Waterfalls Galore! Workshop to Photograph the Finger Lakes Falling Waters

Here in the Northeast, we're fortunate to have ready access to two of the foremost places in the country to photograph waterfalls: the Finger Lakes region of central New York, and Ricketts Glen State Park in north-central Pennsylvania.  API has been leading workshops to each for years and we often alternate between the two.  This year, API staff instructor Joe LeFevre and I led a group back to the Finger Lakes.  Based out of Ithaca, we visited a slew of great waterfalls, including Taughannock Falls, the highest in New York State.  We also visited several parks with trails leading beside numerous falls — Buttermilk, Fillmore Glen, Cascadilla Gorge — and found remarkable photographic possibilities in each.

Upper Pinnacle Falls, Fillmore Glen State Park

Joe and I have become renowned experts in waterfall and stream photography.  In addition to our guiding, we lead instructional sessions on the many nuances of shooting both types of flowing water, including experimenting with shutter speeds for a specific look and feel, the benefits of shooting in both overcast and sunny conditions, compositional opportunities presented by flowing water, and how to shoot and blend multiple exposures for layer masking, focus stacking, HDR's, and panoramas.  We specialize in the art of seeing flowing water and how to optimize the resulting images in processing.

Upper Falls, Taughannock Falls State Park

We're looking forward to hosting another waterfall workshop next year... in Ricketts, the Finger Lakes, or elsewhere.  We'll announce where on API's website later this year.  Let us know if you might like to join us and have a preference!