Complete Workshop Syllabus Jack Graham Photography Workshops AFTER THE WORKSHOP … WHAT NOW? ©Jack Graham and Jack Graham Photography LLC Copying this document without permission is a violation of Federal Copyright Laws V1306_v42.rkg Page | 1 To my Workshop Attendees, First of all, thank you for coming to my workshop. I hope you learned a lot, recorded some good images, made many friends and feel your valuable time and effort was worth it. Most workshops end, the folks depart and that is that. In many cases you are left trying to remember all the important subjects we discussed in the field. I believe that providing my workshop attendees with this syllabus of what we discussed is not only my responsibility, but an invaluable addition to the workshop experience. Thus this publication exists. I update this information frequently so if you do (and I hope you will) attend another Jack Graham Photography Workshop, you will most likely receive a newer version with more information than previously. I am always amazed at how many people ask me questions when the answers are within this document. That tells me they don’t read it. Please take some time and read this document from front to back, click on the links etc. You’ll learn a lot. Believe me, I offer this syllabus to you as part of your workshop experience. As we discussed in the field, it’s hard to take notes and remember everything we talked about when we are all involved with making images and absorbing so much information in such a small amount of time. Included in this syllabus are topics we discuss in the field and in our classroom. As I said, this is a “living” document and I continually add and update things as necessary. Please let me know if you have any questions or just want to call and say hello from time to time. My contact information is found on my WEBSITE. Please also check out MY BLOG for timely information and informative articles. I also encourage you to find somewhere to store your images online. Sites like Smugmug, Zenfolio, Photobucket, Shutterfly, or the one I use, PHOTOSHELTER. This online photography website provides this service very inexpensively. Please don’t hesitate to upload a few images from the workshop, then give me a call and we’ll set up a time to review them. Here is my personal gallery on Photoshelter. Page | 2 In addition, more of the information and more that I cover on my workshops is also in print form on my E-Book series available for purchase and immediate download. Click HERE for the link directly to my e-books Most likely at some point you will be out in the field somewhere and use some of the things we talked about. If you come back with a good image as a result, think of our time together and know it was worth all of the 4 a.m. wake up calls and the late dinners! Please pay attention to the very last page, and the very last paragraph. If you do nothing else, do this. Let’s do it again sometime. Thank you all for coming. Sincerely, Jack www.jackgrahamphoto.com www.jackgrahamsblog.com The right to download and store or output any content from this document, websites included within this document including www.jackgrahamphoto.com And www.jackgrahamsblog.com is prohibited without express permission and may not be reproduced in any form. All Photographs appearing on this publication are the property of Jack Graham unless otherwise noted. These photos are protected by U.S.Copyright laws and are not to be downloaded or reproduced in any way without the written permission of Jack Graham If you need permission to use a photo on this site please call 503-625-1430 or email [email protected] Jack Graham Photography LLC 18803 111th Avenue Court Puyallup, WA 98374 503 . 625 . 1430 (m) 503 . 333 . 8699 Page | 3 SECTIONS INTRODUCTION 7 FIELD TIPS 9 EQUIPMENT 11 FIELD TECHNIQUES 29 AFTER the CAPTURE 47 HELPFUL WEBSITES 58 iPHONE and iPAD APPLICATIONS 59 BOOKS and E-BOOKS 61 USEFUL TOOLS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS 68 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Alphabetical Order) 1X.COM 58 10 STOP NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTER 23 16 BIT DEPTH 39 360 DEGREE PANORAMA APP 59 500PX.COM 58 ADOBE BRIDGE 48 ADOBE LIGHTROOM 47-48, 50 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 47, 50 ANON, ELLEN 62 APERTURE SETTINGS, UNDERSTANDING 30-33, 35 ART & FEAR 61 AUTO FOCUS 29 AUTO vs. MANUAL FOCUSING 36 BARNBAUM, BRUCE 62 BRIOT, ALAIN 63 BALL HEADS 14 BORDERS and FRAMES 58-59 BOOTS for WATER 26 BREEZE BROWSER PRO 51 CABLE RELEASES 25 CAMERAS 11, 17 CAMERA BAGS 20-21 CANVAS, ADDING TO IMAGE 54-55 CENTERWEIGHT METERING 34-35 CLEANING CLOTHS (3M) 73 CLEAR, DARK, SKY 71 DEPTH of FIELD 40-42 DEPTHS of FIELD PREVIEW BUTTON 42 DIFFUSERS 25 DIGITAL WORKFLOW 47-56 Page | 4 DIOPTORS 24 DNG FILES 47-48 E-BOOKS 65-67 EQUIPMENT 11-28 EVALUATIVE METERING 34-35 EXPOSURE 29-34 FILE INFORMATION, UNDERSTANDING FILES 37-38 FILTERS 15-23 FOCUSING AUTO vs. MANUAL 36 FREEMAN, MICHAEL 64 FRYE, MICHAEL 64 GRADUATED ND FILTERS 20-22 GRADUATED ND FILTERS-HOW TO USE 22 GREY, TIM 48-49 GURA GEAR 8, 26 HDR 53-54 HELICON FOCUS 51-52 HISTOGRAMS 38-39 HOGAN, THOM 58 HOODMAN 27 HUNT’S PHOTO & VIDEO 18, 27-28 ISO SETTINGS, UNDERSTANDING 22-28 IPHONE & IPAD APPS 58-59 I WATERMARK APP 60 ISO SETTINGS, UNDERSTANDING 31-33 JACK GRAHAM EBOOKS 2, 65 JACK GRAHAM WEBSITE 2 JACK GRAHAM BLOG 2 JACK GRAHAM WEBINAR WITH NIK SOFTWARE 50 JPEG vs. TIFF FILES 48-49 KELBY, SCOTT 48 LENS HOODS 20 LIGHT – UNDERSTANDING 29 LIGHTROOM (SEE ADOBE LIGHTROOM) LIGHTROOM vs. BRIDGE 48 LONG EXPOSURE PHOTOGRAPHY 23 LUMINOUS LANDSCAPE 58 MAT, ADDING TO AN IMAGE 56-57 MATRIX METERING 33-35 METERING TECHNIQUE 33-35 NAPP 58 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAPS APP 58 NEOS BOOTS 26 NIK SOFTWARE 8, 47, 48, 50, 54, 63 NIK SOFTWARE, USING 47-50, 54, 63 NORTH AMERICAN NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION 58 OUTDOOR PHOTO GEAR 8, 26-27 PANORAMA PHOTOGRAPHY 45 Page | 5 PERCY, BRUCE 67 PHOTOGRAPH AMERICA NEWSLETTER 68 PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS 69 PHOTOGRAPHERS EPHEMERIS 29, 59 PHOTO EQUIPMENT 11-28 POLARIZING FILTERS 15-16 PRE CAPTURE QUESTIONS 10 PSD FILES 49 PTgui 45 QUESTIONS, BEFORE CAPTURING THE IMAGE 10 RAW vs. JPEG 36-38 REALLY RIGHT STUFF 11, 14 REFLECTORS 25 ROWELL, GALEN 21, 64, 76-77 ROWELL, GALEN BOOKS 64, 76-77 ROWELL GALEN GRADUATED NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTERS 21 SAMMON, RICK 64 SHARPENING 55 SHAW, JOHN, E BOOK 67 SINGH-RAY FILTERS 18, 15-23 SNAPSEED by NIK SOFTWARE 59 SOFTWARE 50-54 SPECIALITY FILTERS 20-23 SPOT METERING 34-35 STORM JACKET 75 TELECONVETER 25 TIDE GRAPH APP 60 TAL, GUY eBooks 64-65 TIFF FILES vs. JPEG FILES 48-49 TPE (SEE PHOTOGRAPHERS EPHEMERIS) TRIODS 11-13 TRIPOD USE 13 UNDERSTANDING LIGHT 29 UV FILTER 17-19 VARI ND FILTER, SINGH-RAY 23 VERTICAL VS HORIZONTAL IMAGES 44 WATER PHOTOGRAPHY 31, 46 WHITE BALANCE 30 WEATHER INFORMATION 70-71 WEATHER LINKS 71 WEBSITES 58 WEBINAR, JACK GRAHAM’S WEBINAR AT NIK SOFTWARE 50 WOLFE, ART BOOKS 61-62 WORKFLOW 47-48 Page | 6 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION POST WORKSHOP INFORMATION and FIELD TIPS A review of some of the many things we covered in the field during our recent workshop ©Jack Graham Please note that some of this information included here is only one man’s opinion and my way of doing things. It doesn’t mean it’s right or wrong. I recommend you get out and shoot, shoot and then shoot some more. What’s most important is when you get back home you become extremely critical of your work. (And I mean critical!) What you have heard from me over the past few days are in many cases my thoughts and recommendations that I have gathered from some of the legends in nature photography over the years I have been lucky enough to have witnessed in action. Please visit my website and blog for lots of articles and information on what equipment I use, etc. You can also visit other sites – of much better known photographers than I – and check out what they use (such as John Shaw, etc.). If you read no further than here, please take a few minutes and read these brief articles, mostly from my blog regarding making quality images. I guarantee you’ll get something out of them! 1) Wrong is Right…and Other Considerations 2) Focus on the Unconventional 3) Seven steps to making quality images 4) What you just don’t find a photograph 5) Make your images Sharp 6) When reality isn’t good enough 7) Business and Nature Photography 8) Five reasons images succeed 9) See the Light Page | 7 SPONSOR INFORMATION and DISCOUNTS: Within this article you’ll read about a few companies I work with that can offer you superior products and in some cases discounts as a workshop attendee. OUTDOORPHOTOGEAR.COM Looking for a one-stop shop with just about every photographic accessory you can imagine? Check out these folks. They are great folks to do business with and are always looking for new items for us photographers to make our lives productive. Please do yourself a favor and check out their offerings. They have a great blog as well with lots of useful information. GURA GEAR The BEST Camera Bags on the Market! 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