Transform Your Landscapes into Timeless Works of Art
Master the Painter’s Touch in Lightroom
Some photos show a place.
Others make you feel it.
What if your photos didn’t just capture a scene…
…what if they evoked the same awe and emotion as a masterpiece hanging in a gallery?
Welcome to The Painter’s Touch: Romantic Landscape Processing in Lightroom — a complete training that teaches you how to blend modern photographic technique with the timeless beauty of romantic landscape painting.
By harnessing the techniques created by masters like Albert Bierstadt, you’ll learn to create images that glow with sculpted light, breathe with depth, and exude elegance — all using tools you already have in Lightroom.
What's this Course About?
Why This Course is Different
This is not about trendy filters, gimmicky presets, or over-the-top effects.
Instead, you’ll learn a deliberate, artistic workflow based on the principles that painters have used for centuries to create masterworks like this:
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Light as Sculpture – Guide the viewer’s eye through the frame with intentional highlights and shadows.
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Layered Depth – Create atmospheric perspective that makes your landscapes feel three-dimensional.
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Color Harmony – Build rich, elegant palettes that enhance mood without overpowering the image.
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Painterly Elegance – Refine your tones and details for a sophisticated, timeless look.
Hi! I’m Joshua Cripps
I’ve helped thousands of people improve their photos. Here’s how I can help you.
I’ve been teaching photography for over 15 years. In the beginning I was teaching only myself. But as I began to understand what made a good photo I quickly moved on to assisting other photographers on their workshops, and then to teaching my own. Since then I’ve instructed thousands of photographers in person in some of the most beautiful places in the world.
But I didn’t stop there. I also created Joshua Cripps Photography, one of the most popular photography channels on YouTube, which has over 400,000 subscribers and 10’s of millions of video views.
Throughout these years of teaching (as well as refining my own photography) I’ve learned a lot about what makes a good photo and what doesn’t.
I’ve also come to realize when you’re learning photography you need more than just endless tips. You need practical approaches, step-by-step processes, and go-to ideas about how to craft a winning image. You need a framework to start from that you can build your own creative ideas off of.
That’s why I created Landscape Composition Secrets. To give you a process you can use to create powerful, unique compositions in any scene.
This course lays out the process in black and white. There are 14 lessons teaching you my my complete composition workflow, plus multiple complete start-to-finish composition walkthroughs in a variety of scenes.
