How to Take Great Landscape Photos in the Wrong Weather

Perhaps one of the trickiest parts of landscape photography is that you get no control over the light or the conditions, and while paying attention to weather forecasts and planning ahead can increase your chances of getting the shots you want, things will not always work out like you had hoped or expected. That does not mean you should pack up and go home, though. This great video tutorial will show you how to tackle the wrong weather and still come home with worthwhile images. 

Coming to you from Christian Irmler - Landscape Photography, this excellent video tutorial will show you how to deal with the wrong weather in landscape photography. I truly believe you can make worthwhile images no matter the conditions, but you have to choose one of two paths when the conditions aren't what you had hoped for: you either need to wait out the conditions for the light and weather you want, or you need to adjust and make photos the environment is conducive to. Trying to force shots into existence will often just lead to frustration. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Irmler. 

And if you really want to dive into landscape photography, check out "Photographing The World 1: Landscape Photography and Post-Processing with Elia Locardi." 

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Alex Cooke is a Cleveland-based portrait, events, and landscape photographer. He holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics and a doctorate in Music Composition. He is also an avid equestrian.

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Audio quality of the video is poor. Rather than strain to listen, I left.