Field Session

FRI-FS-06: Twinning: A Photography Flex with Two Sites, Two Firms, And Two Photographers

Friday, October 27, 2023

8:30am – 5:00pm CT

5.50 PDH, LA CES/non-HSW, AICP, FL
Ticket price: $150 per person; includes transportation, boxed lunch. Extensive walking. Required: DSLR - digital camera preferred, Participants must have working knowledge of their DSLR cameras. Extensive walking. Charged batteries and battery charger, memory cards and card readers.

Field Session Leader(s)

Sahar Coston-Hardy, Affiliate ASLA

Photographer
Sahar Coston-Hardy Photography
Abington, Pennsylvania
Rachel Salmela, ASLA

PLA
TEN x TEN
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Field Session Presenter(s)

Marion Brenner, Affiliate ASLA

Professional Photographer of Landscape Architecture
Marion Brenner Photography
Oakland, California
Chris McGee (he/him/his)

Art Director
Landscape Architecture Magazine
Washington, District of Columbia
Laura Kamin-Lyndgaard, ASLA (she/her/hers)

Senior Associate
Coen+Partners
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Designers and photography enthusiasts work with professionals to enhance their landscape architecture photography. We will tour Historic Fort Snelling and Peavey Plaza, ending with a photo critique. Optional dawn shoot before the session begins. Photo assignments assist attendees in achieving professional photographic results. Images will be displayed at the EXPO.

Learning Outcomes:

Working with professionals and focusing on composition, light, and depth of field acquire the skills that make a big impact in achieving high-quality images.
Understand the range of photographs that magazine publishers are looking for and the power of good image selection.
Learn how to capture images that support a project’s narrative and understand the specific design intent of the field session sites.
Critique photographs in a group setting allowing for different perspectives to help improve the way you capture images and see the landscape.