#FREE Architectural Photography in Chicago: A Fine Art Approach #Photography #Justin Reznick

Chicago is known for its architecture: beautiful, classic buildings with incredibly detailed exteriors and interiors. It’s a great place to learn about architectural photography, and in this course photographer and educator Justin Reznick heads to the Windy City to photograph some of Chicago’s gems. Along the way, he shares creative and technical insights aimed at helping you capture beautiful, accurate renditions of famous buildings, and highlight details that define different architectural styles and eras.

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– We’re here in Millennium Park, Chicago, shortly after sunrise. Behind me, is the iconic Cloud Gate. It’s often referred to as The Bean and it’s a sculpture by Anish Kapoor that was completed in 2006 and it’s become a major icon of Chicago. It’s completely seamless and has incredible reflections throughout the entire surface, even going underneath and so it becomes incredibly crowded and I did some scouting here a couple days ago where midday walking through and just hundreds of people and I knew that I was going to come back at sunrise when nobody was here.
Just me. Just The Bean and hopefully beautiful clouds. So I came here early started walking around and taking all different angles. Kind of trying to figure out when the clouds lit up what I wanted to do and it turned out the clouds didn’t really go. Now, that happens. I mean, it’s very rare that we get that sunrise we always hope for and it’s inspiration to keep coming back again and again. So I was able to figure out some angles and hopefully come back future days and try and get that sunrise. Now, just because I didn’t get the colors, didn’t mean, there couldn’t be a shot and I kind of hung out and waited and these clouds started to form and I noticed them moving at just the right speed for long exposure so what we’re going to do is use a tilt shift lens to help correct the perspective of the buildings and work on a long exposure shot of Cloud Gate.

 

 

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#FREE Photography with a Tilt-Shift Lens #Photography #Justin Reznick

A tilt-shift lens is a specialized piece of gear that expands your creative options. With a tilt-shift lens, you can fix distorted verticals in architectural photos, greatly expand depth of field, and create special optical effects. You can simulate many of these things in post-processing, but a tilt-shift lens lets you experiment in the field?and seeing the results as you work can affect the way you shoot a scene. In this course, photographer and educator Justin Reznick demonstrates how to use a tilt-shift lens in a variety of shooting scenarios. He shows how to shift for perspective control and panoramas, and tilt for “miniature” style photos and sharpness from front to back.

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(ambient guitar music) – Hi, I’m Justin Reznick and we’re in the great city of Chicago. Full of architectural gems. To use our tilt-shift lenses. When people come on my workshops and they see me pull out my twenty-four millimeter tilt-shift. I get the same response every time. “Oh, I’ve always wanted to know.” “How do you use that?” “What do I do with it?” This is what you’re going to experience in this course. It’s going to be practical. We’re going to take the lens and show you what shifting does.
We’re going to shift for perspective control. Make sure those buildings stay nice and tall. We’re going to shift to make panoramas and stitch them together. We’re going to shift to make megapixel monsters. Very high-res images. And then we’re going to take a look at tilt. What can we do with tilt? We can do very fine focus on one particular subject with everything else out of focus. Which creates a miniature effect. We’re going to use the tilt to get everything tack sharp front to back, with a large aperture. All right, let’s get these tilt-shift lenses into the field, and show you how they work.

 

 

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#FREE Shooting with the Canon 5D Mark III #Photography #5D Mark III

In this course, photographer and author Ben Long details the features, controls, and options in the Canon 5D Mark III digital SLR. The course begins with an overview of what a digital SLR is and takes a tour of the basic camera components. Ben then discusses the basic camera operation: changing lenses, navigating the menus, shooting in automatic mode, reviewing and managing photos on the LCD screen, and transferring photos to a computer.
Next, the course introduces more advanced exposure options: program mode, exposure compensation, ISO adjustments, and more. After Ben briefly defines each option, he shows how to adjust it using the camera controls.
Ben also discusses white balance options, advanced metering and autofocus controls, flash, live view, and video shooting. The course ends with a chapter on maintenance, including sensor- and camera-cleaning and care tips.

LEVEL –  Beginner

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What is a DSLR?
Attaching lenses
Powering up and down
Formatting the media card
Holding the camera
Shooting in the Auto and Program modes
Changing the ISO
Controlling autofocus and white balance
Using a self-timer
Working with the exposure control options
Activating Live View
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(music playing) The Canon 5D Mark III is the latest generation in Canon’s incredibly successful 5D series. With a 22 megapixel sensor, and Canon’s latest DIGIC image processor, the DIGIC 5+, the Mark III delivers better image quality than ever before. In addition to the new image processor, the Mark III adds a new 61 point autofocus system that brings advanced top of the line autofocus to the 5D series.
Finally, interface changes make it simple to keep all of this power at your fingertips, and new customization options let you choose exactly which fingertips to put it under. Whether you’re an amateur, or a professional, the Mark III provides you with a spectacular photographic instrument. Hi! My name is Ben Long. Understanding your gear is essential to being able to consistently take good photos. Sure, you can throw your camera in Auto mode, and get good shots most of the time, but you will run into occasions that will flummox your camera’s auto features, and in those instances, you need to know how to adjust your camera to get good results.
This course will show you how to make those adjustments, how to customize your camera, and how to drive all of the features on your Canon 5D Mark III. In this course, we are going to explore all your camera’s critical features; the features that any beginning to intermediate shooter will need to know. Among many other things, you will see what the 5D Mark III’s different modes do, how you can alter and tweak those modes, how to shoot video using the camera’s HD video features, how to customize the camera to make it easier to use for your particular shooting tasks, and how to use the camera’s various exposure controls to correct exposure while you shoot.
Now, this is not a photography course. We won’t be going into detail into exposure theory, and the other fundamentals of photography, but we will give you reminders about specific terms and processes, and tell you when it’s a good idea to watch an additional Lynda course that might help with the fundamentals. This course, combined with a couple of other courses, will provide you with a full photo curriculum, but one built around your specific camera. This means you can learn photography in terms of the specific buttons and controls on your exact camera. So get your camera close to hand as we delve into the particulars of the Canon EOS 5D Mark III.

 

 

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#FREE Landscape Photography with Wide-Angle Lenses #Photography #Justin Reznick

Explore the creative options that wide-angle lenses provide in landscape photography. This targeted group of photography tips is for anyone who is interested in establishing greater depth, shooting panoramas, shooting landscapes at night, or introducing intentional distortion with wide-angle lenses. Justin Reznick provides simple guidelines for more effective images, and helps photographers find new uses for this great piece of gear.

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– Hi, I’m Justin Reznick and in this course, we’re going to dive into wide-angle photography, primarily using landscapes and architectural work. What I’m going to do is be able to share images and really explore what makes a wide-angle lens work. We’re going to deal with strong foregrounds and backgrounds that have a relationship and establishing depth from front to back. We’re going to talk about photographing at night. Night photography is amazing but it’s really best with a wide-angle lens. We’re also going to do something really cool with tilt-shift wide-angle lenses and talk about how to do panoramas.
And finally, there’s something called distortion you get with the wide-angle lens. If you ever looked through one, you know where these lines converge. Well, when is a good time to do that artistically? Now, the wide-angle lens is something that a lot of you may have used before or you could be new to it and it’s exciting to see the world in such a unique perspective and to take in this grand view. But it’s so crucial to follow some simple guidelines. In order to make an effective image, you don’t want to include everything. You need to really learn to simplify even with such a large perspective.
So what I’m really hoping is that as you follow through these movies and look at examples illustrating each one of these points that you can really take your wide-angle photography to another level.

 

 

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#FREE Up and Running with the Nikon D3200 and D3300 #Photography #D3200

Get up to speed quickly with the essential features and controls of the Nikon D3200 and D3300. The D3200 and D3300 cameras are midrange DSLRs, combining smaller size with great image quality and connectivity features. They can shoot panoramic photos as well as HD video, and allow photographers to share photos and videos wirelessly?even from the field. In this course, Rich Harrington reviews the Nikon D3200 and D3300, exploring the shooting modes that go beyond “auto.” Find out how to take bracketed photos and videos, and learn to adjust camera settings like ISO for specific situations, such as mixed lighting, fast movement, and low lighting levels.
Knowing how your camera works will always help you get the best results. Watch this course to learn how to adjust settings of the D3200 or D3300 for the best exposure and focus in any shooting scenario.

LEVEL –  Beginner

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Getting ready to shoot with Nikon D3200 or D3300
Shooting in scene modes
Working with the built-in flash
Focusing with modes or by hand
Changing ISO
Using autofocus
Understanding shutter release modes
Switching exposure measuring modes
Shooting video
Working with optional wireless and GPS add-ons

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(entry tones) – The Nikon D3300 and D3200 are great mid-range DSLRs that provide an ideal combination of smaller size and power as well as balancing out image quality and connectivity. Hi, my name’s Rich Harrington and I’d like to welcome you to this course where we’ll explore all of the essential controls so you can get up and running with a Nikon D3300 or 3200 camera. It’s important that you understand your gear if you want to make consistently good photos.
Sure, you could put the camera into auto mode and trust that you can get pretty good shots from a technical point of view most of the time. But there are lots of shooting situations that can cause a camera to be confused, such as mixed lighting, fast moving subjects, or low light levels. Knowing how to adjust your camera helps you get the best results. Now, in this course, we’ll explore the most critical features of your Nikon D3300 or 3200. We’ll get to know the features that any beginner or intermediate shooter are going to need to use.
You’ll learn about the different shooting modes offered by the camera as well as how to shoot panoramic photos and HD video. We’ll also show you how to share those photos and videos wirelessly. Most importantly you’ll learn how to adjust essential camera settings for specific situations to get the best exposure and focus. Now, this class is not a photography course. We won’t be going deep into any details on theory or composition. You can find plenty of those courses to explore in the lynda.com library. What we will cover is a detailed look at the D3300 and D3200 cameras.
This class will help you learn how to use your camera and its many settings. So, go get your camera and keep it close by so you can get hands on as we explore its many features and controls.

 

 

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#FREE GoPro HERO and Session Fundamentals #Photography #GoPro

Got a GoPro HERO 4 or Session? These tutorials cover the essential skills you’ll need to start shooting with your GoPro HERO 4 and HERO Session cameras, whether you capture stills, video, or even time-lapse photography. Author Rich Harrington starts right at the beginning: getting the camera out of the box (trickier than it sounds!) and setting up for your shoot. He’ll also share his insights on the different menus and buttons to get you up and running quickly, without fussing over controls. Learn tips for extending battery life, choosing a memory card, and shooting videos, photos, and time-lapse footage. Rich also reviews the GoPro app, for shooting wirelessly with a GoPro, and accessories that make every GoPro owner’s experience a little more fruitful and a little more fun.
Make sure to check out other courses in our GoPro training series to explore different creative uses for the GoPro, such as capturing action sports or car-mounted footage.

LEVEL –  Beginner

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Choosing a GoPro that’s right for you
Changing GoPro cases
Choosing a shooting mode
Recording with a GoPro
Charging the battery
Choosing a memory card
Working with the GoPro menu system
Setting up the different modes and display settings
Shooting video with a GoPro
Shooting still photos
Recording time-lapse video
Shooting wirelessly with a GoPro remote or app
Updating GoPro firmware
Working with accessories such as tripods

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Instructor’s Welcome Note:

– Hi. My name’s Rich Harrington. And welcome to this course on GoPro HERO cameras. We’re going to cover all the essential skills you need to get up and running with the GoPro camera line, which includes both their performance and entry-level cameras. Whether you want to shoot stills, video, or even time-lapse, we’ll take a look at all of those workflows in this course. Do keep in mind, this is a fundamentals course. So I’m going to walk you through everything, including getting the camera out of the box, which is actually a bit trickier than it sounds, to making sure it’s set up properly. And covering lots of different shooting situations.
We’ll take an extensive look at the menus and all the controls. This course is just meant to get you out the door, so you’re ready to capture the footage or photos that you want, and get the results that you need. There are several other project-based classes available here on line that will really help you explore some of the creative options that are available with this camera and system. But this course is the best starting place for you. I’m going to share with you all the practical knowledge that I figured out about how these cameras work. And show you which settings really matter. So, with that in mind, let’s start the process of digging into the GoPro HERO camera line.

 

 

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#FREE The DIY Photographer #Photography #Joseph “PhotoJoseph” Linaschke

In the world of photography, even the simplest accessories can cost a few days’ salary. The answer? Don’t buy it. Build it!
That’s the idea behind The Do-It-Yourself Photographer. Every other week, photographer and educator Joseph Linaschke shows how you can fashion ordinary items?from plastic cups to clamps to parchment paper?into accessories that will improve lighting, stabilize your camera, and much more.
So roll up your sleeves and break out the gaffer’s tape. Learn how to become a DIY photographer.

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– Photography is all about light which also means it’s all about shadows. Now if you take a light and shine it onto your backdrop just to illuminate it nice and clean and smooth, that can work out great but sometimes that smooth, clean background isn’t really what you want. Sometimes you need something a little bit more dynamic, with a little bit of texture, little bit of depth to it, and you get that depth through shadows. Now there’s lots of ways you can make shadows, of course you can make little shadow puppets but that’s probably not quite what you’re looking for for you photos, maybe something a little bit more controlled a little more more designed and with that in mind, I present to you the shadow caster.
Or in the technical world this is called a cookie, if you’re working in the film space you’re gonna call these things cookies, not the kind you eat, but the something that goes in between the light and the backdrop to create a shadow. And the first cookie that I’ve got here looks kinda like a venetian blind. Look at that so it’s just a piece of cardboard, with a bunch of slits cut through it. I have here my light and my background, now this is gonna work with any kind of light, whether it’s sunlight, a strobe, a constant LED light like I have here and when you put the cookie between the light and the backdrop you now have a shadow, now that’s pretty cool.
Now of course you can change the sharpness and the strength of that shadow but moving the cookie forward and backward or moving the light itself forward and backward. If you are looking for a very particular pattern you may have to size the cutout to go with your studio, the space that you have, the room that you’re shooting in, and of course the size of the backdrop, the positions of the lights and so on, so it may take a little bit of experimenting to get it just right but of course once you do you’ve got it and cardboard’s cheap you can probably get stuff delivered to your place all the time you can just take those boxes, cut ’em up into all kinds of different shapes.
So that’s a very man-made shadow there, that venetian blind type of a shape. Let’s go for something a bit more organic. So if you look at this one here it’s pretty much a seemingly random pattern of holes and chunks in here and this will look more like sunlight coming through a tree for example where you’ve got some dappled shade so let’s take a look at that, put that on there. And again we can move that back and forth to get the look that you want. And you know if you’re doing video, you could even record the video while this is moving, or take a couple of these and move them against each other then you really would get that look of light coming through a tree while the tree’s moving.
So now how’re gonna go about coming up with these shapes well an easy way to do it, of course you can just take your knife and start randomly cutting, but if you wanna follow a pattern an easy way to do it is to go online and just google any kind of shape that you wanna create, grab a picture, take it into photoshop or whatever and make it a really high contrast image that you can then print out into shapes like these which you can then just tape onto a piece of cardboard and cut through ’em. So this way you’re following a bit more a pattern you’re not going completely random, but you know whatever works. Here’s another one here for the venetian blind pattern you take that and make it bigger or smaller until you get exactly what you want.
Now these are of course just made out of cardboard which means they’re easy to make but also they’re not gonna last very long. They will eventually start to break down and fall apart so if you come up with something that you’re using all the time, consider making it out of wood. So this is a thin piece of plywood. The shape has been cut out with a jigsaw, and now we have something that will last virtually forever. Let’s see what this one looks like. So this has a pretty cool filig

 

 

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