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FLOWERS MY OWN WAY

A GHOST TOWN

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blog note Photography offers one exciting opportunity: to mix art with documents.

Like the images from an abandoned village shown this time in photoD. The photos serve two purposes: they’re documents of a moment in the timeline of the place, but also the starting point for artistic exploration. For this activity I asked participants to choose a final collection of images from the day and also to pick one photograph and explore it in Black & White, using different filters.The place visited works well in B&W, so it made complete sense to use it on the images of the day. We departed from colourful photographs to the richeness of multiple grays, the home work servind as the final part of the lessons learned during the day, along with the History and legend of the ghosttown visited. For the flower photography activity I tried to share with participants my own way of photographing flowers. It helped them to discover new perspectives shown at the collective portfolio published now. Enjoy!

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OPENINGSHOT

Jose Antunes - While trying the Rogue FlashBender 2 XL Pro Lighting System I explored to use of light to final achieve this result, a mix of studio work and some final proprocessing retouch and edit

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PHOTOGRAPHING

FLOWERS All year round, depending on the

These workshops will teach you how to

availability of flowers, I run workshops

get the best results without the need

on photographing flowers. Not with a

to learn complex rules or settings. A

macro, but with any other lens you may

simple understanding of how your lens

have. Like a zoom. flower photography

works and the potential of selective

workshops

focus, along with notions of composition, use of light, colour and, above all, the

The images on the poster published on

understanding that what your eyes SEE

the right page were all taken with a long

is different from what your camera

lens, in fact one that I’ve mentionned

captures, is all you need to reach a new

lately in multiple articles: my new EF

level in your flower photography.

100-400mm lens. Although that specific lens offers some unique perspectives

Knowing your camera well is a must

due to its close focusing distance, I’ve

to participate in one of these sessions.

been taking photographs of flowers for

You need to know how to adjust the

decades with other lenses, with different

essential controls, even if you do not

focal lengths. Rarely with a macro lens,

completely understand they work. That

although people tend to think MACRO,

I will explain you during the activity, so

every time I show my photographs.

you’ll get the best of the experience.

I’ve a special interest into the use

These workshops are available upon

normal lenses for flower photography:

request. Get a group of 4 persons

they are the ones most people have, and

together and get in touch. The price per

there’s no reason for them to not use

person is € 75 (inhcluded in a group).

them fully to get more than snapshots

The activity can be organized any day

of flowers. So, this series of workshops

of the week, under request, as long as

intends to help people to get their best

there are at least 4 participants. It is also

flower photos and some understanding

possible to run it on a one2one session

of what they can achieve, even with a

(please contact for info about price).

normal 18-55mm humble kit lens. Yes, even with those. In fact, even with a Smartphone you can get good pictures of flowers, if you know why. I’ve pages dedicated to that on my eBook The Best Secrets of Flower Photography.

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A GHOST TOWN

EXPERIENCE

Jose Antunes

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A GHOST TOWN

EXPERIENCE João Dionísio

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A GHOST TOWN

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A GHOST TOWN

EXPERIENCE João Dionísio

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A GHOST TOWN

EXPERIENCE João Dionísio

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A GHOST TOWN

EXPERIENCE

Maria Emília Pires

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A GHOST TOWN

EXPERIENCE Maria Emília Pires

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A GHOST TOWN

EXPERIENCE

Maria Emília Pires

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A GHOST TOWN

EXPERIENCE

Maria Emília Pires

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A GHOST TOWN

EXPERIENCE

Paula Correia

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A GHOST TOWN

EXPERIENCE Paula Correia

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A GHOST TOWN

EXPERIENCE

Paula Correia

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A GHOST TOWN

EXPERIENCE

Paula Correia

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A GHOST TOWN

EXPERIENCE Susana Leite

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A GHOST TOWN

EXPERIENCE Susana Leite

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A GHOST TOWN

EXPERIENCE Susana Leite

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A GHOST TOWN

EXPERIENCE Susana Leite

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Revisit the Past in Broas - Photographing a ghost town as a means to better

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r understand the past

A photo tour for you, when you want it.

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Romans and the Atlantic Realm - Landscape photography on the coast of the

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Temple of the Sun, Moon and the Ocean

A photo tour for you, when you want it.

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FLOWERS MY OWN WAY Jose Antunes

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FLOWERS MY OWN WAY Maria Emília Pires

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FLOWERS MY OWN WAY Maria Emília Pires

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FLOWERS MY OWN WAY Paula Correia

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FLOWERS MY OWN WAY Paula Correia

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FLOWERS MY OWN WAY Susana Leite

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