Jack Carlson Photography

Some Classes are Good to GO!

 

 

WOOHOO! Classes are running!

I just received this from the CBG School Office:

Here are current numbers for June classes.

*        Beginning Digital: 4 Saturdays, 6/1 – 6/22 from 9am – noon in the Lab.  There are 6 registered so it’s GO!

*        Garden and Travel Photo: 4 Wednesdays, 6/5 – 6/26 from 9am – noon, First and last class in Lab.  6 registered so it’s GO!

*        Photographing Butterflies and Blooms: Monday, 6/10 from 8 -10am in Classroom 4.  11 registered so it’s GO!

*        Composition in Landscape Photo: 5 Mondays, 6/24 – 7/22 from 9am – noon in the Lab.  2 registered so it needs at least 4 more students.

*        Photographing Roses: Saturday, 6/29 from 8 – 11am in the Lab.  2 registered so it needs at least 4 more students.

Beg Digital, Travel, and Butterflies are good to go.  Remember that classes are limited to DSLR or Mirrorless cameras. TO register, visit www.chicagobotanic.org/adulted. Then find Photography and scroll down to the class in which you would like to enroll.

 

 

 

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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.