2015
Lynda
Richard Harrington
37m 17s
English

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. This unique course introduces you to the culture, countryside, and wildlife of Costa Rica, but also shows how to shoot photographs and video in challenging situations travel photographers face in many places.
Rich organizes the lessons by location and activity, so you can dive right into the type of photography that interests you: nature, landscape, macro, underwater, street, or architecture. First he covers packing and planning for a trip to Costa Rica. Then he visits five uniquely beautiful locations, starting with the remote mountain town of Monteverde, where he gets "close up" to wildlife and takes a GoPro along on a zipline tour. At Manuel Antonio, he shows how to shoot at the beach—in and out of the water—and create awe-inspiring time lapses. In Arenal Rich enters the rainforest and shoots with local chocolate and coffee growers, and in Caño Negro, he takes a river-boat tour. The trip ends in San José, the capital of Costa Rica, which offers great opportunities for shooting street photography and architecture.
The course closes with some in-field workflow tips to keep your images safe, and some post-production techniques to develop your photos in Lightroom, Photoshop, and Camera Raw.
Topics include:
Understanding the geography of Costa Rica
Packing and planning
Photographing wildlife
Taking a GoPro on a zipline ride
Shooting at the beach and on the river
Visiting the rainforest
Enjoying local products: coffee, chocolate, and more
Managing your data in the field: storage cards and drives


1. On the Road to Costa Rica 21m 50s
The geography of Costa Rica and what you need to plan for 6m 24s
Essential items to pack for a trip to Central America 7m 24s
Mixing photographic styles (travel, landscape, personal/family) 3m 26s
Health and safety while traveling 4m 36s
2. Monteverde 1h 17m
Packing for a trip to the mountains 3m 52s
Advice when walking in a cloud forest 4m 38s
Photographing hummingbirds 4m 28s
Post-processing hummingbird photos 11m 24s
Photographing insects and reptiles 3m 36s
Post-processing insects and reptiles 11m 26s
Photographing flowers in low-light (HDR single pass) 2m 42s
Refining flower images - Part 1 8m 57s
Refining flower images - Part 2 5m 45s
Photographing the landscape in HDR 3m 45s
Stitching together a panorama photograph 8m 45s
Refining the panorama photo 8m 7s
3. Ziplining 24m 34s
Packing for a zipline trip 4m 55s
Safety first: the people 3m 47s
Getting POV (point of view) shots 2m 14s
Safety next: the gear 6m 9s
Postprocessing GoPro shots 7m 29s
4. Manuel Antonio Beach 33m 4s
Packing for the beach 4m 23s
A visit to Manuel Antonio National Park 3m 25s
Photographing mammals 3m 7s
Taking photos of reptiles 3m 48s
Photographing a spider web 2m 19s
Touring the mangroves 3m 28s
Shooting photos of the ocean and the beachfront 2m 34s
Capturing a sunset time lapse 2m 0s
Creating the sunset time lapse 8m 0s
5. Arenal: Coffee, Chocolate, a Rain Forest, and a Volcano! 42m 34s
Packing for Arenal 6m 52s
Taking an impact photo of a waterfall 1m 57s
Developing the waterfall 9m 52s
Chocolate, coffee, and commerce 2m 29s
Visiting a rainforest 3m 23s
Extending the depth of field when shooting plants 3m 36s
Assembling focus stacked images 7m 27s
Capturing a time lapse of the volcano 6m 58s
6. Cano Negro: Shooting Down a River 11m 16s
Packing for a river trip 3m 46s
Making the most of downtime 2m 8s
A convertible tripod 2m 15s
Shooting with a long lens 3m 7s
7. San Jose: The Capital City 11m 44s
Packing smart for shooting in the city 4m 37s
Photographing the architecture 2m 34s
A visit to the market 1m 58s
Touring a museum 2m 35s
8. A Field Workflow for Data Management 11m 55s
Raw vs. JPEG (an important decision) 2m 3s
How much storage to bring 3m 18s
Using multiple card wallets 2m 26s
Mirroring to multiple drives 2m 29s
The initial organization 1m 39s
Conclusion 25s
Closing slideshow 25s

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