Woodland

“Woodland” is my second E-Book in which I take you on a digital workshop where no secrets are held back. This is my complete forest photography workflow for all sorts of forest photography. From mysterious misty footpaths marked by ancient sentinels on either side, to mesmerizing monumental trees captured using wide-angle lenses.

• 150+ pages | 30.000 words

• Widescreen format - high resolution images and screenshots

• Interactive chapter links

• Many dozens of visual examples, finalized works, before- and after comparisons and behind-the-scenes footage

Return to the Dark Forest

Forest photography holds many challenges. Whether you’re shooting against the light or in complete absence of light, there’s always some technical aspect that blocks the creative process. In this video, we’re taking 3 images from the raw stage all the way to a final image that looks like it was shot on the set of The Lord of the Rings.

What’s Included?

• These four videos contain more than 3,5 hours’ worth of processing together.

• Three PSD-files (resized) of “Trifecta”, “Feet of Fangorn” and “Communal Hill” with every adjustment still present.

• All raw files (resized DNGs) that go into each of the final results, with every adjustment still present.

• Bonus: An ever expanding set of utility videos that dive deeper into certain complex subjects (not induced in the aforementioned running time).

• Read-me file linking to additional tools such as TK Actions and the last sharpening tool you will ever need.

What Will I Learn?

This is my entire workflow for a Dark Forest shot. In two videos, we will cover: 

1. Getting great results in both overcast conditions and shooting high dynamic range images against the light.

2. Separating autumn colors.

3. Blending sunstars.

4. Handling HDR, direct sunlight and over-exposed skies and blending exposures in the forest (and their necessity).

5. Focus stacking.

6. Dodging & burning in many ways (pick an approach that I show you like!).

7. Warping and cropping to manipulate composition.

8. Leading the eye by darkening and brightening selectively.

9. Sharpening (input, mid-stage and output sharpening for the web).

10. Leveraging moody light effects such as Orton Effect, Light Bleed and Diffuse Light without sacrificing depth or sharpness.

11. Applying negative Clarity and Dehaze to make a dreamy effect.

12. Setting a dark mood, reminiscent of movies like the Lord of the Rings

Monumental Trees

Learn to process an image in harsh daylight and convert it to a moody image in two different approaches! From Lightroom or from Camera Raw.

What’s Included in this Updated video?

• Two full start-to-finish editing videos, with very different approaches!

• Two PSD-files (resized) of both images with every adjustment still present.

• Read-me file linking to additional tools.

• English audio + English subtitles, detailing every thought and theory behind the adjustments shown on screen.

What Will I Learn?

These are TWO entirely different workflows for a Monumental Trees shot. Subjects covered: 

1. Working a single image & focus stacking multiple frames

2. Simultaneous Raw pre-processing

3. Aligning and blending multiple exposures

4. Initial editing

5. Highlight recovery

6. Creative Controlled Warping

7. Cloning and sensor dust removal

8. Luminosity Processing

9. Fine tuning color adjustments

10. Adding sunlight

11. Orton effect creation and control

12. Color dodging

13. Final adjustments

14. Sharpening for the web

15. Using Camera Raw Filter to full effect

16. Using Color Efex Pro

17. Using Luminosity Masks (TK Rapid Mask explained AND not using tools at all, but plain Photoshop)

18. Learn first-hand why you can save time with these tools

Note that this is a Digital Download product. No physical DVD or USB thumb drive is included. I do not offer refunds on digital products.