Forest Photography with Jack Lodge
Course Description
Immerse yourself in the serene world of forest photography with our comprehensive online course. Our expert-led course will take you through every aspect of the craft, from selecting the perfect location to post-processing techniques that bring out the true essence of the forest.
Learn to see the forest through the trees by mastering composition and harnessing natural light to enhance your woodland photography.
Embark on a journey of creativity and skill development with professional landscape photographer Jack Lodge. Jack is a young talented and highly sought after photographer. With his sell out talks at The Photography Show and work published on BBC earth you truly have one of the best photographers to teach you the secrets of woodland photography.
As always with TSOP the course has been designed and structured by a professional, fully qualified teacher. Teaching photography since 2002 means the education you receive is free of waffle and focuses on accurate and thorough knowledge. We’ve structured this course in an easy-to-understand way, breaking down this advanced area of photography into manageable learning that anyone can understand.
By the end of the course, participants will have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to capture stunning woodland landscapes and evoke the magic of the forest through their photography.
Join us today and unlock the secrets to stunning forest photography.
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The seasons they are a-changin’
One of the best things with woodland photography is that fantastic results can be achieved at any time of the day, during any time of the year. Watch Jack give an absolute masterclass in how to achieve this and how to focus your photography on projects and seasons.
See the forest through the trees
The biggest challenge in woodland photography is making order from the chaos of a forest. Jack teaches you all the secrets pros use to declutter and compose the most serene woodland scenes.
Unlock your potential and create professional looking forest photography. Join Jack Lodge on a journey which will transform your woodland photography into something special!
What you will learn
Introduction to forest photography, and the passion behind capturing nature.
Why your forest photography isn’t working.
Understand how to compose and frame forest scenes properly.
Working with natural light in a woodland environment.
How to make the weather work for you, whatever the time of day or year.
How to create forest photography through all the seasons.
Specialist equipment needed for woodland photography.
Storytelling through images and finding inspiration in the natural world.
Post-Processing skills tailored to woodland photography.
Specific camera settings and techniques used for forest photography.
Finding locations and planning for forest photography.
How to build an active social media following.
The business of landscape photography and how to monetise your passion.
Who is this course for?
Photographers beginning their journey into forest photography.
Photographers wanting to take their woodland photography to the next level.
Landscape Photographers wanting to add forest photography to their portfolio.
Photographers looking to learn pro editing techniques.
Landscape photographers wanting to go professional.
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Course Content
Lesson 1 – Intro to your Course and Jack Lodge
An introduction to Jack Lodge, his photography and how the course works. Here Jack shares his photography journey into the world of professional forest and landscape photography. He also shares his passion for capturing mesmerising woodland photography.
Lesson 2 – Equipment
Being a specialist genre, forest photography needs specialist equipment. You’ll look at cameras, lenses, and essential accessories to get refined, professional looking, woodland photography.
Lesson 3 – Techniques
Getting great results in any light at any time of the year can be achieved in forest photography. In this lesson you’ll understand the physics behind good woodland imagery and why it is so hard to achieve. You’ll learn specific camera settings, how to expose correctly, how to make natural light work for you and many more pro secrets to send your woodland photography to the next level.
Lesson 4 – Forest photography through the seasons
The forest changes constantly and this should be celebrated in photography. Here Jack gives an absolute masterclass in how to photograph the changing forest to achieve fantastic results and how to keep your focus and passion by setting your own projects.
Lesson 5 – Planning For Woodland Photography
Simply grabbing a camera and walking through the forest on a nice day does not result in good photography. Good planning creates great results but how do you know where and when to go and what weather will be best for which location? This lesson teaches the tricks of planning for a shoot to ensure great results, every time!
Lesson 6 – Shoot 1 – Sunrise in dense forest
In this lesson we head out for our first shoot in north Dorset. We arrive just before sunrise and as the sun comes up Jack takes us through 4 separate compositions while working with the rising sun’s changing lighting conditions.
Lesson 7 – Edit 1
When it comes to post processing, forest photography has its own techniques you need to master. Here Jack teaches a masterclass in how to edit forest photography by sharing all his secrets on how to draw the viewers eye around your canvas. From adding sunglows, to masking to correct colour grading, this lesson has it all! You are also provided with the raw files so you can follow along with Jack and learn effectively.
Lesson 8 – Shoot 2 – Ancient Oak
For this shoot we venture to Devon to explore an ancient woodland where Jake focuses his attention on a magnificent ancient oak tree. We are presented with gusty winds and fading grey light but even in these poor conditions, you can create great woodland photography. Jack teaches you all the pro skills needed to deal with these conditions and manages to produce a stunning image!
Lesson 9 – Edit 2
In the second of our edit lessons Jack again emphasises the fact that you need to draw a viewer’s eye to specific parts of an image and provide balance in the image’s tones and colours. As usual you are provided the raw files so you can work along with the edits.
Lesson 10 – Shoot 3 – The New Forest
For our third shoot we head to the beautiful New Forest and Jack takes what he taught you in the planning lesson and teaches how good planning creates good photography. We arrive just before sunrise and spend several hours exploring the forest which results in 7 separate compositions.
Lesson 11 – Edit 3
In this edit we look further at different ways to enhance your woodland photography. We’ll go into Lightroom and use specific forest masking and colour grading techniques and finish off in Photoshop for essential refinements. Again, you are provided with the raw files to assist in your learning.
Lesson 12 – Shoot 4 – Avenue of trees
In our final shoot we head to east Dorset and focus on getting one specific shot, the classic avenue of trees! As the sun sets Jack teaches the importance of composition, focus and camera settings to the best out of this beautiful scene.
Lesson 13 – Edit 4
In our final edit lesson, you are taken even further into the art of editing forest photography and the importance of getting your white balance and colour grading absolutely spot on!
Lesson 14 – The business of Woodland and Landscape Photography
Now that you know how to capture beautiful photographs of the forest, Jack shares how to turn your passion into a source of income. This lesson is perfect for students wishing to go pro and sell their work. Jack will go through promoting and selling your work as a professional woodland photographer.
Lesson 15 – End of course Recap
A sign off from Jack and a recap over everything you’ve learned on the course.
A selection of Jacks’s work
About your Tutor
Jack Lodge is a landscape photographer from Dorset, England and one of the most sort after young talents in this field.
Jack’s work has been featured regularly for BBC Earth and BBC Spring watch and he has twice been shortlisted for Landscape Photographer of the year. Jack is an ambassador for Footspeed papers and Kase filters and works for Canon giving talks on Landscape photography across the UK including the Spotlight Stage at The Photography Show.
Every year Jack’s focus is solely on the four seasons, following them up and down the UK and beyond, exploring and connecting with nature through his photography.
View more about Jack on his website here www.jacklodge.co.uk
Jack Lodge Landscape Photographer from the UK
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