Photography at the Hot Air Balloon Fest

Saturday, June 7 - Join us for a spectacular photo workshop experience at the Warren County Hot Air Balloon Festival!

We'll have special access for our photographers to get up close as hot air balloons prepare to launch en masse at this fun, photographically interesting event. We'll even attend the pilots' meeting ahead of time for all the safety & launch information.

We'll have a quick online class session on Wednesday, June 4 at 6:00pm to get ready. We'll talk about camera settings & lens choice, what to look for, and our agenda for the workshop so you'll arrive prepared for great photos. This session will be recorded for you to review afterward as well.

This photo workshop is open to photographers using any type of camera, even your phone. Dan's instructors will be right there with you to help you capture great images.

Key topics for this session

Getting creative with composition & perspective
Using natural light in interesting ways
Planning & preparing for an event- including light, weather, and knowing your subject
Storytelling & developing a project

Gear to consider:

We'll be very close to our subjects, so wide-angle to short telephoto zoom lenses (18-55mm, 24-70mm) will work well.
Ultra-wide lenses can be great to take in the full scene at close range (10-24mm)
Medium telephoto lenses will help you capture detail shots and isolate individual balloons (70-200mm)
A polarizing filter can help manage contrast, depending on the angle of the sun
Pack light, as we'll likely be walking around the field quite a bit!