PhotoshopCAFE - The Landscape Photographers Guide to Magic Light

Covers Everything from Shooting, using on-camera filters, understanding light, and extra shooting tips. Also covers some basic post production, photo fusion and HDR techniques for landscape photography.

This famed light goes by many names but is known to all landscape photographers as on of the best time to make images. This warm light is soft enough to lower contrast but directional enough to define the landscape. Join Tim Cooper as he explains exactly how to use this light to make stunning and dynamic photographs of the natural world.

Lessons Include:

* Explanation of Magic Light
* Components of Magic Light
* Understanding the different Twilight times
* How to plan for your shots
* Preferred Camera settings for Landscape Photography
* Camera techniques for working in the field
* Exposing for single exposure images
* Exposing for HDR imagery
* Landscape composition
* Using Flash to enhance a foreground element
* Sunrise and sunset tips and tricks
* Using Split Neutral Density filters in the field
* Developing your Raw image in Photoshop and Lightroom
* Recreating a Split Neutral Density filter in Photoshop
* Blending images together using Photoshop
* Using PhotoMatix to create HDR images

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