Description
Private Lesson – “Creative Seascapes”
** Session times are coordinated with low tides providing greater photo opportunities
The Pacific Ocean, right at our doorstep is a very adventurous place indeed. If you put your mind to it and stay attentive you’ll quickly realize its full of surprises. Small creatures scurrying across rocks, in and around tide pools to “Things” swimming just offshore in the surf and beyond. Of course, don’t forget those Pterodactyls (Pelicans) flying overhead! Capture the drama of stormy skies or stunning sunsets and crashing surf along rock outcroppings, sea-stacks, and eroded cliffs. Using various photographic tools you can create images of real-life as well as very surreal imagery. Let your imagination go! This six hour+ Session will concentrate on composition, enhancing observational skills (“Seeing”) and being creative. We’ll be looking for and making both realistic and surrealistic compositions. Sessions are primarily timed with extreme low tides (usually in the Winter and Spring) thereby exposing normally unseen geography and sealife.
- Locations:
- Sonoma Coast – Jenner area – Check the 10-day forecast here
- Point Reyes – Check the 10-day forecast here
- San Mateo Coast – Pescadero area – Check the 10-day forecast here
We will utilize various exposure and focus settings, filters, close-up and wide-angle perspectives. Bring your Smartphone or Tablet to quickly field edit your images.
Pre-requisites: Knowledge of your camera’s settings and operational controls
Equipment: (Recommended)
- A digital camera with manual controls.
- Tripod
- Graduated Neutral density filters – 1, 2 & 3 stop soft edge
- A 10-stop ND filter is highly recommended for surreal image-making
- Circular Polarizing filter
