I am very pleased to announce an all day multimedia lecture/workshop by Bryan F Peterson in Vancouver in February 2008. Bryan will be presenting all four of his most popular programs, Understanding Exposure, Art of Composition, Art of Seeing, and the Wonderful World of Macro Photography on Sunday, February 10th at the Vancity Theatre at the Vancouver International Film Centre, 1181 Seymour Street. These informative and fun-filled slide/talk lectures go far beyond his on-line courses in offering up an even greater bounty of tips and ideas that will prove invaluable for anyone who is pursuing the perfect picture. You have lots of questions! Bryan has lots of answers!
Update February 2: Sneak preview of just some of the techniques and concepts Bryan will present here
Update Jan 15: New material added to presentation:
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- Photographing people in their environment
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- Shooting for Stock
Full description of newly added material here
Within the first 15 minutes of this lecture, you’ll learn the difference between a correct exposure and a creatively correct exposure; within an hour, you’ll have a firm grasp on the relationship between f/stops, shutter speeds and ISO. That’s the magic of Bryan’s unique teaching style, which has helped turn the confusing and intimidating world of exposure into total control for thousands of students. Based in part on Bryan’s best-selling book, Understanding Exposure, this course will boost your level of exposure expertise. Do you know which ONE aperture to use and when you should use it to get the greatest contrast and sharpness in your exposure? Do you know which two apertures guarantee your background will remain as an out of focus tone? Do you know which ONE aperture when combined with the “right” lens will give you an area of sharpness from three feet to infinity?
Have you fully explored ALL the possibilities of motion-filled exposures? Climb on board and buckle your seat belt as Bryan also takes you on fantastic journey into the world of creative exposures where the shutter speed is King; freezing action, implying motion, panning and the basics of using “rear curtain sync/second curtain sync”with your flash. And what about Light? The vast and varying levels of light on any given day or week need not be confusing any longer when it comes to the most common question photographers ask; “From where should I take my meter reading”? Bryan will share with you his three most common methods used in metering, methods that guarantee a perfect exposure each and every time even when shooting in the sunsets/sunrises and city/country scenes at dusk or dawn and even backlit flowers or portraits. If you find the world of exposure confusing OR you are not recording consistently perfect and creative exposures OR if you don’t understand why some exposures “work” and others don’t, then this is one lecture you can’t afford to miss.
LEARNING TO SEE CREATIVELY
Are you having trouble “seeing”? Do you often find yourself heading out the door with the intention of capturing some really compelling images only to come back empty-handed? Are you long on ideas but short on execution? What is the most common problem EVERY photographer faces in everyday composition? What is the symbolism of the horizontal frame? When is the best time to shoot a vertical composition? How does LINE, TEXTURE, PATTERN and COLOR influence compositional arrangements? What two “tricks” can be used over and over in creating compelling landscapes? What is the ONE compositional flaw many photographers fail to overcome when shooting with their wide angle lenses? What is meant by “visual weight”? What area of the frame needs ALL of your attention, yet it always gets overlooked? Do you “see” the potential in recording some subjects as out of focus tones or shapes? Does the “rule of thirds” have to really be a hard and fast rule?
Based in part on Bryan’s other best selling book, “Understanding Exposure”, this lecture is all about jump-starting your vision with the promise of recording one compelling composition after another this would be it. Bryan is convinced that inside your camera bag a virtual gold mine of compelling compositions awaits, IF you would only know how your lenses “see” and in turn apply their vision to the basic principles of composition. Any subject can be turned into a compelling shot, no matter how mundane, IF you apply the vast and creative principles that are offered in this lecture on seeing creatively!
MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY
No lens has had a more profound impact on “photographic blindness” than the use of macro lens (or a combination of extension tubes and a given lens). It is the one and only lens that I have ever prescribed to students worldwide as a quick fix to ove
rcoming “photographic blindness”. Consider the world-view from the perspective of an ant and it soon becomes apparent that the world is not only much bigger, but the “photographic buffet” that awaits is much, much longer. And when this new ground is explored solely with the vision of the close-up or macro lens, it is no surprise that even in a hundred lifetimes; one would have barely began to mine the gold that lies within. Although close-up or macro photography has long been associated with subjects found in nature, its vision should certainly not be limited to nature as this lecture will prove as one will soon see; the local junkyards, alleyways and even an occasional dumpster are all targets for the macro lens. The willingness to be open minded to any subject is a sure sign that you are learning the Art of Seeing and in the world of close-up, the “art” to be found is a never-ending discovery. This all day intensive lecture is the perfect “pick me up” for any beginner to semi-professional photographer who has a camera, (film or digital), with full manual exposure mode capabilities AND the desire to truly expand their creative vision and the tools to execute their ideas WITHOUT the need for Photo-Shop!
The details:
Sunday, Feb 10 … 9am till around 4pm. No need to bring your camera, although you may want to take a few notes. A light lunch will be provided.
Tickets are $149 (plus GST) and are now available for purchase through the Vancouver International Film Centre Web-site (www.vifc.org) Here is a direct link to the ticket sales page. Advance ticket sales will end at 10am on Saturday, February 9th. Tickets will also be available at the door: CASH or VISA only. Doors open at 8:15 am… I’ll have the coffee on.
Special for groups of ten or more!
10% off for groups of ten or more registered at the same time, using the same credit card. To use this offer you MUST email your group details, including the names of the attendees in your group to workshops@pacificlight.ca together with a daytime contact telephone number for the person organizing your group. You will be contacted by VanCity Theatre staff to obtain your credit card details and to confirm your booking. This offer IS NOT available on-line through the VIFC ticketing web-site.
About Bryan…
Bryan has been a successful commercial photographer for over 30 years whose clients include American Express, Kodak, UPS, Phillips and Citibank. In addition he has received awards from the Communication Arts Photography Annual seven times, Print Magazine four times and has also won the prestigious New York Art Directors Gold Award. He is also a contributing editor at Popular Photography magazine and has been teaching photography for over 20 years. His largest audience knows him as the photographer/writer of four best-selling books, “Understanding Exposure”, Understanding Digital Photography, Learning to See Creatively and Beyond Portraiture, all published by Amphoto. In addition to his boundless enthusiasm, Bryan brings a unique teaching style to every Workshop with his numerous “good/bad”, “before/after examples” that will guarantee a creative and joy-filled experience by all photographers while elevating them to new photographic heights that they had only dreamed of reaching prior to this workshop.