August 2, 2019
at 9:00am -
5:00pm
Landscape Photography: The Craft &Technique, and The Art & Vision by Doug Bennett
presented by Wyoming PPA
On Aug 2, 2019 in an all day workshop, Doug will first share elements of photographic craft and technique essential to landscape photography and to making high quality large landscape prints for high-end sales and for PPA Competition entries. In sharing these techniques, Doug will also discuss the underlying “whys”. Then Doug will move to the heart of landscape photography . . . the goal of communicating your emotions and artistic vision in an image. Ansel Adams had it right when he said, “Photograph not only what you see, but also what you feel.” Great photography is about making images that connect with viewers making them feel something about the subject.
Doug will share techniques to make your imagery communicate more, as well as explore the unconscious psychological factors that make for appealing landscape photography. Doug will also delve deeply into dynamic composition showing how it can improve the harmony and artistry in your images. Doug will also share his approaches to creativity and inspiration.
Lastly, and this is a big departure from his presentations at numerous state PPA Conventions, Doug will share his image processing approaches and techniques. Notable here will be a focus on the why and how of getting tonal relationships correct, the beauty to be had from light & shadows which he learned from portrait artists, and how to succeed in print competition.
The day following this workshop, Aug 3, 2019, join Doug in a day of photography in the Vedauwhoo and possibly one other area.
Doug’s love for landscape photography traces back to his childhood and family sightseeing vacations touring the western U.S. and Canada by car. These early experiences were further fueled by his father’s subscription to “Arizona Highways” magazine always leaving him in awe with its beautiful scenic images, particularly those of Josef and David Muench. Doug, a PPA member since 2011, earned his Master’s Degree from PPA in 2014, his Craftsman’s Degree in 2015 and the Imaging Excellence Award in 2015. Doug also earned PPA Platinum Photographer of the Year in 2013 and PPA Diamond Photographer of the Year in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018. Lastly Doug is a two time Grand Imaging Award Finalist in the Landscape Category finishing 2nd in 2015 and 1st in 2017.
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