Do you ever journey out on an adventure to photograph only to return disappointed? Landscape photography is one of the most popular genres today, but it takes patience and understanding of the natural world to do it well. This program will motivate you to venture outside. With the 12 elements of a merit print in mind, you’ll learn to visualize and interpret the scene, to capture and portray not just what you saw but what you want the viewer to feel.
Be inspired to find the grand landscape as well as the intimate details of nature that so many ignore. When properly captured and displayed, you‘ll have works of art to show off in homes, offices, and enter into competition .
We will cover how to look at an image, and what to include or exclude to produce the image you want. We will investigate how different lenses will give you the desired perspective and how to use atmospheric conditions to create the mood you’ll love. We will look at how the perspective changes with different lenses that will alter how you look at the scene.
Landscape and wildlife photography are similar but so different. The Landscape is always there, and sometimes the wildlife doesn’t get the memo to show up. We’ll cover how to find and photograph wildlife, from headshots to creating art with the animals as part of the landscape.
Dennis will guide you in learning to see the composition of the landscape and what is pleasing to the eye. We will show how you can discover and find the light to enhance the scene with light and shadows. Daily critiques will help guide the students on their journey of landscape photography.