FALL COLORS LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
BY PREMIUM LIGHT ACADEMY
WELCOME TO THE COURSE
Welcome to the Premium Light Academy Fall Colors Tutorial! In this course we will travel across Colorado and capture some of the most stunning scenery this nation has to offer. We will discover endless golden aspen forests and towering snow capped mountains. Each lesson will cover best practices in shooting on location, creating beautiful compositions, and editing your images to perfection in both Lightroom and Photoshop. Let the adventure begin!








MODULE 1 – GETTING STARTED
The colors are beautiful and it’s time to get started! Before we hit the trail, we need to cover a few essentials.
Lessons
COURSE INTRODUCTION PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHY ETHICS OF SHARING LOCATIONSMODULE 2 – PHOTOGRAPHY ESSENTIALS
Before we get started, it’s time to go over a few essentials. These are basic photography skills that we will use over and over again.
Lessons
ESSENTIALS – BRACKETING YOUR IMAGES ESSENTIALS – LIGHTROOM SUPER RAW FILES ESSENTIALS – LIGHTROOM GRADIENT TOOLS ESSENTIALS – PHOTOSHOP MASKING BASICS ESSENTIALS – SATURATION AND SHARPNESSMODULE 3 – LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY IN COLORADO
It’s time to kick things off! Our adventure begins with the golden aspen forests of beautiful Colorado.
Lessons
San Juan Mountains – The Art of Visual Story Telling Lightroom – Rocky Mountain Super RAW Lightroom – Automatic Panoramic Image Photoshop – Hand Made Panoramic Photography Shooting in the San Juan Mountains Lightroom – Rocky Mountain Landscape Photoshop – Automation Vs Hand Made PanoramicMODULE 4 – INTO THE ASPEN FOREST
Step into the towering aspen forests of Colorado in search of intimate scenes.
Lessons
Into the Aspen Forest – Intimate Scenes Lightroom – Editing the Aspen Forest Photoshop – Panoramic Aspen Forest Lightroom – Misty Aspen Forest Artistic Aspens – Motion Blur Lightroom – Abstract Aspens Photoshop – Abstract Aspen ArtMODULE 5 – ASPEN REFLECTIONS
In this section we discover a beautiful lake surrounded by aspen trees. It’s all about reflections!
Lessons
Aspen Reflections – Shooting on Location Lightroom – Aspen Reflections Photoshop – Aspen ReflectionsMODULE 6 – AUTUMN WATERFALL
It’s waterfall time! We discover a beautiful cascade surrounded by brilliant fall color.
Lessons
Waterfall Photography – Shooting on Location Lightroom – Editing our Waterfall Images Photoshop – Adding Leaves to a Dead TreeMODULE 7 – ROADSIDE PHOTOGRAPHY
In this section we take a trip across the country roads of Colorado. You can accomplish great things without even getting out of your car!
Lessons
Roadside Photography – Shooting on Location in Colorado Lightroom – Automatic Panoramic Generator Photoshop – Sky ReplacementMODULE 8 – WATERFALLS AT THE GRIST CREEK MILL
In this section we travel to the legendary Babcock State Park in West Virginia. We celebrate this treasured old structure with beautiful fall colors.
Lessons
Shooting on Location at Glade Creek Falls Photoshop – Adding Extra Trees to Your Scene Photoshop – Removing Tourists from your SceneMODULE 9 – HOME TOWN FALL COLORS
Chances are pretty good that you have some really great fall colors in your own home town, as long as you know where to look….