The Art of Landscape

Workshop Summary

This workshop is designed to help you to develop the art of seeing images in varying landscapes.

We have selected a beautiful location that allows for a variety of vistas, from wide landscape to woodland scenes.

It can also show you how to bring them to fruition to your artistic taste in post-production, see optional follow up session.

Post Processing Session details:

  • RAW processing - demonstrated in Adobe Camera Raw, is the same in the Develop Module in Lightroom and similar in other Raw processing software

  • HDR, stitched panoramas

  • Selective processing in Adobe Camera Raw using the Mask tools

  • Colour Grading

  • Noise reduction, halo removal and sharpening

  • Further options in Photoshop:

    • The Orton Effect, plugs such as Topaz and Nik Collection

Workshop Details

  • Price: £270

  • Duration: 1 day, plus a 2 hour online pre-session plus Art of Landscape tuition book

  • Location: Surrey

  • Workshop Lead: Eddie Hyde

  • Max Participants: 4 (No minimum)

Inclusions

  • Tuition (1 Day)

  • Educational Pre-session (2 Hrs)

  • Post course feedback

  • A copy of the book “Making Sense of the Landscape: The Art of Seeing”

Optional

  • 2 hours Post-production session

  • £70 per person

    An opportunity to explore post processing of landscape images, including those captured on your workshop.

    This will be at a mutually convenient time for workshop participants

    We will take you through the various techniques to enable you to create your vision of that landscape / art piece as you intended it to look.

(only available to participants of the Art of Landscape workshop)

Exclusions

  • Transport to meet-up location

  • Meals & drinks

  • Insurance

Other

Fitness level: Easy

Workshop code: AOS 01

Workshop Detail

The Art of Landscape Photography

For all levels of photographer

Details:

In this workshop we explore the art of seeing in landscape photography and what makes a great landscape:

  • varying compositions

  • the effect of different light

  • the atmosphere

We consider how to use various photographic techniques that suit the differing vistas and light conditions, such as lens choice, use of HDR, making panoramas, focus bracketing & stacking.

For when conditions are not ideal, we help you develop the ability to see more intimate landscapes, seeing in black & white, and what an infra-red filter might provide.

We have included an online pre-session covering the key elements of the workshop, where we will take you through the various approaches, techniques and objectives that the workshop & book have, this will be PowerPoint presentation, discussion and Q&A with your workshop lead. This will mean you can begin practicing right from the start of the actual in the field workshop, optimising your shooting time

All participants are given a copy of “Making Sense of the Landscape: The Art of Seeing” – a printed book that accompanies and supports the workshop, authored by your workshop leader, Eddie Hyde.

Logistics:

Online pre-session (Google Meet-up) - starts at 7.30pm, for 2 hours, incl. short tea-break. This runs the evening two days before the workshop. For the main workshop, we will meet at Polesden Lacey for coffee and introductions at 10:00 am, when the doors are opened, we we aim to finish around 16.00pm. There will be a break for lunch and a brief Q&A feedback session at the end of the day.

Gear:

  • Camera - DSLR, Point & Shoot, Mirrorless

  • A tripod

  • Any additional lenses you may have (if you have an interchangeable lens camera) and any other accessories whose function you may wish to explore on the day

  • Your camera manual if you have one, helps us get a setting correct for you if needed

  • Appropriate clothing for the weather to enable us to spend time outdoors and an umbrella

  • Money for lunch in the restaurant (or a packed lunch if you prefer / have any food intolerances that the restaurant do not deal with)