"Mountains upon Mountains"- Zac Mills

I have had this fascination about how more famous photographers go about their photography trips. I came across this artist, Zac Mills. I read one of Zac`s travel notes. On this one expedition Zac titles his travel "Mountains upon Mountains." I was very intrigued with how the trip went.

At first Zac had many obstacles. The weather was a big factor. He ended up coming short at the beginning of his trip with his yellow trees in the Canadian Rockies. Zac actually created an event called "Landscape Fails" because he had so bad of weather.

On the contrary, he continued his trip to Banff National Park and shot many great photos. I enjoyed how he talked about what exactly he checked for along his trail. Zac mapped out great future places for photography trips as well as stopped at past locations. The photographer stood in freezing water and negative temperatures to get these beautiful shots.

https://www.shuttermonkeys.com/post/mountains-upon-mountains

Winter Photography

With the colder months approaching and snow already fallings, winter photo opportunities begin. The bright white snow and the calm spaces can be peaceful and beautiful. Although your eye may see a photo opportunity, you need to keep in mind some weather considerations before you rush out there. This article explains a few considerations to take into effect when doing winter photography.

https://www.outdoorphotographer.com/tips-techniques/nature-landscapes/get-ready-for-winter-photography/

Other than keeping yourself warm, we have to think about keeping our cameras warm. One major issue with cameras is keeping the battery warm. Fringed air can cause the battery to become cold and lose charge. Also having cold air blow into your camera, you can get ice. You do not want ice in your camera for many reasons.

Another major factor that goes into winter photography is exposure. Because the snow is so white and bright, having the right exposure is important. To much exposure the snow will create to much light into the camera giving it a grey look. Not enough exposure, the photo will look dark. Exposure with snow is very important to get a good photo.

All in all just be extra prepared for winter photo shoots.

Photography Trips

The last few weeks we have been getting our projects ready. This little article gives a few different major places that are best for photography trips.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/best-photography-vacations/index.html

My group is creating a trip to Alaska. We are going to take photos of Kenai Fjords and the Mountains. This is a well known photography area in Alaska. We also discussed photographing animals on our trip. Including bears, moose, and elk. Alaska, although cold during the winter season, it is very beautiful.

Some of these other places in the article like Arizona seem interesting to me. This is probably because I have been to Arizona many times. In this article it discusses the photography excursions and classes you can take in Tucson Arizona.

Lighting Made Simple

Earlier in the class, we discussed different lighting in photography. Having light in a certain position can change the look of the image. The color of the light is also a factor. This quick little article explains the differences in the lighting positions as well as the color of light being used. 

https://www.creativelive.com/photography-guides/lighting-for-beginners

The few short paragraphs about the different lighting positions interested me. Although when we look at a photo with back lighting or side lighting we do not think of it as a photography norm. At least I don`t. Front light for example seems to be the norm of lighting positions, having the entire scene exposed and able to see every detail makes a good photo right? Although some of that is true, having the light come from a different angle gives the photo an artsy look. It gives the photo more character and beauty. Back light can also be used. As explained in the article, back light can be tricky. Because the camera has a lot of light flooding into the lens, capturing a back light photo can be tricky.

The article also mentions hard light and soft light. Hard light produces shadows and dark areas. Soft light is more of a gradual transition to the shadows and dark areas of the photo. Soft light is created from large source of light, while hard light comes from a small source of light. Like the sun verses a flashlight. The sun gives of a great deal of light and a flashlight only gives off light into a small defined area. Both of these light sources created different shadows in a photo. 

Overall, this article came in handy when trying to understand light and how we use it in photopraphy.