Free Online Surf Photography Course

The learning surf photography course is now available for free on learningsurfphotography.com.

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Nothing makes me happier than getting a great surf photo that I know I’m going to print and hang on my wall. It’s taken years of research, thousands of dollars of equipment, and endless trial and error to reach a point where I’m confident I can get the shot I want when I head to the beach.

This course compresses the knowledge I’ve picked up and delivers it to you, so you can skip the most annoying and expensive mistakes, and start taking surf photos you’re proud of, faster than ever.

This part of the course is going to cover the essential knowledge that you need to take better surf photos, I’m going to run through a few of the real fundamentals of photography things that effect your exposure like aperture, shutter speed and ISO and I’m going to relate those specifically to surf photos.

You’re going to see examples of different effects that aperture and shutter speed have on surf photos, I’m also going to give you a really really quick bluffers guide to surf photo settings so if you just want to watch one video and then get out there to the beach then that’s the one to go for .

I’ll run through the rules of thumb that you should take to get sharp,  in focus surf photos in a variety of conditions then we’re going to break it down and go into a bit more detail, we’re going to talk about things like working with surfers and some other essential parts of the surf photography process so that you can build a foundation to build upon with your practice and your experience.

Links to different parts of the free surf photography course:

1. Find Your Ideal Surf Photography Kit
   1. Find Your Ideal Surf Photography Kit Introduction
   2. Find the Surf Photographs you want to take
   3. The Best Lenses for Surf Photography
   4. The Best Camera For Your Surf Photography
2. Surf Photography – Essential Knowledge
   1. Quick Start Settings for Surf Photography
   2. Shutter Speed in Surf Photography
   3. Aperture in Surf Photography
   4. ISO for Surf Photography
   5. Focus Modes for Surf Photography
   6. What You Need to Know About Equivalence for Surf Photography
   7. Working With Surfers
   8. Minimum Shutter Speed in Aperture Priority and Manual Mode
3. Land Surf Photography Basics
   1. Land Surf Photography Introduction
   2. Basic Angles for Surf Photography From the Land
   3. Using Long Lenses for Surf Photography
   4. Tripods, Monopods and Hand Held Shooting
4. Water Surf Photography – Get the Right Gear
   1. Water Surf Photography Gear Introduction
   2. Water Housings for Surf Photography
   3. Which Port to Use For Surf Photography
   4. Pistol Grips and Leashes for Surf Photography
   5. Water Shooting Essentials
   6. Personal Flotation for Surf Photography
5. Water Surf Photography – Technique
   1. Water Surf Photography – Technique Introduction
   2. Dry Port Technique for Surf Photography
   3. Wet Port Technique for Surf Photography
   4. Positioning for Surf Photography in the Water
   5. Fisheye Techniques for Surf Photography
   6. Underwater Surf Photography
   7. Over Under, 50/50 or Split Photos for Surf Photography
6. Creative Surf Photography
   1. Creative Surf Photography Introduction
   2. Basic Composition Tips for Surf Photography
   3. Make the Most of the Light for Surf Photography
   4. Long Exposure Surf Photography
   5. Close Up Surf Photography
   6. Photographing Small Waves
   7. An Introduction to Surf Flash Photography
   8. Shallow Depth of Field With a Macro Lens
7.  Post Processing Surf Photos With Adobe Lightroom
   1. An Introduction to Post Processing Surf Photos
   2. Mobile Image Processing for Surf Photography
   3. Introduction to Adobe Lightroom
   4. Dawn SUP Surf Photography Post Processing
   5. Underwater SUP Surf Photography Post Processing
   6. Remote Flash Surf Photography Post Processing
   7. Underwater Wave Surf Photography Post Processing
   8. New Zealand Lineup Surf Photography Post Processing
   9. Close Up Black and White Surf Photography Post Processing
8. Sharing Your Surf Photos
   1. Introduction to Sharing Your Surf Photos
   2. Getting Surf Photos Published
   3. Selling Surf Photographs to Surfers
   4. Printing Surf Photographs