Learn the fundamentals of composition in photography with internationally renowned artist and photographer Harold Davis
“To create exciting compositions, you must have a willingness to embrace serendipity and change as part of your artistic process. After all, composition is a process not a result” – Harold Davis
Good composition is a fundamental building block of photography. It is easy to recognize, but hard to achieve. In this live 2-hour online masterclass and Q&A, internationally renowned artist, photographer and best-selling Rocky Nook author Harold Davis well help guide photographers at any level to improve their compositions.
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This online course will be recorded – As a participant you will be sent a password-protected link to the video recording to re-watch at your convenience.
About the Presenter
Harold Davis is an artist, photographer, educator, and the bestselling author of many books. His most recent books include Composition & Photography, Creative Garden Photography, and Creative Black & White, all from Rocky Nook.
Harold is the developer of a unique technique for photographing flowers for transparency, for which he was awarded the 2022 Photographic Society of America Progress award. According to Popular Photo Magazine, “Harold Davis’s ethereal floral arrangements have a purity and translucence that borders on spiritual.”
Harold is also known as a master of black and white. The Seattle Times put it this way: “Harold Davis is the digital black and white equal of Ansel Adams’s traditional wet photography.”He is a Moab Master, and a Zeiss Ambassador, and an internationally known photographer, as well as a sought-after workshop leader. In 2022, two of Harold’s floral images were produced as United States postage stamps.
Harold’s website is www.digitalfieldguide.com.
Are you ready to advance your astrophotography to the next level? Do you want to take stunning nightscape images that capture the beauty and mystery of deep space? In this 2-hour live online masterclass and Q&A, photographer Mike Shaw will show you how will show you how to plan, capture and post-process your deepscape masterpieces.
Details:
Deepscape images bring the beauty and mystery of deep space one step closer by showcasing stunning deep-sky objects in proximity to familiar earthly landscapes. Mike will begin by briefly reviewing the top deep-sky targets: Hydrogen-alpha nebulae, molecular clouds, galaxies, and star clusters. Then, you will learn how to plan your deepscape imaging sessions down to the last detail for maximum productivity. Next, you will learn the secrets of deepscape image capture – how to photograph your deep-sky target(s) using a star tracker and the foreground with the tracker turned off. Finally, Mike will show you how to post-process your deepscape masterpieces using a range of powerful software tools.
What you will learn:
• The three pillars of deepscapes: (i) planning, (ii) capture, and (iii) post-processing
• Top deep-sky objects: Hydrogen-alpha nebulae, molecular clouds, star clusters, and galaxies
• How to plan your deepscape imaging sessions for maximum productivity, including choosing a location based on its local level of light pollution
• The secrets of deepscape image capture – deepscape gear, setup and technique
• The best camera and exposure settings for each type of deep-sky target
• The pros and cons of astro-modified cameras and nebula filters
• How to optimize and blend your deep-sky and foreground images into your deepscape masterpieces
Deepscapes offer a unique way to explore space with your camera. If you’re ready to advance your astrophotography to the next level this season, you don’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind masterclass!
Outcomes:
• Learn how to plan, capture, and post-process trophy deepscape images
• Explore top deep-sky targets and their recommended camera settings
• Understand how to set up & use specialized deepscape gear: star trackers, astromodified cameras, and nebula filters
• Learn deepscape image post-processing in Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, PixInsight, and StarryLandscapeStacker (Mac)
When
· Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
· 10.00am – 12.00pm Pacific
· 2-hour Online Masterclass and Q&A
This event will the recorded, so that you can enjoy it at your convenience!
About the Presenter
Mike Shaw is an astrophotographer, teacher, and author of The Beginner’s Guide to Astrophotography (2023), Creative Nightscapes and Time-Lapses (2018), and The Complete Guide to Landscape Astrophotography (2017). Mike’s field workshops take him and his students around the globe, searching for the darkest, clearest skies. He began teaching photography classes in 2010 while working as a physics professor and soon succumbed to the lure of the open road. He quit his job in 2014 and has been enthusiastically teaching night photography ever since. He especially loves being present when people experience, often for the first time in their lives, that human connection with the night sky and the universe that transcends international borders. Mike offers interactive online lessons with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and helped create the video tutorials for the Planit Pro app. In addition, he provides astronomy training to the US National Park Service, taught night photography and time-lapse classes in the Bryan Peterson School of Photography, and led an interactive Nightscapes Star Party Live! weekly on Slooh.com. He licenses his work through Science Photo Library in London. He is a Delegate to the International Dark Sky Association and an active member of the Minnesota Astronomical Society and the Astronomical League.