"I recently attended a workshop in which Victoria taught, and can honestly say that, if you want to learn and improve your understanding and shooting skills, you owe it to yourself to take a course or workshop with her. Photography has so many facets it is easy to get lost... You will never get lost with Victoria, because she explains clearly and concisely what you need to know. Victoria really cares that you learn photographic skills. Victoria's approach to photography in the field is very practical and always accompanied by a great sense of humor." - Freddie Kelvin, Olympic National Park Workshop
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Discover Close-up/Macro Photography
Date: Saturday April 14th 8:30-12p
Location: Education Building, Ivy Creek Natural Area, Charlottesville, VA
Like to get intimate? With your photography that is? Join me for a half day workshop exploring macro/close-up photography. Macro was my first love in photography. Seeing the world up close changes how we see things. Simple everyday items take on a whole new look. We'll start with an overview of equipment to help you get up close and personal. Then learn shooting techniques for close up photography and how to make depth of field work for you. We'll explore how to pick out the right subject and then compose the image. Learn about backgrounds and lighting. After the lecture you will have ample time to practice shooting on a variety of subjects. This workshop is sure to improve your photographic skills and get you excited about a whole new world!
Please bring your camera with charged batteries and empty media card, tripod and any close up lenses you might have. If you don't have any bring your regular lens. I will have a 100mm macro, extension tube and lens baby for people to play with. If you have Canon you can use them directly on your camera. If you have another brand then use the equipment on one of my bodies.
The class is hands on to aid the student in learning and includes a detailed hand out. I need a minimum of 4 students to run the class. Class size is limited to 10 students. If I do not get the minimum to run the class your registration will be refunded in full.
Victoria Dye Photography
2260 Sparrow Lane
Charlottesville, VA 22911
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Refund policy: Full refund up to 30 days prior to class. After that I will need to fill your spot for a refund.
Frustrated with blown out highlights and muddy shadows? The camera does not see as well as you can in high contrast scenes. It is difficult to capture a scene with one shot. So how do the pros do it? They use High Dynamic Range Photography. By combining exposure techniques with a computer program you can composite multiple images to get one beautiful image that realizes detail in both highlight and shadow areas.
This class teaches you the proper techniques for capturing a high contrast scene and what types of scenes will work. Then brings you into the digital darkroom using Nik HDR Effex Pro. Learn how to properly combine images to create both realistic and surrealistic images.
Class structure: We will meet in the classroom for a lecture on what HDR is and the techniques needed to capture appropriate images. Then we will go into the field to practice these techniques. Finally we'll return to the classroom to download images and learn how to combine them in Nik HDR Effex Pro.
Course requirements:
You must know how to use the SLR camera in the manual modes (manual, aperture & shutter priority) or have taken Intermediate Photography for the SLR camera part 1 +/- part 2. Student should also know how to download images for the lab session. Please contact instructor for questions on admission requirements.
Students will need the following equipment for this class:
- SLR digital camera
- Tripod
- lenses
- laptop with Nik HDR Effex Pro 15 day trial loaded
You can download a free 15 day trial of the program from: www.niksoftware.com/downloads
Registration:
The class is hands on to aid the student in learning. All classes come with a detailed hand out. I need a minimum of 4 students to run the class. Class size is limited to 10 students. If I do not get the minimum to run the class your registration will be refunded in full.
Victoria Dye Photography
2260 Sparrow Lane
Charlottesville, VA 22911
Or Sign up Via Paypal
Refund policy: Full refund up to 30 days prior to class. After that I will need to fill your spot for a refund.
Action Photography - Polo
Date: Sunday June 3rd, 2012 1p-4p
Location: King Vineyard, Crozet, VA
Join me for an afternoon working on action photography. We'll be photographing the polo match at King Vineyard, Crozet, VA. This is a great opportunity to get hands on instruction shooting action. We will review shutter speeds needed to stop or blur the action, how to expose, what ISO & White Balance are best and look at various aperture settings. We'll meet at 12p in town to carpool over to the vineyard. Then there will be a short lecture prior to the match to go over the above information and then we'll shoot the match. Match time typically runs 1:30-3:30p.
Recommended Equipment: lens in the 70-400mm range. Kit lenses of 18-55mm are not adequate for this event. A tripod is also highly recommended but not required. I will have my monster Sigma 300-800mm available for everyone to try out.
Registration: I need a minimum of 3 students to run the class. Class size is limited to 8 students. If I do not get the minimum to run the class your registration will be refunded in full.
Victoria Dye Photography
2260 Sparrow Lane
Charlottesville, VA 22911
Or Sign up Via Paypal
Refund policy: Full refund up to 30 days prior to class. After that I will need to fill your spot for a refund.
Rain/excessive heat will cancel the polo match. Make up date will be scheduled.
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