The Perfect Storm, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Online photography class

Mastering the Weather

Read the forecast and be there when the light happens.

  • Whenever you want
  • From 1 hour
  • On Zoom

“Take advantage of weather conditions, rather than suffer from them.”

Have you ever trusted a good forecast, only to find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time? You cannot control the weather, but you can predict it and adapt to it. I teach you how, so you save time, kilometres and a lot of frustration.

Incoming, Brittany, France

Stop chasing the weather

At random

With a method

  • You believe the forecast you like best

    You know which forecast to trust today

  • Clear sky above you, so you go

    You know if the light will get through

  • Good forecast, wrong place, wrong time

    The right spot, chosen on the day

Sketch of the sun, three cloud layers and the curve of the Earth
Why can a cloud you cannot even see steal your sunset?

What you will learn

  1. Which tool to open, months or hours before
  2. Choosing the weather model for where you shoot
  3. Knowing when a forecast deserves your trust
  4. Reading the clouds by height
  5. My Clouds Horizon Distance plugin for Windy.com
  6. Storms, fog and rain as chances, not threats

Your teacher

  • Francesco Gola

    Francesco Gola

    Seascape photographer, educator and engineer

    Ambassador for ZEISS, NiSi, BenQ, Calibrite, The Heat Company and f-stop. He works with companies, websites and magazines to spread photographic culture in Italy and around the world.

    About me
Inferno, Gulf of Poets, Italy

Predict your best photos

One hour or a series of sessions, whenever you want. Tell me what you would like to learn, and I will plan the class around you.

Request your class

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