A frequent challenge for landscape photographers is capturing sharp images. There are several nuances to sharp landscape photography photos; there is more to it than just always using an aperture of f/11 or so. This video looks at some of those nuances to help you get sharp images.
Most landscape photographers know that choosing the correct aperture impacts the depth of field, one component of getting sharp images. There are other considerations to capturing sharp images that involve judging the amount of wind and techniques to minimize camera shake.
In this video, Nigel Danson demonstrates various techniques for capturing sharp landscape images. Danson walks through factoring in how much wind there is in the scene and which camera settings can be adjusted to help allow for a faster shutter speed.
Danson also talks about good camera techniques to help reduce camera shake. Danson shows using touch focus and shutter release with a delay to ensure the camera is positioned on the tripod correctly, demonstrating with a Nikon 100-400mm lens.
I appreciated how Danson showed that the aperture doesn’t always need to be set to f/11 to capture in-focus images. Depending on the scene, one can often use more wide-open apertures and still capture acceptably sharp images.
