Phil Ebiner – Photography Masterclass (old version)

Course Curriculum

Introduction to the Course

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What will you learn in this course & who is it for? (2:04)

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Dive In! How does camera exposure work in under 3 minutes! (2:45)

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Success! How will you succeed in this course? (0:51)

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Course Requirements – what do you need to take this course? (1:44)

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Who are we – the instructors? (2:57)

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Map to Success – What are you interested in learning?
Photography Basics

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Introduction to the Photography Basics section (1:02)

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A brief history of photography (5:40)

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The longer version of the history of photography

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Modern photography – where are we today? (2:37)

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From iPhone to fancy DSLR: the basic photographers toolbox (2:00)

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Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:45)
Understanding the Camera

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Introduction to the Understanding the Camera section (0:44)

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Types of cameras (1:20)

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Camera Type: DSLR (2:55)

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Camera Type: Smart Phone (1:51)

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Camera Type: Point & Shoot (1:43)

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Camera Type: Mirrorless (1:53)

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Camera Type: Mirrorless Part 2 (2:33)

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Shutters & Sensors (2:49)

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Sensor Size Chart

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How does the camera work?

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File Formats – RAW vs. JPEG (2:38)

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The Power of Shooting in RAW Revealed (3:35)

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How to Adjust the Viewfinder Focus (1:15)

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White Balance Symbol Chart

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Understanding Burst Mode

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Scene Modes Chart

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Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:30)
Drop Auto – Learn to Shoot Manually

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Introduction to the Drop Auto section (1:08)

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What is exposure? (1:40)

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What is aperture (aka. f-stop or iris)? (3:18)

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Aperture Charts

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What is shutter speed? (3:15)

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Dive deeper into shutter speed & watch a slow motion shutter

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What is ISO? (4:16)

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What is the exposure triangle, and how does it work? (2:48)

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Exposure Triangle – Diagram & Examples

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Live Demonstration – Getting the Right Exposure (5:21)

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Using your camera’s light meter (3:38)

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How to use the camera’s Histogram (8:53)

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Practice – Set your exposure for 3 scenarios! (0:49)

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What is focus – depth of field explained (2:28)

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Depth of Field – Visualized

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Getting in focus using the auto-focus mode (3:34)

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Getting in focus using the manual mode (2:32)

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Shooting fast objects (1:57)

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Practice – Taking pictures of cars! (0:31)

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Shooting in low light (2:22)

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Shooting at night (3:21)

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Practice – Taking pictures inside! (0:47)

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Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:42)
Composition – Shoot Better Photos

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Introduction to the Composition section (0:59)

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What is composition? (1:50)

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The rule of thirds (7:39)

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When to throw out the rule of thirds (1:25)

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Rule of Thirds: Visualized

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Perspective: changing your angle (3:17)

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Perspective: Visualized

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Live Demonstration – Getting Great Compositions (6:45)

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What’s the Mood of your photo? (5:58)

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Wide Angle vs Telephoto & Zoom (3:36)

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Wide vs. Telephoto Lenses: Visualized

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Choosing a background (2:38)

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Panoramic compositions (2:45)

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How to position your subject (5:24)

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Focus on the details (1:48)

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Using depth of field creatively (2:23)

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Colors – think about how colors affect your photos (3:10)

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Black & White photos – adding emotion by subtracting color (2:59)

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Practice – Go on a photo adventure! (0:55)

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Phil’s Photo Walk – Let’s look at his photos! (7:12)

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Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:33)

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Bokeh – What is it? How to achieve it? (9:56)

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What is Macro Photography? (8:28)
Live Demonstrations – Real & Raw Hands-On Photography

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Intro to Live Demonstrations (1:01)

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Live Demonstration – Shooting at Echo Park (4:26)

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Tips for Street Photography (1:35)

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Live Demonstration – Shooting Portraits (9:50)

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Live Demonstration – Flowers, Focus, and Low Light Photography (4:47)

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Live Demonstration – Low Light Photography (4:25)

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Live Demonstration – Shooting Down by the LA River (6:07)

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In Camera vs. Editing – What’s the Balance? (3:26)
Quick Tips for Better Photography

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Introduction to the Situational Photography section (1:06)

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5 Tips for Better Landscape Photos (2:34)

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5 Tips for Better Nature Photos (2:55)

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Practice – Get outside and take some pictures! (0:40)

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5 Tips for Better Portraits (3:07)

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5 Tips for Better Portrait Lighting (3:51)

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5 Tips for Better Photos of Kids (or Pets) (2:24)

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Practice – Take pictures of your kid (or pet)! (0:47)

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Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:44)
Lighting – How to light your photos

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Introduction to the Lighting section (0:53)

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What is light? (1:20)

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What types of light sources do we have? (1:14)

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Understanding light temperatures (1:37)

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Light Temperature Chart

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Setting your white balance properly (2:12)

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What is three-point light? (1:28)

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Complete guide to three-point lighting

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Using ambient light (3:08)

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Using Natural Light Creatively

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Using the flash (2:55)

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Better Flash Photography with a Lightscoop Pop-up Flash Bouncer (6:43)

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Practice – use your flash! (0:47)

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Shooting slhouettes (1:31)

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How to take a silhouette photo – diagram

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Live Demonstration – Shooting Silhouettes (2:16)

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Practice: Take a silhouette photo! (0:27)

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Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:47)
Using Stabilization – Tripods, Monopods, more?

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Introduction to the Stabilization section (0:43)

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Tripod Tips (2:34)

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Monopod Tips (1:19)

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Other types of stabilization (1:32)

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Tips for better handheld photography (3:21)

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Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (1:37)
Long Exposure Photography

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Section Intro (1:36)

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What is Long Exposure Photography (1:04)

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Gear You Need for Long Exposures (5:48)

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Camera Settings for Long Exposures (7:18)

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How to Set Shutter Speed (4:39)

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How to Shoot Long Exposure Photos with an iPhone (0:54)

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Live Demonstration of Long Exposure Photography Part 1 (3:58)

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Live Demonstration of Long Exposure Photography Part 2 (2:34)

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Editing Long Exposure in Lightroom 1 (4:07)

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Editing Long Exposure in Lightroom 2 (4:36)
Smartphone Photography – Take better photos, the selfie way!

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Introduction to the Modern Photography section (0:38)

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Detailed look at a smart phone & our favorite apps (2:36)

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Live Demonstration – iPhone vs. DSLR (1:50)

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Using our favorite iPhone app (3:30)

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How to take better pictures with your smartphone (5:54)

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Tips for composing better square images & Instagram success! (6:17)

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Practice – Take your best smart phone photo! (0:54)

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Making money with your smartphone images

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Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:43)
Purchasing a Camera & Additional Equipment

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Introduction to the Purchasing a Camera section (0:35)

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How to purchase a camera – what’s your goal? (1:55)

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How to build your complete camera kit (2:37)

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Where should you buy a camera? (2:18)

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What’s in our camera bag? (5:36)

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Memory Cards (2:13)

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Lenses & Filters (3:03)

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Batteries & Chargers (1:39)

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Stabilization – Tripods, Monopods, Gorillapods (2:11)

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Flashes & Lighting (2:57)

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Camera Cases & Bags (2:36)

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Practice: Put together your camera kit! (2:00)

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Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:39)
Lenses – Diving deep into lens types and styles

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Introduction to the Lens section (0:46)

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What is focal length? (2:05)

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What standard lenses should you have? (2:14)

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Depth of Field – Revisited (4:11)

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What are our favorite lenses? (5:19)

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Fisheye lenses (1:19)

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Tilt shift (aka swing shift) lenses (1:35)

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Tilt-Shift Video Example

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Polarizing, ND, and UV filters (3:19)

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Polarizing Filter: Visualized

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Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:43)
Photo Editing in Lightroom

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Introduction to the Photo Editing section (1:02)

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What is photo editing, and why do we do it? (2:38)

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What programs do we like for editing? (4:46)

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How to get a free trial of Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop (1:17)

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Importing and Organization in Lightroom (3:54)

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Rating photographs – what is our process? (5:39)

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Practice – Import & rate your photos! (0:49)

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Adjusting exposure (9:22)

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Adjusting color temperature (white balance) (3:37)

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Cropping (6:35)

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Sharpening (7:02)

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Adjusting Saturation & Vibrance in Lightroom (3:45)

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Brightness & contrast (4:37)

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Vignettes & blurs (3:17)

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Exporting & saving (9:58)

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Practice – Improve your photos in Lightroom! (1:12)

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Getting Rid of Blemishes in Lightroom (2:32)

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Hue, Saturation, Luminance controls in Lightroom (5:09)

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Adjustment Brush (5:43)
Photo Editing in Photoshop

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Editing a RAW Photo in Photoshop (4:35)

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Editing a JPEG Photo in Photoshop (6:35)

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Stitching together a panorama in Photoshop (4:49)

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Get Rid of Blemishes in Photoshop – No more zits! (2:25)

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How to Composite Images in Photoshop (13:35)
Editing Photos in iPhoto

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Importing & Organization in iPhoto (3:18)

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Quick Fixes in iPhoto – How to quickly make your photos look amazing! (2:48)

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Using the Effects Tab in iPhoto (2:57)

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Advanced Photo Adjustments in iPhoto (5:32)

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Exporting/Saving Photos from iPhoto (3:09)

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Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (1:13)
Make Money with Photography

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Introduction to the Making Money with Photography section (1:03)

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What jobs can you do with photography? (2:48)

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Branding yourself (3:52)

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Tips for branding yourself (3:59)

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Tell everyone, everywhere (2:50)

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Sharing your photographs – our favorite sites (5:58)

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Creating a website/portfolio (5:46)

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What you need to put in a website (6:52)

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What should you charge as a photographer? (6:44)

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Finding freelance photography work (8:10)

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Unique ways to dive into photography (4:06)

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Landing a full-time photography job (3:32)

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Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (1:16)
Selling your Photographs – Where to sell, licensing tips, and more!

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Introduction to the Sell Your Photographs section (1:22)

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Best stock photo sites for making money online (4:21)

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How one guy made $15,000 in one day on Instagram (2:52)

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Selling your own photography (3:46)

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Understanding licensing (3:06)

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How to license your photos (3:46)

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Fair Use photographs (3:34)

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Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:54)
Wedding Photography

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Who is the instructor (Will Carnahan)? (1:19)

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Why should you become a wedding photographer? (2:29)

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5 Tips for Being a Better Wedding photographer (3:02)

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Overview of what to shoot at a wedding (11:53)
Canon Camera Overview & Settings

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Introduction to the Camera Anatomy & Settings section (0:56)

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Practice: Play with your buttons! (0:44)

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Detailed look at a Canon DSLR (10:38)

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The Camera Menu – Let’s go through it together – Canon (2:07)

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Changing Image Quality – Canon (3:19)

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Picture Styles on a Canon (1:34)

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Image Review on a Canon (2:06)

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Formatting a memory card – Canon (1:01)

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Practice – Choose your settings! (0:42)

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Conclusion – what did we learn in this section? (0:47)
Nikon Camera Overview & Settings

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Detailed look at a Nikon DSLR (13:57)

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The Nikon Info Button (2:29)

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The Camera Menu – Let’s go through it together – Nikon (2:07)

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Changing Image Quality on a Nikon (1:38)

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Image Review on a Nikon (1:53)

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Formatting Your Camera on a Nikon (1:40)
Sony Camera Overview

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Intro to Sony Camera (0:32)

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Detailed Look at Sony Mirrorless Camera (3:40)

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Learn the Menu of a Sony Camera (4:07)

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Shooting with a Sony Camera (4:29)

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How to Format a Memory Card on a Sony Camera (0:43)

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Sony A7S ii vs. A7R ii (12:01)
Fuji Camera Overview

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Fuji X-T1 Overview (7:56)
Conclusion

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Thank you & please leave a review! (1:03)