Coalson - Nature Photography Photo Workshop

Nature Photography Photo Workshop

by Nat Coalson

Nature Photography Photo Workshop

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About the Author

Nathaniel Coalson is a nature, travel, and fine-art photographer based in Colorado. Nat has worked professionally in photography, imaging, and printing since 1987. His work has been exhibited extensively, received numerous awards, and is held in private and corporate collections.

Nat is an Adobe Certified Expert in Lightroom and Photoshop and is a top-rated instructor who has taught digital photography and imaging to photographers at all levels. He is the author of two Lightroom books including Lightroom 3: Streamlining Your Digital Photography Process, published by Wiley in 2010.

For more information and to see Nats work, visit www.NatCoalson.com.

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Dedication

For Kelly

Acknowledgments

My sincere gratitude goes to the many people who helped make this book a reality. My good friend and trusted adviser Charles A. CAZ Zimmerman has provided his continued support and advice. Courtney Allen, Kristin Vorce, and the editorial team at Wiley gave me the opportunity to share my experience with other photographers and provided expert publishing guidance along the way. To my travel buddies and nature photographers Monte Trumbull, Jim Talaric, and Mark Ferguson: Our adventures and camaraderie have given me immeasurable inspiration and our many conversations have proved an invaluable sounding board for the development of my work. Thanks also to my friends and fellow nature photographers Jesse Speer, Rod Hanna, Adam Schallau, G. Brad Lewis, Erik Stensland, Guy Tal and Kalin Wilson. Your work is truly an inspiration.

Thanks also to my workshop partners Bret Edge and Grant Collier, with whom Ive led many successful nature workshops over the years. Working with professionals of this caliber has helped me learn what it means to provide the best experiences for students. My thanks to Bruce Hucko at the Moab Photo Symposium for the opportunity to present at one of the best nature photo events in the United States; Jeff Johnson and Jill Bailey of the Professional Photographers of Colorado, Nancy Green of the Professional Photographers Association of Massachusetts, and the leaders of Denver-area photo clubs who invited me to present to their groups, especially Craig Lewis, John Jakobsen, Dick York, and Bruce Ryman; Bruce Borowsky, Zach Daudert, and Kira Woodmansee at Boulder Digital Arts, and Efrain Cruz at Illuminate Workshops who have provided me wonderful opportunities to teach a wide range of photography-related subjects.

On that note, I also offer my unending gratitude to my students. Its been said that to truly learn, one should teach, and Ive certainly learned much from my interaction with students. Of note, my recent discussions with Gigi Embrechts and Terri Watson about photography, art, and life have been inspiring and helpful.

I want to extend my thanks to Kathy Waite, Tom Hogarty, and the team at Adobe Systems; thanks also to my sponsors and the equipment manufacturers who provided photos for this publication, in particular Dennis Halley at Digital2you.cc, Acratech, Hoodman, and Induro, and Jeff Payne at Hasselblad USA. Thanks to Dan Stainer, Monte Trumbull, and Grant Collier for providing photographs for illustrative figures.