Travel Photography: New Zealand's Coast

Follow along with landscape photographer Justin Reznick as he travels to the stormy Punakaiki coast on the South Island of New Zealand.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Photographing the Punakaiki Coast

• Introduction to the Punakaiki coast
• Shutter speed strategies when photographing surf
• Working a coastal shot with safety in mind
• Isolating a subject with a telephoto lens
• Shooting a long exposure of the surf
• Reviewing the beach location

2. Working Quickly on a Secluded Beach at Low Tide

• The importance of researching the best locations
• Photographing a natural arch and dressing for the location
• Wading into the water to add drama to the foreground
• Taking multiple bracketed exposures to capture a wider dynamic range
• Working the foamy streaks created by swirling waves
• Final shots in a rising tide, from waves to sea stacks
• Processing the beach photos in Lightroom and Photoshop
• Fixing an image by increasing canvas size and using Content-Aware Fill

3. Photographing the Pancake Rocks

• Exploring the Pancake Rocks location
• Photographing water spray from a blow hole
• Capturing an abstract image of waves at dusk
• Chasing the last of the light on the coast
• Blending exposures from the Pancake Rocks in Photoshop
• Post-processing the abstract waves image

4. Image Review: The Wintery Coast

• Reviewing the final selects from the coastal shoot