Creating Your Own Voice
Lesson 24 from: The Photographic Style & Aesthetic WorkshopBenjamin Hardman
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Creating Your Own Voice
Lesson 24 from: The Photographic Style & Aesthetic WorkshopBenjamin Hardman
Lesson Info
24. Creating Your Own Voice
Lessons
M0: Orientation
1Series Hello & Introducing Benjamin Hardman
01:43 2Coffee with Alex - Benjamin's Story
22:38 3Benjamin's Workshop Introduction
01:39M1: Gear & Prep
4High-Resolution Setup
07:26 5Lightweight Gear Setup
05:33 6Backpack Breakdown
11:38Aerial Photography
05:51 8Gear & Clothing
07:26 9Research & Preparation
06:18M2: Shooting & Editing
10Seals of Glacier Lagoon
06:56 11Editing: Adobe Lightroom Basics
40:59 12Capturing Glacial Detail
08:23 13Editing: Macro Detail
15:17 14Exploring on Foot
09:47 15Editing: Image Stitching
17:18 16Photographing the Elusive Reindeer
07:21 17Editing: Subjects in Sunset Light
16:58 18Documenting Iceland's Jagged Peaks
06:21 19Editing: Atmospheric Mountains
14:56 20Mountain Drone Photography
10:50 21Editing: Aerial Abstraction
17:20M3: Finding Your Style, Curation, and Social Media
22Benjamin's Style
03:30 23What Inspires Benjamin
02:40 24Creating Your Own Voice
03:01 25Curation: Computer to Phone & UNUM
10:16 26Social Media Q&A with Alex
08:47M4: Running A Creative Business
27Benjamin's Story & Business Tips
05:23 28Presenting Professionally
01:39 29Printing Your Work
12:29 30Staying Inspired
01:02M5: Wrap Up
31Workshop Takeaways
06:03 32Workshop Summary with Alex
32:50Lesson Info
Creating Your Own Voice
Building your style up can lead to something that is a unique expression of your passions. The concept of a unique voice, it is possible. And if you are truly passionate about what you're taking photos of it will shine through. That's what I am really passionate about is this creative kind of cohesion. I'm really stoked to have something that could be a unique expression of Iceland and the Arctic. Style will always change. Never let yourself be fenced in with something that you think, "Oh, this works. "Like the internet might like this "and I'm getting good feedback "on this specific type of image. "I'm just gonna go and stick with that "and that's gonna become my subject "and the thing that I shoot." I have pretty much shot every single type of thing that I've had the chance to, weddings, I've shot macro photos of bees. I've been out to the ocean in Australia. And if it wasn't for all those things these strange circumstances that have nothing in relation to my current photography, the...
n maybe I wouldn't be where I am today. So don't let style kind of bracket you in, go and try everything that you can. It's all valuable. And even out of these smaller shoots you can maybe get more familiar with your camera if you're struggling with manual mode, for example. Just trying some long exposures, even though it might seem weird to go and do a long exposure, it gives you some really valuable technical knowledge about your camera system. And I can think back to times where I've been 40 degrees Celsius days out bright sun, I've gone on eBay bought like a $5 ND filter. That is like the darkest one, like welding glass, and gone and tried some long exposures, you know, 30 seconds. And how does this work? Like, why am I doing a 30 second? What's happening in the landscape as I progress through these 30 seconds? All of these things have helped me to understand cameras and be able to make them kind of just subconscious in my mind. And I can think about the creativity behind a photo instead of how the settings will affect it. It just becomes second nature. All of these things can can help you to diversify, be creative, try a bunch of things that you've never tried before. And who knows, maybe you'll find some new avenue just as I ended up here in Iceland, something completely different to what I grew up with. Having those external influences like letting your surroundings and things outside of photography, kind of guide you into the way that you compose, the way that you style your image in terms of color. For me, that has really led to this point. And I hope you guys can take this away and turn this into something that over time can become your own style.
Class Materials
Bonus Materials with Purchase
Ratings and Reviews
Matt Grandbois
Very Informative & Awe Inspiring Both Benjamin and Alex have played huge roles in my photographic style development over the years and it is great to hear first hand exactly what inspires and drives Ben to keep pushing his creative boundaries. Personally, I love his minimalist approach and it was super insightful to watch him explain how he developed that style and how he actively produces photographs in a cohesive manner. 10/10 recommend this workshop to anyone looking for a very unique and profound perspective with the intent of expanding your creative horizons.
Alec Brown
First Workshop The first workshop I have ever purchased. I've always been hesitant to invest in a workshop, however this went above and beyond my expectations. Fluid in progression, great insight and a super relaxed learning curve full of information. I feel this has prepared me to take my own personal photographic journey to the next level. Executed to perfection. Nice work guys! 10/10 recommended.
Janelle Dransfield
Moving to Iceland now...? Loved this workshop! I really liked the way the modules are split up, and the way you watch Benjamin go out on location for a shot, then immediately sit down and watch his editing process for that specific shot. So much editing to learn too, since he doesn't use presets! The workbook is also super thorough, so printing it out allowed me to pay close attention and just add little notes here and there. The Iceland road guide is also SO helpful and in depth. Can't wait to use it. Also loved that Ben talked about printing your own work. Would be cool to maybe see something from Wildist in the future that goes even more into depth on that (calibrating your own printer, working with a print shop, dropship sites, etc.) Awesome course. Thanks, Hardman.