Modern Photography in Nature

Modern Photography in Nature: Fundamentals and Techniques

“We have now come to the end of the course! I want to thank you for your time and I hope you learned something new or deepened the knowledge you already had. Your project starts here! Your task is to create a series of pictures of nature that deals with a coherent theme or tells a story. I would like to briefly summarize the most important steps for you.

• First of all, it is important that you really get to know your camera. Experiment with different settings and create your own menu for quick access to certain functions. Familiarizing yourself with the exposure triangle and various compositional rules will also help you create exciting images.

• In order to structure your work and ultimately come up with a coherent whole that expresses your very own visual language, you must first be clear about what you actually like and what evokes an emotional reaction in you. Look inside yourself: what moves you? Which stories are close to you and would you like to tell?

• Once you've found your inspiration and thought about a concept for your photo series, you start looking for a suitable location - and then you can start taking pictures!

• I advise you to think about what you would like to photograph in advance. This will help you find motives and get in the mood from the start. Of course, you can also simply let yourself be carried away by your impressions! Be sure to experiment with different perspectives, compositional options, and light.

• Then you make your photo selection and edit your images first in Lightroom Classic and, if necessary, in Photoshop to give the final touches. Above all, evaluate the color contrasts, shadows, curves and exposure depending on what you want to emphasize in your picture.

Once you are happy with the result, I would be very happy to see your finished photo series in the forum, as well as photos of your workflow, to which you are welcome to add a short description. Simply click on "Create your project". The forum also gives you the opportunity to exchange ideas with other course participants and find more inspiration. Of course, I will stop by as often as possible and be at your side with advice and feedback. See you in the forum! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“final project We have reached the end of the course. First of all I want to say thank you very much that you participated. I also hope you were able to take something with you. At the very end, I would like to give you some tips on how to which I would have liked to hear back then. The first tip would be: It's best if you don't really limit yourself at all. Try experimenting as much as you like, at your pace. Just do what you feel like doing. There aren't really any rules in photography. Second, I would give you the well-known tip "Measure twice, cut once" type in your preparation. It is be...”

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Course summary for: Modern Photography in Nature

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (28)
• 1544 students
• 5 units
• 15 lessons (2h 21m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Photography & Video

• Software

  Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Digital Photography, Outdoor Photography, Photographic Composition, Photography, Photography Post-production, Social Media