Philosophy
Tell a story with landscape photography! By telling stories with your camera, you are forced you to slow down and contemplate the details. This one factor alone could greatly improve your skills as a photographer!
Consider a few important questions.
*What is it in the scene that gives you inspiration?
*What elements found in the scene have attracted your attention?
*What elements do you wish to preserve and replicate?
In thinking about these questions, keep in mind that the best scenes are hardly ever discovered near the road. In order to capture the most stunning scenes, you'll need to be prepared with a map or GPS for the truly motivational scenes needed to answer the above questions. As you seek the finest locations, you will develop a habit of viewing beauty, identifying its elements, and applying those elements to more challenging scenes.
Concepts
The strategy of thirds will assist you in creating balance as you divide the scene vertically and horizontally. With two vertical lines evenly spaced and two horizontal lines, you will have created four intersections near the center of your scene. These four intersections will serve as the reference points upon which you can place your focal point in order to maintain balance.
Once in balance, you're free to explore your creativity. Even portraits can be transformed to landscape by taking shots that are very close. As you place the subject on one of these four intersections, you'll create interest enhanced by other graphic elements. Lead-in lines as well as interesting backgrounds can be great starting elements to create visual interest through your creativity.
Equipment
Although some think that a photographer much have the perfect lens or setup, you'll soon discover that there are multitudes of successful images that have neither. Images that include proper composition and creativity will always rise above those that don't. Even with sharpness and excellent lighting, a photograph will fall below standard if composition and creativity are forgotten.
While no special equipment is really needed, a macro lens could be useful, depending on how much of the scene you are planning to capture in minute detail. A telephoto lens, to eliminate a bland and uninteresting sky, is extremely useful. Still, a tripod, will probably be the most practical piece of equipment that you will take with you.
Next, you'll find wide-angle lenses are great for enhancing your perspective options. It will provide you with more latitude and allow you to frame well or even crop out distracting features. From these few equipment suggestions, you'll be able to choose what works for you in order to create fabulous landscapes!
Tell a story with landscape photography! By telling stories with your camera, you are forced you to slow down and contemplate the details. This one factor alone could greatly improve your skills as a photographer!
Consider a few important questions.
*What is it in the scene that gives you inspiration?
*What elements found in the scene have attracted your attention?
*What elements do you wish to preserve and replicate?
In thinking about these questions, keep in mind that the best scenes are hardly ever discovered near the road. In order to capture the most stunning scenes, you'll need to be prepared with a map or GPS for the truly motivational scenes needed to answer the above questions. As you seek the finest locations, you will develop a habit of viewing beauty, identifying its elements, and applying those elements to more challenging scenes.
Concepts
The strategy of thirds will assist you in creating balance as you divide the scene vertically and horizontally. With two vertical lines evenly spaced and two horizontal lines, you will have created four intersections near the center of your scene. These four intersections will serve as the reference points upon which you can place your focal point in order to maintain balance.
Once in balance, you're free to explore your creativity. Even portraits can be transformed to landscape by taking shots that are very close. As you place the subject on one of these four intersections, you'll create interest enhanced by other graphic elements. Lead-in lines as well as interesting backgrounds can be great starting elements to create visual interest through your creativity.
Equipment
Although some think that a photographer much have the perfect lens or setup, you'll soon discover that there are multitudes of successful images that have neither. Images that include proper composition and creativity will always rise above those that don't. Even with sharpness and excellent lighting, a photograph will fall below standard if composition and creativity are forgotten.
While no special equipment is really needed, a macro lens could be useful, depending on how much of the scene you are planning to capture in minute detail. A telephoto lens, to eliminate a bland and uninteresting sky, is extremely useful. Still, a tripod, will probably be the most practical piece of equipment that you will take with you.
Next, you'll find wide-angle lenses are great for enhancing your perspective options. It will provide you with more latitude and allow you to frame well or even crop out distracting features. From these few equipment suggestions, you'll be able to choose what works for you in order to create fabulous landscapes!
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