The winter season shares numerous gifts for the photographic artist, but few are as exciting as the patterns that are created from the formation of ice. Along lake edges and streams, puddles and random vessels, containers and low points, ice takes on geometric, graphic, and ribbonlike patterns. Those special intersections where ice meets water are where the magic begins.
As with other photographic disciplines, photographing ice relies on careful composition to find the strongest expression within the chaos of the subject that nature provides.
Through a mix of classroom sessions and experimentation in the field, students will learn and practice:
- Composition techniques to create images with strong visual impact
- Using both color and black-and-white editing tools to maximize the impact of the subject
- Eliminating unnecessary elements to create a stronger image
- Use of technical editing tools including focus stacking to achieve sharpness from foreground to background, post-production sharpening and noise reduction, creative filters to change the mood of the image, and judicious cropping of the scene
This workshop is appropriate for any photographer who is comfortable with the manual controls of a DSLR camera and post-production software such as Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. Techniques in the field for maximizing smartphone captures will also be included.
Please see What to Know for additional information on required equipment and experience.
This program meets in person at the Arboretum.
Instructor: Dan Pollack, photographer
Age: 16 and older
Course number: P400
