Landscape Photography From Planning to Print

Name: Landscape Photography From Planning to Print
Rating: 4.4 (29 reviews)

A Photography Workshop of Epic Proportion Like Nothing You've Seen Before.

Created byJustin Balog, Armando Martinez

Last updated 3/2018

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What you'll learn

The goal of this workshop is to empower you to plan your own adventure, whether it be Moab or the other side of the world, and have knowledge and skills to make beautiful photographs while you are there.
Learn to craft strong photographic compositions.
Learn valuable Lightroom and Photoshop techniques to maximize your creative vision.
Learn the impact of lens selection on composition.
Learn how to use modern technologies like Google Earth to scout locations and plan your visit.
Learn how to leverage 32 bit HDR processing to create natural looking images in challenging lighting conditions.
Learn what to pack for your next landscape photo adventure.

Course content

5 sections • 20 lectures • 3h 7m total length

Course Sample2:49
If you're curious about this course, here's a few excerpts from the course. We'd love to see you there!
Howdy5:09
Plan to print Moab landscape icons by learning the full process—from scouting locations and composing on site to darkroom finishing touches—plus tips and techniques on spring wildflowers and fall colors.
Tools of the Trade12:39
Explore essential landscape photography gear, from a balanced backpack and tripod to filters, memory cards, batteries, color checker, and field accessories for color accuracy and protection.

Scouting & Planning10:42
Scout Dead Horse Point at sunrise, navigating three east–west vantage points for landscape photography and applying silhouettes, rule of thirds, reflections, and planning for optimal light and composition.
On Location10:02
Get up for a sunrise at Dead Horse Point, framing the canyon and river with a telephoto lens, tripod, polarizing filter, and bracketing exposure to capture reflections and scale.
In The Darkroom - Armando12:40
Armando demonstrates darkroom style editing of a landscape photo, applying lens corrections, white balance for mood, selective color tweaks, and dodging with gradient to emphasize the tree and rocks.
In The Darkroom - Justin10:48
Justin demonstrates darkroom post-processing, including a 16 by 9 crop, selective adjustments, and sharpening to enhance canyon reflections, shadows, and the monolithic mesa.

Scouting & Planning13:36
Scouting Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, this lecture guides five main compositions and lens choices - telephoto versus wide, leading lines, depth, and planning for sunrise, sunset, and night shoots.
On Location11:04
Document the Delicate Arch on location, planning gear and exposure with bracketing, framing for scale with people, and using post-processing to refine composition while respecting other visitors.
In The Darkroom - Justin9:10
Explore on-location landscape techniques from depth of field and a sweet aperture to Lightroom edits, including dust-spot removal, shadow recovery, and a gentle graduated neutral density filter.
In The Darkroom - Armando31:37
Armando guides an HDR workflow from bracketed frames to a 32-bit composite, then refines tonal range in Lightroom with lens corrections, color adjustments, and dodging and burning.
A Simple Photoshop Adjustment - Armando2:24
Armando demonstrates a simple Photoshop adjustment for landscape photography, guiding you through a practical technique to streamline editing and prepare images for print.

Scouting & Planning10:00
Scout and plan Mesa Arch shots in Moab, considering limited vantage points. Capture sunrise light with wide, telephoto, or fisheye lenses, using starbursts and canyon lines for compelling compositions.
On Location8:31
Adapt to crowds on location at Mesa Arts and Canyonlands, plan light for dramatic arch shots, using a tripod, cable release, bracketing, intervalometer, and manual focus for night and sunrise.
In The Darkroom - Justin8:13
Explore night photography workflows, twilight long exposures, and light painting with a team of photographers. Refine in Lightroom with selective adjustments to extend dynamic range and add a vignette.
In The Darkroom - Armando10:43
Learn hands-on raw editing in the darkroom to optimize dynamic range, shadows and highlights, adjust white balance and camera profiles, and selectively tune hue, saturation, and exposure for landscape photography.

10 Photographic Tips From Moab7:25
Discover ten landscape tips for Moab, from staying hydrated at high altitude and carrying a power bar, to using a compass and GPS for sun positions and notes.
Print Review7:38
Closing Thoughts1:26
Closing thoughts reveal the full creative process and planning to print, guiding you to Moab adventures, exchange prints with friends, and display memories on your wall.
Keep In Touch1:00

Requirements

A sense of adventure.
A desire to improve your photography

Description

Landscape Photography From Planning to Print is a photographic journey of epic proportions! You will learn the art of landscape photography as you join us photographing the iconic landscapes of the Moab area. This landscape photography video workshop is like nothing that you have ever seen before. You will follow us from the planning process all the way through to the final print. The goal of this workshop is to empower you to plan your own adventure, whether it be Moab or the other side of the world, and have knowledge and skills to make beautiful photographs while you are there.

What you will learn…

Go on location to iconic places like Delicate Arch, Mesa Arch and Dead Horse Point.
Learn to craft strong photographic compositions.
Use modern technologies like Google Earth to scout locations and plan your visit.
Learn how to leverage 32 bit HDR processing to create natural looking images in challenging lighting conditions.
Learn what to pack for your next landscape photo adventure.
Take a tour of our kit to see what we bring.
Learn the impact of lens selection on composition.
In the workshop, we share our top ten lessons learned while on location. One of them has to do with a yoga mat.
Witness first hand the beautiful landscape of the Moab area including Arches and Canyonlands National Parks.
Learn valuable Lightroom and Photoshop techniques to maximize your creative vision.
If you love the digital darkroom, learn from Armando as he gathers photographic information and converts it to magical images with some serious post processing kung fu!
If you prefer a lighter weight workflow, learn from Justin as he tries his best to get it right in camera with one click.
Join in-depth conversations about creativity under Coleman lantern light.
Oh yeah, we promise you’ll have a great time!

Here are a few images that you will follow all the way through planning, photographing, post processing and reviewing the final print.

Who this course is for:

Photographers
Explorers
Creative People
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Dog Lovers
Cat Lovers

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Course content

The Plan3 lectures • 21min

Dead Horse Point4 lectures • 44min

Delicate Arch5 lectures • 1hr 8min

Mesa Arch4 lectures • 37min

Recap4 lectures • 17min

Requirements

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