Big Bend in April 5-6-7
Wildflowers | Bluebonnets | Cactus Blooms | Night Skies
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There's a lot happening in West Texas in the springtime. Join us as we venture in the desert with some of the darkest skies in the lower United States.
Topics we will cover in the field:
- Camera settings for night photography
- How to focus at night
- Understanding hyperfocal distance
- How & when to use hyperfocal distance
- How to photograph star trails
- How to use an intervalometer
- What is focus stacking and how to focus stack
- Using PhotoPills to plan your Milky Way shots
- Using Augmented Reality to plan your photographs
- How to shoot panoramic pictures in landscape photography
- How to light paint foreground objects for landscape photography shots
In the classroom:
- Using Lightroom & Photoshop for post-processing night photography pictures
- Learn how to post-processing in batches (group photos) in Lightroom
- Editing photos in Photoshop for general editing, stacking for star trails, stacking for focus, and creating composite and panoramic pictures.
You will also receive:
- "Introduction to Night Photography" ebook upon registering for the workshop
- Handouts for tips in post processing during the workshop
- Videos to help you learn how to post-process our shots and future night shots
Tentative Schedule (*a detailed schedule will be emailed to you two months prior to the workshop)
Friday, April 5th - Saturday, April 6th
4:30 - 5:00 pm - Meet & Greet
5:30 - 6:30 pm - Dinner
6:30 pm - Head out to shoot sunset
8:13 pm - Sunset
8:45 - 10:00 pm - Discuss focusing and night camera settings
10:00 pm - 2:00 am -Break
2:00 am - Meet to head out to location for Milky Way rise
3:00 - 5:00 am Shooting
5:00 - 7:00 am - Head to second location to shoot sunrise
7:37 am - Sunrise
8:30 - 1:00 pm Break - on your own - sleep :)
Saturday, April 6th - Sunday, April 7th
1:00 - 4:00 pm - Post Processing Session
4:00 - 6:00 pm - Break
6:00 - 7:00 pm - Dinner (optional)
7:30 pm - Head out to shoot sunset
8:14 pm - Sunset
8:00 -10:00 pm - Shooting
8:45 - 10:00 pm - Discuss panoramic and star trails
10:00 pm - 2:30 am -Break
2:30 am - Meet to head out to location for Milky Way rise
3:00 - 5:00 am Shooting
5:00 - 7:00 am - Head to second location to shoot sunrise
7:36 am - Sunrise
9:00 am - End of Workshop