A Photographers View

of Charleston

Paul Christopher James

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This eBook is a collection of images from some of our favorite locations

photographed in the Charleston Photographic Workshop Tour.
In these workshops we focus on composition and proper use of light while
photographing gardens, reflection ponds and cypress swamps. Time is also spent on
processing the images we capture using Photoshop CS6, Lightroom and Topaz
Software.

We invite you to join us on our next workshop to Charleston, Smoky Mountains,
South West or perhaps Venice. Our goal is to teach you how to capture beautiful
images and explore creating works of art that will continue to inspire.
See our web site for our next adventure!
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Most of the images are captured in the early morning and late afternoon light.
The first and last exposures of the day are between 15 and 30 second which
necessitates the use a lightweight tripod. Occasionally we will use selective
focusing, but the goal for most of the images is to have the entire image in focus.
The sharpest images with the least lens diffraction are captured between F/11 and
F/16. My "Go To" camera and lens while teaching is the Canon 5D Mark II and
although I carry several lenses I hardly take the (EF 24-105mm F/4L IS USM) off
the camera. Not only is it versatile for the focal lengths that are shot, it is sharp as a
tack. In low light situations we shoot at high ISO's but the majority of the images
are captured between 200 to 400 ISO to limit noise.

 Charlestons Red Door

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Four Windows

Rainbow Row, Battery Park

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 Doorways of Charleston
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Doorways of Charleston
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Doorways of Charleston
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Holy City
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 Redbud
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Captian Jack

Full Sails, Charleston Harbor

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Schooner Pride, Charleston

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Sunest on theAshley River

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Crape Mertle and Textures

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 Charleston Verandas
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Calla Lilies
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Three Windows, Charleston

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 Wild Rose, Charleston

White Point Gardens,

Battery Park
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 At Rest Under the Dogwoods, Charleston

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Fallen Live Oak

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Easter Lilies, Charleston

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Wisteria Gazebo
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Using the Lightroom Black and White Preset Red High-Contrast Filter and then
adding a vignette turned this image into a great black a white with the look of a soft
infrared image.
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Cherubs and Hedges

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Live Oak Reflections, Charleston

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Azalea Panoramas, Charleston

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 Spanish Moss
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Azaleas Dogwoods and Spanish Moss

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Wisteria Bridge, Charleston

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Wisteria Dream, Charleston

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 Edmondston Alston House

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 Slave Cabins Charleston Rice Plantation

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Peacock Fan
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 Peacocks of Charleston Plantations

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 Charleston Crossings
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Crossings, Charleston Bridge

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 Charleston Slave Cemetery

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Silent Resting Place, Charleston

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 Tombstone Art, Charleston

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 Holy Ground, Charleston

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Angel Oak, oldest living tree east of the Mississippi

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Ghosts of the Confederacy

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I used Lightroom and Topaz clarity to make this image pop

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 Southern Charm, Charleston

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 Charleston's Spring Reflections

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 Cypress Reflections, Charleston Rice Plantation

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Azaleas and split wood fence, Charleston Plantation

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Gated Gardens of Charleston

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 Folly Pier, James Island

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Morris Island lighthouse, james island

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Textures, Botany Bay

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 Boneyard, Botany Bay

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 Boneyard, Botany Bay

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