Using the Weather to Enhance Your Landscape Images

Use weather creatively in your landscape photography! Join Ian Plant to learn why weather is critical to your success, how to become a weather master, which weather events to incorporate into your photography, creative weather compositions, and a few digital darkroom techniques for enhancing the scene. By the end of the class you’ll have the tools to bring the landscape and weather together to create photographs that standout and get noticed!

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Ian Plant

Release Date: 2024-02-08

Lessons

Why Weather is Critical

Ian introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow, then discusses the importance of weather in your photos.

Duration: 7 mins 9 seconds

Become a Weather Master

There are a number of resources to help you forecast the weather in your area.

Duration: 4 mins 8 seconds

The Local Weather Maker

What is the local feature that has the biggest impact on the weather.

Duration: 8 mins 53 seconds

Specific Weather Events

In this lesson Ian discusses a variety of weather events you may want to incorporate into your photos.

Duration: 10 mins 15 seconds

Fog is Your Friend

Ian shares a variety of ways that fog can add a magical element to your photos.

Duration: 6 mins 52 seconds

Rainbows

Rainbows are another magical element to incorporate into your photos.

Duration: 5 mins 25 seconds

Lightning

Lightning is amazing, but be careful!

Duration: 6 mins 14 seconds

Wind

Wind can be a fantastic element in certain situations.

Duration: 5 mins 46 seconds

Creative Weather Composition

With all the various weather elements in mind, Ian discusses how to best compose the scene.

Duration: 4 mins 7 seconds

Digital Darkroom Techniques

Ian shares his favorite techniques for enhancing weather in photos.

Duration: 4 mins 36 seconds