LOCATIONZ : landscape lessons on location & post-processing

About this course:

This masterclass has been created for the Intermediate-level photographer who wants to improve their Landscape Photos.
Each location shoot has been deconstructed into 4 topics:

1. Chasing The Light: planning, scouting, light quality, and dozens of tips specific to scenic photography.

2. Composition: how to frame your shots, using techniques to create balanced and interesting images.

3. Camera Settings: aperture, shutter speed, I.S.O., how and where to focus, plus the use of filters and accessories.

4. Computer Workflow: how to develop and enhance a digital negative (RAW) file. From basic exposure tweaks, to complex Luminosity Masking.

What will I learn?

• By the end of this course, you will understand how to plan and implement your location shoots.

• You will become more confident in using industry-standard software to edit and enhance your RAW photos.

Features:

• 11 lessons on location (in the field) - from a qualified teacher

• 11 post-processing lessons in Adobe Camera Raw & Photoshop - from an experienced pro photo editor

• RAW files from the location shoots, so you can follow along with the tutorials

• Transcripts of all Photoshop tutorials. Download & print them off for reference

• 12 x Behind The Scenes movies showing the photographer's road-trips across New Zealand

Bonuses:

• 30-day, 100% money-back guarantee on all Udemy courses

• Preview some of the content - try before you buy!

• Manually download all the videos and RAW files to your computer - if you are going to be "off the radar."

What you need:

• Owning a decent DSLR camera would certainly be helpful.

• Having a copy of Adobe Photoshop loaded onto your PC (or Mac) is vital if you wanna follow the post-processing tutorials, which form the bulk of the course content. You will need enough disk space to download Ray's RAW image files, and sufficient RAM to run Photoshop. The 2017 version of Photoshop has been used, but more recent versions are fine.

• Adobe Camera Raw is the app bundled with Photoshop, and is a cut-down version of Lightroom. This is free, and part of Adobe's Creative Cloud Photography plan subscription. (Older, stand-alone versions of Photoshop also include Camera Raw, though this must be up-to-date).

What students are saying: 

• Giorgio S: "I discovered so much, and had so many "wow" moments. Ray is simply amazing in explaining his entire journey, from scenario to scenario ... I learned how basic I was, and I can wait to re-postprod some of my work now. Thank you so much Ray!"

• Scott H: "Honestly one of the best courses I've taken. Ray's checklists and repetition makes learning a breeze. If you struggle with luminosity masks he does a good job showing how they're built! Thanks Ray, can't wait to get back out and shoot!"

• Fabrizio C: "Landscape photography in the digital era. Everything you need from composition to camera settings, and step-by-step tutoring for top-quality postproduction. Well done Ray, thank you! Highly recommended."

• Pawel Czerwinski: "A great course! I definitely recommend it. It covers topics like setting  up your DSLR right for the scene, composition and such."
  The workflow is quite demanding but it gives really impressive results (for example  section 9 on Hooker Lake; amazing!)"

• Peter George: "The composition lessons helped me understand why some of my photos work and others don't, and helped me be more deliberate in my composition."

About the tutor:
Ray Salisbury has been shooting landscapes for over 45 years, specializing in mountain and coastal scenery. His work has been featured in calendars and magazines and sold on stock image libraries. For 12 years Ray taught art, design and computing at high school, and brings his passion for teaching to Udemy. His favourite program is Adobe Photoshop, which he has been using since 1992.

Comprehensive Course Curriculum (what's covered in this course):

1. Chasing The Light: Planning / Timing / Scouting / Shooting on the coast / Framing / Sunstar effects / Lens Flare / Colour temperature / Reflections / The Photographer's Ephemeris / PhotoPills app

2. Composition: Colour Theory /Symmetry & balance / Perspective / Rule of Thirds / Rule of Odds / Lead-in Lines / Focal Points / Foreground Interest / Abstracts / Mood / Getting fresh angles / Striving for originality

3. Camera Settings: Aperture / Shutter Speed / I.S.O. / Exposure Compensation / Exposure Bracketing / High Dynamic Range / Focusing in Live View / Hyperfocal Distance / Depth of Field / Bulb Mode / Polarising filter / Neutral Density Filters / Graduated Neutral Density Filters / Tripods / Leveling the horizon, etc.

4. Computer Workflow: Intro to Adobe Camera Raw features & tools / Histogram / Dehaze Filter / Graduated ND Filter / Straighten Tool / Adobe Photoshop basics / Metadata / Image Resolution / Image compression for web / Moving around the screen / Keyboard shortcuts (Mac & PC) / Clone Stamp Tool / Healing Brush Tool / Dodge & Burn Tools / Unsharpen Mask / High Pass Filter / Adjustments Layers: curves, level, contrast, saturation, etc. / Layer palette / Layer Masks / Channels palette / Stacking images / Panoramic Stitching / Luminosity Masks, etc.

Plus: a video will be added soon on Photography Gear for landscape photography.
>>> See the Available Resources section to download your FREE PDF - it's titled 18 Bits of Kit for Landscapers.