Travel Photography: New Zealand's Coast

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Free Online Course: Travel Photography: New Zealand's Coast provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for Less than 1 hour of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Travel Photography: New Zealand's Coast is taught by Justin Reznick.

Overview
  • Follow along with landscape photographer Justin Reznick as he travels to the stormy Punakaiki coast on the South Island of New Zealand.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    1. Photographing the Punakaiki Coast
    • Introduction to the Punakaiki coast
    • Shutter speed strategies when photographing surf
    • Working a coastal shot with safety in mind
    • Isolating a subject with a telephoto lens
    • Shooting a long exposure of the surf
    • Reviewing the beach location
    2. Working Quickly on a Secluded Beach at Low Tide
    • The importance of researching the best locations
    • Photographing a natural arch and dressing for the location
    • Wading into the water to add drama to the foreground
    • Taking multiple bracketed exposures to capture a wider dynamic range
    • Working the foamy streaks created by swirling waves
    • Final shots in a rising tide, from waves to sea stacks
    • Processing the beach photos in Lightroom and Photoshop
    • Fixing an image by increasing canvas size and using Content-Aware Fill
    3. Photographing the Pancake Rocks
    • Exploring the Pancake Rocks location
    • Photographing water spray from a blow hole
    • Capturing an abstract image of waves at dusk
    • Chasing the last of the light on the coast
    • Blending exposures from the Pancake Rocks in Photoshop
    • Post-processing the abstract waves image
    4. Image Review: The Wintery Coast
    • Reviewing the final selects from the coastal shoot