Same Place — Different View
A couple of years ago, we started an end-of-the-year alumni workshop. Last year, we held it in Death Valley, an amazing place for photography, and our alumni made some stunning images, as you can see in the Students’ Gallery for Alumni in Death Valley.
It is always interesting for us to see what different visions our participants have. They may be in the same location, perhaps even close to the same spot at times, and yet, they produce such varied images.
There is one location we visit. It is a photographer’s paradise. The patterns of the salt flats are compelling and put one in awe of the early settlers who crossed this beautiful wasteland.
Chuck found some great shapes in the raised salt to fill his frame.
Three of our participants did essentially the same scene, but how different they all look!
Chris has a gentle palette and found a set of leading lines to set off her scene.
Steve took a bold approach and used a particularly large salt ridge as his lead-in.
Kanwal’s different color palette gave drama to his version of the scene.
Others came up with markedly different scenes.
George, who loves black and white, photographed a totally different view.
Nat found a pattern of plants in an area of the salt flats that are brown.
Dave was fascinated by the water and used the reflections in his view.
Gary also looked in a different direction and used bold, deep colors in his image.
So, the next time you head out with your camera bag, see how many different views of a scene you can find.
Meanwhile, check out our calendar. Some of our workshops are nearly full. Come join in the fun.
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Outstanding student gallery. It looks so calm as compared to how you described it in your blog during the workshop.
Dave,
That is because the wild dust/sand storm we experienced before the workshop had ended by the time our participants arrived. Several weeks later, there was an even worse storm. Glad we missed that one!
Thanks for your comments. They certainly did do a great job!
Take care,
TBC