What makes this work is that the experience is videotaped and shown as a travel film so you can experience the trip, but then they show the stills that came from the trip. You can see the scenery, then you see the image. It gives you the sense of being there and taking in the pictures. The video journal does not stop there. There is a second section featuring Bill Atkinson on Color Management. This is the first of a two-part video that features discussion on color management and profiling. There is a lot of interesting inspiration you cannot get anywhere else.
Part three continues with Bill Atkinson on matte board cutting and print mounting. Here they demonstrate Atkinson's method of cutting and building double matte techniques for gallery quality prints. The last segment is with Brooks Jensen, the creator and co-publisher of the bi-monthly Lenswork, the magazine on the art of photography. It is truly amazing to see what it takes to put together a high quality magazine on a regular basis.
I have been sold on the video journals since the first one I ordered. These are quality DVDs that will provide you with the confidence you need to explore your world. You can now see through the eyes of a photographer and learn the techniques that will elevate your skills to the next level. You can only buy these DVDs at the Luminous Landscape store. If you are trying to enhance your skills as a photographer, and it really does not matter if you specialize in landscape or not, you will want to order The Luminous Landscape Video Journal: Issue 15.
Article comments
1 - Ryan Dlugosz
A good review of a product that deserves as much attention as it can get. The LLVJ is an incredible resource! You can view my own review of LLVJ 15 at my blog.
2 - Luciano Teghillo
The first issue I purchased was #14 together with the subscription for 3 more issues. After watching it I purchased all the back issues. Sure the reviews of cameras are outdated, but there is much more to it and I think that watching a pro photographer working is very useful especially if you cannot afford the price of a workshop in Antartica :-) Also the interviews and tutorials are very informative and even if some arguments are not interesting to me (such as dye transfer printing) I truly enjoyed watching the all process and the prints coming out.
3 - T. Michael Testi
Ryan,
A good review of a product that deserves as much attention as it can get.
I couldn't agree more. I stumbled on to the site about a year or so ago and saw the videos and at the time did not think much about them. I finally ordered #14. It took a while to get here and it sat on my shelf for a while. Finally, I got around to viewing it and was blown away.
I decided to try another before writing a review and received #15 and was equally blown away. It is something that has to be seen with the colors and how Michael and the others interact with their surroundings.
For one who loves the photographic image, there just is nothing like it out there.
T.
4 - T. Michael Testi
Luciano,
I think that watching a pro photographer working is very useful especially if you cannot afford the price of a workshop in Antarctica
Absolutely! And the quality of the video is so well done! Seeing what others do especially in the field, so much more educational than someone telling you in a book or even in a training video. It is much like seeing a professional in their natural environment.
Also the interviews and tutorials are very informative and even if some arguments are not interesting to me (such as dye transfer printing) I truly enjoyed watching the all process and the prints coming out.
What I have found out is that just because, you are not using this today does not mean that you won't tomorrow. Also, it is just nice to see what techniques that others are using.
T.