The day after the reception for the Images From a Glass Eye photo show, Neil & Susan Silverman ran a workshop for the Tehama Photo Club. We spent the day walking downtown and learning new methods of shooting which will be very helpful on future outings. In this first photo Neil suggested a way to deal with difficult (harsh) light and the crowded backgrounds when trying to photograph the landmark clock tower. The results are nice and certainly do not look like a typical tourist photo.
Next we worked on reflected light and shade while photographing people, again a nice technique which can be used almost anywhere with a minimum of equipment. The results were much better than when not using a reflector.
From there we wandered over to a local car restoration garage and spent the rest of the shooting time on the classic street rods of the past. Good times.
We then went back to the club meeting place for lunch, a critique session and a slide show. This session alone was worth the cost of the workshop, then the Silverman’s wrapped up with a raffle that included prizes which in many cases were worth hundreds of dollars.
If you ever get a chance to attend one of their workshops I highly recommend you do so, they are fun and informative teachers who do their best to ensure that you have a great learning experience.
They can be reached at: http://www.silvermansphotography.com/
