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Below is a brief description of the four special topic seminars on the April Calendar. They are a part of the photojournalism training we put our apprentices for and we will be using these classes to sharpen their skill again before the Tanglewood Steeplechase May 7th. Come join the NyghtFalcon team Sundays this month! Special pricing for these special seminars is $100 for all four weeks. Seminar One: The focus of this seminar will be the basics of photo-journalism, including how to condition oneself for one of the more difficult niches within photography. Much is taken for granted when it comes to photo-journalism yet it is extremely demanding, requires immense perception, focus, discipline, and visual acuity. There are no second chances. A photo-journalist has one and only one chance to get that one moment that makes all the work worthwhile. We will review the basics taught in boot camp and advanced boot camp. Topics will include: 1. Physical Conditioning: How to survive extremes of weather. How to anticipate the demands weather will place on you and your equipment. How to manage physical stress over the course of a long day when temperatures might vary by as much as 40 degrees. 2. How to hold the camera in crowds, in difficult situations, and how to protect your camera and gear. 3. How to use urban landscapes to create powerful images 4. The Art of People Watching 5. Various basic techniques: The 'Look Away", The 'Turn and Shoot' 6. Environmental Problems Common to Photo-Journalism: handling variations in lighting, managing shadows and shaded areas, skin color, color shift, and the effects of humidity 7. Lens Selection: How to know which lens to use, depth of field, moving depth of field, plane of focus versus point of focus Seminar Two: We will review boot camp, advanced boot camp and Seminar One. Topics will include: 1. How to shoot through and around objects. 2. Creating dramatic urban images that include people 3. Reading urban behavior 4. Working in dense crowds 5. Private Moments - the art of catching intimate moments in a public setting Seminar Three: Building upon Seminars One and Two, here we will cover the following topics: 1. Shooting from parking decks and longer distances 2. Motion and how to handle it especially in lower light 3. Reading urban light - how to translate and compensate for artificial light - for example street light 4. Shooting at dusk and early evening: reflections, light temp, motion 5. Balancing movement and static senses 6. Shooting through windows Seminar Four: 1. Half hour review of the previous seminars 2. Intensive Field Test 3. NyghtFalcon Senior Photographers will judge the results of the test and the winner will receive a free $250 Seminar of their choice..
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