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How to Capture the Great Outdoors: Lesson 3 – Coastal Photography

THIS PAGE IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR OPG GOLD MEMBERS. In order to view this lesson, you must be logged in to your GOLD member account. Click here to log in.... View Content

How to Capture the Great Outdoors: Introduction

Over the next five lessons, I will walk you through some different aspects of landscapes that we can focus on. This list is not exhaustive by any means but will... View Content

How to Capture the Great Outdoors: Lesson 1 – The Wider Landscape

When you think about landscapes, what immediately comes to mind is the wide vista that takes in the whole scene. This isn’t surprising considering that when you first arrive to... View Content

How to Capture the Great Outdoors: Lesson 2 – Trees and Woodlands

Woodlands and trees can be fantastic subjects to focus on not only because of the different shapes and interesting textures they create, but also because they can add a very... View Content

How to Capture the Great Outdoors: Lesson 4 – Rivers and Streams

In this week’s lesson, we’ll be looking at rivers and streams. Some of what was covered in the last lesson on coastal photography will also apply here as we are... View Content

How to Capture the Great Outdoors: Lesson 5 – The Smaller Details

In this fifth and final lesson, we’ll be discussing something we touched on briefly in the previous lesson: the smaller details. The smaller details can be thought of as the... View Content

How to Be a Tourist in Your Own Town

What we really are talking about is storytelling with our images. How to use the tools in our toolkits to make a lasting impression on our viewers as to why... View Content

Lesson 1 - Setting the Stage: Architecture

What we will be learning is actually a genre of photography called Urban Photography. The goal of Urban Photography is to capture evocative images of both urban spaces, and the... View Content

Lesson 2 – Gather the Props: Culture

Every city I have ever been too has had its own vibe, defined by that city’s particular culture. Capturing this vibe is a matter of hitting on an image that... View Content

Lesson 3 – Bring on the Actors

Are you a people watcher like am? For as long as I can remember, I have always been one. I love to watch how everyone is going about their lives.... View Content

Lesson 4 – Backstage: Show the Real City

In this lesson of “How to Be A Tourist in Your Own Town”, we are going to take everything we have learned from the previous lessons, and seek out the... View Content

Lesson 5 – Putting it all Together

Showing a collection of photos with a central theme is a great way to tell a story. To create this course, I sat down and created an outline of the... View Content

Field Dispatch: Utah Part 2

Professional photographer Ian Plant describes his experiences photographing in the Faroe Islands and the deserts of Utah. He discusses techniques for drone and landscape photography. THIS VIDEO IS ONLY AVAILABLE... View Content

Field Dispatch: Kenya Part 2

Join pro nature photographer Ian Plant on his exciting photo safari in Kenya, where he photographs lions, leopards, and the local Maasai people at night! As always, Ian shares some... View Content

Field Dispatch: Norway

In this exciting field dispatch, professional photographer Ian Plant travels to the beautiful fjords of Norway, where he encounters a lot of rain and clouds. Ian offers tips for getting... View Content

Field Dispatch: Western United States

In this field dispatch, professional photographer Ian Plant shares some of the images and stories from his recent trip through the Western U.S. He discusses the importance of building extra... View Content

OPG GOLD LIVE: Critique-A-Palooza

Pro photographer Ian Plant will be hosting the next OPG GOLD LIVE class on June 7th, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. CT. He will dedicate the entire class to critiquing Gold... View Content

Field Dispatch: Utah

In this exciting field dispatch, professional photographer Ian Plant travels to the desert of Utah to explore slot canyons, and photograph the stunning sandstone landscape from the air with his... View Content

Field Dispatch: Ethiopia

Ian Plant travels to Ethiopia where he shoots on the edge of light, sharing his favorite techniques for making daring photos at twilight, night, and in low light. Join Ian... View Content

Field Dispatch: Badlands and Wyoming

Pro photographer Ian Plant discusses some of his favorite techniques for making landscape images that stand out from the rest while sharing recent photos from the Badlands of South Dakota,... View Content

Field Dispatch: Kenya

Ian Plant takes a moment during his photo adventure in Kenya to discuss "photography with attitude," offering three ways that you can break free from the conformist mold to create... View Content

Lesson 1: Make, Don’t Take

It all begins by seeing the world around you with a creative eye; this course will help you to do just that. It will give you a creative tool set... View Content

Lesson 2: Be In The Moment

Of all the modules in this course, this is the most important to master. It will lay the foundation for everything that is to come. What is so important here?... View Content

Lesson 3: Create a Story

Telling a story in your images is a sure-fire way to make an emotional connection with your viewers. With this week's lesson, we begin learning the concepts and tools to... View Content