Last week I gave a photography workshop for the folks at the IBM Linux Technology Center in Brazil, covering topics like light/exposure, composition, focus and depth of field. Here are the essays I used as examples throughout the day.
Essays
Opening and introduction
Jungfrau Massif — First, BE, Switzerland
Nikon D90, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR
Berliner Mauer — Berlin, Germany
Fujifilm S9600
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum — New York City, NY, United States
Nikon D90, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8
High Yosemite Falls — Yosemite National Park, CA, United States
Nikon D90, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR
Grand Canyon — Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, United States
Nikon D90, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR
Remembering 9/11 — New York City, NY, United States
Fujifilm X-E1
Yellow Flowers at High Line Park — New York City, NY, United States
Nikon D90, Nikon Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX
It is all about light
Modern London at blue hour — London, England
Nikon D90, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR
Jungfrau Massif — First, BE, Switzerland
Nikon D90, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8
The Washington Monument — Washington D.C., United States
Nikon D90, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8
Palácio Nacional da Pena — Sintra, Portugal
Fujifilm X-E1
Up towards the sky — Paris, Île-de-France, France
Nikon D90, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8
Fujifilm X-E1
Focus and DoF
Konzentrationslager Dachau — Dachau, Bayern, Germany
Fujifilm S9600
BGT6 — Campinas, SP, Brazil
Nikon D90, Nikon Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX
Nikon D90, Tokina 28-70mm f/2.8
Basil flower — Washington D.C., United States
Nikon D90, Nikon Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX
Final approach at High Line Park — New York City, NY, United States
Nikon D90, Nikon Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX
Moving strings — Campinas, SP, Brazil
Nikon D90, Tokina 28-70mm f/2.8
Composition
Walt Disney Concert Hall — Los Angeles, CA, United States
Nikon D90, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR
Top of the Rock — New York City, NY, United States
Fujifilm X-E1
The Island — Jungfraujoch, BE, Switzerland
Nikon D90, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR
Mirror Lake — Yosemite National Park, CA, United States
Nikon D90, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR
Mirror Lake — Yosemite National Park, CA, United States
Nikon D90, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR
Downed tree by Mirror Lake — Yosemite National Park, CA, United States
Nikon D90, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR
Millenium Bridge — London, England
Nikon D90, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR
Sunset over Tidal Basin — Washington D.C., United States
Nikon D90, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8
Ponte Vasco da Gama — Lisboa, Portugal
Fujifilm X-E1
Pollination — Campinas, SP, Brazil
Fujifilm S9600
Monterey Bay Aquarium — Monterey, CA, United States
Nikon D90, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR
Louvre reflections — Paris, Île-de-France, France
Nikon D90, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8
Final section and wrap-up
Palácio Nacional da Pena — Sintra, Portugal
Fujifilm X-E1
Jungfrau massif — First, BE, Switzerland
Nikon D90, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8
Cactus flower — Washington D.C., United States
Nikon D90, Nikon Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX
Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile — Paris, Île-de-France, France
Nikon D90, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8
Enlightened — Paris, Île-de-France, France
Nikon D90, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8