1. Inspiration, Motivation & Meaning: Why am I making this photograph? (Saturday morning)
- Our photographic motivations: practical, emotional, conceptual, spiritual, therapeutic.
- The connection between the natural world and our personal, photographic world.
- How to kick-start photographic inspiration with a visual (and personal) inventory.
- How to move beyond “pretty pictures” to create more meaningful images that have impact and staying power.
- The travel paradox: why the visual excitement of new experiences and exotic locations often leads to disappointing images, and what we can do about it.
2. Craftsmanship & Creativity: How do I make this photograph? (Saturday morning)
- How humans and cameras see: differences, limitations and creative possibilities
- Landscape image-making styles and traditions, from documentary to popular to imaginative, and how to choose the approach most appropriate for our selves, subjects and circumstances.
- A review of photographic craftsmanship and the choices available during image capture and processing. (Note: for an expanded tutorial that includes more technical and post-processing content, please consider registering for Sunday morning’s workshop, How to Craft a Landscape Photograph.)
- How to SEE: a handy acronym to guide our visual design strategy.
3. Ethical & Environmental Concerns: How should I make this photograph? (Sunday morning)
- How ethics apply to the photographic process.
- Photographic “truth” and the debate about image manipulation.
- How photography has been used historically in the service of environmental causes.
- How today’s travel and photographic trends are impacting the natural world.
- How we can use our visual artistry and storytelling skills to help educate, inspire and advocate for conservation.
4. Personal Projects: What can I do with this photograph? (Sunday morning)
Projects vs “greatest hits”: pros and cons of both approaches to image-making.
Electronic projects: web galleries, AV shows, PDF publications, blogs.
Print projects: books, folios, exhibitions, cards, posters.
Using complementary media (text, music) to enrich the experience of our images.