Sapna Reddy's Yosemite masterclass — filters, silky water & reading light. See what's inside.
Sapna Reddy shows you how to capture Yosemite's waterfalls like a pro — filters, silky water, reflections, and more. See what's inside.
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Where Water
Becomes Art.
Mastering Waterfall Photography
12 lessons with Sapna Reddy · Shot in Yosemite
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Everyone stops to watch a waterfall.
Few know how to truly capture one.
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There's nothing quite like standing in front of a waterfall at full flow — and Sapna Reddy takes you to one of the best places on earth to shoot them: Yosemite in spring, when the falls are roaring and the reflections are at their finest. She walks you through it all — exactly what gear and filters to bring, how to keep your camera alive in the spray, and the in-the-field moves that turn a so-so snapshot into a shot you'd hang on the wall. You'll nail reflections, get that silky-smooth water, blend exposures and focal lengths, and read the light so you know the precise moment to fire — right down to the timing behind Bridal Veil rainbows and the legendary February Firefall.
See what's inside the course →
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12
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5
Pro Techniques
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1
Iconic Park
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What You'll Learn
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Pack the right gear & filters
Sapna’s lens choices from wide to telephoto, plus the two filters that do the heavy lifting — a circular polarizer and a variable ND
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Beat the spray & mist
A simple, field-tested system for keeping your lens clean and your camera dry so water never ruins the shot — or your gear
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Control reflections with a polarizer
Dial in dramatic, mirror-like reflections, tame the glare off wet rock, and work around the wind that wrecks them
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Get that silky-smooth water
Use neutral density filters to stretch your exposure and turn rushing water into that soft, flowing look — even in bright sun
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Read the light & blend like a pro
Recognize when a scene isn’t ready, frame around harsh sun, and blend exposures and focal lengths for sharp, true-to-life shots
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...across all 12 lessons, from your first filter to the final frame.
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Why This Course Matters
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Waterfalls are one of photography's great teachers — and mastering them quietly sharpens the skills that make every landscape you shoot better.
All that falling water makes you juggle motion, light, and layers all at once. You'll learn how shutter speed changes the whole feel of a shot, how to blend exposures for front-to-back sharpness, how to mix focal lengths so a scene looks the way your eye actually sees it, and how to read light with real patience. These aren't just waterfall tricks — they're the kind of fundamentals you'll carry to every scene you ever frame.
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When you're ready to watch all 12 lessons — plus 1,000+ more courses from the world's best photographers — Join KelbyOne and unlock it all with a single membership.
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Your Instructor
A Master of Wild Places
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Sapna Reddy
Nature & Landscape Photographer
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Sapna Reddy is a nature and landscape photographer whose work spans some of the most breathtaking wild places on earth. She brings patience, a deep feel for light, and years of in-the-field experience to every lesson — and a gift for making even advanced techniques feel approachable. Exactly the guide you want walking you through Yosemite's waterfalls.
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