Basic Landscape Photography Tips

Landscape photography is a photographing theme that most photographers are a delight to talk about. But in front of the gorgeous scenery, sometimes you might feel helpless. Somehow it is hard to capture the same visual effect as you see or beyond what you see. Below are basic thoughts that might help you to get a better idea of the shooting.

Wide-angle lens

The wide-angle lens offers you a wide perspective in a narrow space, thus leading a strong perspective and a powerful visual impact. If you want to stand out the foreground, with the help of the wide-angle lens you can shoot at a relatively close distance. In this way firstly the subject in landscape photography could be more outstanding, and secondly, the content of the image could look more three-dimensional. Remember when using the wide-angle lens you must get to know the relationship between the horizon and the sky. Do not leave too much space for the sky or your image could be easily top-heavy.

Telephoto lens

In the last paragraph, we mentioned many photographers prefer using a wide-angle lens in landscape photography to get a broader space and more powerful visual impact. That is, of course, the most common shooting idea, but people will get tired if they frequently see it. A telephoto lens can also play a large role in landscape photography, especially when you shoot a mountain or want to emphasize some features of it. Make use of the telephoto lens ( compressed space ), you will get a more compact hill and an unexpecting stunning image.

Contrast

The objects in the landscape photographer in most cases are still. For example the mountain rock or the city building. But once thinking carefully, you can capture many dynamic contents in a photograph. The contrast between the still and moving elements  can bring the charm of time and space. Things like cloud, the flowing water even the trees the walking people and the running cars are all moving elements that can be captured.

This is the time when slow shutter speed could be applied. People will get the feeling that time has been lengthened. And this is the beauty of photography. That is why many landscape photographers need nd filter and tripod to help with. The reason is pretty simple, on the bright Sunday day, if you reduce the iso and use the widest aperture, you are unable to get relatively slow shutter speed to freeze the water. (above 1/8s), but nd filter can minimize the entering light. But If you are more specialized in post-processing, the overlay of multiple pictures can also achieve a slow shutter speed effect.

Unique perspective

If standard landscape photography is not enough for you, the quickest way to improve it is to find out some special shooting angles.
The popularity of drone and aerial photography make it super easy. Except for some still photos shooting, we can also shoot dynamic time-lapse photography or a video and many products with their related phone app to get work, which is super convenient.

Apart from aerial photography, underwater photography is another option. Compared with ariel photography, underwater photography may be more niche and expensive. If you are trying to challenge your limitation and pursue the ultimate angle, then underwater photography is new way to try.