Landscape Photography: Tropical Scenes

Course details

Tropical destinations offer a wealth of photographic opportunities, from lush forests to waterfalls to dramatic foliage. In this course, join photographer and educator Justin Reznick as he showcases these and other options. With the breathtaking Hawaiian island of Maui as the backdrop, Justin explains how to protect your gear in humid, tropical settings and shows how to convey the essence of tropical scenes. He also discusses lens choices, compositional considerations, post-processing, and more.

Learning objectives
Shooting a tropical sunset scene
Finding the right angles for photographing trees
Photographing plants and flowers
Macro lenses
Static shots
Multiple-exposure work
Shooting a long exposure of the beach
Capturing a unique shot of a waterfall

Concepts

Introduction

Welcome

Tropical Landscape Scenes

Introducing the trees in a tropical landscape
Taking a shot of a grove of palm trees
Shooting a tropical sunset scene
Post-processing on the icon palm tree image
Editing and post work on a tropical sunset image

The Trees in a Tropical Location

Introducing unique tropical trees
Photographing the painted eucalyptus trees
Finding a good angle to photograph the banyan tree
Photographing the massive banyan tree
Photographing the dense bamboo forest
Editing the tree images in Lightroom and Photoshop

Photographing Flowers and Foliage

Introducing tropical flower photography
Working the shot of a tropical flower
Finding a subject for a floral blend image
Taking shots of colorful foliage for a fine art look
Exploring creative post tips with macro flower shots
Editing an image of foliage for a fine art abstract

Photographing a Waterfall

Photographing a waterfall in a tropical landscape
Gear and equipment tips for photography in water
Editing the waterfall images

Conclusion

Next steps and final selects from the tropical scenes