Photography, Techniques and Whereabouts of Kevin Raber
I am leading a workshop to Iceland in March. It’s the best time of year to visit Iceland. No tourists and you can see Iceland the way if should be seen. This photo of an iceberg on a beach is only a sample of what you would encounter. If interested click on the link here or contact me for more details. This was a short time exposure so the waves could blur just a little and capture the water as it runs off the shore. This is one of many beautiful images I shot on that beach this one day.
On a visit to Svalbard in the northern Polar circle is a giant ice cap and during the summer there is melting and run off. Sometimes the run off opens a hole in the face of the ice pack and you get these giant waterfalls. Called Austfonnain case you want to look it up. This was made with a long lens from a moving ship. Nikon 810 with 80-400mm lens.
This is kind of an artsy image. I want the image to tell a story. This was made in an old church in New Orleans. We were on the upper floors and the stairway was undergoing renovation. The tarp for keeping dust out was pulled open and there was beautiful light coming through the plastic tarp as well as the stairs behind. Ask yourself, where do the stairs go, what is this place?
One thing that I never get tired of in Iceland is waterfalls. I know some people do as there is a waterfall around every turn. You could go nuts shooting waterfalls in Iceland. This waterfall, Gullfoss has so much water running over it is staggering. Where does it all come from? Rather than shoot the falls like everyone else and tried to fit this mammoth waterfall into the frame I put on my 400mm lens and shot the falls in close. I also tried various shutter speeds until I found one that gave the falls just the right look. Not too velvety and not to definitive. I liked the way this turned out.
I love Arches National Park. This park is close to Moab and the park and region around it offers great photo opportunities. I Usually arrive at the park before sunrise and shoot for several hours during the morning light. I return to town for breakfast and day excursions and then return late afternoon for sunset. This shoot was made a few years ago. Sadly on my last visit, much of the scrub like what I used in the foreground had been removed. Even a tree I used in the past as a foreground was gone. This, I am happy to have an image like this. This was made with a Phase One IQ180 with a 28mm stopped down to f/22 for depth of field. Luckily it worked or I would have had to do some focus stacking. I can’t wait to go back to Moab, hopefully sometime this year.
I’m a firm believer in having your camera with you at all times. Obviously, I have my iPhone with me at all times. But, I do have a number of cameras that I keep close by or on me. My favorite small camera is the Sony RX100V. This si the third version of this camera that I have had. I also have a Fuji X100T close by also. And, slightly bigger but very capable is the Sony A6500. So, this image was made of my wife while we rode a crazy ride at the state fair. Hope she doesn’t get mad at me.
In Buffalo, NY there is a cool old turn of the 20th-century water plant. It’s ana amazing structure and a privilege to shoot inside it. I have been there many time and find all sorts of things to shoot as well as interesting compositions. This image was made with my iPhone using an app that does double exposures. Lots of fun to shoot this way. Sometimes it works and sometimes not. That is also the fun. This one I like a lot. I made a sepia tone image and a regular one. Which one do you like best?
I know it’s a strange thing to say, but Iceland has the nicest mud. This image was made in a geothermal field in Iceland. As I was walking around this giant area that had bubbling hot springs with bubbling mud I came across dried out areas. The mud had dried and cracked. It looked so pretty so I did a series of images. This is one of them. Kind of abstract but not. I liked it and hope you do.
Every now and then I experiment with certain apps. This one app takes an image and makes it circular in design and then allows you to play with settings to change the look. This is an image of a bear in Alaska walking through a flower field. I had some fun with it. It’s just a fun picture. Sometimes you just gotta mess around.
Iceland is so beautiful in the winter. This image was made at Stockness. It’s different on every visit. I’m leading a workshop there March 20-30. 2017 (this March) and still have room for a few attendees. I will not be doing a winter workshop there in 2018. So, jump on board and see Iceland the way it was meant to be seen. Visit my Rockhopper Workshops for more information. Guaranteed fun plus amazing photos. Hope to see you there. If you have any questions, email me.