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What are some intermediate-advanced level post processing tutorials you would recommend for landscape photography?
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I'm okay with it being paid tutorials, as long as they are good. Any help?
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Check out Jimmy McIntyre. He's got really good videos on the subject. Here's a good one for starters: [sharpening tips] (https://youtu.be/iVgfbiH4-fw)
How to improve your creativity and style as an advanced beginner photographer? Any tips are welcome.
Main Post: How to improve your creativity and style as an advanced beginner photographer? Any tips are welcome.
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Its difficult to improve creativity as creativity isnt something that is measured. That said there are ways to help improve creative thinking.
I'd recommend a simple excersise of opposites. Do exactly the opposite or what you want to do.
Want to take a head level shot? Try close to the ground. Want a wide angle shot, zoom in.
Want to freeze the action, use a slower shutter speed.
Now you might think to yourself, well but then it wont look good. Then make it look good. Figure it out. By the time you do, you will have improved as a photographer.
You will be able to see a scene and see the possibilities in it rather than flocking to the obvious, safe and 'easy' one.
Advanced Tips for Tack Sharp Images
Main Post: Advanced Tips for Tack Sharp Images
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"Most cameras" have AF-on buttons now? Holy crap, I must be getting old. If you have an older camera without the AF-on button, odds are you can set your autofocus to another button on the back with a custom function.
On Canon cameras, you can use Custom Function 4 to switch focus between the * button and the shutter button. I have mine set so that their roles have just been exactly reversed: * engages autofocus, and a half shutter press locks autoexposure.
As for the rest of the article, I don't know if I'd call those "Advanced tips"...more like "Basic autofocus technique." Useful nonetheless.
Favorite photography/photoshop tutorials - advanced
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I am looking to see what your go-to youtuber for the best-advanced photography and photoshop techniques?
As of right now, my favorite youtuber is PHLEARN. They have some amazing tutorials!
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Made this a while back:
www.reddit.com/r/postprocessing/comments/21kom1/postprocessing_megathread/
Advanced landscape post-processing techniques
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Recommendations for the best tutorials to get effects like Ryan Dyar's in landscape photography (hopefully free?). I am currently watching Elia Locardi's traveling the world course, and it is filled with pretty good entry-level post-processing techniques. I'm curious about how to get the dreamy effects of Ryan Dyar, though. Thanks!
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Why not watch Ryan Dyar's videos for sale on his website? http://www.ryandyarphotography.com/585220/videos/
Or go here and get the basics for free - http://goodlight.us/writing/tutorials.html
Where to learn more? Starting for intermediate, advanced?
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Okay so I would really like to pursue photography and film as a career. And for a while when I was younger I thought I was really good at photography.
Don’t get me wrong, I am good at it, I feel like I have an eye for it. I’ve taken some images I’m proud of, still proud of and probably shouldn’t be proud of.
What I’m starting to realize is there are A LOT of people with an eye for the hobby, and just because I’m better than a lot of my friends and family, doesn’t mean I’m gods gift to the world. I’ve come a long way, I have learned a lot, but I want to become much much better so I can actually compete in this space.
MY QUESTION: Where should I look to learn more advanced techniques? Composition theories beyond rule of third, more on leading lines and such? colour theory, different lighting set ups, and anything else I’m just completely unaware of? Does anyone recommend any books, or good udemy courses or YouTube channels or blogs or anything along those lines?
Thanks for reading this :) I appreciate all the help I can get
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Colour theory is definitely good to know. I find you can learn more about this from other fields than photography - there's a Youtube channel, Blender Guru, that has a very good intro to colour theory, and you'll likely be able to find many more good resources from other 3D artists or painters.
Lighting is also important. If you're interested in controlling light, the book "Light, Science, and Magic" is a good intro. Experimentation is also your friend.
In some genres however, the most important technique is experience. In wedding photography, knowing where to be and when is the key. Or sports, wildlife, or landscape photography, for that matter. In portrait photography, knowing how to put the client at ease and get great natural expressions is the key. In product photography, understanding the market the client's targeting and how your images help them reach that market is the key. (Along with many other skills gained through experience in all these fields.)
Of course, the ultimate technique for any professional photographer is sales. It doesn't matter how good you are if no one hires you. You might have the best artistic taste in the world, but odds are your clients can't tell the difference between your photos and the competition. Once you reach a baseline competency where you're no longer being rejected due to taking bad photos, it's all about whether or not you can convince someone that you're the person they want to hire. Maybe you're not yet at the point where that's on your radar, but as you improve definitely make sure you start shifting more and more attention to the social side of things.
What are the best courses and resources you've used to learn and improve your photography skills?
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Free or paid doesn't matter.
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I can't recommend Strobist 101 enough. Even if you don't use everything you learn going through it, it gets you thinking about how you use natural lighting and artificial lighting.
What advanced (landscape) photography courses do you recommend - either paid or free
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I feel like I've exhausted what I can learn online, now every tutorial or video on composition I see is just repeating what others have said.
Therefore, I've been focusing more on photoshop tutorials. I'm wondering if there's more advanced courses that will dive deeper into compositions and things I may not have been exposed to yet.
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If you're into the dreamy/painterly look of landscape shots, you might have a look at processing tutorials by Ryan Dyar or Ted Gore.
http://www.ryandyarphotography.com/585220/instructional-videos/
http://www.tedgorecreative.com/processingvideos/
Those two will cost money, but if you're looking for free, Jimmy McIntyre has some YouTube tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheJimmymac20
Probably many other places to look but that's where I've been lately.
What are the must watch tutorials to learn professional photography online?
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I think this is the one I learned from the most..:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpHMuK7Htic
Any other videos out there Please?
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Aaron Nace's Phlearn is a great resource. Some of it might not be necessarily what you're looking for but there's some great content there.
tutorials - photography
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