Exposed: Inside the Life and Images of a Pro Photographer (Voices That Matter)

CONTENTS......Page 6 INTRODUCTION......Page 9 The Preamble......Page 12 A Note on Digital Workflow......Page 13 CHAPTER 1 SOME DAYS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS......Page 17 Control Is a Myth......Page 19 CHAPTER 2 CHASING SHADOWS......Page 23 The Life of a Freelancer......Page 25 El Matador......Page 26 Pushing the Envelope......Page 42 At World’s End......Page 56 Waimea Bay......Page 61 CHAPTER 3 ON ASSIGNMENT: THE WENGER PATAGONIAN EXPEDITION RACE......Page 69 The World’s Toughest Race......Page 71 CHAPTER 4 ROLLING WITH IT......Page 85 Photography Is Essentially a Matter of Solving Problems......Page 87 CHAPTER 5 EXPANDING THE PORTFOLIO......Page 91 Improving as a Photographer Involves Hard Work......Page 93 Portraits in the Men’s Bathroom......Page 94 The Wave......Page 104 Sleepwalking in a Sandstorm......Page 109 Henry 1......Page 116 CHAPTER 6 ON ASSIGNMENT: MEN’S FITNESS......Page 123 The Most Effective Marketing......Page 125 CHAPTER 7 TURNING POINTS......Page 135 I Love to Hear Established Photographers Tell Their Stories......Page 137 CHAPTER 8 UNDER PRESSURE......Page 143 Extreme Pressure to Get the Images the Client Wants......Page 145 The Red Bull Air Force......Page 148 Danny MacAskill......Page 155 You Get Ten Shots and That’s It!......Page 164 The Crystal Cave......Page 171 CHAPTER 9 ON ASSIGNMENT: RED BULL AIR FORCE......Page 181 A Triple Black Diamond Wingsuit Jump......Page 183 Floating over the Great Salt Lake......Page 192 CHAPTER 10 TAKING TIME TO SHOOT FOR YOURSELF......Page 197 The Creative Process Is not Always an Easy Affair......Page 199 CHAPTER 11 KEEPING THE FIRES STOKED......Page 203 Fueling Your Creative Spark......Page 205 Hot Air Balloon Worship......Page 206 30 Hours in the Magellan Straits......Page 214 At the End of the Road in Tahiti......Page 220 The Backflip......Page 229 CHAPTER 12 ON ASSIGNMENT: THE EDDIE AIKAU......Page 235 The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Surfing Competition......Page 237 CHAPTER 13 BE PREPARED TO SUFFER......Page 249 A Reality Check......Page 251 CHAPTER 14 WRAPPING UP......Page 257 It’s all About Hard Work......Page 259 Setting Goals......Page 262 Making It Pay......Page 264 Know Thy Craft......Page 267 Talent Is Overrated......Page 269 The Next Step......Page 271 APPENDIX A: EQUIPMENT......Page 273 APPENDIX B: COLOR MANAGEMENT RESOURCES......Page 277 B......Page 281 C......Page 282 F......Page 283 H......Page 284 L......Page 285 P......Page 286 S......Page 288 V......Page 289 X......Page 290 LESSON FILES AND MEDIA PAGE......Page 292 Photographer Michael Clark provides an inside look at the reality of working in extreme conditions to capture and process his breath-taking images. He offers start-to-finish details of some of his most demanding assignments–rock climbing, big wave surfing, sky diving, and mountain biking–sharing his personal shooting expertise, on-the-fly problem solving skills, and photography post-processing techniques in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop (including Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6).

This gorgeous guide for intermediate to advanced DSLR shooters is packed with practical tips, detailed lighting setups, and behind-the-scenes stories from a variety of Clark’s most challenging adventure photography assignments. With an engaging writing style and cliffhanger details, the author allows you to tag along with him to improve your skills and find inspiration to create images instead of just taking them. He also covers the important business aspects of working as a professional shooter.

A DVD-ROM with 149-minutes of video shows the author’s post-processing workflow using Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6 for 16 of the images featured in the book. He also includes a how-to primer on these software programs, as well as provides a primer on color management. Clark’s valuable insights and tips will guide professional and aspiring photographers interested in turning their passion into a profession as well as amateur photographers looking to improve their skills. Annotation Photographer Michael Clark provides an inside look at the reality of working in extreme conditions to capture and process his breath-taking images. He offers start-to-finish details of some of his most demanding assignmentsrock climbing, big wave surfing, sky diving, and mountain bikingsharing his personal shooting expertise, on-the-fly problem solving skills, and photography post-processing techniques in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop (including Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6). This gorgeous guide for intermediate to advanced DSLR shooters is packed with practical tips, detailed lighting setups, and behind-the-scenes stories from a variety of Clarks most challenging adventure photography assignments. With an engaging writing style and cliffhanger details, the author allows you to tag along with him to improve your skills and find inspiration to create images instead of just taking them. He also covers the important business aspects of working as a professional shooter. A DVD-ROM with 149-minutes of video shows the authors post-processing workflow using Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6 for 16 of the images featured in the book. He also includes a how-to primer on these software programs, as well as provides a primer on color management. Clarks valuable insights and tips will guide professional and aspiring photographers interested in turning their passion into a profession as well as amateur photographers looking to improve their skills Photographer Michael Clark provides an inside look at the reality of working in extreme conditions to capture and process his breath-taking images. He offers start-to-finish details of some of his most demanding assignments – rock climbing, big wave surfing, sky diving, and mountain biking – sharing his personal shooting expertise, on-the-fly problem solving skills, and photography post-processing techniques in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop (including Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6). This gorgeous guide for intermediate to advanced DSLR shooters is packed with practical tips, detailed lighting setups, and behind-the-scenes stories from a variety of Clark’s most challenging adventure photography assignments. With an engaging writing style and cliffhanger details, the author allows you to tag along with him to improve your skills and find inspiration to create images instead of just taking them. He also covers the important business aspects of working as a professional shooter. A DVD-ROM with 149-minutes of video shows the author’s post-processing workflow using Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6 for 16 of the images featured in the book. He also includes a how-to primer on these software programs, as well as provides a primer on color management. Clark’s valuable insights and tips will guide professional and aspiring photographers interested in turning their passion into a profession as well as amateur photographers looking to improve their skills.