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Creating Your Own Minimal Photographic Style with Benjamin Hardman

Creating Your Own Minimal Photographic Style with Benjamin Hardman

    Benjamin Hardman and Wildist will teach you how to develop your own photographic style. Simplicity is hard to master and Benjamin is going to teach you the practical techniques he uses for traveling light, framing his subjects, using negative space, and turning out incredible edits. Recognized around the world for capturing the simplicity of the Arctic, Benjamin's 5 hour workshop will share advice you can use for years to come in your photography. **Important: All lesson purchases are final in consideration of the creator's hard work. To learn more, click here.

    SKU: m-lesson-012

    What You'll Learn

    Ben wants to take you to some of the farthest reaches of the earth to teach you to get out there, to push harder, to find that epic shot, whether it's the small details or the sweeping landscapes. He'll also teach you some of his master editing techniques.

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      High Resolution Setup

      Breaking down Benjamin’s go-to gear for when high-resolution imagery is of utmost importance.

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      Lightweight Gear Setup

      Versatility is always a necessity, but sometimes weight can be a hinderance. This is what you would find Benjamin shooting with whilst on a mountaineering ascent when having lightweight gear is key.

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      Backpack Breakdown

      A comprehensive look into the necessities that Benjamin carries with him on his expeditions.

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      Aerial Photography

      Walking through the specialized aerial photography equipment that has revolutionized Benjamin’s work in recent years.

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      Gear & Clothing

      “There is no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing” as the quote says. The Arctic is no exception. This is what Benjamin wears and uses, making him ready to take on extreme conditions.

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      Research & Preparation

      Planning is important in a volatile arctic environment. Pre-planning and back-up plans could mean the difference between a successful and unsuccessful shoot.

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      Seals of Glacier Lagoon

      Ben is searching for Icelandic wildlife to photograph - demonstrating how composition and framing angle can affect the intensity of wildlife portraits, lining up the background frame, and what lenses you may need for this.

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      Editing: Lightroom Basics

      You must shoot RAW to take advantage of Lightroom’s colour adjustments and full image dynamic range. This episode helps students understand RAW.

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      Capturing Glacial Detail

      Benjamin is shooting details of the ice, showing sometimes the most impacting images are in the smaller, often overlooked details of a scene.

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      Editing: Macro Detail

      Find out how lens choice brings out the detail of ice - tele vs macro and creating a visual story using a combination of both.

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      Editing: Image Stitching

      Learn how to effectively create a multi-image stitch… even if it ends up being a 294 Megapixel image to get there.

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      Photographing the Elusive Reindeer

      Finding a clean aesthetic in a busy scene, low angles, and placing the animal with a consistent background, using foreground elements for bokeh.

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      Documenting Iceland's Jagged Peaks

      Composing a mountain peak with negative space, analyzing the light, and using adverse weather to create texture and emotion.

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      Editing: Atmospheric Mountains

      Sculpting light to isolate centralised subjects, using Selective Adjustments (Radial, Brush, Grad ND) to balance the light & weight and draw the viewer into the subject.

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      Mountain Drone Photography

      Benjamin will demonstrate how to find and isolate subjects with a drone - getting close to mountain faces or finding a clean scene with a bird's eye perspective (often using snow).

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      Editing: Aerial Abstraction

      Using nature and its patterns and shapes to draw focus to a subject - leading lines such as mountain valleys and river streams.

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      Benjamin's Style

      Style is like a fingerprint - it’s the personal aspect that makes your work uniquely you. The importance of finding and continuing to develop style is not only for personal taste, but for making yourself stand out against others in the highly competitive photography world.

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      What Inspires Benjamin

      Benjamin shares how other photography isn’t his biggest inspiration, but rather the landscapes, music and emotion, and the patterns of weather and the changing earth.

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      Creating your own Voice

      Starting first by recognising what inspires you - it can be photography, fashion, architecture, music. Gather what inspires you and have it somewhere it can be looked at (moodboard, posters, phone background).

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      Curation: Computer to Phone & Unum

      This episode shares Benjamin’s emphasis on creating a cohesion across his images, and how this works to his advantage. His main platform is Instagram - so this relates to that.

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      Social Media Q&A with Alex

      Having organized and well-executed social media can lead to job opportunities, exhibition opportunities, everything. Learn how Benjamin built his social media from the ground up.

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      Benjamin's Story & Business Tips

      Benjamin shares his experience and some tips to help you start the journey of running your own business. He speaks from the perspective of taking on a business alone and the major considerations when working from home.

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      Presenting Professionally

      Having a complete set-up and covering all aspects of your business (website, social media, email address, physical portfolio, logo, business card, references, account stats, client list, etc).

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      Workshop Takeaways

      Wrapping up and Benjamin’s favorite noteworthy advice to take your craft to the next level.

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      Workshop Summary

      Ben & Alex reflect and recap over the strongest points that have been shared in the workshop. Congrats, you finished, now get out there and shoot!

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    — CHRIS BURKARD

    Class Extras

    Get more out of the lesson with an exclusive Iceland roadmap guide and downloadable content.

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      Iceland Roadmap Guide

      Get an exclusive (and comprehensive) 24-page guide to traveling & photographing Iceland, including 40 locations and all of Ben's insider knowledge.

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      Lesson Guide PDF

      A downloadable PDF accompanies the workshop with segment recaps, notes, and links to Benjamin's favorite tools.

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      Moment Shop Discount

      Get 10% off Moment Gear. From filmmaking to travel to photography, we carry the gear creators recommend.

    "Benjamin is one of those photographers who without a doubt inspires greatness from everyone his work touches. It's a personal push to reach beyond the boundaries as an artist to capture the world in a new light. Anyone with the privilege to learn from him should take it and run."

    —PETER MCKINNON

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    Benjamin Hardman

    Photographer, based in Iceland.

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