Make Great Shots – The Best Photography Course We Ever Made

‘Make Great Shots‘ is a photography course like no other. Not only do Blake and I take you on a ‘start to finish‘ adventure into Glacier National Park but the thing that makes this course so unique is that we focus on WHY we use a particular post processing method based entirely on the composition.

Whenever possible, we compose the shots together on location and then process those images together in Adobe Camera and Adobe Photoshop.

Come Along For The Ride

We let you virtually jump in the Jeep with us and hike through the colossal peaks of Montana in search of great shots. Together we work on our compositions to capture the epic beauty of these wild mountain scenes.

After each successful shoot we then load up our RAW files and collaborate on the best way to process the image to get the best results.

We share techniques and ideas to make the most of the images from this spectacular adventure and demonstrate powerful post processing methods that you’ll be able to use in your own photography.

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My New Book ‘Stories Within Stories By Gavin Hardcastle‘ Out Now

Copies of my new fine art landscape photography hardback book are now shipping. Learn more.

My New Course – Exposure Blending Simplified

In ‘Exposure Blending Simplified‘, my goal is to demystify the dark art of blending your exposures in a way that’s easy to understand and emulate in your own photography. You’ll learn exactly how I blend exposures from some of my best images and how I deal with the common mistakes that we all make. I’ll show you how to squeeze every ounce of image quality out of your photos.

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Canadian Rockies Photography Workshop 2025

Would you like to take your landscape photography to the next level while standing in front of the most impressive vistas this world has to offer? Where better to hone your photography skills than the Canadian Rockies? Learn more.

‘Mastering Sharpness’

I decided to create my course ‘Mastering Sharpness‘ to teach you the essential foundations for creating the sharpest images possible with your camera. Click here to learn more about these tutorials.

Chasing Awe Ebook

I’m delighted to announce that the digital version of ‘Chasing Awe With Gavin Hardcastle’ is now available as an instant E-book download in the form of a PDF. To learn more about this legendary tome of inspirational (some might say life-changing) wonderment click here.

Have you ever tried to fix a problem in Photoshop only to end up launching your laptop at the wall while foaming at the mouth? What you’re experiencing is a state that I call ‘ShopRage’.

Don’t feel bad about it. We’ve all been there, more than once. What you need is someone to guide you through the rage-inducing frustration of using Photoshop so that you can unleash its amazing potential for improving your own photography

Relax and breathe a sigh of relief because ‘Photoshop For Morons 2‘ is finally here.

I was inspired to create this online photography course after one of my students emailed me and asked “Gavin, can you just teach me Photoshop as if I was a complete moron?”. I knew immediately I had a great concept for a series of Photoshop tutorials that would help people overcome the many quirks and annoyances of Photoshop and get them beyond the usual roadblocks to understanding how it all works. Learn more about Photoshop For Morons…

Composition Made Easy – Online Photography Course – Chapter 2

Empower yourself with the know-how and capability to create inspiring compositions with your own camera and a deeper understanding of what makes a beautiful image.

This chapter consists of 5 practical videos (totaling 67 minutes) that show you exactly how I deconstruct my thought process while shooting in the field. You can easily recreate all of the steps that I demonstrate while you’re out shooting your own images.

Learn more about Chapter 2 ‘Tricks of the Trade’

Composition Made Easy – Online Photography Course – Chapter 1

When you want to create jaw dropping landscape photography images, you’ll find that the art of composition will improve your images more than any other skill set. Composition Made Easy is an online photography course that I created to help my students create the quality of images they’ve always dreamed of.

Learn more about Chapter 1 ‘Finding The Shot’