7. Sunset Photography Workshop: Capturing Nature's Canvas
Salar de Uyuni's special qualities provide perfect settings for sunset photography and present chances seldom found anywhere else on Earth. Expert photographers give focused seminars teaching methods for catching the interaction of light, salt crystals, and sky. Here, where the white salt surface works as a gigantic reflector producing complicated lighting conditions ideal for dramatic photography, participants learn about the unique qualities of the golden hour in this area. Using both natural and artificial lighting to produce amazing compositions, the seminars address advanced methods for capturing the geometric patterns created by salt polygons. Particularly careful is management of the demanding exposure circumstances resulting from the highly reflecting surface. To record the faint colour gradients of the sunset sky reflected on the salt surface, photographers learn to operate with several filters and settings. The seminars also teach time-lapse photography to record the spectacular change of the environment as day gives way to night. Techniques particular to salt flat photography for post-processing are discussed, therefore enabling participants to produce photographs of professional quality. Participants in the event share their best photographs and get helpful comments during a group review session.
