INTRODUCING

THE LIGHT COLLECTION

  • Seven brand-new video tutorials. One great price.

  • See more opportunities in the field by learning to work with a broader range of light, including: dappled light, reflected light, backlight, sunrise and sunset, twilight, and night

  • Learn new processing skills and improve your ability to work with complex files

  • Build your confidence in working with dynamic, challenging light

  • This exclusive collection is available through June 10, 2025

  • Own it for just $99

Did you miss our 2024 course, the Workflow Collection?

In addition to the brand new Light Collection, you can also buy the Workflow Collection until June 10.
You can learn more about the Workflow Collection here.

What’s Inside

  • 7 brand-new tutorial videos from top nature photographers

  • Nearly 6 hours of photography education

  • A cohesive set of lessons including an introduction on improving your ability to see the key characteristics of natural light, along with in-depth chapters exploring six different kinds of light

  • Detailed PDF guide (47 pages) with video timestamps for easy navigation

  • High-quality 1440p video files, downloadable to your devices

  • Original raw and layered project files for some of the case studies

  • Transcripts and English subtitle files

  • Discount codes for software, plugins, educational resources, and our other tutorials

  • Inspiration and practical lessons that you can immediately apply in your photography

Course Details

  • Sean Bagshaw: The Characteristics of Light

    Sean’s comprehensive introduction reviews the key qualities of light we can look for in the field, how improving our observation skills can create new opportunities, and how light can be interpreted during post-processing.

  • Nick Page: Working with Dappled Light

    Nick shares his key lessons for seeing and photographing dappled light in the field, and then takes us into Lightroom and Photoshop to work through two challenging case studies from start-to-finish.

  • Eric Bennett: Working with Reflected Light

    Reflected light can be challenging to see in the field so Eric walks us through a diverse range of examples before sharing his lessons for bringing out the best with reflected light during the processing stage.

  • Alex Noriega: Working with Backlight

    Backlight is one of the most powerful types of light for nature photography—and also one of the most challenging. After showing many examples of backlighting, Alex works through three detailed case studies.

  • Michael Shainblum: Sunrise and Sunset

    Michael shares his complete process for working with sunrise and sunset light, including scouting, adapting to conditions, and approaching scenes with intention. Michael also walks us through four case studies.

  • Sarah Marino: Twilight and the Blue Hour

    Sarah walks us through the full progression of twilight, offering lessons on how to see the nuances of light during this time of day. Sarah also shares a processing case study, offering two interpretations of the light.

  • Joshua Cripps: Nighttime Light

    Joshua takes us through three different types of nighttime light: starlight, deep twilight, and lightpainting. He then combines the three into a single scene, walking us through his work in the field and in processing.

Learn to see, photograph, and process light in new ways.

There is nothing else like the 2025 Light Collection available today!

The course begins with a comprehensive introduction to one of the most important subjects for nature photographers, followed by six chapters covering different kinds of natural light. Our goals for the course include helping you:

• See more opportunities while you are out in the field, with practical lessons on how you can develop your observation skills to better see the nuances of natural light,

• Develop your skills and confidence in working with more challenging types of light, including learning to be more adaptable and open-minded in the field, and

• Build your processing knowledge specifically related to light.

We designed this course as a cohesive workshop on working with natural light, and you will benefit from a diverse range of approaches across the seven chapters. You will undoubtedly find many new tools and techniques to apply to your images, direction and inspiration for your own artistic vision, and a renewed excitement for nature photography. 

These seven chapters are exclusively available in the Light Collection—and only through June 10, 2025.

Brought to you by seven leading nature photographers.

Sean Bagshaw

Sean is a landscape and travel photographer, educator, and outdoor enthusiast based in Oregon. Sean's background in education integrates well with his photography, allowing him to share his technical know-how and artistic vision with the nature photography community.

Eric Bennett

While Eric spends most of his time exploring the deserts near his current home in Utah, photography has taken him to over 30 different countries, from the coastlines of Australia to the glaciers of the Arctic, in search of new experiences and landscapes.

Alex Noriega

Alex is a nature photographer and photography educator traveling the American West full time in his RV. He is best known for his intimate style of composition and distinctive post-processing, featuring overlooked subjects and details in ephemeral moments of light.

Joshua Cripps

Joshua is a landscape photographer who has garnered worldwide acclaim for his breathtaking images of our planet’s wild places. He grew up in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and has been exploring the “Range of Light” for most of his life.

Nick Page

Nick hails from a small town in Southeastern Washington state.  He is the host of the Landscape Photography Podcast, a workshop instructor, a professional photographer, and a history nerd.  He considers his job the best in the world: traveling around the world teaching photography to other like-minded passionate photographers.

Sarah Marino

Sarah is a photographer, nature enthusiast, and writer based in rural southwestern Colorado. In addition to photographing grand landscapes, she is known for her photographs of smaller subjects including intimate landscapes, abstract renditions of natural subjects, and creative portraits of plants.

Michael Shainblum

Michael is a photographer, filmmaker, and educator based in San Francisco, California. He has been working professionally as a photographer and filmmaker for 18 years, since the age of 16. Michael is known for his still photography, films, and timelapes featuring natural landscapes, cityscapes, and aerial views.

Who is the Light Collection for?

Any photographer, from beginner to advanced, who wants to improve their ability to see and work with a broader range of natural light will find both inspiration and practical lessons in the Light Collection. You will benefit from a range of approaches and styles represented in the seven chapters.

This collection is for you if you want to:

  • Build your observation skills and learn to adapt to changing conditions so you can take advantage of more opportunities while out in nature.

  • Learn to see opportunities for impactful photography throughout the day.

  • Expand your ability to work with challenging lighting conditions.

  • Feel inspired and motivated to create more photos of your own with many new skills and ideas to apply.

  • Improve your field practices and processing skills without having to go on an expensive workshop. The Light Collection is a high-quality, comprehensive course offered at an affordable price.

  • Learn from seven top nature photographers in a single place.

  • Build your knowledge around working with dappled light, backlight, reflected light, sunrise and sunset light, twilight, and nighttime light.

This collection is not for you if:

  • You are most concerned about technical details and camera settings. We cover those things but they are only a small part of this collection.

  • You want to generate images with AI.

  • You prefer to use one-click presets in your photo processing.

  • You are not interested in learning more about using Adobe Photoshop and its tools.

AVAILABLE THROUGH JUNE 10, 2025

Get Both the Light Collection and the Workflow Collection

In response to requests from our communities, we are also offering another opportunity to purchase our 2024 course, the Workflow Collection.

In addition to the brand new 2025 Light Collection described on this page, you can also buy the 2024 Workflow Collection until June 10.

You can learn more about the Workflow Collection here, or purchase it using the button below.

  • Our brand new 2025 course, available through June 10

  • Seven chapters, all about working with natural light in the field and during processing

  • Almost six hours of video education

  • Our 2024 course, available through June 10

  • Seven courses, all focused on a different workflow topic

  • Over 8 hours of photography education plus 3 hours of bonus content

Our Thoughts About the Light Collection

You can also read customer reviews for Learn Nature Photography here.

Nick Page: I am honored to be a part of this collection of tutorials. The others have done an incredible job outlining their use of the various types of light as well as how they handle that light both in the field and post processing. Josh’s “light at night” tutorial is a fun and inspiring look at creative ways to add your own light in night scenes. I also found the simple tools in the hands of masters like Alex and Michael to be an eye opener—its amazing how awesome simple tools can be when used well! Sarah and Eric do amazing jobs of showing how beautiful the subtle light of twilight and reflected light can be with their beautiful photography, and Sean’s primer on the the quality of light sets a great tone for the entire collection. Again I am just honored to be a part of this collection!

Sean Bagshaw: Light could be the most important—and often most misunderstood—element in landscape photography. With the Light Collection, I think this amazing team has created something unique and special. Seeing how each instructor thinks about, photographs, and develops a specific type of light was mind-expanding. Even this 30-year student of light came away with numerous aha moments.

Joshua Cripps: I am consistently blown away by this team, and the thought and care they put into their tutorials in this collection. I found endless helpful ideas, a-ha moments, and important reminders as I watched the videos. This is a very unique collection, one I am proud to be part of.

Sarah Marino: I learned so much from watching all the Light Collection videos. Each member of the Learn Nature Photography team is an excellent teacher, and I love that we are each able to bring a unique perspective on nature photography while also pulling together a very cohesive course. Sean’s introduction lays the groundwork for seeing light in more nuanced ways and he shows many examples of how better observation skills can help a photographer see more opportunities in the field. While I think I am pretty good at the “in the field” part of seeing light, I made pages of notes about new processing techniques to try as I watched Alex, Michael, Josh, Nick, and Eric process their example photos. My colleagues are each masters at processing challenging files and I now have some new ideas for how I can revisit some of my older files. Each video offers an inspiring mix of creative ideas and practical lessons. I feel lucky to be part of this team!

Alex Noriega: I don’t believe that there is anything else like this collection available for nature photographers. I’m amazed at the amount of knowledge my six colleagues have packed into each of their respective tutorials, giving a comprehensive look at perhaps the most important subject in photography. Along with composition, an understanding of light is one of the keys to mastering this artform, and I’m so proud of what we’ve put together here.

Michael Shainblum: I’m truly honored to be part of this incredible team of photographers—not only as colleagues, but as friends. We’ve poured our hearts and souls into these classes to create a truly unique and inspiring educational experience. We hope you enjoy our new Light Collection as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Eric Bennett: I’ve been making tutorial videos for over 10 years now in hopes to help photographers unlock their full potential and be able to tap into their unbridled creativity. So the chance to work with this like-minded team of talented photographers to create a unique, cohesive collection has been nothing short of remarkable. Just like our previous release, the Light Collection demonstrates a plethora of knowledge, editing techniques, and compositional theory pertaining to natural light that will undoubtedly help you to elevate your photography and most importantly, understand nature on an even deeper level.

Why We Formed Learn Nature Photography

We are all full-time nature photographers with decades of experience teaching and creating educational resources. We knew that if we came together, we could create something special: the Learn Nature Photography education series.

We each bring a unique approach to creative expression and teaching. Our interests cover the full spectrum of nature photography from the grandest of landscapes to smaller, more intimate scenes, and everything in between. Our field practices, composition styles, and favorite types of natural light also vary widely. We each take a different approach to photo processing, printing, and sharing our work, as well.

Through our combined knowledge, we want to teach you the essential ideas and important nuances related to the full range of workflow for nature photography, from the initial concept for a photo to the final print. Our hope is that we can help you to think more creatively and realize your personal photographic vision in the most effective way possible.

We know that you have a lot of options for video tutorials and photography education. In creating the Learn Nature Photography partnership, we want to share cohesive, high-quality tutorials that offer both inspiration and practical information—and actually make a difference for your photography.

Frequently
Asked
Questions

  • After purchasing the Light Collection, you will receive an email with individual download links for each tutorial, which will contain video files and any accompanying raw or project files.

  • You will have indefinite access to the tutorials after downloading them. New download links can be provided if you ever lose access to the video files.

  • The Learn Nature Photography Light Collection is for sale through June 10, 2025.

  • We demonstrate processing techniques using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom (or Camera Raw), all available with the Creative Cloud Photography Plan. Most of the concepts presented in the Light Collection can also be applied in alternative image editing software.

    For creating luminosity masks, you can get the free TK Lum-Mask plugin or purchase the full TK9 plugin at a discounted rate with a code that will be provided as part of the collection.

  • To best implement the techniques and skills you will learn in these tutorials, you should have a camera, lenses ranging from wide to telephoto, and a sturdy tripod and remote. Any specific gear or apps used are mentioned in each individual tutorial.

  • Because we cover such a wide array of examples and situations with in-depth explanations and demonstrations, there are useful ideas and techniques for all photographers regardless of skill level.

  • Since the seven of us work together to carefully select the topics for each video course in order to provide the best tutorial package possible, they can only be purchased as the complete set.

    This way, you will have all of our unique and complementary contributions, and you won't miss out on essential ideas.

30-Day Guarantee

We’re certain you’ll be happy with all the new things you’ll learn in this collection. If for some reason you are not satisfied, and if we are unable to solve your issue, we will refund your purchase.