As landscape photographers, it’s our job to catch the emotional essence of a place and show it to others. We want to inspire people with the beauty of a world they might never even have known existed.
Learn to snap jaw-dropping wallpaper-quality photographs with our tried-and-true landscape photography tips:
As a landscape photographer, you’ll find yourself relying on a wide range of focal lengths. This means carrying multiple lenses with you, which is not always a good thing. Landscape photography usually requires you to hike quite a bit, and sometimes the terrain can be really tough. Overloading yourself with unnecessary weight is not a […]
When capturing any image, a photographer wants the viewers to pay attention to certain things, and ignore the rest. If the viewers really view the image as the photographer intended, the image is successful. One convenient way to do so is by highlighting what you want the viewers to pay attention to, and by darkening […]
Whenever we stumble across a beautiful scene, it’s temtoing to keep moving around and finding unique angles. After all, it’s a good idea to change your perspective and find different compositions. But landscape photographer Nigel Danson wants to challenge that perception. The idea is to stick your camera on a tripod—and not move it. Let’s […]
Shooting into the sun is something that most photographers refrain from doing. The reason being that it poses a number of problems. Uneven exposure in the sky and the landscape, lens flare and artifacts are some of them. To help you overcome the challenges you face when shooting into the sun, photographer Ian Worth explains […]
Have you ever been at a location late into the blue-hour and wondered if you could somehow keep on shooting those landscape shots? Well you can, so why not use the biggest reflector known to man and utilize the moon to light your landscape and undertake some “Moonscape” photography. In this post I will give […]
Landscape photography is a most rewarding pastime, but it can be far more challenging than some people imagine. It sounds so easy; visit a beautiful location, shoot a few snapshots, and come home with a work of art in your camera. After dealing with the public for over 20 years, I swear most people think […]
A major challenge with landscape photography is how we are totally at nature’s mercy. The weather, lighting and subject aren’t under our control. Rain in particular is a common factor that frequently shows up to cause trouble. Working in the rain makes everything so much more difficult; to add to the misery, we have to […]
With digital being the dominant form of photography for many years, going back to film can feel refreshing. However, with the level of comfort that we’ve developed with digital photography, film photography can suddenly feel quite challenging. In today’s video, landscape photographer Thomas Heaton shares his experience of taking a break from his digital camera […]
A common refrain in landscape photography is to work slowly and enjoy nature. Doing this is supposed to let you draw inspiration and discover better results. However, this isn’t true for everyone. For instance, landscape photographer Mads Peter Iversen likes to work fast. Spending a long time trying to make something work isn’t worth it […]
Modern cameras are packed with helpful features. However, despite being useful, some features might be buried deep inside the camera menu. Or maybe they might be hiding in plain sight because you don’t pay enough attention to them, or because you’re unaware of the functionality. In today’s video, landscape photographer Mark Denney takes you through […]
