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Susan and Neil SilvermanSusan's and Neil's work appears in publications for Sierra Club, Microsoft, Air Canada and numerous magazines and other publications. Their work is represented by Getty Images, Fogstock Images, and the California State Park System. Design firms represent their work nationally and internationally.They're in demand as speakers for professional photographic organizations such as Professional Photographers of America and are professional members of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals.
Their expertise includes landscape, macro and wildlife photography and their background in commercial work gives them added insight into all forms and aspects of light.
In their BetterPhoto online courses, Susan and Neil will help you put gusto, snap and zing into your images so that your own experience and knowledge base will be enriched. We know you'll find their online photography courses to be fun and exciting.
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Lesson 1: Know Your Camera
This is about how to "Go - Shoot" ... not "Stop, Think, Shoot"!!
Learning the functions of your camera so that it is second nature to you. How to shoot without a tripod - tips on hand holding. Predetermining f-stops and shutter speeds while shooting quickly in different situations.
Assignment: Experiment by shooting a stationary subject with hand-holding at different shutter speeds - to see just where your images start to break down (i.e., lose sharpness). Analyze your results.
Lesson 2: The Lens: Love It or Leave It
Which is the best lens for street photography: How to evaluate your “stuff”. What works for nature may not work “on the street”!
Assignment: Choose a subject or scene, and shoot it with a normal, wide angle, and telephoto lens. Send in one image demonstrating selective focus - from your lens of choice. Give us an image with impact, drama, or mood.
Lesson 3: Perspective Is Powerful
What is the best perspective for your lens and the situation?
Change your position or change your lens - what works best?
Assignment: Shoot a street image with an unusual perspective; you may use your lens of choice. Also, "make" an image happen: find a wall, lines, lights, reflections, and previsualize the result -w aiting for the right person or subject to come into your "canvas".
Lesson 4: Movement: Punch Vs. Paralysis
Movement is exciting; how to capture it. “On Purpose Blur” created in your camera, not on your computer - creates interest, spice, and gusto. Slow shutter speed can bring drama into your imagery.
Panning and beyond the pan: panning to perfection, then reverse panning, and now panning and zooming altogether!
Assignment: Submit two good street scenes; one freezing the action and one showing the motion involved. Also submit images showing panning and successful zooming of a scene
Lesson 5: Filling, Not Flooding, With Your Flash
Using your flash for a kiss of light, not a blast.
Practical tips on how much fill is required for what type of situations. Learning to be ready in a scenario so that you do not have to stop and think and futz with your flash.
Assignment: Try and capture a good street photography image that demonstrates the use of the flash unit.
Lesson 6: Color Vs. Black and White, and the Light
Choices when you are photographing on the Main Street of Ugly Ville. Working with black and white in camera or with an editing program. Deciding if the color is killing the image or not. Don’t be afraid of the rain, fog, or low light ... these can be your friends, not your enemy.
Assignment: Take a good potential "street" image that has some of the problems mentioned in the lesson (harsh unattractive light, too much clutter, etc.) and convert it to black and white to make a dynamite image. Tell us what changes you made and under what circumstances the image was taken.
Lesson 7: Breaking the Ice
Meeting and photographing that stranger on the street; tips on how to "get acquainted" and "make new friends". Model releases: When they matter, and who and what needs a model release.
Assignment: Choose one of the following challenges: a good strong street scene with two or more people interacting with each other; or One, two or more people reacting to their circumstance or environment.
Lesson 8: Go With the Flow
Sequencing is the secret to success!! Learn how to fire through a series at a rapid pace, capturing that one sterling image that is nestled in a series of images. Studying the difference between a premeditated series and being able to just point and shoot as rapidly and as fast as your camera will let you, and getting a great result.
Assignment: Shoot fast through a sequence. Think about it ahead of time. Choose three images from this sequence to submit, and pick your "best" shot!
Note: All assignments also include a favorite "Grabber Shot" to share!
Review: Voting on Best Work
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