Creating Three Dimensionality in a Landscape Photograph

You’re there. The landscape is gorgeous. It’s begging to be photographed and shared. But how effectively does your photography express what you saw? What are the main differences between the eye and the camera? And how can we overcome these differences to create three dimensionality in a landscape photograph?  

Our presenter Chuck Derus will summarize his lessons learned about creating three dimensionality or visual flow in landscape photography. He will primarily focus on composition and touch briefly on post processing tools that will entice viewers to remain engaged in your landscape photographs.

Our Presenter

Chuck Derus’ introduction to photography was unexpected. At the end of his sophomore year in high school, he was “voluntold” that he was the new yearbook photographer. Equipped with a four by five-inch Crown Graphic press camera and a dozen film holders loaded with Tri-X, he discovered the joy of photography. Higher education, medical training, family, and a career in medicine limited his photography to family snapshots for three decades. In 2005, he attended a landscape photography workshop that rekindled his interest in photography. In addition to the landscape, he also enjoys cityscapes and architecture.

Chuck has been fortunate to attend landscape photography workshops and learn from Gary Hart, Don Smith, Ian Plant, Joe Rossbach, Daniel Bergman, John Gerlach, Mark Metternich, Byran Hansel, and Marc Adamus. His travels have taken him from the American Southwest to the Pacific Northwest, the Great Plains, South Dakota’s Badlands, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Alaska, Iceland, Patagonia, and Pakistan.

Recording: Creating Three Dimensionality in a Landscape Photograph

Slides: Creating Three Dimensionality in a Landscape Photograph