The DLWS staff arrives at each and every location early to scout and find the best locations to take our group. Yes, we were here two years ago but, there was no fall color so, with color everywhere, our options for great shoots changes and we carefully search out what we feel are the best shooting opportunities both for great photos and to help solve challenges. Here are a few places we stopped to check out and while they were great options, we had to eliminate them for one reason or another…

While a great spot to aim our lenses, there is absolutely no parking.

Another picturesque lighthouse but, again, not an option as there are limited opportunities to keep us shooting for several hours.

When we arrived, the clouds were dramatic with an ominous sky looking like an approaching storm. By the time we hit the end of the pier, the storm had begun to dissipate and the skies turned sunny. By simply turning the photograph into B&W using NIK Color Efex Pro 3, I was able to communicate more of the drama I saw when we first arrived. One of the challenges we cover at DLWS is not only how to capture the image using the creatively correct exposure with the appropriate aperture shutter speed combo and lens selection to capture the image as we see it but, we also go back into the classroom and share our techniques in finishing our images to bring our vision to life.

Of course, those who know me know that I simply can’t pass up a good reflection and the blue sky and white clouds the reflections were killer!

Images captured with Nikon D3X, AF-S 24-70mm, AF-S 70-300mm VR on Lexar Digital Media.

Due to a cancellation, I have a last minute opening for Bosque del Apache Nov 30-Dec 4, 2009. If interested contact me!

It looks like we struck gold…and orange and red…fall color that is. The trees are cloaked in their fall finest and we can hardly wait to share the new places we are discovering with thirty plus eager new students this week. That’s right, it’s DLWS time in the Great Lakes. Be sure to check out all the staff’s (Moose, Joe & Kevin) blogs this week.

Images captured with Nikon D3X, AF-S 24-70mm on Lexar digital Media.

Image captured by Steve Seligman

Photoshop World is over, most of the folks have gone home and are already looking at their calendars for next year. I had a great time teaching, hanging out with the other instructors, seeing old friends and meeting new ones. Thanks to everyone who make Photoshop World the amazingly fun event that it is…the men & women in black whose efforts and hard work make the show run so smoothly, the instructors, many of whom I only see every six months but we pick up right where we left off, to Scott, Dave, Kalebra, Larry, Kathy and the many other NAPP people who I love dearly and to all of you who attended with open hearts and minds, eager to learn and be inspired. Until next time….

I can’t believe how fast the time goes at Photoshop World… With all the activity of the classes, the Expo floor, the great folks…it simply flies by. I managed to attend a couple sessions myself and thoroughly enjoyed myself learning and being entertained by RC Concepcion, Joe McNally and Jack Reznicki. I taught a class on the Expo floor to a standing room only crowd and saw many familiar faces in the crowd…thatnks to all who came. And the grand finale of the day was The Art of Digital Photography where we were all blown away by the amazing work of Jim DiVitale, Joe Glyda, Jay Maisel, Vincent Versace, John Paul Caponigro, Moose Peterson.

To see more from Photoshop World visit the website where there are links to Flickr & Twitter.