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Donald’s Light Painting and more…

3 Commentsby   |  09.29.11  |  Lightpainting Fort Griffin, Spring 2011

Had a tremendous time with all of you!






Kyle’s Lightpainting

1 Commentby   |  09.27.11  |  Lightpainting Fort Griffin, Spring 2011

I’ve been using Apple’s Aperture software for more control over exposure after the fact. Many of you may have been wondering about shooting RAW. These are larger files than the basic JPEGs we started shooting, but the nice thing is you have much more control over brightening or darkening exposure in each photo. The nice thing that Aperture brings to the table is the ability to use “brushes” to selectively apply changes to only certain parts of the image without having to pull the image into something like Photoshop.

Feel free to ask if you’re interested in help from Learning Studio staff in improving your photos once you bring them back to your computer.

Fort Griffin Lightpainting
Lightpainting workshop led by Nil Santana outside of Albany, Texas with faculty from ACU. Sponsored by the AT&T Learning Studio.
Fort Griffin Lightpainting
Lightpainting workshop led by Nil Santana outside of Albany, Texas with faculty from ACU. Sponsored by the AT&T Learning Studio.
Lightpainting workshop led by Nil Santana outside of Albany, Texas with faculty from ACU. Sponsored by the AT&T Learning Studio.

Previous shoot in June

0 Commentsby   |  09.27.11  |  Lightpainting Fort Griffin, Spring 2011

Here are a couple from the scouting trip with Nil and Donald in June. You can see what a big difference it makes shooting the same locations with the moon in play. Of course, it also made it significantly easier doing basic things like focusing and changing settings on the camera.



Laura’s pic

2 Commentsby   |  09.26.11  |  Lightpainting Fort Griffin, Spring 2011

Lightpainting at Fort Griffin

3 Commentsby   |  09.24.11  |  Lightpainting Fort Griffin, Spring 2011

This September we took a group of advanced photographers–and aspiring advanced photographers–out to Albany, Texas, to shoot the big sky. Nil Santana again worked to help participants get the most out of their cameras and find an original point of view. To see some of their work, see the Previous Workshops section in the sidebar.

Thanks so much to Tecia and to Sandra and Ben from the Learning Studio for their expert painting. The pictures I’ve seen so far are stunning.

More Behind the Scenes – Donald

0 Commentsby   |  04.15.11  |  Behind the Scenes, Photography Gruene, Spring 2011













Behind the Scenes 2 – MW / KD

0 Commentsby   |  04.15.11  |  Behind the Scenes, Photography Gruene, Spring 2011

A few more casual pics on Mike’s Canon 5D with a Zeis 50mm, f1.4 lens.

Gruene Hall performers

0 Commentsby   |  04.10.11  |  Photography Gruene, Spring 2011









Behind the Scenes KD – Spring

2 Commentsby   |  04.10.11  |  Behind the Scenes, Photography Gruene, Spring 2011

*One other option available for displaying your photos is the WordPress Gallery feature. For help setting one up, here is a short video intro to WP galleries.

Jana’s photos

2 Commentsby   |  10.21.10  |  Photography Gruene, Fall 2010

Thanks again for a great week end and wonderful class. I really appreciated being included in everything as a spouse. What a treat!
Jana



Kyle Dickson's Comment Archive

  1. Kyle Dickson on Nancy Jordan's Photos at Gruene
    11:50 pm, 04.21.13

    Really great detail shots from around town but the two portraits are my favorite. Creates a really nice thoughtful pose choosing not to look into the camera. Great choices.

  2. Kyle Dickson on Perfectly-on-time photo entries
    11:47 pm, 04.21.13

    Great photos all the way around. The Essence of Sirloin is a nice curiosity, but the night shot of the tree and tower and of the river reflections are really nice. Great use of existing light.

  3. Kyle Dickson on Pictures from Gruene
    8:07 am, 04.17.13

    The unconventional perspective on the water tower is nice and the haunting portrait of that guy in a bar is gripping–he seems like he may pull a knife on you at any moment.

    Nice work, Paul.

  4. Kyle Dickson on Photos from Gruene Weekend
    6:43 pm, 04.15.13

    Really like the strange hanging lamp shades against the rustic wooden wall. Just engaging shapes, creating and breaking a pattern.

  5. Kyle Dickson on Gruene Pics
    6:41 pm, 04.15.13

    The leaf poking through the floor/fence is still one of my favorites. It feels as if it’s all on one focal plane but there is still some nice soft focus around the edges, and the pop of green at the center of what feels like a black-and-white background. Simple but really nice.

  6. Kyle Dickson on Al's Marfa Photos
    9:22 am, 11.02.12

    Thanks for joining us in Marfa. The barber shop photo reminds me that we could easily run an entire workshop of street photography here. Nicely composed.

  7. Kyle Dickson on Foster 3
    12:33 am, 09.26.12

    Lots of great shots, but the sharpness of your foreground tree as the river recedes behind is easily my favorite. Just pulls your attention immediately to it. Nice!

  8. Kyle Dickson on Corey Patterson's Pics (Part 2)
    12:30 am, 09.26.12

    Love all the night shooting, but the intensity of the color on the soundboard shot is stunning. Gives us the feeling of an exclusive back-stage pass (as opposed to an opportunely open window).

  9. Kyle Dickson on From Jeff Childers
    12:27 am, 09.26.12

    I just love the attempt to create a motion blur shot with the farmer speeding by on that tractor. That’s commitment.

  10. Kyle Dickson on dps photos (I hope)...
    3:47 pm, 04.20.12

    Such great color. What white balance settings were you using or did you color later?