National Geographic Masters of Photography

A photographer is an artist. If you want to rise above the level of a snapshot, you need to go beyond shooting and hope for the best. You need to understand what you are doing.

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Watching a master artist work is the best way to learn the art of photography. By observing the creative process of a photographer who has mastered the trade, you can gain rich insight into how to approach your own images, boost your confidence as you work, and improve your photographs by learning skills that are rarely shared or taught in an ordinary classroom.

The National Geographic Masters of Photography gives you access to some of the world’s greatest photographers. Through our partnership with National Geographic, we are able to collaborate with some of the organization’s most talented photographers. We brought together a dozen world-class experts for this one-of-a-kind instructional series that will forever change the way you approach photography.

National Geographic Masters of Photography goes inside the creative process of the industry’s most sought-after photographers as they reveal their working methods, from the planning stages of an assignment through the painstaking execution. Across 24 fascinating lessons, each professional uses his or her vast body of work documenting exotic locale around the world, as well as riveting stories of life in the field, to illustrate points and share valuable expertise. As you explore their craft in units on Adventure, Wildlife, Landscape and Nature, People, Color and Light, and Storytelling, your guides take you far beyond Photography 101 territory into ground you would never cover elsewhere. These lessons are designed to help you learn to see as top professionals do, and to ultimately discover your own personal vision, but they also touch on fundamental concepts of lighting, composition, and using your camera.

Each unit is presented by a pair of photographers, exposing you to different perspectives on how to achieve captivating results. It is important to have a good camera and know how to use it, but it is only a tool. Technical skill and preparation are required to take great photographs. The difference between a good photograph and a great photograph is often a matter of inches or milliseconds.

You will have a refined set of tools and insights you can use to improve your photography, whether you are using an expensive camera or the camera on your phone.

It’s time to improve your photography with essential advice.

In this visual feast of a course, you will gain insight on the elaborate process National Geographic photographers go through, from researching and planning a shoot to working a scene and waiting, often for hours, for the right elements to come together.

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Guided by multiple experts, you will explore in depth the key elements of great photography: good light, good composition, and a moment, as well as how to take advantage of the concepts and principles they rely on every day. Specific techniques will be encountered.

Taking action shots. Family life is chronicled. crafting poignant portraits. Creating striking silhouettes. shooting in various weather conditions At dawn, at dusk, and every moment in between. Working with subjects.

You will refer to the secrets these top professionals share for constructing an extraordinary image when you look through your lens.

The viewer is drawn in with leading lines and S-curves. Scales are used to communicate a sense of vastness. The rule of thirds is used to construct well-balanced images. Using layers to create depth and interest. Whether your source is the sun, a flashlight, event lighting, or your camera’s flash, lighting scenes effectively.

Everyone from the novice to the accomplished amateur will find ideas for enhancing their picture-taking skills with these insider tips. You will be inspired to apply your newfound knowledge based on an assignment outlined by the photographer at the conclusion of each presentation.

Through photography, you can journey around the world.

The isles of Scotland. Paris. The Delta. There is a country called New Zealand in the Pacific region of Australia and the island of New Britain in the South Pacific region of Australia and the island of New Britain in the South Pacific region of Australia and the island of New Britain in the South Pacific region of Australia and the island of New Britain Take a dazzling visual journey to these locations and many more as you join these globe-trotters for a behind-the-scenes look at precisely what went into getting the shot.

The gripping images and stories these esteemed experts share make the experience highly worthwhile even if you are already a skilled photographer or an appreciator of art. The experiences and worlds that will be revealed to you are nothing short of amazing.

In the adventure section, you can go high into the Himalayas and under the sea, as well as see remote places no one had ever seen before. It’s not like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it In Wildlife, Steve Winter demonstrates how understanding animal behavior informs his work, then he shows you how to apply your knowledge to highlight animals, but also potentially make a difference on their behalf. It’s not like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it Jim Richardson takes you from the Hebrides of Scotland to the American West to demonstrate how he works a shot. The parallels between Japanese gardeners and landscape photographers are drawn by Michael Yamashita. It’s not like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it From geisha houses in Japan to the tents of Bedouin women in Saudi Arabia, the section on People explains how people gain access to hidden worlds. Ira Block talks about how he builds relationships with people of other cultures in hostile environments. It’s not like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it In Color and Light, Michael Melford shows that it is possible to work with any kind of light. The joy of experimenting with color can evoke an emotional response. It’s not like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it William Albert Allard uses images from his 50-year career to illuminate how you can incorporate place and moment to tell stories visually. Ed Kashi will talk about different types of stories, from advocacy journalism to the way digital photography and the Internet allow for new kinds of narratives.

A class with top photographers.

National Geographic Masters of Photography is visually stunning. The images presented by the 12 master photographers in this course are simply amazing. Their work is Breathtaking, awe-inspiring, and at times shocking and heartbreaking.

Beyond revealing professional secrets and providing you with a toolbox overflowing with techniques you will put into practice every time you lift your camera, these lessons offer a personally enriching journey.