 DPA Photo Tips: The Allure of Water
AUGUST DPA PHOTO TIPS: Whether you are by the beach, at the pool, or experiencing Hurricane Season, there are many opportunities to photograph WATER. It can even be ice or dew on a flower ... use your imagination!
Click here to learn about the DPA Photo Tips offered in each newsletter, and visit Tips and Tricks > The Allure of Water for more inspiration and lessons on technique for photographing water.
See below three tips on photographing water for Beginner, Intemediate, and Advanced photography skill levels. Additionally, check out our three-level curriculum descriptions to see that you can also learn about digital manipulation in the computer and storing images in DPA workshops.
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DPA Beginner Photo Tip:
Great Photos of Water Fowl
by Russ Burden, Denver DPA Instructor
If you're looking to photograph water fowl or simply absorb the view, the 127 acre Belmar Park in Lakewood, Colorado is the place to go, and only minutes from downtown Denver.
Consisting of two lakes, the main one Kountze, each offers its own rewards for the curious nature photographer. Turtles, barn swallows, white pelicans, and ducks are frequent visitors. Also commonly found are egrets, night herons, great blue herons, and avocets. Many of these species are seasonal, but if you head there in the spring, you'll surely be treated to them all. Summer offers the added rewarded of photographing many young animals. To get a photo like this one, zoom into a busy area on the water and wait for the bird to move into your frame, stay still and click the shutter.
Click on Tips and Tricks > The Allure of Water for more inspiration and lessons on technique for photographing water.
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DPA Intermediate Photo Tip:
Photographing inside Aquariums
by Chuck Place, Los Angeles DPA Instructor
These jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium were almost hypnotic as their bodies pulsed through the water. The room was completely dark with daylight coming from above the tank.
Due to the low light levels, I had to shoot with a tripod, which can be a real problem with people wandering through a dark room. Setting up at the far side of the room, I used a zoom lens to frame the sea creatures and visitors, while staying out of everyone's way. Etiquette: Make sure that your local aquarium permits tripods before you setup the shot.
Click on Tips and Tricks > The Allure of Water for more inspiration and lessons on technique for photographing water.
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DPA Advanced Photo Tip:
Set up an Outdoor Photo Shoot
by Joel Silverman, Atlanta DPA Instructor
Location: Chestatee River in the north Georgia Mountains
Tip: To photography a canoe in a river, you need to rig the canoe so that it won't move. I set a cable across the river and tied the canoe to the cable. Then my subjects could paddle all they wanted without going anywhere. I was able to make the shot at my leisure!
Etiquette: Make sure there aren't any other rafts or canoes on the river before setting up a cable.
Click on Tips and Tricks > The Allure of Water for more inspiration and lessons on technique for photographing water.
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NEW DPA Photo Assignments: Monthly Photo Challenges for Digital Photo Academy Students
AUGUST ASSIGNMENT---THE ALLURE OF WATER
To enter or learn more, click on Assignments.
Snapshooters, amateur photographers, photo enthusiasts and even professionals are encouraged to submit their best images of water. Themes can include lakes, oceans, rivers, falls, rain, dew drops, mist, water sports, splashes, pools, and on and on. Your entry can be beautiful, mystical, action packed, funny or even profound. After all, water is essential for life and plays a vital role in the proper functioning of the Earth's ecosystems.
With the help of our 50 Digital Photo Academy Instructors around the country, and their free photo tips, you can make sure that your submissions for 'The Allure of Water' Photo Assignment are your best work. You can start by checking the three photo tips above, in the tips section of this newsletter.
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Instructor Profile: Chicago's Steve Grubman
World-renowned image maker Steve Grubman is a hero to a myriad of art directors, movie producers, and media executives. With his assignment for Paramount Pictures feature film Charlotte's Web, Steve is also a hero to his daughter Erica. Why?
Click here to see Steve's final shot, and read more about the production and Steve's experiences on the set Down Under.
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Featured Classroom: YO!darkroom, Quintessential Philly
YO! darkroom is a new photography center in downtown Philadelphia, and also the new home to the Digital Photo Academy workshops in Philly. The space is located in a community that offers a number of wonderful photo ops.
DPA writer Frank Lovece interviews YO!darkroom directors Ravid Butz and Sherry Wiernik, and gives readers an insight into this unique community photography center - with a public gallery, photo workshops and a darkroom.
Click here to read more about this inspiring workshop venue in Philadelphia!
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Student of the Month: Darryl Fong
Darryl Fong recently completed the Digital Photo Academy Advanced workshop in San Francisco, CA. The very next day, he was photographing his brother's Alcatraz Triathalon. Darryl says, "I've shot this event at least 3 times, tearing around on a bicycle to cover as much of the course as possible. Yesterday, I think I captured some of my best images at the event."
Click here to see more triathalon images by Darryl.
Click here to visit the TakeGreatPictures website and read about Darryl and his photos.
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Our mission is to help digital camera owners at every skill level learn how to better use their cameras and optimize their digital photography experience, no matter what company manufactured their camera.
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