Shooting the Light
A personal journey on becoming a student of the light

Dennis Govoni

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Light. The critical element of every photograph. When is the BEST light for a subject? In this presentation we will look at how to make stunning photographs by studying the light
with a critical eye. We will discuss the photographer’s light clock, quality of light and the effect light has on a subject. The objective is to be able to scrutinize the light in an
analytical way before taking that award-winning photograph. Examples will be used from images taken by the presenter at different times during the day. Similar subjects
will be explored showing different qualities of light and direction to emphasize the basic principles of “shooting the light.”

Short Bio

Dennis Govoni has been doing nature photography for nearly 50 years. He is a trained biologist and botanist with advanced degrees in those areas. He was a college professor for 10 years before moving into the computer industry. His photographic
interests are in Macro, Landscape and Wildlife photography with an occasional dappling in non-nature photography of interesting subjects related to architecture, history and general pictorial subjects.

He has also been a primary photographer for a children’s book series on nature by a local author. The first book in the series, “Insects and Spiders” has just been published. He is now working on the second book, “Sand and Shore.” Recently he has contributed to a state-wide project in West Virginia called “The West Virginia 150 Project”. The images in this project are from every county in that state. The booklet has just been published under the auspices of the Buckhannon-Upshur camera club.