On May 16, 2017, Mike Rice will present Becoming a Student of Light and Color.
That light and color can evoke moods are undeniable. They affect us emotionally and psychologically. Learn how to compose more compelling images, by becoming a student of light and color.
Content will include:
- Inspiration
- Quality of light: size, direction & color
- Color and composition
- Using light and color to move the viewer’s eye through the image
- Techniques to increase image quality
- Dodging, burning and color grading to enhance the tonality and dynamic range.
Michael Rice is an internationally published fine art landscape artist with a passion for black and white photography reminiscent of the old large format masters. Dramatic light, a smooth tonal range, and textural image details evoking the atmosphere of times past characterize his work. His color work is lush and vibrant, forming colors more like an oil painter. Light is playfully manipulated to create drama and intrigue.
He honed his craft through the years working as a commercial, portrait, and wedding photographer, photo retoucher, and printmaker. His philosophy is that most photographers are either camera or computer oriented, meaning that while some photographers excel at taking pictures, others excel at enhancing the images in the computer. He believes that to take photography to the next level; one must pursue both disciplines. The synergy is; knowing what is possible in the digital darkroom, aids in the decision-making process in the field.
You can view his images at www.twistedtreephoto.com