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Enlightening and easy to understand

Alan Shapiro is a phenomenal photographer and artist. His thought process and techniques are enlightening and easy to understand.

Patricia Stokes
Fall City, Washington

Friendly to all levels of photographic competence

Yes,I learned new techniques and perspectives on creativity in color in clear, under stable concise fashion that is user friendly to all levels of photographic competence with Visual Wilderness Online Classes.

Rena Goodriend-Leve
Chicago ,USA

Eager for further on line classes with Alan Shapiro

I enjoyed the class immensely and am eager for further on line classes with Alan Shapiro on Visual Wilderness.

Sue Reyman

Excellent webinar

Excellent webinar by Visual Wilderness., giving me the info I need. Alan Shapiro is a very good teacher.

Richard Kaylin
Grand Junction, Colorado

A great learning experience for me

Visual Wilderness Online Classes offered a great learning experience for me. I have been trying to get to the next level in my post-processing and this really helped. It opened up many new doors for me and challenges me to many new creative possibilities.

Jack Tsuji
Los Angeles, California

best explanatory process of there topics

I love the whole idea of Visual Wilderness Online Classes, the people chosen or who I have seen indicated above, really take there time to give the best explanatory process of there topics. I also like the face that I can pick and choose my topic for a very very reasonable price.

Diane DeMont
Seneca South Carolina

Visual Wilderness Online Classes are brilliant!

The hands on demonstration portion of the Visual Wilderness Online Classes are brilliant! Such a great way to learn!

Pat Rhubottom

Alan is a master of color & light

Alan has always been a favorite of mine. Having him share his technique on  Visual Wilderness  has been fabulous. Alan, is a master of color & light, and a fabulous teacher.

Jeri Mearns
Kiawah Island, South Carolina

Presentation was very informative

Alan Shapiro’s presentation was very informative. His combination of several texture layers certainly gives painterly results.

Marjorie Prescott
La Jolla, California

He is a dynamic, fascinating presenter

Alan Shapiro‘s work is inspirational. And aspirational. He is a dynamic, fascinating presenter. He is very generous with explaining how to set up the home studio, what lighting to use and why, product and resource lists. And it’s fun while you are learning! Bingo!

Leslie Baker
Los Angeles California, USA

Past Articles

Here are latest inspirational stories, real-life examples and easy-to-understand nature photography articles that appeared in past issues of InFocus Newsletter.

Landscape photography from Geysir, Iceland by Jay Patel

Why I Use Photoshop Instead of Lightroom

Here are some essential nature photography techniques that requires Photoshop instead of Lightroom for post processing.

Abstract Nature photography of Rainbow Eucalyptus, Maui by Jay Patel

Creating & Selling Fine Art Prints

There is a sense of satisfaction seeing your landscape photography displayed on a wall. When done correctly, fine art prints can be a good source of revenue for nature and landscape photographers.

Cover for how to Bracket Photos in Landscape Photography Blog Post by Jay Patel

 Exposure Bracketing & Blending

There are certain scenes where the camera cannot contain the magic. The highlights are blown out. There are no shadows in the details. This is where exposure bracketing and blending can help you capture that powerful moment.

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