Travel Photography: Mountains and Snow Landscapes

Course details

Snow-covered landscapes introduce a variety of photographic opportunities and challenges. A blanket of brilliant white can do beautiful things with light, but it also complicates exposure. Crystal-blue winter skies are dramatic, but shooting in the cold can be cumbersome and hard on your gear.

In this course, photographer, author, and educator Ben Long takes a trip to Lake Tahoe to explore winter shooting at various times of the day. He also shows techniques for post-processing winter scenes to make them look their best.

Concepts

Introduction to Winter Landscapes

Intro to winter landscapes
Preshoot white balance and metering

Snow and the First Shoot Day

Shooting in snowy conditions on the first day
Getting the first shots in a snowy environment
Exploring gear for shooting in snow
Adjusting exposure and white balance for accurate snow
Reviewing the first snowy shoot images

Working with the Lake Views in Winter on Day Two

Shooting a panorama at a lake
Knowing how to configure your camera buttons
Editing the contrast and color for a snowy lakeside shot
Reviewing the images of the lakeside landscape

Shooting the Forest in Winter on Day Three

Shooting the sunlight in a forest location in winter
Shooting a vertical panorama of trees
Stitching and editing the vertical panorama of trees
Reviewing images from the forest and park locations

Shooting the Day-One Location with a New Approach

Previsualizing and shooting with crop in mind
Understanding how to shoot in the snow
Understanding camera position and depth in a winter landscape shot
Varying focal lengths and lenses
Taking care not to interfere with your own shots
Evaluating the shoot

Final Thoughts and Image Review

Reviewing the final images from the trip
Slideshow of images from the shoot