Often, landscape photography tips are meant for people who are just starting out and trying to get the hang of things. That’s great in many ways, but it does carry a problem – it says to advanced photographers that there is nothing new to discover. But landscape photography is incredibly complex, and there are still techniques for everyone to learn. This article goes through some of the most important ones with regards to creativity
The document provides 11 tips for landscape photography:
1. Maximize depth of field using small apertures while compensating with ISO or shutter speed.
2. Use a tripod for stability during long exposures.
3. Include a clear focal point like a structure, tree, or rock formation for visual interest.
4. Consider the foreground and including interesting elements to draw the viewer into the image.
Low light photography 40 pro tips for any situationStephanie Mizzi
This document provides 40 tips from 4 professional photographers for low light photography. It begins by establishing that light is important for photography and low light photography requires specific techniques. It then shares tips from each photographer: Danny Payne recommends shooting manually, using single-point autofocus, and getting a stable grip on the camera. Kristopher Grunert advises bringing a friend for safety, understanding the location's light path, and shooting RAW files. Miss Aniela suggests keeping the camera steady with a tripod, going to slower shutter speeds for movement, and using reflectors to bounce light back onto subjects. Jason Swain recommends investing in equipment like wide-angle lenses and using neutral density filters to balance exposures.
7 travel photography hacks you need to follow for better photosLeo Erwin Garcia
You have likely seen those amazing travel photos that grace magazines, newspapers, and guidebooks. They are often the reason that people are inspired to go somewhere. They can be beautiful, informative, inspiring or even humorous, but are without doubt an integral part of the travel industry. But how are they captured by the pros?
Creative tips to help you capture stunning floral photographyLeo Erwin Garcia
This document provides 17 tips for capturing stunning floral photography:
1. Use a spray bottle to mist flowers and create dew-like effects.
2. Photograph flowers in your own backyard or local parks to avoid travel.
3. Get closeups of flowers using a macro lens, extension tube, or magnifying filter.
4. Use a shallow depth of field to separate flowers from the background.
5. Use a tripod and cable release to steady shots and reduce camera shake.
6. Photograph flowers from different angles like underneath or through other flowers.
The document provides 30 tips for stunning sunset photography. Some key tips include slightly underexposing the sunset to make colors more rich, finding an interesting foreground object, and not putting the horizon line in the center of the frame. It also recommends shooting in aperture priority before sunset and manual mode after, as well as staying past sunset to photograph the second colorful sky that often appears 25 minutes later.
1) The document provides tips for using digital cameras, including always having your camera with you, taking advantage of features like burst mode to ensure good group shots, and framing photographs by including natural frames like windows or doors.
2) It discusses different exposure settings like spot metering to focus attention on important elements of the photo by properly exposing for the light on the subject rather than the entire scene.
3) Panning is described as a technique to blur the background while keeping a moving subject in focus, which requires practice to master and is easier with a digital camera that allows many shots without cost.
My rst love in photography when I rst got my trusty old Minolta SLR as a teenager was landscape photography.
There’s something about getting out in nature with the challenge of capturing some of the amazing beauty that
you see. Perhaps it ts with my personality type – but I loved the quietness and stillness of waiting for the perfect
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moment for the shot, scoping out an area for the best vantage point and then seeing the way that the light
changed a scene over a few hours.
DSLR Photo Tip, The Photo Histogram ExplainedDanEitreim
The document explains what a photo histogram is and why it is useful for photographers. A histogram graphs the tonal range of an image from shadows to highlights. It is a better indicator of exposure than the camera's LCD screen. The histogram will shift left for underexposed photos and right for overexposed photos. Spikes in the center generally indicate correct exposure, but the ideal position depends on the photo's content. Learning to read histograms can help photographers improve exposure before finalizing an image.
The document provides 11 tips for landscape photography:
1. Maximize depth of field using small apertures while compensating with ISO or shutter speed.
2. Use a tripod for stability during long exposures.
3. Include a clear focal point like a structure, tree, or rock formation for visual interest.
4. Consider the foreground and including interesting elements to draw the viewer into the image.
Low light photography 40 pro tips for any situationStephanie Mizzi
This document provides 40 tips from 4 professional photographers for low light photography. It begins by establishing that light is important for photography and low light photography requires specific techniques. It then shares tips from each photographer: Danny Payne recommends shooting manually, using single-point autofocus, and getting a stable grip on the camera. Kristopher Grunert advises bringing a friend for safety, understanding the location's light path, and shooting RAW files. Miss Aniela suggests keeping the camera steady with a tripod, going to slower shutter speeds for movement, and using reflectors to bounce light back onto subjects. Jason Swain recommends investing in equipment like wide-angle lenses and using neutral density filters to balance exposures.
7 travel photography hacks you need to follow for better photosLeo Erwin Garcia
You have likely seen those amazing travel photos that grace magazines, newspapers, and guidebooks. They are often the reason that people are inspired to go somewhere. They can be beautiful, informative, inspiring or even humorous, but are without doubt an integral part of the travel industry. But how are they captured by the pros?
Creative tips to help you capture stunning floral photographyLeo Erwin Garcia
This document provides 17 tips for capturing stunning floral photography:
1. Use a spray bottle to mist flowers and create dew-like effects.
2. Photograph flowers in your own backyard or local parks to avoid travel.
3. Get closeups of flowers using a macro lens, extension tube, or magnifying filter.
4. Use a shallow depth of field to separate flowers from the background.
5. Use a tripod and cable release to steady shots and reduce camera shake.
6. Photograph flowers from different angles like underneath or through other flowers.
The document provides 30 tips for stunning sunset photography. Some key tips include slightly underexposing the sunset to make colors more rich, finding an interesting foreground object, and not putting the horizon line in the center of the frame. It also recommends shooting in aperture priority before sunset and manual mode after, as well as staying past sunset to photograph the second colorful sky that often appears 25 minutes later.
1) The document provides tips for using digital cameras, including always having your camera with you, taking advantage of features like burst mode to ensure good group shots, and framing photographs by including natural frames like windows or doors.
2) It discusses different exposure settings like spot metering to focus attention on important elements of the photo by properly exposing for the light on the subject rather than the entire scene.
3) Panning is described as a technique to blur the background while keeping a moving subject in focus, which requires practice to master and is easier with a digital camera that allows many shots without cost.
My rst love in photography when I rst got my trusty old Minolta SLR as a teenager was landscape photography.
There’s something about getting out in nature with the challenge of capturing some of the amazing beauty that
you see. Perhaps it ts with my personality type – but I loved the quietness and stillness of waiting for the perfect
11/15/2019 11 Surefire Landscape Photography Tips
https://digital-photography-school.com/11-surefire-tips-for-improving-your-landscape-photography/ 3/43
moment for the shot, scoping out an area for the best vantage point and then seeing the way that the light
changed a scene over a few hours.
DSLR Photo Tip, The Photo Histogram ExplainedDanEitreim
The document explains what a photo histogram is and why it is useful for photographers. A histogram graphs the tonal range of an image from shadows to highlights. It is a better indicator of exposure than the camera's LCD screen. The histogram will shift left for underexposed photos and right for overexposed photos. Spikes in the center generally indicate correct exposure, but the ideal position depends on the photo's content. Learning to read histograms can help photographers improve exposure before finalizing an image.
This document provides 25 tips for street photography. It discusses choosing versatile lenses, using a flash to add light in low-light situations, knowing your camera gear intimately so you don't miss shots, researching locations beforehand, developing people skills to interact with subjects, striking up conversations to blend in, capturing vibrant colors or removing color for black and white images, getting close for street portraits, and loosening up to capture more impersonal street scenes and details. The tips are meant to help photographers prepare to capture candid moments and document real life on the streets.
This document provides tips and techniques for innkeepers to take better photographs of their properties to use in online listings and marketing. It covers using your camera settings, deciding what to photograph, preparing the scene, composition techniques like the rule of thirds and framing, lighting, and ensuring proper focus. The goal is to provide informative photos that attract potential guests by accurately showing what the property looks like and feels like.
Want to learn how to take better photos? This article covers the top five photography tips, including advice on composition, light quality, and exposure.
1. [pro forma] experimental photography case study.pptx Jamie Mellors
Ray Demski is a photographer based in Munich, Germany. He grew up traveling the world on a sailboat with his family and developed a passion for photography. His work focuses on action and adventure sports.
One of Demski's techniques is photo bursting, where he uses a fast shutter speed to capture an athlete in motion without blur over multiple frames. He then stitches the frames together in post-production. For some images, he experiments with colorization and different exposures.
Double exposure is a technique that combines two separate images. The artist will make a selection around a subject and paste a second image behind it, playing with opacity and blending the two.
Zoom bursting involves zooming the lens while keeping a
Movement photography uses two techniques: keeping the camera still to capture movement blur, requiring a slow shutter speed; or moving the camera itself. The proper shutter speed depends on the moving subject and available light. The author took photos of stationary objects like a keyboard by moving the camera, but the quality suffered from time constraints and inexperience. Future attempts will focus on more interesting subjects with better planning.
This document provides information on multiple techniques for photography, including multiple exposures, high speed photography, and the Harris Shutter effect. It describes how multiple exposures involve combining two or more images into a single photo to create effects like ghosts or mirrors. It also explains that high speed photography is used to capture fast moving objects invisible to the eye, while the Harris Shutter effect layers three color-filtered photos of a scene with slight movement to produce a trippy, 3D look.
This document provides 5 tips for non-profit photographers to improve their photos: 1) Take lots of photos to ensure you capture the moment even if some photos don't turn out well, 2) Use light properly and don't overuse flashes, 3) Avoid having subjects face into the sun, 4) Get creative with candid and unusual angles and shots, and 5) Move closer to your subject instead of zooming in to avoid image distortion and potential blurriness. Following these tips can help amateur photographers take their skills to the next level.
This document provides an overview of photography basics, including how cameras work, the artistic elements of photography, and tips for different types of photography subjects.
The key points are:
1) It explains the basic mechanics of how a digital SLR camera works to take a picture, from light entering the lens to the shutter opening and light hitting the sensor.
2) It discusses the four vital artistic elements of photography - subject, composition, light, and exposure. Tips are provided for each element like choosing a subject that interests you and using the rule of thirds for composition.
3) Guidelines are given for photographing different subjects like people, animals, and fast action sports. Tips include getting
Tech Bits: Taking your mobile photography to the next levelrobin fay
This document provides tips and guidance for taking mobile photographs and using photography apps. It discusses basic photography principles like composition, lighting, and planning. It also reviews many popular photography and editing apps like Instagram, Snapseed, and Pixlr. Specific filters and effects on Instagram are described. Best practices for social sharing on Instagram and other platforms are covered. Potential privacy issues with location data and archiving photos are noted.
This document defines and provides examples of different types of photography shots including macro shots, landscape shots, portraits, distance shots, high angle shots, low angle shots, canted shots, wide angle shots, high level shots, low level shots, foreground imagery, background imagery, depth of field shots, sharp images, soft images, digital zoom, and optical zoom. Each shot is briefly defined and an example image and link are provided to illustrate the technique.
Taking mobile photography seriously - Scott Valentine (scoxel.com)Scott Valentine
This document discusses mobile photography techniques and tips. It emphasizes that mobile cameras can create art when tools don't get in the way. It compares phone and full-size cameras, noting differences in sensors, lenses, processors, and costs of accessories. While there are technical differences, the same photographic principles of composition, storytelling and aesthetics apply. The document provides advice on manual settings, basic workflows, apps to use, recommended equipment, and tips for unique aspects of mobile photography.
Master Class: Mobile Photography - Tips, Tools, and Future OpportunitiesJenifer Hanen
With the explosion of mobile devices worldwide, there is a connected camera phone in nearly every pocket, purse, or hand leading to billions of mobile photos taken in each year and over a billion images shared on Instagram.
Whether the mobile device is a 2 megapixel feature phone or a 41 megapixel smart camera phone, how do we improve our image taking for greatest impact? What tools are we using to share and connect with our photos right now? And what are the the opportunities and challenges to change the future with mobile photography?
This session will examine how to improve our mobile photography, the current tools, and the future opportunities for social media, creatives, brands, and developers.
Hot air balloons can provide interesting photographic opportunities, especially during sunrise and sunset when lighting is low. Using a tripod and adjusting angles can help capture silhouettes as balloons inflate. Photographing the fire used to inflate balloons requires adjusting for changing light. Festivals often have evening lighting events that attract large crowds. Bringing a polarizing filter or post-processing skills can enhance blue skies. Intimate close-ups or unusual perspectives like from below or above can provide fresh angles beyond just the balloons.
The document discusses the three elements that control exposure in photography - shutter speed, aperture, and ISO. Shutter speed determines how long the shutter is open to allow light into the camera, with faster speeds letting in less light. Aperture refers to the size of the opening in the lens, with larger apertures admitting more light. ISO represents the camera's light sensitivity, with higher ISO numbers allowing for proper exposure in lower light. Together these elements provide photographers control over the amount of light captured in an image.
The document discusses various experimental photography techniques explored by the author, including:
- Out of focus photography by changing aperture settings to blur images.
- Capturing movement with long shutter speeds of 3-6 seconds to get faint outlines of moving subjects.
- Using reflections, such as of skies or silhouettes, in puddles or other surfaces.
- Creating photomontages by combining multiple photos with Photoshop to distort landscapes.
- Light writing by using torchlight or phone lights in long exposures to draw shapes and patterns.
Multiple exposures involve combining two or more images into a single photo. This can be done to create effects like ghosts or mirrors, or to merge elements like the moon into sky shots. It was originally an accidental film technique but can now be easily done digitally using Photoshop by layering photos and adjusting opacity. High speed photography captures fast movements invisible to the eye, allowing scientists to study physics and the military/athletes to analyze fast motions. It requires very short shutter speeds, large apertures, dark rooms, and high-powered flashes to illuminate subjects briefly. Both techniques generally require cameras, tripods, and possibly Photoshop for editing.
We provide service to complete your wedding party and be in a position to try to remember each moment of pleasure, stylishness and adore, Amour Affairs is the top wedding photographers will be the ideal option for you.
The document proposes taking photographs using different experimental photography techniques to create a single image showing the progression of moods throughout a day using a time-lapse of half faces displaying different emotions. It also suggests showing progression from baby to old age. Ideas proposed include using burst mode photography to capture a chemical reaction and using reflection photography in York to capture the city lights at night with a blurred background.
This document provides tips from expert photographers on how to improve photography skills. It includes tips on using a tripod workflow to fine-tune compositions, continuing to experiment with different compositions and settings even after finding a promising scene, using open shade for better outdoor portraits, analyzing a photo's effectiveness by looking at it briefly after looking away, and using a toothbrush to remove dust from camera equipment. The tips are meant to help photographers create higher quality images and develop better photographic techniques.
I have been in love with, addicted to, obsessed with, and motivated by photographing
nature for 14 years now. In 2007 it became a part of my life, and the excitement and
love for it hasn’t changed - it turned into a career.
It dictates my decision making when it comes to travel. It influences my state of mind. And
when I miss an opportunity, it can burn me to my core. However, this only motivates me
more.
This document provides a 10-point list for improving photography skills without buying new gear. The introduction explains that the list aims to point readers in different directions for study and practice to improve their skills over time. Each point is then explained in more detail with examples and exercises. The key points are to get pickier with subject selection, improve contrast, change perspective by changing your point of view, create a sense of depth, balance compositions using the rule of thirds, pay attention to moments and lighting, use lenses effectively, expose for aesthetics, and combine strong foreground and background elements. Readers are encouraged to try the exercises to strengthen their abilities.
Low light photography 40 pro tips for any situationStephanie Mizzi
This document provides 40 tips from 4 professional photographers for low light photography. It begins by establishing that light is important for photography and low light photography requires specific techniques. It then shares tips from each photographer: Danny Payne recommends shooting manually, using single-point autofocus, and getting a stable grip on the camera. Kristopher Grunert advises bringing a friend for safety, understanding the location's light path, and shooting RAW files. Miss Aniela suggests keeping the camera steady with a tripod, going to slower shutter speeds for movement, and using reflectors to bounce light back onto subjects. Jason Swain recommends investing in equipment like wide-angle lenses and using neutral density filters to balance exposures.
This document provides 25 tips for street photography. It discusses choosing versatile lenses, using a flash to add light in low-light situations, knowing your camera gear intimately so you don't miss shots, researching locations beforehand, developing people skills to interact with subjects, striking up conversations to blend in, capturing vibrant colors or removing color for black and white images, getting close for street portraits, and loosening up to capture more impersonal street scenes and details. The tips are meant to help photographers prepare to capture candid moments and document real life on the streets.
This document provides tips and techniques for innkeepers to take better photographs of their properties to use in online listings and marketing. It covers using your camera settings, deciding what to photograph, preparing the scene, composition techniques like the rule of thirds and framing, lighting, and ensuring proper focus. The goal is to provide informative photos that attract potential guests by accurately showing what the property looks like and feels like.
Want to learn how to take better photos? This article covers the top five photography tips, including advice on composition, light quality, and exposure.
1. [pro forma] experimental photography case study.pptx Jamie Mellors
Ray Demski is a photographer based in Munich, Germany. He grew up traveling the world on a sailboat with his family and developed a passion for photography. His work focuses on action and adventure sports.
One of Demski's techniques is photo bursting, where he uses a fast shutter speed to capture an athlete in motion without blur over multiple frames. He then stitches the frames together in post-production. For some images, he experiments with colorization and different exposures.
Double exposure is a technique that combines two separate images. The artist will make a selection around a subject and paste a second image behind it, playing with opacity and blending the two.
Zoom bursting involves zooming the lens while keeping a
Movement photography uses two techniques: keeping the camera still to capture movement blur, requiring a slow shutter speed; or moving the camera itself. The proper shutter speed depends on the moving subject and available light. The author took photos of stationary objects like a keyboard by moving the camera, but the quality suffered from time constraints and inexperience. Future attempts will focus on more interesting subjects with better planning.
This document provides information on multiple techniques for photography, including multiple exposures, high speed photography, and the Harris Shutter effect. It describes how multiple exposures involve combining two or more images into a single photo to create effects like ghosts or mirrors. It also explains that high speed photography is used to capture fast moving objects invisible to the eye, while the Harris Shutter effect layers three color-filtered photos of a scene with slight movement to produce a trippy, 3D look.
This document provides 5 tips for non-profit photographers to improve their photos: 1) Take lots of photos to ensure you capture the moment even if some photos don't turn out well, 2) Use light properly and don't overuse flashes, 3) Avoid having subjects face into the sun, 4) Get creative with candid and unusual angles and shots, and 5) Move closer to your subject instead of zooming in to avoid image distortion and potential blurriness. Following these tips can help amateur photographers take their skills to the next level.
This document provides an overview of photography basics, including how cameras work, the artistic elements of photography, and tips for different types of photography subjects.
The key points are:
1) It explains the basic mechanics of how a digital SLR camera works to take a picture, from light entering the lens to the shutter opening and light hitting the sensor.
2) It discusses the four vital artistic elements of photography - subject, composition, light, and exposure. Tips are provided for each element like choosing a subject that interests you and using the rule of thirds for composition.
3) Guidelines are given for photographing different subjects like people, animals, and fast action sports. Tips include getting
Tech Bits: Taking your mobile photography to the next levelrobin fay
This document provides tips and guidance for taking mobile photographs and using photography apps. It discusses basic photography principles like composition, lighting, and planning. It also reviews many popular photography and editing apps like Instagram, Snapseed, and Pixlr. Specific filters and effects on Instagram are described. Best practices for social sharing on Instagram and other platforms are covered. Potential privacy issues with location data and archiving photos are noted.
This document defines and provides examples of different types of photography shots including macro shots, landscape shots, portraits, distance shots, high angle shots, low angle shots, canted shots, wide angle shots, high level shots, low level shots, foreground imagery, background imagery, depth of field shots, sharp images, soft images, digital zoom, and optical zoom. Each shot is briefly defined and an example image and link are provided to illustrate the technique.
Taking mobile photography seriously - Scott Valentine (scoxel.com)Scott Valentine
This document discusses mobile photography techniques and tips. It emphasizes that mobile cameras can create art when tools don't get in the way. It compares phone and full-size cameras, noting differences in sensors, lenses, processors, and costs of accessories. While there are technical differences, the same photographic principles of composition, storytelling and aesthetics apply. The document provides advice on manual settings, basic workflows, apps to use, recommended equipment, and tips for unique aspects of mobile photography.
Master Class: Mobile Photography - Tips, Tools, and Future OpportunitiesJenifer Hanen
With the explosion of mobile devices worldwide, there is a connected camera phone in nearly every pocket, purse, or hand leading to billions of mobile photos taken in each year and over a billion images shared on Instagram.
Whether the mobile device is a 2 megapixel feature phone or a 41 megapixel smart camera phone, how do we improve our image taking for greatest impact? What tools are we using to share and connect with our photos right now? And what are the the opportunities and challenges to change the future with mobile photography?
This session will examine how to improve our mobile photography, the current tools, and the future opportunities for social media, creatives, brands, and developers.
Hot air balloons can provide interesting photographic opportunities, especially during sunrise and sunset when lighting is low. Using a tripod and adjusting angles can help capture silhouettes as balloons inflate. Photographing the fire used to inflate balloons requires adjusting for changing light. Festivals often have evening lighting events that attract large crowds. Bringing a polarizing filter or post-processing skills can enhance blue skies. Intimate close-ups or unusual perspectives like from below or above can provide fresh angles beyond just the balloons.
The document discusses the three elements that control exposure in photography - shutter speed, aperture, and ISO. Shutter speed determines how long the shutter is open to allow light into the camera, with faster speeds letting in less light. Aperture refers to the size of the opening in the lens, with larger apertures admitting more light. ISO represents the camera's light sensitivity, with higher ISO numbers allowing for proper exposure in lower light. Together these elements provide photographers control over the amount of light captured in an image.
The document discusses various experimental photography techniques explored by the author, including:
- Out of focus photography by changing aperture settings to blur images.
- Capturing movement with long shutter speeds of 3-6 seconds to get faint outlines of moving subjects.
- Using reflections, such as of skies or silhouettes, in puddles or other surfaces.
- Creating photomontages by combining multiple photos with Photoshop to distort landscapes.
- Light writing by using torchlight or phone lights in long exposures to draw shapes and patterns.
Multiple exposures involve combining two or more images into a single photo. This can be done to create effects like ghosts or mirrors, or to merge elements like the moon into sky shots. It was originally an accidental film technique but can now be easily done digitally using Photoshop by layering photos and adjusting opacity. High speed photography captures fast movements invisible to the eye, allowing scientists to study physics and the military/athletes to analyze fast motions. It requires very short shutter speeds, large apertures, dark rooms, and high-powered flashes to illuminate subjects briefly. Both techniques generally require cameras, tripods, and possibly Photoshop for editing.
We provide service to complete your wedding party and be in a position to try to remember each moment of pleasure, stylishness and adore, Amour Affairs is the top wedding photographers will be the ideal option for you.
The document proposes taking photographs using different experimental photography techniques to create a single image showing the progression of moods throughout a day using a time-lapse of half faces displaying different emotions. It also suggests showing progression from baby to old age. Ideas proposed include using burst mode photography to capture a chemical reaction and using reflection photography in York to capture the city lights at night with a blurred background.
This document provides tips from expert photographers on how to improve photography skills. It includes tips on using a tripod workflow to fine-tune compositions, continuing to experiment with different compositions and settings even after finding a promising scene, using open shade for better outdoor portraits, analyzing a photo's effectiveness by looking at it briefly after looking away, and using a toothbrush to remove dust from camera equipment. The tips are meant to help photographers create higher quality images and develop better photographic techniques.
I have been in love with, addicted to, obsessed with, and motivated by photographing
nature for 14 years now. In 2007 it became a part of my life, and the excitement and
love for it hasn’t changed - it turned into a career.
It dictates my decision making when it comes to travel. It influences my state of mind. And
when I miss an opportunity, it can burn me to my core. However, this only motivates me
more.
This document provides a 10-point list for improving photography skills without buying new gear. The introduction explains that the list aims to point readers in different directions for study and practice to improve their skills over time. Each point is then explained in more detail with examples and exercises. The key points are to get pickier with subject selection, improve contrast, change perspective by changing your point of view, create a sense of depth, balance compositions using the rule of thirds, pay attention to moments and lighting, use lenses effectively, expose for aesthetics, and combine strong foreground and background elements. Readers are encouraged to try the exercises to strengthen their abilities.
Low light photography 40 pro tips for any situationStephanie Mizzi
This document provides 40 tips from 4 professional photographers for low light photography. It begins by establishing that light is important for photography and low light photography requires specific techniques. It then shares tips from each photographer: Danny Payne recommends shooting manually, using single-point autofocus, and getting a stable grip on the camera. Kristopher Grunert advises bringing a friend for safety, understanding the location's light path, and shooting RAW files. Miss Aniela suggests keeping the camera steady with a tripod, going to slower shutter speeds for movement, and using reflectors to bounce light back onto subjects. Jason Swain recommends investing in equipment like wide-angle lenses and using neutral density filters to balance exposures.
The document provides 10 tips for improving photography skills. The tips include learning about light, avoiding using the default flash, changing camera settings like ISO, aperture and exposure to control lighting, investing in good lenses, capturing photos from different perspectives, taking lots of photos to improve, and using Photoshop to enhance photos. The overall message is that photography skills improve with practice, learning technical aspects, and capturing candid moments rather than staged shots.
The document provides tips for landscape photography. It recommends shooting early in the morning or late afternoon to take advantage of good light. It also suggests using the rule of thirds for composition by dividing the frame into thirds and placing subjects at the intersection points. Additionally, the document advises using a circular polarizing filter to reduce glare and increase color and saturation. It also notes that using a small aperture can increase depth of field but may require slower shutter speeds and a tripod.
Landscape photography is one of the most popular niches of photography.
Whatever you nd in front of you and your camera is a landscape. Be it a stormy sea, a frosty forest or a sky-piercing tower, doused in sunlight.
Essays On Inspiration, Creativity & Vision In PhotographyAzman Hj. Ayup
This document contains an introduction and 10 essays by Scott Bourne on inspiration, creativity, and vision in photography. The essays provide advice and techniques for photographers to improve their storytelling abilities, find new perspectives through panoramic photography, see creatively by looking at familiar subjects in new ways, focus on storytelling over gear, boost creativity by removing self-imposed limits and focusing on authenticity, and experiment freely to discover new creative ideas. The goal is to help photographers improve their craft beyond just learning new techniques.
The document provides tips for taking better wildlife photographs, including getting close to subjects to fill the frame, understanding an animal's circle of alertness, using the appropriate focal length and camera settings, considering lighting and composition, and having patience when photographing animals. The best camera is the one you have with you, but higher quality equipment allows shooting from farther distances. Practice, learning about your subjects, and using proper technique are emphasized for improving wildlife photography skills over time.
This document provides tips for improving photography skills. It recommends editing photos by making images black and white except for one color. It also suggests telling photo stories about subjects over time to create a cherished keepsake. Finally, it advises using tripods to reduce blur from camera movement, especially for those with unsteady hands.
This document provides photography tips and tricks from a professional photographer. It discusses the importance of light and how light influences photography. Specific tips include taking photos during the golden hour around sunrise and sunset for softer light, paying attention to the light source, and using natural light. It also discusses camera settings like aperture and depth of field. The document emphasizes that the best photos are often candid moments that can't be staged and recommends taking lots of photos to improve photography skills.
NINE BEGINNER LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS YOU SHOULD TOTALLY IGNOREJanique Goff Madison
When you start doing photography (or anything else, for that matter), you’ll get a bunch of tips on what you should do. Some of them are absolutely precious, while the other ones will do you more harm than good. But how do you weed out the bad advice from the good? When you’re new to something, everything may seem so overwhelming?
This document provides photography tips and tricks for taking better pictures. It discusses techniques like making eye contact with subjects, keeping backgrounds simple, moving closer to subjects, placing subjects off-center according to the rule of thirds, using a flash outside to reduce shadows, and taking vertical pictures. It also covers tips for travel photography like capturing the overall scene, unique cultural elements, shapes, lighting, contrast, unifying diverse elements, and photographing things that are meaningful.
The document provides tips for improving photography skills and taking better photos. It discusses choosing the best images to showcase, using different angles and perspectives, adjusting the aperture in low light settings, using filters, experimenting with different viewpoints, knowing when to use the flash, balancing aperture, ISO, and shutter speed, and using photo editing software to adjust lighting if needed when taking outdoor photos. It also provides a link to learn more about the Kodak EasyShare Z981 digital camera.
This document provides tips for photographing landscapes at night by moonlight. It discusses planning shoots for nights with a full moon, scouting locations with minimal light pollution, using a tripod and remote shutter to avoid camera shake, and adjusting camera settings like wider apertures, lower ISOs, and shutter speeds under 30 seconds to avoid star trails. It also offers techniques like focus stacking, light painting, and post-processing tips for moonlight photography.
Masood Aini | Tips and Tricks For Professional PhotographyMasoodaini1
The document provides 10 photography tips and tricks from Masood Aini. The tips include framing your subject carefully by zooming in or moving closer; only showing your best photos to avoid boring others; shooting when the sun is low for warmer lighting and less eye shadows; turning the camera sideways when your subject is vertical; avoiding flash reflections on walls; understanding the camera's exposure metering and priority modes for shutter speed or aperture; using neutral density filters in bright light; and only using the in-camera flash as a last resort due to image quality issues. Contact information is provided at the end.
1. The best times to photograph beaches are early morning or late afternoon when shadows create interesting effects. Using exposure compensation or metering off the water's edge can help capture brighter sand colors.
2. It's important to keep the horizon level in landscape shots to avoid distracting the eye. Higher vantage points can offer new perspectives of beaches.
3. Reflections in the water's edge, whether of people, animals or trees, can make compelling photographic subjects.
To take good photographs, it is important to understand your camera's functions and settings. Start by using automatic modes and learn to compose shots by following rules like the rule of thirds. Take many photos to gain experience and avoid common mistakes like camera shake. Review your photos and continue practicing to improve your photography skills over time.
The document discusses various established composition guidelines photographers can use to improve their photos, including the rule of thirds, balancing visual weight, using lines to guide the eye, incorporating symmetry or breaking patterns, considering viewpoint, managing the foreground and background, adding depth through layering, using natural frames, cropping tightly to the subject, and experimenting through digital photography's lack of costs. These guidelines are presented as tools to create more compelling images but with the acknowledgement that composition has no strict rules.
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Five Advanced Landscape
Photography Tips
By Spencer Cox 25 Comments
Published On June 25, 2018
Often, landscape photography tips are meant for people who are just
starting out and trying to get the hang of things. That’s great in many ways,
but it does carry a problem – it says to advanced photographers that there
is nothing new to discover. But landscape photography is incredibly
complex, and there are still techniques for everyone to learn. This article
goes through some of the most important ones with regards to creativity.
Just a quick note to start: Don’t be fooled by the seemingly simple nature of
some of these tips. This article doesn’t cover technical topics like
hyperfocal distance, ISO invariance, or exposing to the right. Instead, it
focuses more on the creative side of photography, since that is what has
the greatest power to improve your photos. So, even if you have heard
some of these tips before, the best thing you can do is internalize the
concepts that resonate most with you and use them to improve your photos
in the field.
1) Make Deliberate Time for Scouting
One of the most popular ways to find good landscape photography
locations is the tried-and-true art of scouting. No doubt you’ve heard of it
before. But the importance of scouting cannot be overstated – most
photographers don’t give it the credit it deserves.
Until recently, I was the same way – I didn’t scout for locations at all.
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Instead, I just showed up at a location for sunset, usually after seeing some
good pictures of it online. My photos turned out well, and I didn’t feel like I
was missing out on anything. Even today, this is the process I use when I
don’t have much time at a location, or I’m going on a hike that doesn’t offer
me time for scouting. But if you make as much time as possible to scout for
locations, your photos are likely to have a more personal and deliberate feel.
So, what does scouting entail? In landscape photography, it’s all about
visiting a location and thinking ahead to your final photo before you even
pull out the camera. It’s how you form your game plan to make the most of a
scene. Sometimes, you might go so far as to capture the exact composition
you’re hoping to use later, giving yourself time to evaluate how successful it
really is.
But the big bonus is not just planning your composition; scouting also lets
you use “bad light” in the best possible way. At midday, the light might be
too harsh to take the landscape photos you want – but it’s the ideal time to
search for new locations.
The takeaway is simple: A hike at noon can be the best way to take good
photos at sunset.
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This is my scouted photo, taken in early afternoon.
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The final image, taken the next day at sunset.
Frankly, you don’t even need to bring along your camera while you’re
scouting. You can leave all your equipment in the car and just hike around
for a while, exploring locations and moving more quickly. Just make a
mental note (or a GPS point or phone photo) of the places that you want to
revisit.
Scouting has to be done in person. You can’t just scout for locations online
– that’s really just background research. It is very difficult to get an
accurate feel for a landscape until you visit it yourself.
My top recommendation for most advanced photographers is to take a hard
look at your landscape photography habits. How much time do you spend
on different tasks? Most likely, you’ll get better results by prioritizing as
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much time for scouting as possible.
2) Convey Emotions
When people look at one of your photos, they always have an emotional
response.
Perhaps they visited a similar location, and photo reminds them of a good
memory. Maybe they’re impressed by the interesting composition and
overall beauty of your shot. Or, if they don’t like the photo, their emotional
response could be negative, or disinterested – but they’ll always have one.
You can use this to your advantage.
Next time you’re out taking landscape photos, try to pin down the emotions
of your scene. Are there beautiful flowers in the foreground? Is there an
ominous storm overhead? How does the landscape make you feel?
Whatever emotional response you have, try to convey it in your photo.
There are a few ways to do that. Step one is finding the right light for your
message. The best light harmonizes with a landscape. It brings out the
moods and emotions of your scene, creating a stronger overall picture. It
doesn’t conflict with the character of the landscape itself. (For example, a
saw-toothed, intense mountain landscape wouldn’t match well with gentle,
pastel light.)
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Find light that suits your landscape’s character, like the high-contrast conditions here.
But you can’t just stop once you have good light. You also need to frame
your photo in a way that conveys the emotions you’re after, making sure
that every decision you make in the field is in service of your specific goal
for an image.
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A large part of this has to do with using exclusion to your advantage. If you
want to emphasize the barrenness of a sand dune, compose around any
footprints in the foreground. If you want to show the simple beauty of a
forest scene, don’t include details that are chaotic and distracting. Even if
you want to showcase the ugliness of a scene, you should use this same
technique – eliminating anything that takes away from your message – to
capture the look you want.
In other words, you can convey emotions in a landscape by getting rid of
elements that distract from those emotions. This is a big deal. If you have a
clear emotional message, your viewers will have a clear emotional response
– but if your photo is veering off in too many directions, it will not look
cohesive.
To see what I mean, take a look at the two photos below. In this case, the
first image is a confused jumble. The second is much better, since it
excludes everything that takes away from the peaceful, gentle nature of the
forest:
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This image is distracting, and it has no cohesive message. It’s too sloppy to succeed.
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This photograph, on the other hand, works much better. I adjusted my composition, waited for the sunlight to
change slightly, and emphasized different elements in post-production. The result has a much clearer emotional
message.
3) Wait for Patterns
You’ve probably heard the saying that lightning doesn’t strike the same
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place twice. Of course, that’s quite false. Lightning is most likely to strike
the same place twice. Otherwise, we’d have to throw out our lightning rods
after a storm, since they’d stop working. I’d be fine to swim in the local pool
next time it starts to thunder, since it’s already been struck before!
This isn’t only true of lightning. Anything that moves has a good chance of
repeating itself. The world is built on cycles and patterns. If a wave crashes
ashore, another one follows. If a cloud passes overhead, a second tends to
form behind it.
Maybe you didn’t capture a photo the first time, but you’ll almost always
have another opportunity. I’ve seen a lot of advanced landscape
photographers move along after missing a shot, not sticking around to see
if the same conditions happen again.
The key is patience. You won’t always know how long it will take before a
pattern repeats itself – maybe several minutes, and maybe several days. Are
you willing to wait a while for something that might not even occur, at least
for a long while? You’re the final judge, but, if there’s a chance you could
capture a once-in-a-lifetime photo, it could be worth the effort.
When I was at Jökulsárlón lagoon in Iceland a few years ago, I saw a bird fly
past a nearby iceberg. Since I was photographing landscapes, I didn’t have
my camera set to a fast shutter speed, so I missed the shot. Fifteen minutes
later, the same bird flew by again, and I realized it was going in circles. I set
the proper exposure, waited a short while, and captured the photo I wanted
when it passed by again.
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The cyclical bird.
Almost everything in landscape photography happens in a cycle. Birds,
waves, the sun, clouds, rivers – even if some of these are not perfectly
predictable, they’re all remarkably consistent.
If you ever miss the shot of a lifetime, don’t give up hope. You might be able
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to capture it again by waiting around for the pattern to repeat itself, or even
returning to the same spot at a later date.
4) Try Something New
At some point in our lives, almost everyone falls into a creative rut. Even as
an advanced photographer, this isn’t something you can avoid.
I love landscape photography, and I want to do it for the rest of my life, but
I’m the same way. If I’m exhausted after a long hike, the last thing I want to
do is wake up early the next day for sunrise photography. Or, sometimes, I’ll
drive past a beautiful landscape, but decide not to turn back because I’m
already running late for something else. If landscape photography becomes
a chore rather than a way to have fun, you just won’t feel inspired to take
good photos.
Maybe you’ve never experienced this, or perhaps you feel it all the time.
Either way, the same tip holds true:
Trying something new might be the most fun you’ll ever have.
It’s that simple. If you want to keep up your excitement for photography – or
enjoy it even more – put some effort into doing things you’ve never done
before.
That could mean you visit a particular location for the first time. Or, you
shoot a trip with a different set of lenses than you’d normally bring. Maybe
you simply take photos at a more unusual time of day. No matter what, you
won’t regret trying something new.
Before I went to Iceland on that same trip, I decided to build a custom drone
and bring it along for the ride. It was far beyond my skill level, and I didn’t
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have a clue how difficult it would be. Leading up to the trip, I spent every
hour of free time for three weeks working on the drone, and I didn’t even
manage to get it off the ground until a few days before leaving.
In the end, though, it worked, and this crazy experience was one of the
defining moments of my Iceland trip. It added to the fun. I felt happier and
more creative, even when I wasn’t using the drone – and I have no doubt
that I got better photos because of it.
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COOLPIX A @ 18.5mm, ISO 320, 1/1000, f/3.5
Jökulsárlón beach, taken from above
You don’t need to do something this bizarre. Rent a supertelephoto for the
weekend, or try light painting for Milky Way photography. Do studio
photography, and learn a new Photoshop skill. The specifics hardly matter.
If you do something you haven’t tried before, you’ll trick yourself out of a
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creative rut and improve your images along the way.
5) Form a Vision
The last tip on this list is one thing I’m always trying to improve: forming a
vision.
This is different from scouting or searching for a location to take pictures.
It’s more fundamental than that. Forming a vision is about deciding what
you want your photo to say, and then making conscious choices to get
there.
Do you want an image that showcases the gentle beauty of nature, or the
harsh power of a storm? Are you trying to raise awareness for an
environmental or humanitarian issue?
Whatever your goal is, here’s the kicker: Every single decision you make in
the field should keep that goal in mind.
Should you pick a 14mm lens, or a 35mm? Is your composition balanced or
imbalanced? Will your final image be bright, dark, or somewhere in
between? What height will you place your tripod, and which elements – say,
the foreground or the background – are you prioritizing in the frame?
It’s not about just what choices look the best; it’s about what choices
service your vision as well as possible. The questions above might seem
small and arbitrary, but they’re not. Each decision is a tiny checkmark in the
“yes” or “no” column of one underlying question: Does the photo meet your
goal?
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Define a goal for your photo. Then, make deliberate and conscious choices to turn it into reality.
Say that you want to capture the sad, solemn aftermath of a clear-cut
forest. How would you proceed? You have a number of decisions to make –
black and white versus color; balance versus imbalance; light versus dark;
wide angle versus normal or telephoto; harsh versus subdued light; high
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versus low contrast; a single subject versus a pattern of several subjects; a
wide aperture versus a small aperture; realism versus impressionism.
The list goes on.
If your goal is a photo that tells a cohesive story and carries a message, it
helps tremendously to make all these decisions consciously. If you’re a
good photographer, chances are high that you’d get a lot of it right by
instinct, but there’s something to be said for slowing down and making ever
step as intentional as possible. By rooting out every instance of randomness
and each case of that’s-just-how-it-was, your photo will tell its story and
carry its emotions with far more power. If you make the wrong decision
about one variable of an image, it’s not the end of the world, but it does
have the potential to make your work less powerful.
Think about the best possible photograph of a scene – the one that carries
your message perfectly – and do everything in your power to make it a
reality.
Conclusion
As an advanced photographer, it’s likely that you’re following many of these
suggestions already, at least at a subconscious level. But reading about
them, practicing each one, and putting deliberate effort into improving your
creative skills will take your photos farther than any technical tip ever could.
The most important point of all is to keep an open mind and continue to
learn new things. It doesn’t matter how advanced you are – if you have a
drive to improve, you’ll improve. It can’t get any simpler than that.
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