutral Density Filter coupled with a Singh-Ray 3-Stop Hard Split Neutral Density. The final image consisted of three separate exposures of 1:00 minute, and 2:00 minutes, and 4:00 minutes and processed in Photomatix HDR Software. The file was blended using the Fusion engine. The exposure sets I used along with the filters created the motion effect in the clouds and gave the water an icy, flat look. Final finishing was performed in Abobe Photoshop.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Hozógo nasádo (Navajo): Walk in Beauty

Bob

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Silver Bay – Lake Superior, Minnesota

 Lake Superior, Landscape, Landscape Photography, Minnesota, Nikon D3x, sunset, Water, Workshops  4 Responses »
Aug 102011
 

Silver Bay, Lake Superior, Minnesota. Shot with a Nikon D3x and a Nikkor 17-35mm at 17mm. Image exposed at ISO 100 for 4 seconds.

Hi everyone and welcome to today’s post. The Lake Superior Workshop is in full force right now and all the great participants are having a good time stretching their photography wings. One of the great things we have been doing is showing everyone how to scout a location. To that end we have limited our shooting visits to a small number and visiting each area for an evening and a morning shoot. To prepare everyone we are visiting the sites in the afternoon to pre-scout potential shots prior to sunset and sunrise. We are discussing the techniques of scouting in addition to pre-visualizing how sun angles and how this will effect the landscape during the magic-hour. It is a hard exercise especially when the landscape looks harsh under the contrasty midday light. But the pay off comes when each photographer experiences the changes as the sun begins to set, or rise, as the case may be. Pre-scouting is a necessary exploratory process that I practice diligently. For many of the photographers in our workshop this is the first time that they have performed this exercise. It has been a learning experience and we can see wonderful changes in their compositions. Visiting and shooting the sites more than once gives them the opportunity to practice and perfect their image making process.

Prior to the workshop start I went with Alec to scout and shoot at Silver Bay. This image, shot at sunset, is one of my scouting shots. The bay has wonderful rocks and pools that jut out into the water. Here I was working on the concept of leading lines to draw the viewer into the shot. On this evening we had some beautiful, soft clouds hanging over the bay which helped focus the view towards the distant island. Foreground elements, extension and leading lines, and connection to background elements are some the concepts in this image. We are exploring these and other compositional elements with our workshop participants. There are more images to come so stay tuned. Right now back to the workshop.

Thank you as always for stopping by.

Bob

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Looking for a Great Photography Workshop in 2011?

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Jan 102011
 

Hi everyone and welcome to today’s post. In past posts I have written about being a big fan of photography workshops. There are many reasons to do so and I have used them to develop with my technique, shoot in a place I have never been before, and help unlock my creative process. But one of the top reasons for me is camaraderie. Spending time with other photographers, in a beautiful place, and doing what you love is powerful medicine. My Big Bend group still stays in contact with each other, sharing ideas, images, techniques, and trips. I have developed very close friends that remain an important part of my life and community through participation in workshops.

With that in mind if you are looking for a good workshop this year in places you probably have not been before then check out my good friend Alec Johnson’s offerings. Alec is an inspiring photographer and educator located in the Twin Cities. He is an outstanding commercial and landscape photographer, but also specializes in location landscape workshops, and a very unique and popular Beginner’s Online workshop. He is a regular contributor to Twin Cities area camera clubs as a guest speaker and judge, and has an extensive background in teaching. I personally love his work from Lake Superior.

You can get information on Alec’s workshops at: http://www.acjphotoworkshops.com You can also follow a link to his blog from that site. If you wish to see some of his commercial work, please visit: http://www.acjohnsonphoto.com

In 2011 he’s offering these value-packed workshops:

Starting in February, The Next Step: A Beginner’s Photography Workshop – this unique and popular workshop, designed for the beginning digital SLR photographer, is offered online. The participant works at his or her pace, comfortably fitting photography education into an already busy life. The course teaches the basics of manual mode camera operation, basics of composition and color theory, and post-production editing tips. The participant shoots an assignment and then receives a video-based constructive critique of the assignment while being able to view the critique of other participants’ images. This is truly a unique and powerful educational experience. Alec is known for his supportive and engaging critique style. You can see a sample of his critique style at the workshop website.

Location Workshops – Alec is offering the popular Lake Superior workshop in August 2011. New this year is the Badlands National Park workshop in June. Location workshops are designed for the photographer that has a reasonable comfort level with shooting in manual mode. Alec’s location workshops are best known for the supportive environment and high energy Alec brings to group. He prefers small groups which allow him to focus and interact with photographers on an individual level, helping everyone reach their creative and technical potential, both in the field and in post-production. Read the powerful testimonials and watch videos of his past workshops at his workshop website.

Spring and summer are just around the corner. So when you start to plan on your 2011 workshop I hope you give these outstanding offerings some serious consideration. In fact check out Alec’s Badlands images from his last scouting trip.

Thanks everyone and have a great day.

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