Landscape Photography

In landscape photography, there's often a misconception that success is measured by the number of great shots captured in a single outing. However, this mindset can be limiting and lead to burnout for many. Sometimes, the true reward comes from capturing just one exceptional shot. Focusing on quality over quantity not only enhances your craft but also deepens your connection with the landscape. Here’s why and how to embrace this approach.

Is there such a thing as a perfect shot?

Do we really need to spend thousands of dollars just to get good photographs? Can you become a good photographer with an old and cheap camera?

Landscape photography can be both rewarding and challenging, offering endless opportunities to capture the beauty of nature. Understanding the essentials of gear, planning, shooting, and editing can significantly improve your skills. Let’s dive into these aspects to help you enhance your landscape photography journey.

Summer creates opportunities for striking images. Here are six great ideas and techniques to help you make the most of the season.

Is your camera system holding you back? Is it limiting your creativity in ways you aren’t aware of? Maybe working around the system's quirks or playing to its strengths causes you to overlook or avoid other creative elements of your photography. That is the reason for this camera system switch in this video.

Enhancing the subject of an image is all about using the right techniques. The key tool here is masks, which allow you to control various elements of your photo with precision.

Landscape photography can be tough. You’ve got the gear, the location, and the vision, but somehow, things don’t always click. This struggle is familiar to many, and understanding why it happens can be the first step to overcoming it.

Exploring new locations can be a rewarding experience, opening up new perspectives and inspire fresh creative ideas.

Long exposure photography is a powerful technique in landscape photography, allowing you to capture the smooth, dynamic movement of clouds and water while keeping stationary elements sharp. One challenge we often face is dealing with moving subjects, such as boats, which can result in blurred images if not properly stabilized. Ensuring the stability of boats is crucial to achieving sharp, high-quality long exposures.

Restoring an underexposed raw file can seem daunting, but it's possible with the right tools and techniques. Proper editing brings out the hidden details and enhances the overall quality of your images.

Weather can often be misleading when it comes to photography. On days that don't look promising, you might find ideal conditions for capturing stunning landscapes. Outdoor photography in unsettled weather provides distinctive opportunities to play with light and mood in your shots.

Transforming a basic image into a stunning photograph often only takes a few simple adjustments. Here's how to pull them off in Lightroom.

Planning a landscape photography session doesn't always guarantee ideal conditions. Weather changes, plans fall through, and sometimes, the scene isn't what you expected. How you handle these situations can make a big difference in the quality of your photos.

The 16-35mm wide angle zoom lens is often seen as essential for landscape photography. Its versatility makes it a staple in many photographers’ toolkits. Here's how to get the most from it.

Waterfalls have been a favorite subject in my landscape photography. They are often some of the most beautiful and iconic sceneries in many national parks and mountain regions around the world.

Have you ever wondered why some panoramas won't stitch? The problem is often parallax, and in this video, Emil von Maltitz shows an effective way to avoid it.

It was inevitable, I think. We've already seen a version of Luminar on an iPad, but most people are taking photos on their smartphones, which often have better cameras, so editing directly on an iPhone just makes sense.

Neutral density filters (ND filters) are crucial tools, reducing the amount of light entering the lens. This allows you to achieve longer exposures even in bright conditions, creating stunning effects with moving elements like water and clouds.

Lightroom has some powerful masking tools it pays to take advantage of. This fantastic video tutorial will walk you through using some of those capabilities.

As landscape photographers, we shouldn't be avoiding bad weather. Instead, we should be actively seeking it out. Bad weather creates some of the most interesting and dramatic skies. It brings an atmosphere and mood to photos that simply can't be captured on sunny days with puffy clouds and blue skies.

Do the colors in your photos sometimes look wrong, but you don't know how to correct them? This article and video can help. I show you how to get brilliant colors in your images.

Some landscape photographers enjoy getting out into nature by themselves and away from others—the introvert. Other landscape photographers enjoy heading out with others and carrying the conversation—the extrovert. Did you know you can tell which personality you are by your favorite lens?

As photographers looking to improve our craft, we watch YouTube videos, buy online training, read articles, and maybe even take a class or two. We can pursue our quest for information and consume all of these trainings and never see a marked improvement. The key to getting better? Get those reps in.

Landscape photography often hinges on unpredictable elements. The weather, light, and fixed positions of natural features make capturing the perfect shot a challenge. You can't move mountains or adjust the sky, but you can increase your chances of success with careful planning and the right tools.

Wet weather can be a test of resilience and creativity. Rainy days might not be what you planned, but they offer unique opportunities to capture the landscape in a different light.

Enhancing a sunset sky in an image can make a significant difference, bringing out vibrant colors and warm tones that captivate the viewer. Here's how to do it.

Exposing for the highlights is age-old advice in landscape photography. However, that technique can cause other areas of the photograph to be underexposed. You can always use the exposure slider in Lightroom to increase the exposure, but is that really the best way to fix the exposure in the image?

Woodland photography is hard enough for landscape photographers, but what about when there isn’t any fog? Fog is the cheat code for this type of photography, but do you just need to head home when there isn’t any fog? We find out in this video.

In today’s world of social media and YouTube, it is easy to think every time a photographer goes out, they come back home with portfolio-ready images. If you begin to believe this, it can impact your own landscape photography. This video looks at the real truth behind landscape photography.

Mastering photography requires not just technical skills, but also a keen eye for opportunities and the right mindset. One key piece of advice can significantly impact your approach to photography, the famous: "f/8 and be there." This concept emphasizes the importance of being present and ready to capture moments, regardless of perfect conditions.

Planning is a crucial part of landscape photography, often being the foundation of a truly compelling image. Proper planning can make the difference between an average shot and a keeper. This tutorial focuses on how to effectively plan your shots, particularly how to predict weather conditions to enhance your landscape photos.

Filters are simple tools, but as our workflow becomes more intent-driven, the use and efficiency of these simple tools become more crucial than expected. Filters are helpful tools, but in a fast-paced situation, they can cause delays or even failures. This simple solution might prevent that.

Woodland photography, while rewarding, presents a unique set of challenges when it comes to shooting and bagging some banger shots. From intricate compositions to unpredictable lighting conditions, capturing the flow of forests requires skill, patience, and adaptability. For this article, I want to dive into the reasons why woodland photography is considered difficult and explore methods to overcome these obstacles.