Posts Tagged ‘photography workshops’
Just Before Dawn – Image of the Week
This weeks image of the week is of a beautiful Maui Sunrise and rightly so titled. Just Before Dawn. I created this at Hookipa Maui. The portrait is printed on metallic photographic paper and face mounted to artist acrylic. The size is 40 x 60 inches and it is stunning. The gallery price is $9,900…
Read MoreImage of the Week – Hookipa Sunrise
Back in the day, Hookipa Beach would open the gates at 5:30 AM, and all of the local surfers would come and surf for an hour before going to work. I used to go there to watch the morning light and waves. The light, mood, and feeling is different every time I go, but what…
Read MoreThree great locations for Maui Sunsets
Every has their favorite places on Maui to see the sunset. Here are three of my favorite. 1. Poolenalena Beach. Located in Makena this beach is big and beautiful views. It is not marked well and has a dirt parking lot. There is no shower and one porta potty. The signage is small and it…
Read MoreKohola Gallery opening soon in Wailea
Construction on Kohola gallery is happening and it won’t be long until the doors are open. I am very excited to be the featured artist. Stay tuned for information regarding the opening date.
Read MoreBeautiful island view in Tonga
The Ha’apai island group has a myriad of islands dotting the landscape. This is about an hour after sunrise and the cloud patterns were starting to flow in. In the background are two volcanoes. The tall one on the right is dormant. The smaller one on the left is still active. I really enjoyed…
Read MoreRainy days and Mondays don’t have to get you down
Yesterday it was really stormy and wet, today the skies were dark and there was periodic rain. This did not stop Evan, Claire, and I from going on the road to Hana and create landscape photographs. We did get rained out of some of the places I would have otherwise gone, but this created…
Read MoreMaui Photo Tours Workshops teaches you how filters can help create the mood of an image
Graduated neutral density filters allow photographers to create the mood or emotion of an image by controlling the amount of light in a scene. In this image created on a Maui Photo Tour, a 10 stop neutral density filter was used. Using this filter brought the exposure down from the top…
Read MoreMaui Photo Tours and Workshops teaches photographers to include foreground subjects in their images
The sun was rising and the clouds were turing a bit pink. The foreground was still a bit dark. While walking from the parking area I saw this puddle and knew the reflections of the clouds would make for a very good foreground subject. So I got really low and created this image. While not…
Read MoreTrip Advisor Report
7 Hour Photo Workshop Reviewed December 27, 2013 As an intermediate photographer with a passion to learn landscape photography I wanted to combine a photo learning experience with a family trip to Maui. The challenge, find a teacher who is knowledgeable, passionate, accomplished and can teach. I found all that and more in Douglas Hoffman…
Read MoreHow to find the best Photo Tour and Workshop on Maui?
How to find the best photo tour and workshop in the area you live or are traveling to. These days almost everyone has a digital camera in their phone, iPad, tablet, as well as a pocket size point and shoot cameras or SLR. Regardless of what kind of camera, it has never been easier to…
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