Landscape Photography Workshop

Landscape Photography Workshop

Last weekend I enjoyed an opportunity to attend published photographer Carl Galie's fine landscapes photography workshop through the Associate Artists of Winston Salem Gallery. The workshop started on Friday evening where we were introduced to Mr. Galie and to other attendees. The goal of the workshop was to improve our eye for landscapes and to address issues that digital workflow photographers face. We saw plenty of Carl's work on a slideshow where he described the many facets of what it takes to bring in such great images. We were also priviledged to view some of his current work which will be published in one of his new books due sometime next season.


The morning sun is reflected off of the side of this canoe covered in dew.

The best part of attending the workshop was our Saturday morning field study where we all met at a local city park. Perhaps you have heard me mention it before - Salem Lake Park. (Click through or search my blog. I've featured photos from there twice in the past.) Attending this park at 7am offers a whole new perspective. The lighting is different, the weather had changed, fall had fallen, and it was early in the morning instead of the afternoon for once!

After the field outing we had lunch and headed straight back to the classroom for a review of our work. It was odd for me to present work without taking any time to make modest adjustments; but, truth be told I worked much harder at getting results straight out of the camera rather than depend on the computer. This is one other mantra of our instructor's. He has a 3-minute rule where if the image does not look right after 3 minutes of adjustments, then the image is simply discarded. Great rule!



The photo of the geese in flight was touted as the day's luckiest shot. I felt rather fortunate myself to have captured the image. Timing, luck, right-place-at-the-right-time....they are all factors. It should make for a great print down the road.

Thank you Mr. Carl Galie for your time and your advice. Best of luck with your newest book.

(A few more photos from this shoot can be seen on my Photo.net account. See "Links")