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Creating Pleasing Blurs by denise ippolito

This course covers the basics of creating pleasingly blurred images, the factors that influence the degree of blurring and a variety of both in-the-field and Photoshop techniques
that can be used to create pleasingly blurred images. I will teach you many creative ways to move your lens during the exposure to create a variety of artistic blurred images of flowers, trees, water, birds and landscapes. I will teach you to recognize situations where subject movement can be used to your advantage. You will learn how shutter speed affects the degree of blurring and how to control the amount of blur.

Today we live in the digital world and creating pleasingly blurred images is a great way to express your creative side. Join me for this online course and unleash the artist in you.

How does this course work? Each week you will be sent a PDF of information outlining your assignments along with all the information you will need to complete the weekly assignment. At the end of the week you will submit images for critique to the instructor. Your instructor (in this case Denise) will critique the images and give you her thoughts and suggestions for improvement. You will then move on to the next step. Due to schedules and time constraints students will be asked to complete the weekly assignment in a timely manner.
4 WEEK COURSE $179.00
What This Course Covers:

Week 1: What key elements are needed to create pleasing blurs.
In this week we will cover the fundamentals of blurs. We will go over aperture, shutter speed, lighting conditions and tripod use.
We will also go over what you should look for in the field and what conditions are best for blurred images. An outline of equipment that can be helpful but not necessarily needed. We will get started creating just the right amount of blur. Learning to control the amount of blur will be paramount.

Week 2: Getting started.
For this week we will cover camera movement and start to get more
creative with our images. Lots of different camera movements to
go over and try. It should be a fun week!
We will cover tips and tricks for capturing flocks of birds
as well as groups of flowers. Camera settings, lighting and composition will
all be covered this week also.

Week 3:Movement:
Zoom Blurs, Panning Blurs and Motion Blurs will be our focus for this week.
There are lots of different motion blurs including water and
wind blurs. We will be covering all of the above during this week..

Week 4: Fine tuning Your Blurs.
This week we will cover processing your blurs with the help of
Photoshop. Cropping and sharpening as well as noise reduction. Adding more
drama to your blurs in Photoshop. How to create a zoom blur in Photoshop.
Detailed critiquing of your images from the week.

Recommended Gear:
• A digital DSLR camera
• Zoom lens (you can still take this course with out one)
• Photoshop Elements or CS. (It is not required but it can be helpful in the processing)





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The Softer Side of Macro by denise ippolito

This course covers all the basics needed to create my signature soft approach to flowers. I’ll explain all my techniques for capturing and creating this pleasing side of macro photography. If you like the soft dreamy looking flower images but have had trouble recreating them then this course is for you. The use of reflectors and natural lighting will be covered. Composition and “seeing” your subject in a new light will also be covered. The use of flash will not be covered in this course. During this 4 week course we will go over how f-stops and shutter speed will affect your image as well as lighting direction and creative thinking. So put your gardening gloves down and get out your camera –let’s create some beautiful images together.

How does this course work? Each week you will be sent a PDF of information outlining your assignments along with all the information you will need to complete the weekly assignment. At the end of the week you will submit images for critique to the instructor. Your instructor (in this case Denise) will critique the images and give you her thoughts and suggestions for improvement. You will then move on to the next step. Due to schedules and time constraints students will be asked to complete the weekly assignment in a timely manner.

4 WEEK COURSE $179.00
Course Description:

Week 1: What key elements are needed to create a soft or dreamy look.
We will start by covering the fundamentals of image capture. We will go over
camera settings, lighting, aperture, shutter speed and tripod use.
An outline of equipment that can be helpful but not necessarily needed.

Week 2: Getting started.
During this week we will concentrate on composition and image design.
Choosing the right format for your composition and considering your subjects
essence and how to capture that will all be covered.
We will go deeper into the use of different apertures and how they affect your image.
I will share with you some of my techniques for handholding and I will
give you instruction on getting in close and manually focusing.

Week 3: Lighting
This week we will cover the use of reflectors as well as creative use
of natural lighting and the many possibilities there are to create beautiful looking
images with the use of ambient light and reflectors.
We will also cover the use of diffusers and how they can work effectively for you.

Week 4: Fine tuning Your Images.
This week we will cover processing your images with the help of
Photoshop. Cropping and sharpening as well as noise reduction. Adding more
punch to your photos in Photoshop, or learning how to apply a subtle
Orton Effect. Detailed critiquing of your images from the week.

Recommended Gear:
• A digital DSLR camera
• Macro lens
• Photoshop Elements or CS. (It is not really required but it can be helpful in the processing)



Denise Ippolito is a freelance photographer, artist and writer living in NJ. She is a moderator for Bird Photographers Network which is an online photography site. She moderates in the Out of the Box Forum specializing in creative imagery. She co-wrote “A Guide to Pleasing Blurs with Arthur Morris. Her recent book “A Guide to Creative Filters and Effects” is an expression of art and nature.
Denise has co-led several bird photography instructional tours for Arthur Morris who is a Canon Explorer of Light. He is a world renowned bird photographer and teacher. She runs ½ day workshops specializing in avian, macro and HDR photography. She will be offering on-line courses for creating pleasing blurs, macro, avian and Photoshop.

Her recent eBooks include:
“A Guide to Pleasing Blurs” by Arthur Morris and Denise Ippolito. This 20,701 word, 271 page PDF is illustrated with 144 different, exciting, and artistic images. The guide covers the basics of creating pleasingly blurred images, the factors that influence the degree of blurring, the use of filters in creating pleasing blurs, and a great variety of both in-the-field and Photoshop techniques that can be used to create pleasingly blurred images.

“A Guide to Creative Filters and Effects” by Denise Ippolito. This 19,000 word, 146 page PDF file is fully illustrated and outlines many Photoshop Filters and Creative Plug-ins. Each detailed tutorial section is written in a clear, concise, simple, easy to follow style that can be followed even by someone opening up Photoshop for the first time.

“The Barnegat Jetty Site Guide” by Denise Ippolito with Arthur Morris. This Site Guide (6,190 words, 68 images) will make your first visit to this great bird photography location productive and safe. Denise explains the effects of the winds and the tides and the light on the photographic opportunities.

“The Softer Side of Macro” by Denise Ippolito. This 5,800 word 68 page PDF file is illustrated with Denise’s signature soft approach to flowers. Denise explains her techniques for capturing and creating this pleasing side of macro photography. This eBook should be available by April 1st.

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