This article comes to us from the author of the Sunrise/Sunset Photo Recipe Cards (currently 65% off) if you want to dig deeper for further training. In this article I wanted to share a few of my favorite recent images and the stories behind them. Why they’re important to me, what I was feeling, thinking […]
For those of you venturing out during sunrise and sunset, these might help. They are step-by-step “recipes” for 22 different types of sunrise & sunset photo opportunities, to help you get the perfect photo every time. Print and carry in your camera bag, or simply save to your phone for quick reference. They are currently […]
Landscapes really do turn their games up during the golden hour. No wonder photographers love to chase them! A Reddit user by the name of Talon03 shot the following image at the Murlough Bay in Northern Ireland during sunrise, and you can imagine how magical the whole feeling must have been: The image is a […]
Of all 24 hours in a day, only two mean anything to photographers: the hour after sunrise, and the hour before sunset. That’s when the sun does its magic, casting a heavenly golden glow over the world, making mountains shine and lakes sparkle beautifully, hence the name. Photographers crave this light—it’s ideal for weddings, portraits […]
Newbies in the world of photography always prioritize taking snapshots of sunsets. But photographing sunrises is just as rewarding. No album is complete without this glorious scene of the morning. Capturing the rising sun on photograph is fairly easy because it happens every single day. However, in terms of coming up with a masterpiece, it’s […]
Sunrise moments are mostly beautiful. The soft beautiful light, colorful sky, and dramatic clouds, all of them add up to a spectacular view. Throw in some beautiful landscape into the equation and you have a recipe for some jaw dropping photograph. This is exactly what photographer Casey Colomb captured while in Nordenskjold in Torres Del […]
Light in photography isn’t simply to illuminate the subject. In fact, what’s more important is how the subject is being lit and the quality of light that’s hitting the subject. While this is true for any kind of photography, it holds even greater importance for landscape photography. As a landscape photographer, you have zero control over […]
Mount St. Helens, an active volcano in the state of Washington, is infamous for its deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States, which happened in 1980. However, looking at this amazing photo by Ross Schram con Haupt, the mountain looks far from dangerous: Schram von Haupt took this […]
It takes a special kind of patience to make the natural world look as beautiful as it can. For Minnesotan photographer Derek Griggs, that means waiting around in sub-zero temperatures to capture a sunset over Lake Superior, as he did to snag this image: As Griggs explains, the photo may be pleasant, but the effort it took […]
Waking up to photograph the sunrise isn’t the only hard thing about capturing the sun, there are plenty of technical details that photographers must learn to make sure they aren’t crawling out of bed in the wee hours of the morning in vain. In the following video, Jim Zuckerman takes viewers along as he photographs […]
