How to Take Unique Landscape Photos in Popular Places

Popular landscape locations are like that for a reason: they are often quite breathtaking and can be a real joy to experience. Nonetheless, the challenge is creating unique imagery that stands out from the thousands of other photos of the location. How can you do that? This great video tutorial features an experienced landscape photographer discussing the dilemma and how you might approach it. 

Coming to you from Nigel Danson, this fantastic video tutorial discusses how to tackle creating unique images in popular photo locations. No doubt, this will challenge your creativity, as you will likely have to break free from your normal approach, as it is likely someone already beat you to the punch. But, in doing that, you might also discover some techniques or creative approaches that expand your palette when you return to normal locations. Nonetheless, it is good to have reasonable expectations, as some locations can have literally hundreds of thousands of photos taken of them by the time you get there. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Danson.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with going to popular locations; the difficulty is that by virtue of this appeal, it can be quite difficult to near-impossible to create images that stand out from the din of similar shots. 

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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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