Join Rich Harrington and family on a trip to Costa Rica and see a variety of ways to capture the beauty and diversity of a tropic destination.
Overview
Syllabus
1. On the Road to Costa Rica
- The geography of Costa Rica and what you need to plan for
- Essential items to pack for a trip to Central America
- Mixing photographic styles (travel, landscape, personal/family)
- Health and safety while traveling
- Packing for a trip to the mountains
- Advice when walking in a cloud forest
- Photographing hummingbirds
- Post-processing hummingbird photos
- Photographing insects and reptiles
- Post-processing insects and reptiles
- Photographing flowers in low-light (HDR single pass) Part 1
- Refining flower images Part 2
- Refining flower images
- Photographing the landscape in HDR
- Stitching together a panorama photograph
- Refining the panorama photo
- Packing for a zipline trip
- Safety first: the people
- Getting POV (point of view) shots
- Safety next: the gear
- Postprocessing GoPro shots
- Packing for the beach
- A visit to Manuel Antonio National Park
- Photographing mammals
- Taking photos of reptiles
- Photographing a spider web
- Touring the mangroves
- Shooting photos of the ocean and the beachfront
- Capturing a sunset time lapse
- Creating the sunset time lapse
- Packing for Arenal
- Taking an impact photo of a waterfall
- Developing the waterfall
- Chocolate, coffee, and commerce
- Visiting a rainforest
- Extending the depth of field when shooting plants
- Assembling focus stacked images
- Capturing a time lapse of the volcano
- Packing for a river trip
- Making the most of downtime
- A convertible tripod
- Shooting with a long lens
- Packing smart for shooting in the city
- Photographing the architecture
- A visit to the market
- Touring a museum
- Raw vs. JPEG (an important decision)
- How much storage to bring
- Using multiple card wallets
- Mirroring to multiple drives
- The initial organization
- Closing slideshow
Taught by
Richard Harrington
