Masterclasses

1 Introduction: Paul explains the outline of the course and the different learning steps he’ll guide you through

2 Early Beginnings

3 The 20-60-20 Philosophy

4 Encounter: Black Bear  

5 Goal Setting - A Roadmap to Solutions  

6 Toolkit: Your Essential Mental Checklist

7 Encounter: Coastal Wolves  

8 Toolkit: Memorise Functionality  

9 Get Noticed - Be One Step Ahead   

10 Left Brain/Right Brain   

11 Composition: Refining your Images

12 Toolkit: Some Quickfire Tips    

13 Encounter: The Leopard Seal Story 

14 Ethics & Curiosity 

15 Farewell for Now 

16 Getting My First Camera

17. Essential Books

18 Key Creative Influences

19 Encounter: Coastal Wolves Live

20 Keeping the Camera Stable

21 Brainstorming: Jumpstart your Brain

22 Creating the Image: Ice Waterfall

23 Start with Local Projects

24 Using Camera Traps

25 What's in the Bag: Lenses & Speciality Lenses

26 Mental Health - Little Voices

27 Building Towards an Iconic Image

28 Developing your Photography Project

29 Free up your Mind

30 Always be Ready

31 Encounter with a 2nd Black Bear

32 Breathing in

33 What's in the Bag: my Underwater Set up

34 Creating the Image: Orca Ballet

35 Nature Bathing: Switching off

36 Learning the Craft of Photography

37 1st Assignment for National Geographic

38 Overcoming Rejection

39 How Do I Get a Job at Nat Geo

40 Creative Use of Depth of Field

41 Structuring the Story

42 Black & White or Colour?

43 Developing Your Photographic Style

44 Creative Use of Shutterspeed

45 Encounter: Logging Devastation

46 Creative Use of Rear Synch Flash

47 Encounter: A Raft of Otters

48 Paul's Editing Process

49 The Business of Photography

50 Using Social Media

Paul Nicklen Masterclass

<p>The complete Paul Nicklen Masterclass. 50 Episodes over 5 hours of incredible teaching from Paul. Paul will teach you how to create evocative and powerful images that can help conservation causes and change the world for the better. Filmed entirely on location with Paul, this exclusive course is a tell all from Paul as he take you on a deep dive ito share his photographic tips &amp; tricks, ethos and methods with you. Watch and learn from Paul as he has photo encounters with bears, wolves and otters on the islands off Vancouver Island. Paul teaches his techniques for photographing on land and under the ocean. Learn from a true master of wildlife photography.</p>

Get the complete online photography masterclass of 50 episodes.  You will learn Paul's cornerstone techniques such as his 20-60-20 rule, photo sketching and goal setting. Discover his essential checklists and  learn to apply them to your own photography. 

Paul Nicklen Masterclass

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