Nov
18
2008
Tips For Landscape Photography PDF Print E-mail
  • Ensure that your camera's flash is turned off when shooting landscapes, unless you require it to brighten a foreground object. Flash in a dusty, misty or foggy scene may cause flare by reflecting off the droplets of moisture or dust particles.
  • A foreground object will help to frame the scene and add a look of three-dimensionality.   
  • Placing the center of interest off-center, in accordance with the Rule of Thirds, will create a harmonious composition.

  • Watch for unsightly or unnatural elements such as overhead wires, hydrants, poles and garbage cans, especially in the foreground. If you cannot easily move them, reposition yourself to a camera angle that eliminates them from the frame.
  • Don't let the weather stop you from capturing an attractive landscape. Rain can add a degree of softness and peacefulness to a scene. On an overcast day, be sure your scene has an area of color in it to counteract the overall dull lighting.
  • Keep the rules of composition in mind when framing a scene. Lines, in particular, can be a strong factor in making an interesting landscape.
  • Landscape photography is often more horizontal than it is vertical, presenting the opportunity to shoot a panorama. If you are faced with a wide vista and your camera has a panorama mode, this is the time to select it. Cropping afterwards can achieve a similar purpose.
  • Placing the horizon a third of the way down from the top or bottom of the frame is usually much better than having it in the middle of the scene.
  • Scale can often be important to the understanding of a landscape, and can be achieved by including an object of a known size in the scene. People, animals or other recognizable objects that would naturally belong in the scene are suitable for showing scale.
  • The quality of lighting is perhaps the most influential attribute of a successful landscape. Waiting for interesting lighting that is moody, dramatic or diffused usually pays off in a memorable photograph.
  • Frame the scene so that it contains a center of interest - an object that draws the viewer's eye into the picture.
  • Use a tripod to ensure sharpness, especially in low-light conditions.
  • In very low light, be sure to select a fast film speed or a high digital camera's ISO setting that will permit proper exposure and good depth of field.
  • Placing the horizon a third of the way down from the top or bottom of the frame is usually much better than having it in the middle of the scene.
  • When the wind is blowing or water is moving - waves, waterfalls, a tumbling brook - capturing that movement by using a slow shutter speed to create blur can add great interest to a landscape. When selecting a slow shutter speed, be sure you retain proper exposure by also appropriately adjusting your camera's aperture. Many cameras will do this automatically for you in Shutter Priority mode. - HariesDesign.com
 
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