Jack Carlson Photography

Intermediate Photo Class is GO on 10.28

Wow! Small class, great time so join us.

Would you like a small-group lessons on Saturday mornings? That’s the Intermediate Class and it begins on October 28 from 9-12noon at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Currently, there are just 4 students enrolled, so it’s a perfect learning experience at a perfect photo venue. We’ll cover subject selection, lead-lines, frames, symmetry and finding photographic metaphors. It’s great fun and each week will find us in a different part of the garden. To enroll, visit www.chicagobotanic.org/adulted. Then scroll down to Intermediate Digital.

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Weekly Photo Tip

Filters can make a difference

18mm, f8 @ 1/30, no filter

18mm, f8 @ 1/80 with 3-stop ND Grad

I received a 3-stop, soft-edge ND grad filter from the Camera Clubhouse cats. They decided to purchase from Breakthrough Photography since I mentioned that one of my students brought Breakthrough Filters to a recent class and, on inspection, the filters seemed to be very well made. An ND Grad filter starts dark and fades to clear so the placement of the dark portion is determined by both the bright part of the scene and the photographer. This filter made quite a difference in holding down the sun in the upper part of the image. Check out the “no-filter” image and ND Grad image. The difference will amaze you. Please note: I have no affiliation with Breakthrough Photography and chose them only based on student referral. 

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About Jack

A classically trained musician since childhood, Jack Carlson always had the “ear” of an artist. It was only a short step to develop the artist’s “eye” as well.

The portfolio of this certified photographer reveals images that emphasize mood and composition. Their purpose is to present a feeling in addition to portrayal of person, place or thing. Sometimes that feeling is nostalgia; other times it is serenity.

Each photograph tells a story.