Great Photography Starts in Your Own Hometown
Great travel photographs start right in your hometown! Join Rick Sammon in his hometown as he shows you how to practice photographing different subjects and different lighting situations. The more you practice at home the higher the number of keepers you’ll get when you photograph on your travels, and this is especially true when you have new gear. In this class Rick looks for new challenges and new photo opportunities for landscapes, wildlife portraits, including people in the scene, capturing the flavor of a city, and much more. Through each lesson Rick packs in endless tips, techniques, and easy to remember tricks to help you have rewarding and creative experiences no matter where you find yourself with your camera.
Release Date: 2022-09-28
Lessons
Introduction
Rick introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 1 mins 48 seconds
Look for Pictures with Impact
Not all beautiful scenes make for beautiful photographs. Learn how to tell the difference.
Duration: 6 mins 30 seconds
High Dynamic Range
Some scenes really lend themselves to HDR when the dynamic range of the scene is very wide.
Duration: 4 mins 43 seconds
Photographing Waterfalls
Practicing your waterfall photographs before you leave home will make for a better success rate when you are on location.
Duration: 3 mins 6 seconds
Embracing the Situation
Sometimes you arrive on location and there are distractions in your scene, so you need to embrace the situation and shoot with post processing in mind.
Duration: 3 mins 20 seconds
Including People in the Scene
Sometimes you embrace the scene by making new friends and including them in the scene.
Duration: 2 mins 27 seconds
Capture the Flavor of a City
One way to capture the flavor of a city is to visit a coffee house and photograph a local performer.
Duration: 6 mins 4 seconds
Think About the Background
Always pay attention to the background and make it work with your subject.
Duration: 3 mins 12 seconds
Get Close Up
Using a toy tree frog, Rick practices his close up photography in the comfort of his own home.
Duration: 7 mins 59 seconds
Wildlife Portraiture
Practice your wildlife portraits by looking for wildlife opportunities close to home.
Duration: 5 mins 54 seconds
Conclusion
Rick wraps up the class with some closing thoughts to help you move forward.
Duration: 0 mins 42 seconds