West Virginia holds a secret: its mountains rival New England in tapestries of red, orange, gold, green and blue. This is an amazing place for nature and landscape photography in any season, but in autumn it is truly awesome.
West Virginia holds a secret: its mountains rival New England in tapestries of red, orange, gold, green and blue. And there is no other finer spot in all of West Virginia in the fall than the Monongahela National Forest. This is an amazing place for nature and landscape photography in any season, but in autumn it is truly awesome. From the fiery red covered heath barrens of Bear Rocks and Dolly Sods to swirling leaves in plunge pools of mighty waterfalls, this area is by far the mid-Atlantic’s best kept autumn secret. Let me take you on a journey to some of the best spots in the Monongahela for classic autumn color hot spots.
Workshop begins at noon on October 4th with a two-hour opening meet and greet and classroom presentation. On the 5 – 7, we will be in the field all day from sunrise until sunset with 2 hour classroom sessions either in the middle of the day or in the evening. The workshop officially concludes after a sunrise shoot on the 8th.
Joseph will teach a variety of techniques—both in the field and in the classroom—that will allow you to advance both your technical skills and artistic vision. We focus on a number of professional field techniques to help you create dramatic and powerful nature images, including:
• Working with dramatic light, including sunrise and sunset;
• The fundamentals of powerful compositions; and
• Abstract techniques for creating artistic photographs.
Joseph Rossbach
Joseph Rossbach has been photographing the landscape for over fifteen years. Joe’s photographs and articles have appeared in a number of books, calendars and magazines including Outdoor Photographer, The Nature Conservancy, Digital Photo, Photo Techniques, Popular Photography, Blue Ridge Country, Mountain Connections and many more. Joe is also a staff course instructor for Nature Photographers Magazine, and writes a regular blog column for Outdoor Photographer Magazine online edition. Joe is also a co-author and contributing photographer two print books, The Ultimate Guide to Digital Nature Photography (Mountain Trail Press) and 50 Amazing Things You Must See and Do in the Greater D.C. Area, The Ultimate Adventure Guide. Joe continues to travel extensively producing new and exciting images of the natural world as well as leading several photography workshops and photo tours each year.
Features & Info
Highlights
Small Group Instruction ~ Fall Color ~ Waterfalls ~ Mountain Vistas ~ Wildlife ~ Macro Worlds ~ Intimate Autumn Woods ~ Canyon Visas ~ Foggy Meadows ~ Photoshop/Lightrom Instruction ~ Image Critiques
In The Classroom
Workflow topics to be covered include: File formats for shooting and for archiving, Exposing for digital, Downloading for automatic image organization, Proper file naming, Cataloging of images: Lightroom or other software, Using the tools in Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom’s Develop Module, Color spaces for the best results in different media, Creating panoramic images, Color adjustment strategies, Using Photoshop to finalize the image: dodging and burning, adjustment layers and layer masking, controlling luminosity and contrast, sharpening for output
Unlock Your Creative Vision
In the field, Joe will focus on expanding creative vision, creating compositions that go beyond the "rule of thirds" and how to make images that convey a sense of wonder and drama. We will also discuss getting techniques and philosophies on creating professional images no matter the weather or light. Joe will be shooting side-by-side with the group offering up creative ideas, preforming demonstrations on camera position, use of natural light and advanced compositional and creative choices to maximize great photos. As always, Joe will be available to work one-on-one to help you realize your vision of the scene with in the field critiques, discussion of lenses and camera settings, position and composition.
With your guidance and insight to the best that this area had to offer, I was found my own take on autumn’s splendor.
We have a block of rooms available at the Windwood Fly-In Resort. After registering for the workshop, we will send you the information to make a lodging reservation.
Sponsors
Singh Ray Filters ~ Fstop Camera Bags ~ Lensrentals.com
