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.

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

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