Some of the students at the 2020 workshop

Just when you thought that it wouldn’t be possible to enroll in the August 21st Water Lily Workshop, we have taken the lid off the enrollment. This one-off is great fun and you’re certain to get images that you’ll send to my friend Igor at the VIP Photo Lab in Park Ridge to get printed. While you don’t necessarily need a macro lens, all of my close-ups were taken with a focal length of 150mm or more. Use a wider focal length to capture more of these vivid floral friends. If you ever wondered whether (or not) a tripod would be your friend, this time, you shouldn’t leave home without one. Hope to see you Saturday, August 21st. Visit www.chicagobotanic.org/adulted/photography to register. Let me know if problems arise.

Students confer on lily camera settings.

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.

Water Lily Workshop enrollment keeps climbing

Filters can make a difference

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