| Let it rain Way too often I have a plan of what I want to photograph and my mind gets stuck on the plan even when it can't happen. On those occasions I try to sit myself down and have a conversation that the world hasn't ended because my plan isn't working out. Hopefully there aren't a lot of people around staring at me when I'm talking and replying to myself. Take the last full day of my Acadia Photography Workshop. It rained. All day. So we spent the morning in the classroom looking at photos we made earlier in the week and talking about lighting. It ended up being a good session but we wanted to get out and shoot more. We donned our slickers and headed out to a couple of cool locations and ended at a beautiful garden that I usually like to shoot in full sunshine. I was working with my clients and trying to take a few photos of my own as the misty rain continued. I saw that water was beading up on the leaves of a plant and looked pretty cool. It isn't at all what I planned for the afternoon but it worked out anyway. I was happy that my little self-conversation worked and I made a decent photo. |
| | | Chasing the 2019 solar eclipse in Chile |
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Last year after photographing the total solar eclipse I vowed to see as many as I could, which means doing some traveling. The next one is July 2, 2019 and it goes across Chile and Argentina. So who wants to go? I never do workshops without having been to a location or have a partner who knows the landscape but even though I don't have any contacts in this part of Chile I've decided to go for it! To make logistics easier I'll take along only three adventurous souls and fly into Santiago, run over to the crazy and colorful city of Valparaiso and then head north to La Serena, where most of the astronomy people are going. La Serena is the edge Atacama Desert and the Elqui Valley, which is a popular destination on its own. The Elqui Valley is one of Chile’s main wine producers. It is beautiful and will offer many great images. We will see the darkest sky in the southern hemisphere! I've done a ton of research and know about where we need to be so we'll do some exploring to find the perfect spot for the eclipse. During our explorations there will be plenty of other things to photograph, so this will be an exciting trip. You can read more details on my website at https://lorenphotos.com/mevents/chile-solar-eclipse-photo-adventure-2019/. I hope you join me in the adventure. |
| | | Post processing in the digital age |
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A few years ago when I started doing more photography workshops I got to thinking about what makes some photographers better than others. I broke it down into three things, technical, lighting and composition and being able to show your feelings in your photos. In the last couple of years I have added another category: post production. The reality of the digital world is that the cameras capture an amazing amount of information but every photo need a bit of work in the computer - post production. The photo above of fog rolling in over a Maine island looked different in the camera but this is what I was seeing. It doesn't matter what program you use but you need to use something. I've found that Lightroom provides the greatest ease of use along with tremendous results so it has become my mainstay for processing. I've been teaching Lightroom classes for a while now and I really enjoy sharing the power of the program with photographers. My Getting the Most Out of Lightroom class is being done in three sessions July 11, 18 & Aug. 1 and is a great way to learn the software. I offer it live online or in person. |
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Venice in March, Tuscany in May 2019
The response has been great and seats are filling fast as once again I'm teaming up with friend and photographer Ron Lake and we're heading to Italy twice in 2019. First we go to Venice during the most exciting time of year, Carnival! The workshop will feature the beauty of Venice at Carnival time, models wearing masks all around the city ready to be photographed and a spectacular fireworks show on the final night. The bridges over the canals are lit and make for brilliant color night photos. If you want to have some real fun and make great pictures, join us Feb. 28-March 6, 2019. Read More... Then we are going to Tuscany in May when red poppies are growing everywhere making the countryside look different than during the summer with the wheat fields. We did a Tuscany workshop two years ago and we'll go back to the best places but we're adding places Florence and Chiante. Read about the details here.. |
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Upcoming workshops
• July 20-26 Iceland Photography Sprint, Reykjavik, Iceland - SOLD OUT
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| Upcoming Art Shows
• July 14-15: Westport Fine Arts Festival, Westport, CT
• Aug. 11: A Taste of Woodstock, Woodstock, VT
• Sept. 8-9: Woodstock Art Festival, Woodstock, VT
• Sept. 15-16: Anderson Park Arts & Crafts, Upper Montclair, NJ
• Oct. 9-10: Stowe Arts & Crafts Festival, Stowe, VT
• Oct 16-17 Brookdale Fall Crafts Festival, Montclair, NJ
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| Personal mentoring
If you want to improve your photography, learn more about your camera, get a better handle on Lightroom or Photoshop, or need help with your photo business, then I can help you with one-on-one mentoring that is customized to fit your needs. Read more.. |
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