Snowkiting In the Canadian Arctic - Location Session
Lesson 20 from: FAST CLASS: Minimalist PhotographyCurtis Jones
Snowkiting In the Canadian Arctic - Location Session
Lesson 20 from: FAST CLASS: Minimalist PhotographyCurtis Jones
Lesson Info
20. Snowkiting In the Canadian Arctic - Location Session
Lessons
Minimalism - A Few Words to Start
00:43 2The Power of Negative Space
06:01 3Learn to See Visual Clutter
03:03 4Isolating Your Anchor
03:02 5Composing for Better Minimalist Photographs
03:57 6Choosing Gear to Create Minimalist Photographs
03:22 7Black and White the Classic Approach
03:38 8Working With Color
02:47Location Session - Apex Beach
04:54 10Apex Beach - Wrap Up
02:20 11Timing and Weather
00:44 12Common Traps and How to Avoid Them
07:08 13Post-Processing - When I Use it and Why?
14:19 14Print Your Work and Harness the Power of Minimalism
02:05 15Sled Dog Portrait Image Review
04:18 16Sled Dog Portrait Key Takeaway
02:43 17Location Session - Arctic Drone Flight
01:38 18Arctic Drone Flight Image Review
05:59 19Arctic Drone Flight Key Takeaways
02:10 20Snowkiting In the Canadian Arctic - Location Session
01:35 21Snowkiting Image Review
05:58 22Snowkiting Key Takeaway
02:27 23Class Summary
03:03Lesson Info
Snowkiting In the Canadian Arctic - Location Session
the actual shot I wanted was quite a simple composition. I knew I wanted a quieter jumping a snowmobile and I wanted it set against the vast clean space of the arctic. That's easy to say, but much harder to pull off photography aside the conditions, the wind, the light, the athletes, energy and safety. These things were all a constantly moving target. I also knew I wanted a compressed look. So the 7200 telephoto was my first choice. This was necessary to get the tiny human subject for scale, but not so tiny as to lose the impact and detail of the creator and the snowmobile. Once things were set, it was a matter of shooting the sequence over and over until all the elements lined up with shot one in the bag, we decided to try a few closer and wide. I switched out my telephoto for a 16 millimeter wide angle lens to really exaggerate the height of the jump. I wanted to get the kite action as sharp as possible. So that meant shooting with a fast shutter speed. After a few test shots, I deci...
ded around 1 2/ of a second To maximize shoot time. I opted for two or 3 frames in the same location. Mhm. After a quick check in with the team, there was just enough time left for a few fun power slides and a healthy serving of fresh note of the face before packing up and heading home
Ratings and Reviews
Brittany Riggs
Lovely and information. The information was relevant and ended up helping a good bit.
Vincent Zuck
Very interesting class, in a very unusual location (Arctic), which blended together to give a top notch class. I learned a lot about Minimalism as applied to photography, and Minimalism as applied to post-processing. Curtis is engaging while teaching and demonstrating on site, or back in his "office". I really enjoyed this class. Thank you Curtis.