Location: Salvation Army Bldg Location: Anacortes Chamber
3001 R Ave, Anacortes 819 Commercial Ave, Anacortes
Cost: $129.00 early registration
$149.00 after March 15, 2010
For more info or to register contact
That Photo Shoppe
360-588-6968
kklocke1@mac.com
Workshop by - Alternative Focus - workshops for creative minds
THE ART OF BRIDGE PHOTOGRAPHY
Bridges make up some of the most impressive architectural structures in the world. Often the identity of a city is tied to one of its bridges. Examples would be the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, or the Rainbow Bridge in La Conner. Bridges can make powerful images.
Vince Streano has been photographing bridges for some of the largest engineering and architectural companies in the United States for over twenty years. His bridge photography has appeared in publications throughout the world, and he has a reputation as an expert in the photography of bridges.
Vince will conduct a three part workshop on the art of bridge photography. The lecture portion of the workshop will begin at 9:30 AM on Saturday, March 20th, followed by a tour of three local bridges that afternoon. Participants will work on their assignments on their own during the following week. The workshop will wrap-up on the evening of March 31st with a critique.
During the lecture portion and discussion Vince will show a portfolio of his bridge images. Then participants will learn how to research a bridge using an actual bridge assignment from one of Vince’s clients. They will learn how to scout for vantage points before traveling to the bridge, and how to plan a shot list of subjects, including that one “hero” shot clients are always looking for. They will also learn about booking a helicopter for aerials or a boat for shots from the water.Vince will talk about lens selection, composition, best angles and lighting. The lecture will conclude with a discussion of the three bridges that participants will be photographing; the Twin Bridges, Rainbow Bridge, and Deception Pass Bridge.
After lunch, students will gather at the Twin Bridges. There Vince will demonstrate shooting angles and sight lines, interesting bridge features, lens selection and vantage points.From the Twin Bridges, the class will move to the Rainbow Bridge, where we’ll have a similar discussion. We will conclude with the Deception Pass Bridge. Since the class will be meeting around the equinox, we’ll be able to shoot the bridge with the sun setting directly behind it, something that happens only twice a year, in March and September.
After the bridge tour, the class will have ten days to complete their bridge assignments before the critique on March 31st.
