Photography Class

Topics Covered & Materials Included

This workshop is specifically designed to continue your education and expand upon skills already covered in previous courses. This class will be structured around new topics covering additional shooting techniques and advanced post processing methods including, but not limited to: advanced exposure blending, depth-of-field stacking, composite panoramas, noise reduction stacking, and much more.

This 5 day workshop begins with a 3 hour 'Advanced Introduction to Landscape Astro-Photography' class at a nearby indoor facility in Farmington, NM. In addition, we will shoot three nights at numerous locations throughout the Bisti Wilderness with two 4-hour post processing in-class sessions. During this alumni workshop, we will concentrate on advancing your skills mastering the art of capturing the Milky Way and moonlit landscapes, creating star trails and composite panoramas, focus on depth-of-field stacking, and much more. Our updated 70+ page post-processing booklet will be provided to all participants. As always, during all field work we will follow Leave no Trace' principles to minimize any impact on the high desert environment. With over 65 topics you will:

• Receive an exclusive, updated copy of our 70+ page workshop booklet. This valuable guidebook contains step-by-step instructions about all phases of post processing, exposure guides for capturing the Milky Way, 'Planning Your Shoot', and much more.
  Gain a further understanding of the night sky & planning for celestial events

• Implement advanced methods for planning your shoot

• Master the art of capturing the Milky Way, exposure blending, depth-of-field stacking, stacked exposures, and more

• Learn advanced noise reduction stacking

• Receive personal tips and special techniques

• Understand how to blend multiple exposures and 'light paint' in post processing using Adobe Photoshop

• Learn how to accurately color correct the Milky Way

• Gain new skills with advanced post processing methods in Bridge & Photoshop

What equipment do I need to bring?

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