Special Presentation by Inaki Hernandex-Lasa

This was the final Special Presentation for this season, and it was

delivered by Inaki Hernandex-Lasa, via Zoom, to 40 members in the Academy Studio. Inaki has been with us before, three years ago but this was a new presentation.

Inaki divided his lecture into two halves, the first about his style,

approach, and equipment and the second was a very practical

exposition of his post production techniques. It's always interesting to hear an expert talk about his tools and methodology but without doubt the post production demonstrations were riveting.

Get it right in camera! Inaki's first rule. Which means careful planning not rushing, understanding what you want the final result to be. Understand the hyperfocal distance. If you are taking several photographs set the Kelvin value to maintain consistency.

He then showed 20 examples of his work and used them to explain his processes up to the point of pressing the shutter button. Then post production using Lightroom. He began with RAW images and carefully demonstrated how he reached his objectives. A remarkable masterclass in small adjustments and short time spans to produce stunning finished images.

Perhaps the biggest lesson to learn here was: "if you get it as right as possible in camera, then the post part of the process will only take a few minutes”.

Everyone came away from this presentation with new ideas and new techniques to try.

Our thanks to Inaki