The Tony and Keith photographic workshop for both the northern and southern Oregon seacoast would not be complete without capturing some shots of one of the biggest and oldest industries in the Northwest: commercial fishing. Towns like Astoria, Garibaldi, Newport, Port Orford, and Brookings have large fleets with docks and shipyards to support them...
2022 Tony & Keith Photographic Workshops: Photographing Bridges The Tony and Keith photographic workshop to the Oregon north coast spends its first night under the shadow of the Astoria-Megler Bridge. The structure, opened in 1966, is over 4 miles long and connects Washington to Oregon over the Columbia River. Depending on conditions, wonderful...
The Tony and Keith Photographic Workshops really stress the necessity of a good tripod. Keith never had to be convinced because he owned a camera store and too often saw the results of the use of a bad flimsy one. On the other hand, Tony's first tripod and ball head were so-so at best, but he lived with them. Whenever Tony had saved enoug...
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These 5 images were bracketed 2/3's of a stop apart. So the image spans 3 1/3 stop total. Landscape photography offers many opportunities for High Dynamic Range shooting(HDR). The dynamic range of an image or a scene explained in rough terms is the light range between the brightest part of the shot and the darkest part of the...
In 2015 Tony Reynes and I teamed up in the photo educational world co-hosting photo walks and classes in the photo conference arena. Originally Tony took on the role of "Bird dog" or the guy who found and pointed out the shots, I took on the technical role, or how to set up your camera and other gear to record and maximize the shot that He or I poi...
Photography workshops keep you up to date Since its original inception in the 18th century, through to the early 2000's, photography didn't really change a great deal. Yes there were innovations, but on the whole the principles were the same. Then, when digital photography came to the forefront, it seemed that tastes, styles and possibilitie...
Curious about taking photography workshops ? "There are five important things for living a successful and fulfilling life: never stop dreaming, never stop believing, never give up, never stop trying, and never stop learning." ― Roy Bennett Do you know what the Scheimpflug principle is? Do you know why reciprocity failure matters in photograp...
Make photography fun again Photography workshops are fun. Whether you're a seasoned professional or a keen amateur, there will come a point in your photography when it becomes a little, well, not to put it too bluntly; boring. Unless you have the means or ability to travel, a lot, there are only so many sunsets you can photograph, or weddings...
Get some criticism Nobody likes to be told that they haven't done a great job or that they could do a little better. However, while it can be painful it's also a huge part of growing as a photographer. A photographer I knew when starting his career took his portfolio to the local newspaper to try and land a job as a staff photographer. He handed hi...