Lightpainting Grand Landscapes

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In the third segment of his popular Lightpainting series, Dave Black is out on location in the amazing Grand Teton National Park. Learn how to lightpaint entire landscapes that can include everything from man-made structures to flowing waterways and majestic vistas! Dave teaches you about the gear that you’ll need, how to find the optimal camera settings for your situation, the importance of doing a daytime site survey, and all along the way he shares tips and tricks that he has learned from over a decade of lightpainting.

Introduction (02:21) Join Dave on location in Grand Tetons National Park as he goes over the concepts that will be covered in this class.
Lightpainting Gear (12:55) From cameras to tripods to light sources, Dave covers it all.
Site Survey: Moulton Barn (05:35) Scouting your location in the daylight hours is helpful for looking for shooting angles, safety concerns, and getting yourself set up for a successful night time shoot.
Lightpainting Moulton Barn: Part 1 (21:08) With the sun having set, Dave is at the Moulton Barns on Mormon Row with the Teton range in the background getting set up for the first lightpainting.
Lightpainting Moulton Barn: Part 2 (15:37) Learn how to perform Dave's soft focus lightpainting technique.
Site Survey: Corral Barn (04:12) A new location requires a new daytime site survey.
Lightpainting Corral Barn: Part 1 (15:19) Every location brings its own set of characteristics, challenges, and beauty.
Site Survey: Schwabacher Landing (07:40) Schwabacher landing is along a waterway and includes a lot of obstacles to scout out and prepare for along with finding the best angles for your shoot.
Lightpainting Schwabacher Landing: Part 1 (11:49) Using a water element offers amazing opportunities for including reflections in your lightpainting.
Lightpainting Schwabacher Landing: Part 2 (07:06) There are a number of great vantage points along Schwabacher Landing and Dave has moved to a new location for a different lightpainting.
Lightpainting Schwabacher Landing: Part 3 (14:06) A little further down the river Dave has set up for the final shoot of the class, a little soft focus technique, and some closing thoughts about the process.

Course Time: 01 Hours 57 Minutes

C. Walker

Mar 27 2013

Absolutely fantastic course! Dave Black's excitement about light painting is contagious! I can't wait to go out and try light painting landscapes! Thanks Kelbytraining and Dave Black for this delightfully educational course!
M. Dawson

Mar 4 2013

A whole new idea about night shots for me. Enjoyed it all, including the banjo.
L. Harm

Feb 28 2013

Loved, loved, loved this. Dave Black made this so much fun! Really enjoyed his fun since of humor. Thank you. I hope you do more of these, Dave! Would love to follow you around to learn more in person. You are great!
B. Jansen-Reynaud

Feb 18 2013

Fantastic, loved it...
W. Hamming

Feb 15 2013

Love Dave Black! Great job, looks like lots of fun. Can't wait to go out and give it a try!
M. Lavoie

Jan 29 2013

Scott K. had to have a big old s*** eating grin when he saw this video the 1st time. ;-) This is high quality and fabulous. I cannot recommend Dave's work highly enough. I am loving his passion for teaching and shooting as well. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
G. Hill

Jan 27 2013

Dave is the man!!! This was just the most awesome night photography I've ever seen. Can't wait to survey some areas for "Light Painting"!
G. Zanni

Jan 25 2013

As a nature photographer, I really loved this course. Simple, clear and inspiring!
F.

Jan 25 2013

Well done Mr. Black! Everything was so crystal clear and it was cool to see you get so excited after the first few shots. All of the final results were awesome!! Thanks for three great classes!!!!
T. Higgins

Jan 22 2013

This was so much fun . Can't wait to get out and try it my self!
P. Biederman

Jan 22 2013

Photographic artistry, inspirational, technologically sophisticated and fun. I really enjoyed the real time artistic development of your creative images including your enthusiasm. Thank you.
A. Badenhorst

Jan 18 2013

Very well done Dave, thank you so much. love your way of teaching! Greetings from Switzerland. ---- No, I'd keep it between us
P. Lovell

Jan 15 2013

Absolutely AWESOME. The enthusiasm/Passion Dave displays in his training is so inspirational that I've got to grab my gear and get headed. I shoot automobiles and have already lined up my first lightpainting try, so thanks Dave and I'm really going to put attending one of your workshops at the top of my MUST DO list. Thanks to Kelby Training for making this possible. Paul Lovell
M. Orr

Jan 15 2013

Dave Black did an excellent job explaining and demonstrating what 'light painting' involves and how to do it. I am ready to try something new.
M. Lestage

Jan 14 2013

Love the Dave Black videos! Great energy and enthusiasm he brings with teaching.
S. VanHerpen

Jan 14 2013

Well, welcome to Kelby Training (in his best John Wayne)! An informational cornucopia of lightpainting. Dave is getting better all the time. Great stuff, love the searchlight holsters. You'd better draw, or you'll be sucking photons!
R. Blair

Jan 14 2013

Dave is such a great instructor. It's so much fun to see someone who truly enjoys his work and gets excited about his photography. I'll be trying this out in the future.
D. Dillon

Jan 13 2013

That was a terrific lesson. I had watched the other two Dave Black light painting videos but this one inspired me to go back and watch again. As was already stated, I love to watch Dave's excitement over what he's doing. He does such a great job explaining about ways of light painting I never even considered. I've thought about shots I've lit or shot using HDR but this brings a whole other way of doing things. I can't wait to try some of this out. Thanks for providing this series of training. Great subject and excellent instruction.
J. Ruthig

Jan 13 2013

Very fun video and presenter! I HAVE to try this after watching Dave. It is truly amazing and exciting and also challenging! Thanks for this AMAZING series!!!
P. Harmon

Jan 12 2013

I'm a new fan of Dave! I love the humor of Joe Mcnally, but Dave has me giggling every time he does his rapid clicking of his torch, and every time he does his cowboy introduction. Would love to buy these guys a beer. Keep up the good work and very inspiring work!
S. Karmakar

Jan 12 2013

Dave thanks a lot for sharing your unique technique with us. I have followed your previous two tutorials. This one completes the total area Still Life, Model and now Landscape. I am from India, and in India I have learned first about the Light Painting but how this technique can be used for other fields that I came to know from your tutorial. I think your kelbytraining courses could not have been completed without this class. Thanks again for the education on this field.
S. Mendoza Hochmann

Jan 12 2013

As usual for Dave Black and Kelby Training, a great course! It was not only really fun to watch it and learn from it, but the end results of the pictures was beautiful. Outstanding. Thank you Kelby Training and thank you Dave Black. I wish Dave Black had a Facebook Page to Like!
C. Riley

Jan 11 2013

Another home run by Dave Black. Pure awesomeness.
P. Bancroft

Jan 11 2013

I greatly enjoyed this class. Although I have never tried lightpainting, I find the results intriguing. Dave Black is a master at explaining. Also, it is refreshing to see an instructor as excited as he is by what he is doing. I've seen all three of his videos on lightpainting and each is terrific. Another aspect that is fantastic about this class is that he went to such interesting and recognizable places for his shots. This would be something that would make other classes extra special if they were presented in recognizable photography spots like this class was. Kelby Training is sincere in helping photographers the best way they can. I have learned so much from being a member. Thanks so much for your efforts and the efforts of your wonderful instructors.
S. Rand

Jan 11 2013

I will be going back to his other light painting courses. I absolutely LOVE how excited he gets when he gets a great shot and I also appreciate how he gives great commentary and clear directions on what he is doing and why!
R. Lawson

Jan 11 2013

0utstanding video. Dave opens up a new way to photograph landscapes.
R. Westly

Jan 11 2013

Excellent series... now I need to get and see what i can do!
R. Turner

Jan 10 2013

Excellent job! Very informative, and highly motivating. The results are stunning. Thank you.
R. Melton

Jan 10 2013

Absolutely great course! It was very fun to learn from Dave - I enjoyed every bit of it. Although I had tried a little light painting before, I had never experienced it on the scale that he introduced. I can't wait to get started practicing it.
P. Grambo

Jan 9 2013

What a fantastic class. I am really amazed that it's possible to light up so vast areas sufficiently with a couple of torches. And the end result is just breathtaking. I can't wait to go out to put my new knowledge to practice. A truly inspiring class, this one. Just brilliant...
M. Zidel

Jan 9 2013

It is great to learn from Dave. He is the worlds oldest child. Every exposure is like Christmas morning. As it should be. I love it.

CAMERAS, LENSES, & ACCESSORIES

LIGHTS & ACCESSORIES

Inova Bolt 2L Flashlight
Brinkmann Max Million II Spotlight
Brinkmann Max Million II Extra Battery
Brinkmann Snap-On Lens Filters
Honeycomb Grid - 10 degree
PocketWizard MultiMAX Transceivers (they could also use the new Flex TT5 remote triggering system as well)
Princeton Tec Head Lamp

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Your InstructorDave BlackCommercial Sports Photographer

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