Photography Technique

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Wednesday, September 4


10:45 am - 11:45 am	Critter Tales: Wildlife Photography with Moose Peterson If you Moose's book Captured, you probably were disappointed when you read his statement, "If you want to play with the big boys, you gotta have 600mm!" But Moose started with a 400mm and that was his longest lens for the first 5 years. That focal length taught him all the main lessons he depends on today to be successful. You have a basic DSLR and a 70-300 or a 100-400? Moose will share with you all that his 400mm taught him, permitting him to get where he is today. These are all techniques, tricks and tips you can apply to your photography to get you way beyond being a rookie and becoming a successful wildlife photographer.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Getting Your Photographic Vision On! with Bill Fortney How to prepare yourself to see creatively and be visually prepared to find and make great images in the field. How to find, see, and capture those images that have always evaded you! Bill will teach you what 43 years of working with world’s greatest photographers has revealed to him!
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm	Successful Shoots: Guaranteed with Glyn Dewis Imagine if there was a guaranteed way to get the very best results from each and every photo shoot. To get exactly the shots you wanted, the best out of your model, make the best use of your time and ultimately add great images to your portfolio…well there is! Join UK photographer, retoucher and trainer Glyn Dewis for this class as he shows you the photography tips, tricks and techniques that will ensure each and every photo shoot is a complete success!

Thursday, September 5


8:15 am - 9:15 am	Mastering The Composite Image with Jim DiVitale Start to finish techniques using several photographic elements to create multi-image photographs for both commercial photo-illustrations and fine art. Emphasis will be on image workflow, the creative use of Layers, Masks, Blend Modes, and working with type to montage images into an easy formula for creating final artwork.
9:30 am - 10:30 am	Sports Action Photography Tips & Strategies with Dave Black This presentation will chronicle the on going career of Dave Black. Dave’s portfolio images from his work with Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, ESPN, and Golf Digest will be presented along with a variety of sports action including his coverage of 12 Olympic Games, Kentucky Derby, and the Masters. Practical information of how Dave approaches covering sports events and working with athletes, along with insightful strategies, unique equipment applications, and personal commentary will be featured throughout this presentation. My presentation is designed to inform, educate, and entertain. Attendee’s can become familiar with my work by visiting my website tutorial articles. Simply log on to www.daveblackphotography.com and click the Workshop at the Ranch page for in-depth instructional articles.
10:45 am - 11:45 am	Concert Photography 101 with Alan Hess This class covers all the information needed when photographing concerts. It covers requesting the proper credentials, picking the right gear for the job, how to get a proper exposure in the rapidly changing lights, what to look for during the very limited shooting time and even what to do if you end up backstage. Get real life examples and information on shooting shows from the smallest bars to the biggest stadiums.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	The Art Of Aviation with Moose Peterson Learn how to capture the magic of the skies and the metal birds that cruise through them.
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm	Light, Gesture & Color: Part I with Jay Maisel
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Light, Gesture & Color: Part II with Jay Maisel

Friday, September 6


8:15 am - 9:15 am	7 Steps To Becoming A Better Photographer with Bill Fortney 7 steps to becoming the photographer you always hoped you could be! A step by step guide to making the daily improvements in your technique and vision. Every journey needs a map and a plan, this will be yours!
11:00 am - 12:00 pm	Photographing Kids & Having Fun with Jack Reznicki The one thing about kids is that they smell fear, So if you're having fun and they're having fun, you'll get great photos. In this session, Jack will show examples of his favorite techniques in working with kids, and then he'll photograph real kids, on stage, without a net.
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm	Tips and Tricks for Shooting Sports with Scott Kelby Scott shares his most useful, timesaving tips for improving your sports photography, including proper gear and camera settings.
2:15 pm - 3:15 am	Playing With Time with Julieanne Kost Discover how to shoot, crop, manipulate, pan and zoom a sequence of images using both Lightroom and Photoshop CS6 Extended. Discover how easy it is to make changes to images over time including enhancing color and tone, adding painterly filters and selective focus, and creating text and audio to seamlessly output your video to share online.

*NOTE: Schedule subject to change.

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