Fundamentals of Photography
John Greengo
Photograph, stitch, and print epic panoramas.
AFTER THIS CLASS YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
ABOUT MIKE’S CLASS:
From the skylines of New York and Los Angeles to Switzerland's mountainous backdrop, some scenes are just too spectacular to fit inside a 3:2 frame. Being surrounded by and immersed in a beautiful vista is part of the joy of being a photographer—but how do you capture what it feels like to stand there in-person inside a single image? Panoramas capture that feeling of wonder and squeeze it into the limited form of a two-dimensional print.
Take the experience of seeing a magnificent vista or panoramic view home with you. Join Mike Hagen, director of the Nikonians Academy, and learn his techniques for mastering the art of the panorama, without a dedicated panoramic camera. In this class, he will teach you:
Learn everything you need to make a breathtaking panorama from capturing that spectacular view to hanging the panorama above your couch. Shoot dynamic panoramas in the field that fit together easily when stitched in post-processing. Stitch them together with an eye for printing. Get your color toning right to minimize your reprints, and learn how printing can help you notice things that you may miss when the image is in digital format.
WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR:
Adventure, travel and landscape photographers looking to improve their final product, make it print-worthy and potentially sell their work.
SOFTWARE USED: Adobe Lightroom Classic CC 2016, Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5
Join photographer, author, and educator Mike Hagen on the journey to perfect the panorama. Hagen has taught hundreds of workshops spanning topics from landscapes to using flash, all while running Visual Adventures and working with the Nikonians Academy. The USA-based photographer has led destination workshops from America-based destinations to bucket-list international locations like Iceland, the Galapagos, and Italy. Hagen is known for his humorous teaching style while presenting complex topics in an easy-to-grasp lesson.
I have enjoyed Mike's class. His knowledge is deep in teaching. His discussion is best for understand in a short time. I like this class. This class has clear and concise explanations of the process.
I enjoyed Mike's style of teaching. Probably the biggest lesson I learned in this class is printing workflow. His discussion on working color spaces and collaborating with labs to obtain their printing standards was HUGE. I'm so thankful to Mike for teaching this class and his insight on creating the final piece of art.
Excellent class! Mike is an engaging teacher whose enthusiasm for the subject really comes through. Very clear and concise explanations of the process and I learned a lot of tips about capturing in the field and processing the images. Loved it!
I've been doing multi-row panoramas for a long time, but I've very often struggled with some issues around leveling, focusing, and settings in the field. This course addresses all of them, and I wish I had this course three years ago!
Mike combines two characteristics of a great teacher: he's obviously knowledgable and competent about his subject matter and he's relaxed and confident in how he presents his ideas. This class covers everything I need to know about photographing and printing panoramas. But, it is much more. It is a class that shows the essential skills involved in shooting, post-processing, and printing photographs and how to apply them to a specific application: panoramas. I learned a lot! Thanks, Mike.
Get it, get it and get it. I bought Mike's Speedlight course and this is on the list after watching it on line. The course design by Mike with the Creative Live staff is a successful blend of content and presentation. I absolutely loved how Mike took us on location for several shoots, where we could see the setup and problems that he had to resolve. This is a must have course for photographers interested in landscape work. Another powerful part of this class is Mike's willingness to demonstrate and show us what didn't work. The practical experience in his course was just like being in the field with Mike.
Mike Hagen is a great instructor! He covered the steps necessary to take panoramas with the best tripod and equipment, as well as what is necessary to hand hold if necessary. The print portion was very informative as well. He filled in a lot of blanks that I had about correct printing.
very good I really learned a lot from Mike
Mike is a master teacher. I have taken other classes with him, and he is always clear and easy to understand. Good job!
Excellent!! But longer than anticipated - I'll need to work tonight to make up for the time of the course - but worth it.
This workshop was terrific! I learned so much about taking, processing and printing panoramas (and photos in general). I found the presentation very easy to follow with great examples and instructions. Highly recommend this!
Great course for me as I am just starting printing after 1 hours of hard work of working on light, camera gear, lenses. Now is the time for me to get in to print world and that is probably best course for any one like me. I learnt a lot today especially about paper.
i learnt a lot of new ideas and techniques. I am a beginner so it made a huge difference to my scope of knowledge. Instruction is clear.
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