by Hawkins video2brain | Publisher: Peachpit Press | Release Date: June 2012 | ISBN: 9780132883313

Award-winning Yosemite Valley landscape photographer and experienced instructor Phil Hawkins will have you capturing spectacular landscape shots in no time! This exceptional training course includes 4 hours of high-quality HD video, complete with lesson files, assessment quizzes, and review materials. The video is wrapped in a unique interface that allows the viewer to jump to any topic at any time. The unique Watch-and-Work mode shrinks the video into a small window to allow you to work alongside the video. The streaming video is bundled with an online booklet that provides supplemental material to enhance the video training. Project files used in the lessons are included with the video so viewers can practice what they've learned.

1. Before You Go Out
   • What to Expect in the Field 00:01:29
   • Classic Landscape Photography Settings 00:05:55
   • The 5.6 Rule 00:02:29
   • JPEG vs. RAW 00:03:29
   • Tripods 00:05:37
   • Lenses 00:04:33
   • Choosing Which Filters to Bring 00:04:19
   • What Else to Pack 00:04:45
2. Capturing the Scene
   • The Histogram 00:05:31
   • Motion Blur 00:03:50
   • Panoramic Images 00:03:19
   • Shooting Panoramic Images with a Handheld Camera 00:02:47
   • Reflections 00:03:50
   • Composing Your Image 00:10:53
   • Capturing the Scene 00:06:37
   • Exposure Considerations 00:03:30
   • Clouds 00:02:56
3. Post-Processing
   • Workflow Basics 00:05:21
   • Converting Your RAW Images with Capture One and Adobe Camera Raw 00:07:56
   • RAW vs. TIFF vs. JPEG 00:06:03
   • Global Adjustments, Part 1 00:06:36
   • Global Adjustments, Part 2 00:08:21
   • Manually Balancing Your Dynamic Range 00:05:40
   • HDR: Photomatix 00:10:45
   • Photoshop's Shadow/Highlight Box 00:02:37
   • Leveling and Perspective Correction 00:03:06
   • Processing Clouds 00:06:26
   • Preparing Images for Internet Display 00:05:28
   • Preparing Images for Print Output 00:07:25
   • Special Plug-In Software 00:07:03
   • Black-and-White Conversions 00:06:13