Course Overview
The Landscape Masterclass will take your photography to the next level! This is my most comprehensive Landscape course to date. Over 7 hours of video training, where I take you on location, and show you my entire process from shooting to my full retouching workflow.
Long Exposure
Panorama
Panorama
Astrophotography
Landscapes
Black & White
Lessons
49
Length
7 Hours 27 Minutes
Level
Beginner
Required
Lightroom CC & Photoshop CC
Lessons: Part 1
CHECKLIST
IMPORTANT: Landscape Masterclass Checklist
Definition of Photography
Let’s start by the basic if you have a good understanding of the word, it is going to help what to look for.
A live example of basic set up and exposure compensation
Exposure compensation is super important so that you don’t let your camera decide for you’re the exposition of the photo, but you can fine tune it
What F-stop to use for Landscapes
That is simple question but the answer can be complex, it varies based on the situation
The Rule of Thirds
A very simple rule to better position your sky, monument, sea etc...
Play with leading lines
How to get more depths in your photo, leading live will help
Frame in the frame
That is a cool trick that can make your photos pop and more 3D
Foreground, middle ground, background
That is the basics of composition, this how to organize elements so that the viewer is pulled into your photo
Example of compositions Glenorchie New Zealand.
A little walk in this beautiful place in Queenstown
Lessons: Part 2
Retouching The Glenorchie photos
Let’s retouch the photo from this beautiful autumn fields
Shooting during daylight
That is not the best choice, but here is some tips and tricks to make it nice
Daylight photos black and white
Some daylight photos with great clouds make great black and white photos
Daylight photos with special effects
Sometime you need to add a bit of magic to a photo that would otherwise be boring
Using presets for daylight photos
Installing Lightroom presets and playing around with the Photo Serge Landscape Presets for daylight
Right into the sun
Shooting right into the sun at the Golden hour camera setting
How to retouch golden hour photos
Golden hour photo are very precise to retouch because you often have the sun in the photo and the white balance is super important
Using the app Photopills to find the right golden hour and sunset
That is the best app I have found to be able to shoot photos at certain time of the year where you want the sun to be at a specific place
Lessons: Part 3
How to set up your camera to capture a sunset correctly
Sunset are tricky to capture because there is a lot of highlight and you want to make you sure you get all the information
How retouch sunset of the Louvre in Paris
Here is a good example of a sunset in the Louvre in Paris
How retouch sunset of Florida
Florida is known for having some of the most amazing sunset on earth, well here is one
Camera Setting for blue hour photography
Blue hour is easier to capture as you have less of a dynamic range
Santa Monica
Shooting and retouching a blue hour photo in Santa Monica Los Angeles
Natural look
How retouch blue hour with a natural look, Paris photos.
Retouching Blue Hour without a Tripod
How to retouch blue hour photos without a tripod Venice
The Right Time to Shoot
How to use the app SOL to see all the different moments it’s best to shoot.
Camera Set up
How to set up your camera to HDR photography
Lessons: Part 4
HDR Efex pro intro
Using the free HDR Efex pro to retouch: Look out New Zealand
HDREfex Pro Cottage
Using the free HDR Efex pro to retouch: Cottage New Zealand
Intro Aurora HDR
Using the Aurora HDR to retouch your photos, project sunset Queenstown
Aurora Project Two
Using the Aurora HDR to retouch your photos, project Hills Queenstown
Aurora Project Three
Using the Aurora HDR to retouch your photos, project Big Sur, California
Aurora Project Four
Using the Aurora HDR to retouch your photos, project Downtown, LA
All natural
Back to a more natural version. It is a good exercise to see what works best for your taste
Digital Blending
Digital blending an alternative to HDR for a more natural result, Paris photo
Digital Blending Two
Digital Blending Grand Canyon shot, to get a natural look of the Antillope Canyon
Lessons: Part 5
Shooting a Long Exposure
Long Exposure Introduction and New Zealand shoot
Retouching Long Exposure
Retouching the river long exposure New Zealand
Long exposure Santa Monica
Shooting a long exposure in Santa Monica Los Angeles
Retouching Santa Monica
Retouching a long exposure in Santa Monica Los Angeles, plus we do a little introduction on panorama
Super Long Exposure
Shooting super long exposure 5 to 8 minutes with an ND12, amazing effects
No filter? No problem!
Shooting long exposures without a filter at any time using a Photoshop trick!
How to shoot panoramas
How do you shoot a panorama? By hand or with a tripod? What hand motion is the best?
Natural Panorama
Shooting and retouching a panorama Lake New Zealand, a great day light photo
Walt Disney Concert Hall Panorama
One of my favorite panorama ever: Walt Disney Concert Hall
Lessons: Part 6
Where exactly is the Milky Way?
How to find the best conditions to shoot the stars and the Milky Way?
Camera Setting
What camera setting is best for shooting the stars and the Milky Way
Astrophotography Project One
Retouching a simple Milky way photo
Astrophotography Project Two
Retouching a panorama with the Milky way
Astrophotography Project Three
Retouching a panorama with the Milky way