![]() Your point of view will impact your images in huge ways.Ī lot of times when I review the work of beginner landscape photographers, this is the most jarring problem. This is a quote I read online some time ago in some random photography article comment section, and it’s stuck with me. “The most affordable zoom is moving 2 feet ahead” That was basically my impression when I visited Berserkjahraun – a lava field in Iceland. This will help you to boost your landscape photographs almost instantly – trust me when I say this.Īnd some locations are so photogenic that you could literally put away the fancy DSLR and whip out a point-and-shoot camera and be 100% satisfied with the shots. Ultimately – you should choose locations that inspire you!! These days, I have additional travel plans in the works to visit places like New Zealand, Thailand, Ireland, Greece…and more…You can bet my camera will be on hand! In a unique twist, I also found myself in Death Valley National Park last year, a place I wouldn’t have been too interested in if I hadn’t seen the photographic potential thanks to the photographers Mads Peter Iverson and his YouTube video on Death Valley Photography (see below): My most incredible landscape/travel photography experience has been when I took a 10 day campervan trip around Iceland with my wife – probably the most photogenic place on the planet. These two things go hand-in-hand, as is shown off time-and-again by landscapers visible on social media. My passion for landscape photography has been fueled by my other passion for travel. Inevitably, if you’re wanting to take photos at a more exotic location like in the middle of a glacier, you’ll probably need some extra planning – even support from others – to make those shots a reality. Your planning can be as simple as this, or more complex depending on the specifics of the shot you’re looking for. You may also want to prepare some mental images of your composition – so once you arrive, you can immediately look for the shot you are picturing. ![]() I always do some planning to make sure I will arrive at a location at a reasonable time and be in the position I want to be before the light turns bad (or goes completely out). While you will never have full control – as mother nature will always do what it wants in the end – a certain level of planning can help you maximize your control. If you’ve normally taken landscape shots on a whim before, the first thing I’d suggest is actually planning out your shots. If you learn something by the end of it, let me know in the comments! Some things you may already know, but quite a few come directly from my own experiences. In this post, I’ve put together a collection of tips for getting the best possible landscape photos on your own. ![]() I’ve learned that it really is about more than just “taking pictures” – and I’m sure if you’re wanting to better hone your skills, you likely feel the same way. It’s this simplicity that I love – the lack of a need for staging or window dressing.Īs I’ve explored landscape photography as a passionate hobby, it’s led me to some interested places around the world. ![]() It has always enabled me to take a step back and really take in the nature around me – and over the years has even breathed fresh air into parks and nature trails I’ve visited hundreds of times in my life.Īt it’s core, landscapes are a simple subject – and the best images are often the result of things outside of the camera like the lighting, weather, and just being in the right place at the right time. It’s always appealed to me – even since I picked up my first camera at a young age. While I have devoted much of my time spent behind a camera to photographing people, my ultimate guilty pleasure has always been landscape photography.
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