What's included
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All the video content, and extras from the Everything course
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2 hours of one-to-one video coaching, split into sessions of at least 30 minutes
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Consulting on purchases of surf photography equipment
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Personally commissioned video content
Lessons
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01
Welcome to the course!
Show Content- How to get the most from this course
- Before we begin: Three quick questions
- Copy of Audio versions of the video lessons
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02
Find your ideal surf photography kit
Show Content- Introduction
- Find the surf photos you want to take
- The best lenses for your surf photos
- The best camera for your surf photos
- Find your ideal surf photography kit - discussion
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03
Surf photography - essential knowledge
Show Content- Introduction
- Quick start settings
- Shutter speed in surf photography
- Aperture for surf photography
- ISO for surf photography
- Focus modes for surf photography
- What you need to know about equivalence
- Working with surfers
- Minimum shutter speed in aperture priority and manual mode
- Surf photography essential knowledge - discussion
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04
Land photography basics
Show Content- Introduction
- Basic angles for surf photography from the land
- Using long lenses for surf photography
- Tripods, monopods and hand held shooting
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05
Water photography - get the right gear
Show Content- Introduction
- Water housings for surf photography
- Which port to choose
- Pistol grips and leashes
- Water shooting essentials
- Personal flotation for surf photography
- Water photography gear - discussion
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06
Water photography - techniques
Show Content- Introduction
- Dry port technique
- Wet port technique
- Positioning for surf photos in the water
- Fisheye techniques
- Underwater surf photography
- Over under, 50/50 or split photos
- Surf water photography techniques - discussion
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07
Creative surf photos
Show Content- Introduction
- Basic composition tips for surf photography
- Make the most of the light
- Long exposure surf photos
- Close up surf photography
- Photographing small waves
- An introduction to surf flash photography
- Shallow depth of field with a macro lens
- Creative surf photography techniques - discussion
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08
Post processing surf photos
Show Content- An introduction to post processing surf photos
- Mobile image processing
- Introduction to Adobe Lightroom
- Lightroom presets
- Overcast water shot
- Dawn paddle
- Underwater SUP
- Remote flash
- Underwater wave
- New Zealand lineup
- GoPro backlit
- Close up black and white
- Wedge lineup
- Backlit green tube
- Dawn texture
- Dawn offshores
- Croyde barrel
- Beachbreak air
- Shallow depth of field with a macro lens
- Surf school
- Underwater surfer
- Over under
- Small waves, shallow depth of field
- Crystal tube
- Cropped image from circular fisheye
- Emerald tube
- Sunny air
- Silhouette backflip
- Sunset bright sun
- Circular fisheye to rectangular print
- iPhone water shot
- Surf competition on an overcast day
- Close up wave
- Long exposure close up
- Lone surfer at dawn
- Inky abstract ocean
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09
Sharing your surf photos
Show Content- Introduction to sharing your surf photos
- Getting surf photos published
- Selling photos to surfers
- Printing surf photos
- Sharing your surf photos - Discussion
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10
Next steps
Show Content- Next steps
- Before you go...