Beyond Nature lecture (90 images)

• A01 Beyond Nature Mil...jpg Become a Travel Photographer. John's photo...

• A02 Kieffer hiking se...jpg I began exploring the mountains in high school,...

• A03 Kieffer family 80...jpg Whether on assignment or shooting for stock,...

• A04 Photographers Ass...jpg As a photographer's assistant, I work for (and...

• A05 Mastering Nature ...jpg Although I teach an array of photographic...

• A06 Boulder Denver bo...jpg Collaborating with a respected publisher to...

• B01 Lighting Dictates...jpg Learn which subjects are best photographed...

• B02 Balancing Man.jpg Tip number one: when sunny, photograph with the...

• B19 Photographer Eph...jpg A free application, "The Photographer's...

• B21 Denver skyline ba...jpg Even if you're 'just' a tourist taking...

• B24 Camera Angle.jpg Move the World by Walking. Learn to appreciate...

• B26 shot_list.jpg Even a simple 'shot list' will remind you of...

• C01_pasture only laye...jpg First, capture the image that made you stop and...

• C02a_pasture only fra...jpg Even seemingly simple photos become very...

• C03 horse fence 87827...jpg Look for interesting foreground subjects to...

• C05 Sneffels road hor...jpg Dirt road and the Sneffels Range, Telluride,...

• C06_road and car_jkie...jpg I usually set my camera's focusing sensor to a...

• F01 Mountains fence s...jpg Write 'lines' and 'framing' on your shot list...

• F02 Boulder Hot Air B...jpg Step back to give images a sense of place....

• F03 Framing Red Rock ...jpg When it's windy, a lake's surface becomes an...

• F04 Paris Louvre sail...jpg France Paris. Step Back and Be Unobtrusive....

• F06 Florence Duomo ni...jpg Just after sunset, when the city lights start...

• F08 Florence 5771 flo...jpg I'm standing in a very busy parking lot, with...

• F09 Denver Courthouse...jpg It's easy to photograph fireworks in the sky....

• F11a Framing 3233 Win...jpg Using an overhead frame is often overlooked and...

• F11b frame Netherland...jpg Make a strong composition with a stage, a place...

• F12b Paris tour boat ...jpg Make a strong composition with a "stage" in the...

• F13 Stage Arches_8223...jpg Compose a stage and wait for family or fellow...

• F51 Lines01 road jkie...jpg When you come across a nice picture, see if...

• F52 Lines02 windmill.jpg Envision straight lines leading to your...

• F54 Lines01a Matterho...jpg Everyone runs to the end of the trail and takes...

• F55 Stage05 MBells hi...jpg These hikers could be your spouse or hiking...

• F56 Lines02a Brooklyn...jpg Compose using strong lines leading to infinity....

• F57 Lines03 Monument ...jpg Diagonal lines originating in the corner work...

• F59 Stage mountain ro...jpg Ever go cycling with friends or family? Pull...

• F60 Chamonix family b...jpg I don't follow the action. I make a composition...

• F61 Lines09 Dolomite ...jpg Graphic lines allow for strong compositions....

• F66 Lines14 Grand Can...jpg I make a composition using strong lines and...

• F68 Lines15 Grand Can...jpg The "stage technique" let you construct...

• F70 Lines23 Skiers fl...jpg Generally, we look at images from left to...

• France Chamonix 16 pa...jpg France, Chamonix. I made a nice composition...

• GB01 Telluride couple...jpg Do you ever find that people get in your way?...

• GB02 Paris 9397 Seine...jpg I began by photographing the artist, but soon...

• GB04 Florence 6073 s...jpg When someone walks and then sits in "your"...

• GB05 Paris_Musee dOrs...jpg Stepping back to include the art students...

• GB07 Venice Beth 4117.jpg Don't intrude on someone's special moment, just...

• GB08 Netherlands Beth...jpg Not all personal, travel photos have to begin...

• GB11 Keith_Kara_Beth_...jpg I set up this composition a few minutes before...

• GB12 Kara Keith Beth ...jpg A much better image than the typical staged...

• H02 Kieffer Dolomites...jpg Before you ask someone to take your picture,...

• H1b Stage_01854_group.jpg Here's some advice, if it's your job to take...

• Icon 01 Eiffel Tower_...jpg Nature and travel photographers often return to...

• Icon 02 cycling windm...jpg Icons convey information, without words. Year...

• Icon 03 Cinque Terre ...jpg For the image on the right, adjust all your...

• Icon 07 Italy Venice ...jpg This was take without a tripod by increasing...

• Icon 09 Paris sunset ...jpg I've learned to take more and more photos...

• Icon 10 MBs snowy AM ...jpg A perfect autumn morning, but not necessarily a...

• Icon 11 MB road Lines...jpg The top half of each image could be...

• Icon 13 Maroon Bells ...jpg Personal icons are your favorite subjects, that...

• Icon 14 02 Dolomite 3...jpg This bench invites you to sit down and enjoy...

• Icon 15 Matterhorn be...jpg Again, step back, include a personal icon and...

• Icon 16 MB telescope_...jpg This telescope act like the park bench. It make...

• Icon 21 Paris Eiffel ...jpg Framing the scene, good use of lines and a...

• Icon 22 Lake Garda 40...jpg Framing the scene, good use of lines and a...

• Italy Florence 05 Duo...jpg Italy, Florence. This shot looks simpler...

• Italy Venice gondolie...jpg Knowing I can use Lightroom and Photoshop...

• P01 Food still life 6...jpg Sometimes it's best to just point and shoot...

• P03 Restaurant dinner...jpg Personal memories. Don't make taking a photo a...

• P04 Maps Cortina 0145...jpg Get back and observe the scene. Like telescopes...

• P09 Stairway Beth 829...jpg Both images incorporate framing. The left photo...

• P09 Venice Italy hote...jpg It never hurts to ask for what you want. Rick...

• Stage05 Milan 8847 st...jpg This beam of light is the perfect stage....

• Stage07 Skateboarders...jpg This photo assignment enlightened me. The only...

• Stage08 Denver Skatep...jpg Due to the long exposure, I made a nice...

• Stage11 Rock Climbing...jpg Photos have to speak for themselves. The...

• Stage23 France Paris ...jpg The stage technique, first comes the...

• Stage30 St Anton boar...jpg Step back. Most ski photos end up being boring...

• Stage31 Vail Kara Lis...jpg Young women snowboarding in Blue Sky Basin at...

• Switzerland Colorado ...jpg I added a dramatic sky each photo. Why not?...

• T01 John Beth Lovelan...jpg I had seen some interesting landscapes taken...

• T02 backcountry skier...jpg Photoshop allows you to convey different...

• T03a France Chamonix ...jpg Here, I desaturated all but the red color....

• T04a 02378 Austria St...jpg Here I photographed a nice landscape as a stage...

• T04b 02378 Austria St...jpg I then photographed a variety of skiers. Always...

• T04c 02378 Austria St...jpg I'll easily combine all 4 skiers into one image...

• T04g 02378 Austria St...jpg Using the cloning tool (rubber stamp) in...

• T06 Suicide 01_jkie_8...jpg Mesa Arch sees hundreds of photographers....

• T07 Suicide 02_jkie_8...jpg Step back and wait for the action to develop....

• T08 Suicide 03_jkie_8...jpg A little work in Photoshop can produce unique...

• TTips 09 Eiffel John ...jpg I've learned to appreciate that less is more,...