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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!

Aspen Trees Fall Color Photography
Fall Colors Photography by Premium Light Academy

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 LOCATIONS

MODULE 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 SHARPNESS

MODULE 3 – LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY IN COLORADO

MODULE 4 – INTO THE ASPEN FOREST

MODULE 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 Reflections

MODULE 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 Tree

MODULE 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 Replacement

MODULE 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 Scene

MODULE 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….

Lessons

The Great Yellow Tree – Shooting on Location Lightroom – The Great Yellow Tree Photoshop – Adding Leaves to our Final Tree