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Landscape Photography: Start to Finish

Lesson 23 of 39

Location Challenges: How to shoot Deserts

 

Landscape Photography: Start to Finish

Lesson 23 of 39

Location Challenges: How to shoot Deserts

 

Lesson Info

Location Challenges: How to shoot Deserts

Desert. So desert, to me, is about texture. Texture and warmth. So these shots, when you get out there in the desert and sand dunes. It doesn't even have to be in the desert. It could be on the beach. Like in sand, desert sand. Low light. The low angle of the sun is what gives you that depth and texture on the sand dunes. So as the sun gets up, what happens? It all flattens out. So when you're out in these places, and you're looking at sand dunes, desert, beach, whatever it happens to be, the low light is what's gonna make all that texture appear. So you wanna be there when the light's gonna be the lowest in the sky. Then, if you are in the desert, show off what makes it a desert, you know? I just smack my camera right down on the ground, right in front of these cracks. 'Cause that to me, that says desert. So I made that the focal point of my photo. There you go. Low light to emphasize texture and get close. That's the theme between both of those. You'd never see those ripples if I was...

back far. If I was zommed out, you wouldn't see the ripples as good as you do when it's close up.

Class Description


It’s one thing to learn how your camera works and study the theory behind landscape photography; it’s quite another to put your knowledge into practice out in the field. Take this class, and you will learn everything you need to know about taking amazing photos of the great outdoors - and turn them into beautiful display-worthy masterpieces.

Join professional landscape and outdoor photographer Matt Kloskowski for this class, and you’ll learn:

  • How to use composition and proper lighting to shoot landscape and outdoor photographs.
  • How to get your images from camera to computer, and how to pick out the best of them.
  • How to enhance your images through Lightroom® and Photoshop®
Matt Kloskowski is a Sony® Artisan of Imagery, and the author of 15 books on post-processing in Adobe® Lightroom® and Photoshop®. In this class, he will walk you through everything that he does to plan his outdoor shoots, select his gear, capture great shots, and post-process his images to evoke the beauty and grandeur of the outdoors.


Lessons

  1. Course Introduction
  2. 5 Things Every Landscape Photographer Should Know
  3. Camera Gear
  4. Gear Q & A
  5. On Location: Weather & Safety
  6. On Location Pre-Visualzation Sutro Baths
  7. On Location: Camera Settings
  8. On Location: Composition
  9. Matt Klowskowski - My Story
  10. On Location: Bracketing
  11. On Location: Artistic Choices
  12. On Location: Pre-Visualzation Marshall's Beach
  13. On Location: Long Exposure
  14. On Location: iPhone
  15. On Location: Wrap Location
  16. Location Challenges: How to Shoot in Open Sun with No Clouds
  17. Location Challenges: How to shoot Cloudy, Stormy, & Blah Weather
  18. Location Challenges: How to shoot Beaches
  19. Location Challenges: How to shoot Waterfalls
  20. Location Challenges: How to shoot Panorama Vista Scenes
  21. Location Challenges: How to shoot Lakes
  22. Location Challenges: How to shoot Mountains
  23. Location Challenges: How to shoot Deserts
  24. Location Challenges: How to shoot City Skylines
  25. Location Challenges: How to shoot Snow
  26. Location Challenges: How to shoot Backlit Situations
  27. Outdoor Landscape Workflow & Organization
  28. Basic Editing in Lightroom: Part 1
  29. Basic Editing in Lightroom: Part 2
  30. Lightroom and Photoshop: Intermediate Techniques Pt. 1
  31. Lightroom and Photoshop: Intermediate Techniques Pt. 2
  32. HDR for Landscape Photography
  33. Panoramas for Landscape Photography
  34. How to shoot Landscape with Adobe Photoshop in Mind
  35. Sky Replacement in Photoshop
  36. Processing Project: Stormy Mountains
  37. Processing Project: Crashing Waves on the Rocks
  38. Processing Student Raw Images
  39. Final Q&A

Reviews

Christian Ruvolo
 

Mat Kloskowski class is really amazing, full of very useful tipps and inspiration. Wonderful pictures by him help to understand the explanations an I am learning A LOT from him!!! Thank you for the class!!! TOP!!!!

Louie
 

I love Matt's teaching style, humor, honesty, friendliness. I love On1 and all the other demos and critiques he does. He makes me enjoy the craft/art of photography much more and is a great inspiration.

Jerry Gammon
 

This class was for beginners and I believe Matt did a great job of giving students an great introduction to landscape photography. More on the practical than technical side, but that seems appropriate for an intro class. He comes across as a "real" guy who loves what he does and is eager to share his knowledge. Those new to photography will get a lot of helpful information and tips in this course.