Adam Barker – Outdoor Photo School

Adam Barker – Outdoor Photo School

Check it out: Adam Barker – Outdoor Photo School

Stop being envious of other people’s great shots and create some of your own. Outdoor Photo School brings pro photographer Adam Barker into your home in an 8-week, self-paced online course that will take your photography skills to the next level. Whether you strive to hang prints on the wall from your next backpacking trip or you just want to take better family photos, this course is for you. Stop letting your mediocre pictures die on your computer.

Want to capture the best moments in your life as vividly as you remember them? Then learn from pro photographer Adam Barker in BACKPACKER’s 8-week Outdoor Photo School. This online course is aimed at every aspiring photographer who’s passionate about the outdoors. Don’t miss this chance to take your photo skills to the next level.

What You’ll Learn:

• Pro photographer Adam Barker starts with the foundation of a great photo, from shutter speed and aperture to leading lines and subject placement
• Next he goes in-depth on lighting, landscapes, action photography, post-processing, and more..
• At the end of the course, you’ll walk away with a photo portfolio you can be proud of.

How the Course Works:

We know you have a busy schedule, so we’ve designed this course to be taken at your own pace. You’ll learn through a variety of interactive formats, including video instruction, professional photo examples, and weekly homework assignments. While we’ve designed the course to be 8 weeks long, each lesson builds upon the last. We expect the lessons to take about an hour each, and you can go through the course as fast (or slow) as you want. Plus, once you purchase the course, the lessons are yours forever.

Syllabus:

Week 1 | Camera and Photo Basics

• Review basic camera functions
• Discuss how aperture, shutter speed, and ISO work together
• Using a histogram
• Assignment

Week 2 | Photo Gear

• Different camera bodies
• When and why to use different lenses
• Tripods and monopods
• Editing software
• Post processing
• Assignment

Week 3 | Understanding Light

• Formula for a complete image
• How different light (sidelight, backlight, front light, etc.) affects an image
• How to handle difficult lighting situations
• Silhouettes
• Assignment

Week 4 | Conquering Composition

• Defining composition
• Composition using wide and long lenses
• Balance
• Subject placement
• Shooting from different angles
• Assignment

Week 5 | Landscapes

• Scouting locations and using sun-predicting apps
• Three-dimensional composition
• Leading lines
• Filters
• Assignment

Week 6 | Shooting Action

• Communicating with the subject
• Proper focusing (pre-focus, focus tracking, back-button focus, and more)
• Panning vs. burst mode
• Using yourself as the subject
• Assignment

Week 7 | Portraits

• Recognizing the moment
• Composition
• Lens choices
• Assignment

Week 8 | Telling Your Story

• How to shoot the whole story
• Don’t forget the details
• Shooting for and getting published on social media
• Assignment