Video Training / Photography and Photoshop Tutorials →Learn to Read Topo Maps - An Essential Skill for Landscape Photographers

Join naturalist, photographer, and outdoor educator Meredith Fontana to learn how to read a topographic map – an essential skill if you want to find the best locations to take landscape photographs.
In this course you will learn:
The basics of topographic maps, including how to read contour lines, identify elevations, and understand the topography of the land.Where to find and topographic maps to use for your own trips.How to use topographic maps to plan your shots, including how to find the best angles and locations for your photo shoots.How to use Google Earth to better visualize topographic maps on a virtual landscape.
This course is for:
Anyone who loves to explore the outdoors and escape the crowds. Hikers, backpackers, cyclists, and overlanders will find this course especially useful.Beginner to advanced photography enthusiasts. You do not need experience reading a topographic maps to take this course.Anyone who wants to capture the beauty of our planet with a camera, no matter what type of camera you have.