Introduction to Neutral Density Filters with Brian Leary - SF

In landscape photography, capturing what your minds eye sees is
an art form in itself. Whether you are balancing an intense sunset to
the ground below or creating a “painted” effect in your water, neutral
density filters can help you achieve this.
This two-hour course helps you navigate through neutral density
filters and make sense of the different tools available. We will talk
about polarizing filters, variable, solid and graduated neutral density
filters.
What we will cover:
• What the numbers on the filters mean
• The different types of neutral density filters and how they work
(including polarizers)
• Solid or Variable ND; which is best for you?
• Using different types of graduated neutral density filters in
landscape photography


Brian Leary Bio:
Growing up in a house with a color darkroom and a father passionate about
photography, Brian Leary was quite literally – exposed to photography from
birth. With a love for hiking and all things nature he moved to the Seattle
area in his early twenties and still calls it home today. Combining an
exceptional memory with over a decade of experience in the retail side of
cameras, he knows his way around almost every digital camera made. Brian
spent nine months of the year selling cameras while on the side
photographing weddings, products and real estate along with teaching
photography to fund his insatiable wanderlust for the other three months of
the year.
Brian has explored more than twenty countries and driven his way through
more than two-thirds of the USA. During his travels the natural world around
him and the cultures inhabiting it are the focus of his imagery with a strong
passion for nighttime landscapes. As a full-fledged travel addict, Brian has
had the opportunity to photograph everything from endangered rhinoceroses
to the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s exile from Tibet.
These days whether teaching one on one, in classrooms or through
workshops in some of his favorite locations Brian loves sharing his technical
and creative knowledge with anyone interested. He has a unique ability to
take complex concepts and make them easy to understand. Still priding
himself on in camera shooting techniques in this digital age, similar to the
methods of slide film shooting, the majority of Brian’s images are created in
camera on a single frame.
When relaxing back in Seattle without a camera, Brian enjoys cooking,
reading and exploring the trails of the Cascade Mountains