Comments on: Report from my Savannah Workshop

By: Notable NAPP Links for the Week of June 28, 2009 | My Home Sweet Home

Notable NAPP Links for the Week of June 28, 2009 | My Home Sweet Home — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:18:58 +0000

[...] Report from Scott Kelby’s Savannah Workshop (inspiration) [...]

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:39:20 +0000

Joey, I feel your pain-I missed it too- and I live right here in Savannah as well! ARGH!

By: Teddy Vestris

Teddy Vestris — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:53:21 +0000

Thank for all the info !

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:20:28 +0000

The first concert I ever saw was Ricky Skaggs opening for Hank Williams Jr. in Starkville, MS. Gosh, that must have been 1980 or so? I was probably only 14 or 15. I wish I could have gone on this workshop to have met Ricky. I hope Scott and Ricky “jammed” for everyone.

By: Wayne Bennett

Wayne Bennett — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:03:07 +0000

Dean- Your comments are 100% on target. It was great to see how many good shots were taken by everyone and, too, how different they were, even those standing next to one another. This was one wonderful weekend, lots of good photography and the opportunity to make new friends. I highly recommend Savannah to those who have not been there!

By: Joey

Joey — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:41:03 +0000

Someone pointed me to your website just this morning for tips and tricks….and the first thing I see is an amazing workshop in Savannah that I would have loved to have attended….. Well, guess where I live……THAT’S RIGHT – SAVANNAH !! !! !!
“Missed it by a hair” !!!
Great site….I’ll be picking your brain for info in the future!
thanks, Joey

By: John Barrett "Snake"

John Barrett "Snake" — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:10:12 +0000

To say it has nothing to do with stability, is wrong. With the center column extended (besides having to be a giant or standing on a ladder) it does change the center of gravity and will make it a little more unstable. Which is why a lot of the tripods have a little hook at the bottom of the center column so that you can put some weight there to lower the center of gravity, make it heavier thus more stable.

An average tripod with the legs extended is about 5′ 10″. I’m 6′ and have to stand tippy toe to see in the view finder once the camera is attached. If I extend the center column with the legs full out it brings it up to around 7″ 6″. Not very easy to see through the view finder that way.

By: Dan Redd

Dan Redd — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:05:49 +0000

The Savannah Workshop was absolutely one of the greatest workshops ever put on by anyone, anywhere at any time! The planets must have been in a once in a million year alignment.
Scott, you are a great teacher and a wonderful inspiration. I really enjoyed the workshop and making so many new friends. The experience of going out shooting with everyone and then coming back and reviewing the days shots was easily one of the greatest learning experiences I have ever had.
Bill Fortney is one of the greatest photographers of our time and the nicest! I just cannot say enough about how great it was to learn from him. Bill has a wonderful way of inspiring you to look at things in a different light (literally and figuratively). He has a great knack for putting together slide shows that really tug at your emotions and again, Inspire.
Wayne Bennett was always nearby to lend a hand and help us get “the shot”. He is really great to talk with and has a solution for just about any difficult photography question. It was a great pleasure to have him tutoring us on a one to one basis whenever we needed his help.
Joanne Wells really came through. She took us to great locations for shooting and of course took us to the best BBQ in the South. Joanne is a great lady and her photography has a very eloquent quality to it. The way she approaches her composition is very interesting, she really looks at what she is trying to capture and then keeps working it until she gets just the shot she is trying to make.
Even though Bill Durrence was only with us for a couple of days, he really helped to push everybody to try different things, like changing our exposure and our framing as we were shooting. He helped us to find different perspectives as we shot our subjects. Like everybody else, he was a really nice guy and of course a veritable fountain of photographic knowledge.
What more can I say, this was an awesome workshop and I made a bunch of new friends. Being with so many great photographers was a great experience and the camaraderie was incredible. Everyone was helping everybody else and even when we were “officially” off the clock most of us still couldn’t help but continue to make photographs.
Thank you every one for making this a truly memorable experience. I look forward to meeting each of you again in the future.
Dan Redd

By: cooksfriend

cooksfriend — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:41:40 +0000

Ricky Skaggs talks photography.

cook

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090630/TUNEIN/90629069/1005/ENTERTAINMENT/Camera+helps+Ricky+Skaggs+keep+creative+edge

By: Teddy Vestris

Teddy Vestris — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:01:10 +0000

So it has nothing to do with stability ?

By: andie

andie — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:05:29 +0000

awesome! Savannah, shooting with Bill, Paula Dean…you really had it all!

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:22:12 +0000

Looks like a great time – I wish I had paid attention and knew about it ahead of time. Went to the GA Photography Workshop website and don’t see this ever listed as an event. How do y’all find out about these things??