Michael Freeman's Photo School: Landscape

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The classic genre that has been a fundamental part of photography since the beginning, landscape has perennial appeal to all photographers. Michael Freeman shares his wealth of experience in this comprehensive guide to art of capturing beautiful landscapes.

Start your exploration of this vast subject by deconstructing and studying its elements-from the most reliable locations to the classic compositions. Next, learn how to find and position yourself in the optimal viewpoints for original and creative interpretations of these massive subjects. Using the right gear and techniques for each frame, you will be able to capture depth and dimensionality that speak to the grandeur of these exotic locations. With the sky as your studio, you can make the weather work for you to provide a stunning variety of spectacular light.

Going beyond the purely technical side, Freeman also dives into the mind of the landscape photographer, addressing the environment, studying how distinct colour palettes can evoke moods, and following in the illustrious tradition of B&W landscapes. The studio will start to feel very small indeed once you start exploring the great outdoors!

Michael Freeman

One of the world's most widely published photographers, Michael Freeman has had a forty-year career as a documentary, travel and studio still life photographer, including a three-decade relationship with Smithsonian magazine, for whom he has shot more than forty stories, as well as being printed in almost all major publications worldwide. He has published 155 books - including the best-selling The Photographer's Eye for Ilex Press - with four million copies sold.

Of his published books, 78 are on the practice of photography, published in 28 languages. He wrote the degree course on photography for the UK's Open College of Arts, and has won several awards for his educational work. He regularly conducts workshops and has spoken at a wide range of institutions, including the Royal Geographical Society, the Smithsonian, Asia House, the Hay Literary Festival, Emirates Literary Festival, Beijing University, the China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing Film Academy and Tsinghua University.

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