Sounds great...
I was waiting to see your posted images and then managed to somehow miss it! DUH!
I looked at Mr Wiggett's online gallery and really like some of the images there.
Can you share any more about what the workshop was like and what tips and tricks he gave and how he taught you?
:o)
Sounds great...
I was waiting to see your posted images and then managed to somehow miss it! DUH!
I looked at Mr Wiggett's online gallery and really like some of the images there.
Can you share any more about what the workshop was like and what tips and tricks he gave and how he taught you?
:o)
It was very informal. He presented a couple of slide shows the first evening and explained how he accomplished the shots. We also had a couple of critique sessions where he critiqued our photos. His techniques are very simple but effective. He mostly uses grad and polarizer filters to get the results he wants. He's very open to questions. He's like a kid in a candy store when it comes to photography.
The best part of the workshop was him showing us the locations at the right time of day. He knows the Canadian Rockies like the back of his hand and when one location doesn't work (mother nature not cooperating) he always has a backup.
1) f22, focus 1/3 of the way in to the shot
2) squinting technique to determine dynamic range and which grad filter is needed - when squinting the shadows turn to black and the bright areas tone down a bit
Our group size was 9 (1 over the max) but in future the max is being cut back to 6 to get more one on one opportunities. If noone was asking questions Mr. Wiggett was off doing his own thing.
