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Posted on March 29, 2018
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The combination of background and available light affects the outcome of a photograph. Birds are adept at camouflage, and our cameras are great at hiding the subject. The photo above is a corn field and 7 sandhill cranes. The coloration of the cranes allows… Continue Reading “Backgrounds & Choices”
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Category: light, TipsTags: backgrounds, Birds, birds in flight, composition, exposure, light, lighting, nature, outdoors, Photography
Posted on July 12, 2017
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Photography is possible because of Light. Without light, the image is black. With too much light, the photo is white. How do we control this light? It is controlled through exposure. Exposure = ISO + Aperture + Shutter Speed It is the photographer along… Continue Reading “It’s All About the Light. . .”
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Posted on July 29, 2016
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So, I’ve been missing in action the past few months, and neglected my blog! I’m back. . .at least until my next adventure that leads me away from the computer screen and the Internet. I’ve been pursuing the Light. Without light, there cannot be… Continue Reading “Shadows, Highlights & Mid-tones”
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Category: InstructionTags: black and white, color, Digital Photography, exposure, light, lighting, lighting situation, monochromatic, outdoors, Photography, photography instruction, photography tips, weather
Posted on April 26, 2016
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Thought I would share my latest venture. June is the time to teach on the Oregon coast at the Sitka Center for Arts & Ecology. Hope you enjoy & please share. . .Life is Good! Happy shooting. . .Karen
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Category: WorkshopsTags: bird photography, exposure, landscape, landscape photography, lighting, locations, nature, Photography, photography instruction, photography workshop, workshop
Posted on April 12, 2015
by karenulvestad
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I seldom get the opportunity to stay in the city, and photograph all the different types of light. Composing in the city is similar to Landscape photography, but the lines are more linear and defined. I find that it give me a different perspective… Continue Reading “Light & Composition In The City”
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Category: Location, TipsTags: city, composition, Diagonal lines, exposure, light, light and color, lighting, outdoors, Photography, The reflection, time of day, travel, travel photography
Posted on August 7, 2014
by karenulvestad
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Light is everything when it comes to photography. These three photographs were taken on the same evening. To the east towards the coastal mountain range, the weather was thunder and lightning. Along the coast, the clouds created a dramatic sky for the… Continue Reading “Photography is Painting with Light”
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Category: Instruction, TipsTags: coastal mountain range, dramatic sky, dynamic colors, exposure, landscape, landscape photography, light, light and color, lighting, locations, nature, Oregon Coast, outdoors, photography tips, thunder and lightning, time of day, travel photography
Posted on October 23, 2013
by karenulvestad
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It’s been an exploratory year for my photographic vision. I started shooting photography focused on sports, events, and people. There was always a landscape to photograph or an animal, so I followed my camera’s viewfinder. I filled it with images, and learned everything about… Continue Reading “Finding Photographic Vision”
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Category: InstructionTags: bald eagles, birds in flight, landscape, landscape photography, light, light and color, lighting, nature, outdoors, photographic vision, snow geese, sunset
Posted on March 25, 2013
by karenulvestad
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“It was perfect for all levels. It was a great combination of technique and artistry.” Susan H. We will have minus tides during this workshop, which will allow students to view and photograph tide pools, walk closer to bird nesting areas and marine… Continue Reading “Of the Land, Sea & Air – A Coastal Photographic Adventure”
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Category: Instruction, Location, WorkshopsTags: 400mm lens, a coastal photographic adventure, bald eagles, bird photography, bird photography adventure, Birds, birds in flight, california sealion, color, common murre, cormorants, exposure, great blue herons, Harbor Seals, Karen Ulvestad, landscape photography, light, light and color, lighting, locations, macro photography, marine life, nature, Of the Land Sea & Air, Oregon Coast, outdoors, Photography, photography instruction, photography workshop, Sitka Center, Sitka Center for Art & Ecology, steller sealions, time of day, travel, travel photography, weather, workshop
Posted on February 17, 2013
by karenulvestad
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From trickles of water to roaring flood-stage torrents, waterfalls are an ever-changing photographic subject. Their structure changes slowly over time, but the water falls differently every second. If one took 10 photographs in a row of the same waterfall, each would look different. Below is… Continue Reading “Tips for Photographing Waterfalls”
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Category: Instruction, Location, TipsTags: color, dynamic colors, earth atmosphere, equipment, exposure, landscape, landscape photography, light, light and color, lighting, locations, Mount Rainier, mount rainier national park, nature, outdoors, Photography, photography instruction, photography tips, photography workshop, planning, research, Snoqualmie Falls, techniques, time of day, travel, travel photography, water, waterfalls, Whatcom Falls, workshop
Posted on February 6, 2013
by karenulvestad
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Winter is a magical time to photograph the natural world. The world is changed with the white of snow or frost. Trees become dormant for the season, and visually become lines in the composition. The temperatures drop below freezing, and it is a different… Continue Reading “Photographing Winter”
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Category: Instruction, TipsTags: battery longevity, Birds, camera tips, color, exposure, horfrost, landscape, landscape photography, light, light and color, lighting, nature, outdoors, Photography, photography instruction, photography tips, photography workshop, snow, travel, tree canopy, weather, winter
