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A L I S TA I R W I L S O N I C E L A N D P H O T O G R A P H Y W O R K S H O P C O N T E N T S My trip details When to visit? Aurora Borealis Recommended gear Why use filters? Composition examples When its ok to

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I C E L A N D P H O T O G R A P H Y W O R K S H O P

A L I S TA I R W I L S O N

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C O N T E N T S

  • My trip details
  • When to visit?
  • Aurora Borealis
  • Recommended gear
  • Why use filters?
  • Composition examples
  • When it’s ok to Photoshop
  • Photo examples
  • Post production example
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M Y T R I P

  • Workshop with professional photographer Tom

Mackie

  • Group of 5
  • Roughly 12 days in various parts of Iceland
  • End of Feb / early March
  • Roughly 40 hours door to door!
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W H E N T O V I S I T - W I N T E R

  • Dramatic snow covered

landscapes

  • Higher chance of visible

Aurora Borealis sightings

  • In theory less people
  • Sunset & sunrise at normal

hours

  • Ice caves
  • Extremely challenging!
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W H E N T O V I S I T

  • S U M M E R
  • Lush green landscapes
  • Better chance at seeing

wildlife

  • Shoot all day & night? 3 hours
  • f darkness
  • Not (quite) as cold
  • Less likely to experience road

closures

  • Expensive!
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A U R O R A B O R E A L I S

  • Most incredible thing you’ll

ever see

  • Late Sep - March
  • Clear skies are key so use
  • nline tools to check cloud

cover

  • Aurora forecasts available
  • Can be tricky to expose

correctly

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8 seconds, f2.8, ISO 1600, 14mm

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R E C O M M E N D E D G E A R

  • Pack everything you think you’ll need! 2 bodies if you can
  • Spare memory cards, batteries are key
  • Laptop for quick post-processing
  • Dress in layers, can feel quite warm in the sun even at 0

degrees

  • Ice grippers in winter an absolute must
  • Winter boots preferable
  • A 4WD or studded tyres.. better yet both!
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W H Y U S E F I LT E R S ?

  • We can use filters to:
  • Balance the exposure between a bright sky and a dark

foreground (ND-grad)

  • Add saturation and reduce glare (Polariser)
  • Lengthen exposure times by reducing light (ND)
  • Warm, exaggerate, enhance mood, add drama
  • Reduce excessive amounts of time in post production
  • Limitation? Our imagination!
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0.6 ND Graduated Filter

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Polarising Filter + 0.3 ND Grad

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0.9 Pro Glass ND Filter, 2 seconds @ F9, ISO 50

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Big stopper, 56 seconds @ F11

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Sunset Filter

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C O M P O S I T I O N

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24mm

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47mm

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6x4

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2x1

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3x1

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W H E N I T ’ S O K T O P H O T O S H O P

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D O A S I S AY, N O T A S I D O

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P H O T O E X A M P L E S

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T H A N K Y O U