December 30, 2008
Private Lessons!
Yesterday I had a three hour private lesson here in Denver and let me tell you it was nice, even for me to just walk around the streets of good old Downtown Denver and just photograph this place I call “home”.
Even better, Josh was my client for the day. I photographed he and Kelsey’s wedding years ago and Kelsey bought him some private lessons for Christmas. We spent the first hour talking about camera 101, basically just learning the functions of his sweet camera, then an hour long walking tour of Downtown, where we practiced a few techniques, and finally photoshop 101, getting Josh up to speed on the basics of PS.
I of course brought my camera, too. Maybe Josh will send me some of his photos. Until then, here are some of mine.
Meet my “student”. He’s got his camera, trapper keeper, some puddin’ packs and is ready for some of my edumacations.
We can’t walk the streets of Denver without making a stop at the famous Union Station!
Inside the Union Station, I showed Josh how to photograph a ceiling light! Actually, I just love the lights inside, they are cool, don’t you think? I want one in my office.
We talked about capturing textures
And Colors… (If you can’t tell by now, I’m on a grainy sepia kick, but here are some color shots!)
Doesn’t everybody just LOVE bubble gum?!?! But this bubble gum is a little expensive! That dang economy!
More abstract stuff…
This is the famous Ski Train that goes from Denver to Winter Park. It’s a very cool train.
A quick lesson on capturing motion (panning)
This is nothing fancy, I took it for my dad whose name is Mario and he just gets excited when he sees his name on italian restaurants! This one’s for you, bari!
I love this building in Denver
Dog.
Anyway, it was a good time and Josh seemed pretty pumped about his lesson. We covered a lot and I think Josh has a lot of cool new tricks in his bag. I’m excited to see some more of his work!
December 30, 2008 |
December 31st, 2008 at 7:31 am
isn’t that so much fun? To just take some time with your camera and whatever catches your eye. I never get time to do that any more. Maybe I need to hire you!
December 31st, 2008 at 12:50 pm
That was lots of fun! My fav is the bubblegum machine. Oh, and I like the “panning” ones. I have a Cannon PowerShot. Do you do private lessons with those?
December 31st, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Mark - I had an *awesome* time hanging out with you, and I learned a ton! Here are a few photos from our session, Cafiero sepia-style: http://gallery.me.com/joshkaufman#100257. Now I’m looking for “good light” everywhere I go!
If you’re thinking about private lessons with Mark, don’t hesitate - he took years off of my learning curve in a few hours. Nothing beats working 1:1 with a pro, and Mark is the best of the best. Thanks, Mark!
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