Tag Archives: Landscape
How to Use Neutral Tones to Craft Realistic Edits for Landscape Photos
When you look at a white wall, how does it make you feel? Dingy? Cold? Warm and radiant? Modern? Sophisticated? Clean? White and light gray, sometimes referred to as “neutral tones”, are some of the most powerful colors in the … Continue reading
Landscape Photography: Essential Lens Filters Tutorial
The key to being a good landscape photographer is to understand how the look of a subject changes according to light, and photograph it during the best lighting conditions. Unlike in other genres of photography, a landscape photographer has no … Continue reading
Editing Gently: 3 Tips for Processing Realistic Landscape Photos
A well-processed photograph should be just like a good haircut. That’s one of my favorite analogies when it comes to explaining my approach to editing my own photographs. Not only does it confuse people and make them think I’m weird but … Continue reading
Landscape Photography: 9 Composition Tips
Composition can make or break any photograph. It doesn’t matter what camera, lens, or technique you’re using. If the composition isn’t able to tell a story or invoke some kind of feeling to the viewer, it cannot be considered a … Continue reading
Beginner’s Guide to Natural Light in Landscape Photography
Photography is all about light. The same scene with the same composition can look completely boring under one set of lighting conditions and very dramatic under different conditions. Good light makes the difference. But does that imply there is also … Continue reading
CDLC: Creative Uses of Extreme Focal Lengths for Landscape Photography
Bryan often notes how just about any focal length can be useful for landscape photography. In this CDLC article, landscape photographer Erin Babnik supports that idea with intriguing landscape images taken with ultra-wide angle lenses, super telephotos and everything in … Continue reading
Choosing the best lenses for landscape photography
It’s often said that less is more, and if you’re a landscape photographer there are two lenses that will cover nearly all your needs; from astro photography to seascapes to cityscapes, traditional landscapes and much more, not only will these … Continue reading
Why I Always Use an L-Plate Bracket for Landscape Photography
There’s no secret that there’s an abundance of accessories for landscape photographers. Some of them are considered absolutely essential while others might just be unnecessary extra weight in your backpack. With so many tools to choose between it can be hard … Continue reading
How to Improve Your Landscape Photography By Understanding Portrait Lighting
The further I have gone on my photography journey, the more I have come to learn about the importance of understanding light. I believe light is the single most important element that makes a photograph. Not a great subject. Not … Continue reading
Could you be the next Landscape Photographer of the Year?
Now entering its twelfth year, the UK Landscape Photographer of the Year competition is designed to showcase the beauty and diverse nature of the Great British landscape. And the good news is that while this is a celebration of the … Continue reading
5 Framing Tricks to Help You Capture Better Landscape Photos
Landscape photography is one of the most popular genres of photography and for good reason. A great landscape photo has the power to wow the viewer and captures the beauty of the incredible planet that we live on. But landscape … Continue reading
Working with Different Shutter Speeds for Landscape Photography
There are three fundamental settings in landscape photography: the ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed (known as the Exposure Triangle). While all of these are equally important to understand in order to create technically correct images, there’s one that’s extra important when it … Continue reading