New Intermediate Class @ CBG Starts Sept. 21

The Chicago Botanic Garden has just announced a new autumn Intermediate Photography Class. Beginning September 21 and running for 4 Sunday afternoons, we will explore the hidden ranges of photography. From 1 – 4 pm, we’ll begin in the Plant Science Lab with new handouts and powerpoints composed just for this class. Then it’s out to practice concepts for the following week’s assignment. Check out this syllabus:

Syllabus

September 21 The Subject

September 28 Selective Focus

October 5 Lead Lines and Framing

October 12 The Photographic Metaphor and Jack’s Brownies

To register, call 847.835.8261. Let’s get the band back together.

See you soon.

Cloister arch frames cathedral.

Frames are everywhere…just look.

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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