PhotoSerge – Landscape Masterclass

Description

PhotoSerge – Landscape Masterclass

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

Here’s What You’ll Get in

 

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

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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