Adventures Online: Outdoor Photography: Landscape, Wildlife and Nature

As we meet our staff, we will have a brief overview on how to use Zoom, the program’s topic, guidelines, and the daily schedule.

Using several examples of remarkable landscape photos, we’ll explore how mood, unusual subject matter and composition combine to create memorable landscape images.

Understanding the role atmosphere, weather, light angle, color and exposure play in compelling landscape images is key to utilizing these factors in your landscapes, seascapes and cityscapes.

Take some time to stretch, relax, and prepare for our next lesson.

Just like great ingredients make wonderful meals, incredible subject matter is critical for great landscape images. We’ll dive into planning, geography and weather forecasting skills you’ll use to locate the best content.

How you select and arrange your landscape subjects is a key component in the impact of your images. We’ll explore techniques and tricks you can use to create creative and compelling compositions.

Practical advice on the best photographic equipment, packs and clothing for outdoor photography adventures.

We will end with a review of the topics we have discussed today and leave with an assignment to put what we’ve learned into practice on our own time. Be sure to complete your homework as we will be reviewing it tomorrow.

Today's session will end.

Greet everyone and review the day's schedule as well as the previous day's homework.

Using several examples of remarkable wildlife images, we’ll explore the roles focus, composition, environment, charm and connection play in the creation of memorable images

Wildlife images often rely on precise focusing and shallow fields of focus to achieve impact. We’ll explore the settings, techniques and technology behind spot-on focus.

Take some time to stretch, relax, and prepare for our next lesson.

There are many ways to arrange your wildlife subject matter in the frame. In this lesson, we’ll explore how to compose images that flatter our subjects and focus the viewer.

Understanding wildlife habitat, behavior and charm will unlock greater images. We’ll discuss respectful capture techniques for wild creatures in their natural world.

Practical advice on the best photographic equipment, clothing and practices for safely capturing images of wildlife.

We will end with a review of the topics we have discussed today and leave with an assignment to put what we’ve learned into practice on our own time. Be sure to complete your homework as we will be reviewing it tomorrow.

Today's session will end.

Greet everyone and review the day's schedule as well as the previous day's homework.

The weather is always a factor in outdoor photography. We’ll learn how to analyze weather forecasts to identify photographic opportunities and mitigate risk.

Plants, mushrooms and other non-fauna living things make for great photo subjects. We’ll learn about closeup photography techniques that will yield great images without damaging the natural world.

Take some time to stretch, relax, and prepare for our next lesson.

Nature is busting at the seams with interesting patterns. We’ll discuss abstract photo techniques and how to find incredible compositions in the wildest of places.

Making incredible images of the night sky is one of the most difficult challenges in photography. We’ll explore techniques for capturing amazing images in the dark.

We will recap what we’ve learned over the past few days and say farewell. This concludes our program. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. Don’t forget to like our Facebook page and follow us on Instagram. Best wishes for all your journeys!

This concludes our program.