Outdoor Exposure Photo

Photography Showcase
June 2012

In this day and age when everyone with a digital camera or smartphone considers themselves a “photographer” the ability to capture a quality photographic image is still a complex and magical process. This month we present five distinctly different takes on contemporary photography. Featured images run the gamut from film captures to digital composites and everything in between.

During the month of June Sean will have several pieces on display at Bohemia Gallery in Ashland, Oregon as part of a group photography showcase. Other featured photographers include David Lorenz Winstion, Ann-Britt Malden, Peter Stanley and Zach Ehlert.

"In this day and age when everyone owns a digital camera the ability to capture a quality photographic image is still a complex and magical process. This month we present five distinctly different takes on contemporary photography. Featured images run the gamut from film captures to digital composites and everything in between."

 
 
Come out for the First Friday Artwalk on June 1 from 5 to 8 pm or visit Bohemia Gallery anytime during the month of June.

Bohemia Framing & Fine Art Gallery 552 A Street | Ashland, Oregon 97520 | 541-488-5227

Water, Stone and Sky, a photo by Sean Bagshaw on Flickr.

A brilliant sunrise at the classic Bonsai Rock at Lake Tahoe from a couple years ago. David Cobb and I were headed to Zion National park when the Millenium Falcon broke down in Reno. We were stranded for a couple days, but if you are going to be stranded, the eastern Sierra is as good as it gets. We rented a car and made good use of our time shooting at Lake Tahoe, Mono Lake and Bode Ghost Town. The light we had on this morning just about made me forget the $1500 repair bill. One the VW was fixed we were back on the road and had an epic time is Zion as well.

This workshop has filled! Contanct David Cobb at the link below to get on the waiting list.

When: March 8 - 11, 2013

Where: Brookings, Oregon

Price: $375

This workshop is part of David Cobb's Best of The Northwest workshop series.

Information and Registration

Join David Cobb and I for a photographic adventure along the wild and remote southern Oregon coast. Based in the town of Brookings, Oregon we will be photographing the northernmost stand of Redwoods, and the many harbors, coves, arches, and beaches of this spectacular stretch of the Oregon coastline known as the Boardman Scenic Corridor.

This workshop has filled. Contact David Cobb at the link below to be added to the waiting list.

When: October 25-28, 2013

Where: Leavenworth, Washington

Price: $375

This workshop is part of David Cobbs Best of The Northwest workshop series.

Information and Registration

Join us for a great weekend of photography in the heart of the Washington Cascade Range during the fall color season. Based in the Bavarian styled town of Leavenworth, this workshop will focus on mountain landscapes, lakes, rivers, forests and speactacular fall color as well as Octoberfest activities in town. In addition to shooting on location in the field there will also be classroom sessions and image reviews.

Big Island 8 Day All Inclusive Photography Tour presented by Destination:Earth

February 14th-21st 2014
Price: $2,499.00 Double Occupancy

More Information and Registration

This privately guided green adventure to the Big Island will open your eyes to an exciting & magical Hawaii! Our adventure gives you a true sampling of the many faces of this magical land while letting you deeply connect with the people through photography and giving back, first hand.

Photograph at stunning Waipio Valley
Hike and Harvest at Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture
Swim in turtle filled lagoons
Hike across 2 mile wide crater in Volcano National Park
Photograph the sunset atop Mauna Kea Volcano-Hawaii's largest at 14,000 Feet
Nightly photo reviews and critiques

Includes
7 Nights Accommodations
7 Breakfasts
7 Lunches
7 Dinners
Ground transportation
All Privatley guided tours & hikes
Professional photography guiding, instruction and critiques
Snorkel & Mask

Waiting For The Night Train, a photo by Sean Bagshaw on Flickr.

I took this image on our urban night workshop in Portland last weekend during the super full moon. There was a lot of challenging light going on in this scene. I used layer masking techniques to combine five different exposures for the main scene in order to contain the high dynamic range. The moon was brought in from a 6th exposure. Using more than one exposure is the only way to get a properly exposed image of the moon within the landscape at night. The lighted side of the moon is always a daylight exposure because that's what it is...sun shining on dirt and rock.

Territory Of The Mind, a photo by Sean Bagshaw on Flickr.

In Vermilion Cliffs National Monument photographers tend to focus a lot of attention on The Wave and, more recently, White Pocket. In many ways I find the formations, light and particularly the variety of sandstone colors at Coyote Buttes South to be just as compelling. This was one of the final images I took during this sunset I shared with +Tony Kuyper. The colors in the rock, which are fantastic at any time of day, went absolutely wild in the deep post sunset salmon light. Long exposures in such conditions allow color and light to be captured in a way that our eyes can't perceive.

30 Seconds @ f/16, ISO 400.

The Mariner Remembers, a photo by Sean Bagshaw on Flickr.

The mariner remembers when a child,
on his first voyage, he saw it fade and sink
And when returning from adventures wild,
He saw it rise again o'er ocean's brink.

Steadfast, serene, immovable, the same,
Year after year, through all the silent night
Burns on forevermore that quenchless flame,
Shines on that inextinguishable light!

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -

f-stop is a company that makes camera packs and bags for active outdoor photographers. I am a member of their professional photographer Brigade Team, along with the rest of the Photo Cascadia crew, but I don't get paid to use their gear. I use their stuff because, better than any other camera bags I have tried, they fit my requirements for durability, comfort, features, innovation and versatility.

As one of their team of photographers they recently showcased my photography in their newsletter. I don't have design skills to create such a visually captivating newsletter layout so I decided I would take advantage of the nice work they did and share their newsletter here on my blog. If you are looking for a camera bag I would certainly give them a look. I have extensively used their Guru, Loka and Tilopa packs with several different size ICUs so I'm glad to do my best to answer any questions about their products you might have.

Sizing images for screen and print output may be one of the most confusing and misunderstood concepts in digital photography, which is deceiving because it appears pretty basic on the surface. Even after more than a decade of moderately hardcore Photoshop use I still find new ways to confound myself in this area. This topic is steeped in misunderstanding, urban legend, faulty logic and general confusion. Screen resolution vs. print resolution? What is the correct resolution for the web? To resample or not to resample? How much can I enlarge an image for printing? Why shouldn't I upload a bunch of full resolution 21 megapixel images to Facebook or email them to grandma?

I have published an article on the Photo Cascadia Blog that I hope will help clear things up a bit and allow folks to get a firm grasp on exactly how best to size images for different purposes. However, if you are a recreational photographer who isn't concerned with optimal image output, you should maintain your blissful state of mind and avoid reading this article at all cost.

If you are already involved in using Photoshop or other photo processing applications to size your images then it could be a worthwhile read. You might be interested to know that screen images don't need to be 72 ppi (pixels per inch) and that, in fact, ppi resolution doesn't have any affect on how images appear on the screen? And what about always printing at a certain resolution such as 300 or 360 ppi? The reality is that resolutions as low as 180 ppi can produce prints that look the just as good to the eye as higher resolutions and sometimes even better. Check out the article to learn more and find out my personal guidelines and workflow tips for sizing images.