LIVING LANDSCAPES MASTERCLASS
“Living Landscapes” is a system of creating robust environmental portraits that take your art, and fun in the field, to the next level. They are the future of landscape photography and one of the best ways to fully share the richness of your experiences afield.
It’s taken me years to develop these techniques. I demonstrate and explain the innovative approaches necessary to produce unimpeachable landscape composites.
And share every compositing secret I know in this series.
Whether you are just getting started in landscape photography or are a pro looking to augment your skillset, this is the course for you.
Below is a sample video for you to try out, followed by a list of the 30 chapters you will download and watch at your leisure.
Also included in your download are workflow pages, a photoshop action set and a folder template set to help you get started.
WHAT THIS COURSE COVERS:
- Defining “Living Landscapes” and Landscape Dioramas
- A Folder Structure Template Set included to guarantee consistency
- Smart Objects, Camera Raw & Camera Raw Filters
- Collections, Collection Sets & Target Collections
- 4-Pass Culling
- Setting up Lightroom and Photoshop color settings
- Camera Raw Pre-Matching for ease of asset integration
- Synchronize Lightroom keeping your folders and collections relevant
- Easily matching perspective and scale even without visible horizons
- The 21 steps involved in creating unimpeachable landscape composites
- Lasso & Pen Tool essentials simplified
- Selections, Masks and a Luminosity Masks primer & included actions
- Custom Brushes creation -Painting, Cloning & Master Mask Grouping
- Highlights & Shadows, Focus & Noise, Textures, Atmosphere & Grain
- …And much more
DOWNLOAD INCLUDES:
- 30 Video Chapters
- Folder Structure Template Set
- Lightroom Collections Template Set instructions
- Scratchpad action
- Background Visibility action
- Luminosity, Saturation and Hue matching actions
- Unifying Grain action
- Basic Luminosity Masks generate and delete actions
- Workflow pages (.pdf’s to print out and follow)
SAMPLE CHAPTER
CONTENTS
Chapter_01-Instructions; Installing Actions, Templates, Workflow Pages
Chapter_02-Intro
Chapter_03-This Class; What to Expect
Chapter_04-A 21 Gun Approach
Chapter_05-Smart Objects, Camera Raw & Camera Raw Filters
Chapter_06-Collections, Collection Sets & Target Collections
Chapter_07-Culling
Chapter_08-Color Settings
Chapter_09-Camera Raw Pre-Match
Chapter_10-Synchronize Lightroom
Chapter_11-Export One File, LR Shortcuts, Collections
Chapter_12-Color Settings, Photoshop Profile, 2 Pass
Chapter_13-Perspective
Chapter_14-Scale
Chapter_15-Checks & Balances, Load Actions
Chapter_16-Edging Intro
Chapter_17-Shaping
Chapter_18-Lasso & Pen Tools
Chapter_19-Selections & Masks
Chapter_20-Luminosity Masks
Chapter_21-Custom Brushes -Basics
Chapter_22-Custom Brushes -Real-time Examples
Chapter_23-Custom Brushes -Mask Cleanup
Chapter_24-Custom Brushes -Painting, Cloning & Master Mask Grouping
Chapter_25-Highlights & Shadows, Ground Shadows
Chapter_26-Reflections
Chapter_27-Focus & Noise
Chapter_28-Textures, Atmosphere & Grain
Chapter_29-Optimization, Color Grade, Master Files & Deliverables
Chapter_30-Thank You