Due to unexpected events, I’ve had to reschedule the Old Car City Creative Workshop to November 4-5, 2016. The itinerary and topics remain the same… macro, rust, and lots of vintage cars!
Update: Old Car City Creative Workshop Rescheduled
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Colorado Wildflower Safari July 20-23, 2016
I’m happy to announce that I’ll be returning to Crested Butte, Colorado in July 2016 to lead a small-group wildflower/macro photo safari and workshop! You’ll photograph the beautiful wildflowers in a high alpine setting and learn macro and close-up photography techniques. Participants will also receive hands-on field instruction, post-processing help, and image critiques.
This tour is open to a maximum of 10 photographers.
Reserve your seat on this trip by placing a deposit through the event page.
Colorado Wildflowers!
I’m back from leading a workshop to the Colorado high country, where we took a group of 8 photographers on a wildflower photography safari.
On the trip, we photographed the wonderful wildflowers around Crested Butte, Colorado. This year was particularly spectacular, as we’ve had unusually wet weather in Colorado.
During the workshop, we not only covered macro techniques, but we also examined the role of complimentary colors, backgrounds, and composition. The area around Crested Butte was perfect for all kinds of photography, from close-ups to landscapes. Everyone came away with a tremendous number of awesome photographs!
Thanks for looking!
See all my future photo workshops and tours here.
Nikon 1 for Macro Photography
One really fun application of the Nikon 1 system is for macro photography. The 2.7x crop CX format sensor offers some significant advantages to the close-up photographer, including:
- Greater apparent depth of field
- Longer working distances
- Extra magnification when using true macro lenses
All of these points are important with close-up photography. Macro photographers can use all the depth of field they can get, and having a longer working distance means you don’t have to shove your lens right up against your subject. I got an email from a colleague the other day asking if I had any recommendations for a Nikon 1 macro kit, so I thought I’d test out the one macro lens I have: the 105mm f/2.8 AFS G VR micro-Nikkor. Continue reading Nikon 1 for Macro Photography