7: 15 on a Friday

LAND-ESCAPES!

Subject: the place
Focus: the natural world without humans
-generally more formal
-have many principals of designs

Landmarks in Landscape Photography

• the first inspirations was looked for in the land
• Carleton E. Watkins 
• 1829-1926
• wanted to capture the american west
• opened a gallery in SF in 1885 
• 1861 - photographed Yosemite
• first to be called art
• Ansel Adams 
• 1902-1984
• also inspired by Yosemite

Photographing the Landscape

-Thinking Artistically 

• composition very important
• most important part of that is composition
• position
• high/low
• zoom-in/zoom-out
• goal: best value
• Value (especially in black and white)
• what mood are you looking for?
• more tones = more dramatic
• narrower = more contemplative
• variety
• balancing unity and variety if done well is great
• if not done right can look chaotic

-Camera Settings

• stopt the lens as far as it will go
• f/16, f/22, f/32, f/64
• with longer speeds a tri-pod is necessary!

-Light

• top 2 best times: sunrise and ...... yep you guessed it!..Sunset!
• the colors are just astounding - 
• direct light is best for focusing on distant objects
• the direct light with the shadows gives things a 3D look
• however overcast is best.

-Film

• digital oriented is best
• 100ISO with a large format to get the best/ sharpest image
• B&W shows the value, line, shape, texture, and patterns
• color can sometimes over power images like this

-Lens

• wide angles lens are best for scene
• can focus close and far hours
• Macro lens are useful for close up images and abstract shots

- Filters 

• yellow filters bring out clouds
• other filters will emphasizes the different things
• along with polarizers

-Camera Support

• Use A TRIPOD!

The Grand Landscape

• the "Big View"
• any location (especially parks) is good
•  landscapes include wide lenses and expansive scenes
• with the horizons - rule of thirds

Landscape Details and Close-ups

• japanese parks are best 
• sometimes parks can be too busy
• overcast is best 
• John Sexton refers to it as "quiet light"

Abstract Elements in Land Scape

• abstract elements = images from lines shapes values and textures
• formed by getting really close to a subject
• try and get as in depth as possible
• use a tripod

LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER BIOS

Timothy O'Sullivan

(1840-1882)

• 1886 - learned by working for matthew bradely
• sent to shoot the civil war (haa ha, get it? shoot- civil war? lol)
• 1862- own studio
• principal for book - photo sketchbook of the war 
• first to photograph beyond the mississippi
• died at 42

Carr Clifton

(1959-present)

• has spent 30 years in photography
• startded in the late 70's 
• learned from his neighbor philip hyde
• he is famous for his out door photography
• he often shoots boats and has his photography in museums.