Week 8 Landscape Pictures For Slideshare

Week 8 Landscape Compositions “ Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop. – Ansel Adams

If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere
-Vincent Van Gogh

Agenda
Landscape Photography
Assignment Review
Photo Fixes in Elements
Camera RAW

History of Landscape Photography

Main Function of Art Albert Bierstadt's Among the Sierra Nevada, California symbols of hearth and abundance http://www.artchive.com/artchive/B/bierstadt.html#images

Union Pacific Railroad- 1869
Document the scenery along for promotional purposes
Thomas Moran – painter
Expeditions meant to chart the largely unexplored west

William Henry Jackson
Worked with multiple cameras and plate sizes, under conditions that were often incredibly difficult.
Coated, exposed, and developed onsite
Exposures were guesswork

William Henry Jackson
Photographic evidence of western landmarks that had previously seemed a rumor
William Henry Jackson, The Behive Group of Geysers/Yellowstone Park

William Henry Jackson: Tower Falls, Yellowstone National Park, c.1892. Albumen print

William Henry Jackson Mirror Lake, Yellowstone

Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite Valley Ansel Adams

Full Moon over Half Dome" Yosemite John Harrison http://www.jharrisonphoto.com/gallery/2742949_XSVvV/1/146002306_L98mR/Medium

Overview
More about Flickr: Organize
SmugMug
Review Flash or Not assignment
Overview of Adobe Photoshop Elements
Guided fixes
Spring Break

Photo Sharing
Online Digital Photo Sharing Reviews CNET Reviews: http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6451_7-6245099-1.html
Flickr
Photobucket
Webshots
Snapfish
SmugMug
Fotki
Shutterfly
IFP3

SmugMug
Free, Power & Pro
Unlimited storage
Backups
Privacy controls
Video
Brand as your own
Sell and make 85% back – includes shopping cart
Example: Moon River Photography http://www.moonriverphotography.com

Selections
Selecting a part of an image
Selected area is like a separate picture
The selection can be edited
Adjustments can be made only in that area
Selection Tools
Quick Selection Tool
Selection Brush Tool
Magic Wand Tool

Retouching
Disguising dust spots, dust on lens and photo edge problems
Spot Healing Tool
Healing Brush Tool
Clone Stamp

How to take landscape pictures

Responding to a photograph
Visual Elements
Focus and Depth of Field
Motion
Light
Contrast & Tone
Texture
Viewpoint
Framing
Perspective
Line
Balance

Elements of Design
Yes, Landscape Photography is about:
Rule of Thirds
Lines
Geometric Shapes
Framing
Those patterns in nature, the elements of design are what we often drawn on

Rule of Thirds
Guidelines for off centered subjects
Used by painters for years
Balance
Ansel Adams

Rule of Thirds
The basic principle behind the rule of thirds is to imagine breaking an image down into thirds (both horizontally and vertically) so that you have 9 parts.
With this grid in mind the ‘rule of thirds’ now identifies four important parts of the image that you should consider placing points of interest in as you frame your image.

Lines
Horizontal
Vertical
Converging
Curved
Straight
Ansel Adams

Cluttered Backgrounds
Depth of Field

Infinite Depth of Field
Ansel Adams

Not So Infinite Depth of Field

Fill the frame for dramatic effect
Experiment by moving the camera up and down, side to side.
Tilt the camera to various angles and see what it shows you. Fill the frame with the object that interests you most.
Be aware of potential exposure problems. Consider bracking.
Look for trees and branches

Change your perspective
There’s no need to shoot everything from a standing position. Sometimes sitting, crouching or getting higher can produce a more interesting shot.

Framing

Rick Sammon
Top ten digital photography tips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1Unv6DPJiU

Color and light
Great photography potential
Red is the most pleasant color for the eye.
Set up your tripod
See more lighting examples at http://www.skychasers.net/

Sunrise Sunset
Be patient and prepared
Underexpose
Look for a frame or landmark
Again, use a tripod
Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!
Post editing is essential
Rick Sammon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MesymjGwuHo&feature=related

Christmas Displays
Auto mode setting for night or low light photography.
Switch to AV mode for more control over the shot.
Use a tripod,
Set the ISO to 200.
Set the aperture to f5.6 or f8
Take a few pictures, adjust the shutter speed, and keep shooting.

Moon
Best when the moon is close to the horizon and there is something else in the shot, like a landmark or a tree. Similar to outdoor Holiday light displays, shooting at twilight is best.
Use a tripod, and zoom in as much as you can.
Digitally enhance
F 6.3 1/640 ISO 200

Night & Stars
Shutter Priority - For many cameras, the maximum shutter time is between 1-30 seconds.
Bulb mode - Put the camera in Tv or M mode, then make the shutter speed slower and slower, until you get to the last one, which is Bulbs
Shutter will remain open as long as you keep the release depressed
Use post processing to bring out the light
Don’t forget the tripod

Starlight
If you want your stars to look like dots and not lines, the exposure has to be less than 20 Sec.
Up the ISO if needed

(10 minute exposure. Photo shot on assignment for "Nomad in Alaska's Outback," April 1969, National Geographic magazine)

Fireworks
Tripod and flashlight is a must.
Set your camera to Fireworks setting
Manual mode: ISO 200 (Cleanest shot), aperture f/8 – f/16 (fireworks are quite bright)
Shutter speed between 3 – 15 sec. Only adjust the shutter speed.
Find your spot in the sky…might need a wider focal length
Frame your shot…look for landmarks or people watching.

LIGHTNING
F8 or thereabouts
100 ISO
Shutter Release
Tripod
Focus on the most remote thing
When the lightning strikes, release the shutter release
From Flickr: user Kuzeytac http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuzeytac/2763734090/

Clouds
The most beautiful ones are the clouds above the horizon, close to the landscape.
At twilight or crack of dawn or after a storm these clouds may have astonishing colors.
Give intensity to the center of interest in the picture.
If the sky is expressionless, try to avoid the sky and change your prospective with creative space.

Moving Subject
Leave room for the subject to move into

Motion
Frozen Sharp
Blurred

Calmness
A calm, windless atmosphere may sometimes be very useful for the landscape photographer
The wind alters flowers, leaves, trees, grass, lakes and water basins
It would probably be more cautious to use a tripod

Weather
Bad weather may be very good for taking pictures
Fog, mist, snow or rain may give fantastic power and impact to some every day landscapes.

Geographical position
Whenever possible, try to place yourself at north or (especially) south from the landscape you want to take pictures of, because you will thus benefit from lateral (shadows) light.
This sort of light emphasizes the relief and textures, the shapes and shadows.
Simpler Rule: 10 or 2

Close-up
The best landscapes are usually those containing a powerful close-up.
Trees, bushes, rocks, bunches of grass or moss, dunes of sand, flowers, almost every subject may be used to create a particular depth in the image.
Such a detail may give a three-dimensional illusion, which is very important for the impact of the image.

Reflections
Peaceful waters offer perfect occasions for taking mirror images. This effect may be used in order to double the beauty of a landscape.

Consider converting to B&W

B&W Adds Dramatics

What does a picture tell you
Put your camera away and enjoy the experience

POD - Lightning at Huntington Beach, Ohio

2008 National Geographic Grand Prize Winner, Josh Baldwin
Lower Wabakimi Lake, Ontario Canada
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grandcanyon/NV_PastWinners_01-2008.html

2007 National Geographic Grand Prize Winner, Tina Petrillo
Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park

2006 National Geographic Grand Prize Winner, Jason Behr
Gokyo Ri, Solukhumbu, Nepal

Landscape Assignment
Capture the beauty or unique character of an rural or urban area and post on Flickr.

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