Light & Landscape
Finding quality sources of landscape photography tips and techniques is not difficult. Guidance and suggestions are available in abundance if you know where to look for them. If you are in the early stages of learning landscape photography, it can become overwhelming and lead to confusion. I know this from experience. My landscape photography journey, […]
What is the Definition of Urban Landscape Photography? Landscape photography is an exciting pursuit of beautiful scenery, spectacular light, vibrant colors and great detail. Urban landscape photography is no different. It focuses on the man-made environment and the dynamics of life within that place. Images catch the eye through bright lights, a play of colors […]
Creating simple seascape photography is one of my favourite approaches to the art form. The monochrome images produced by Jonathan Chritchley, Michael Levin and others have influenced my landscape photography for one very straightforward reason: I like looking at these types of images! What processes do I explore when making simple seascape photography? Long exposures […]
Landscape photographer Paul De Odorico shares his passion for shooting sunrise seascapes in his home state of Queensland, Australia. He discusses the challenges of capturing the beauty of Golden Hour and a number of landscape photography techniques that he has perfected for ensuring a successful sunrise seascape shoot.
As much as we would like to, getting everything right the first time is a rarity. Nothing could be truer in our discipline as photographers. We can prepare our landscape photography ideas, we can pre-visualise a scene to our heart’s content but often we are still left with a bit of work to do. It’s […]
So often, when looking for advice on what makes a good black and white landscape photo, the first tip given is to learn to “see in black and white”. Great! But what exactly does this mean? It means that composition is king. It means that quality of light, tonal range, tonal separation and contrast are […]
Some years back, I sold almost everything to set off around the world with a big backpack, a small budget and the best camera for travel given my circumstances. As a 23-year-old graduate, I had a full-time job that I enjoyed but I wasn’t ready to just settle down and live life waiting for my […]
Inspiration in photography. These are the word that come to mind when I think about the art form. “Divine guidance or influence exerted directly on a human mind or soul” is one definition of inspiration and it expresses my understanding of the word. The visual arts have always been something of interest to me.
Photographing Alaska is the dream of many landscape photographers. With its truly wild landscapes and epic vistas, it’s easy to understand why. One thing I’ve learned on my travels, through many locations in the Southeast and Interior of the US, is that being prepared is vital. In a landscape as wild as Alaska, one can […]
Good photography is about patience in more ways than one. From start to finish, from pressing that shutter button to post-process-ing. You need to study your subject and work it. Things are always changing: your subject, surroundings, lighting and even your thoughts about the particular scene you have chosen to photograph. What you picture in […]