Photograph Landscapes with Confidence: Field Workflow

Photograph Landscapes with Confidence: Field Workflow

This course is part of Photography Essentials: Light, Landscape & Product Specialization

Instructor: Skillshare

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

No prior experience required

5 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

No prior experience required

5 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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This course is part of the Photography Essentials: Light, Landscape & Product Specialization

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There are 4 modules in this course

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to confidently follow a proven field workflow for photographing landscapes, choose the right camera settings for any scene, achieve sharp focus from foreground to background, and capture well-exposed images with less trial and error. Join professional landscape photographer and Nature Photography Academy founder Meredith Fontana as she takes you into the field to demonstrate the practical techniques she uses to consistently create compelling landscape photographs. Rather than focusing on isolated camera settings, this course teaches a complete, real-world workflow you can apply every time you head out to shoot.

Designed for beginner and intermediate photographers, this course is ideal for anyone who understands the basics of using a DSLR or mirrorless camera but wants to move beyond Auto mode and gain confidence making creative decisions in the field. To be successful, you should have a DSLR or mirrorless camera (any brand or model), with a tripod recommended for the best results. Through hands-on demonstrations, you'll learn how to manage exposure, focus, white balance, ISO, aperture, and shutter speed while evaluating your images on location—helping you capture stronger landscape photos before you ever open your editing software.

This module introduces the foundational concepts of landscape photography and establishes the workflow used throughout the course. Learners will explore composition techniques, camera shooting modes, and focus settings that help create technically sound and visually compelling landscape photographs.

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4 videos1 reading1 assignment

Sharpness is one of the most important technical aspects of landscape photography. In this module, learners will explore practical methods for selecting focus points, understand hyperfocal distance concepts, and develop reliable focusing techniques that improve image quality in the field.

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3 videos1 assignment1 discussion prompt

This module focuses on the camera settings that directly affect image quality and creative control. Learners will examine how white balance, ISO, aperture, and exposure adjustments work together to produce photographs that accurately capture the atmosphere and detail of a landscape.

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4 videos1 assignment1 discussion prompt

In the final module, learners bring together the techniques covered throughout the course. They will learn how to determine appropriate shutter speeds, review images effectively in the field, and follow a complete end-to-end workflow that supports consistent and confident landscape photography results.

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3 videos1 assignment1 peer review1 discussion prompt

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