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Mastering Long Exposure Photography

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Overview

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Long exposure photography helps you to create truly dramatic images. In Mastering Long Exposure Photography with Matt Kloskowski you’ll learn how to capture images in which water appears to move and clouds streak across the sky.

Matt is a landscape photographer and the best-selling author of over 20 books on photography, Lightroom, and Photoshop. In this class, you’ll watch Matt at work in the field as he demonstrates his favorite techniques. 
You’ll learn about:
  • Camera settings for capturing extended exposures 
  • Helpful photography equipment and apps 
  • Post-processing long exposure images 

Matt will discuss which filters work for long exposure photographs and he’ll show you how to create images that seem to move and convey the passage of time.

If you've been wanting to create dramatic images, Mastering Long Exposure Photography with Matt Kloskowski is the class for you. It'll open you up to a whole new style of captivating fine art photography.

Syllabus

  • Why Long Exposure Photography?
  • Long Exposure Photography Gear
  • Camera Settings and ND Filters Long Exposure Photography
  • Three Ways to Get Longer Shutter Speeds
  • Field Demo: Smoothing Water with Neutral Density Filters
  • Post-Processing Long Exposure Smoothing Water Shots
  • In the Field Demo: Long Exposures on the Beach
  • Post-Processing Long Exposures on the Beach
  • How to Get Streaky Clouds in Long Exposure Photography
  • In the Field Demo: Capturing Streaky Lights
  • Post-Processing Long Exposure Streaky Lights

Taught by

Matt Kloskowski

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