Light & Landscape
Infrared. The very word suggests something otherworldly, eerie and unnatural. Once the domain of astronomers, scientific photographers and those prepared to wrestle with the foibles of IR film. Not anymore! Infrared landscape photography is remarkably easy in the modern digital era. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to capture your own IR landscape photographs.
The smooth water effect is blur. The secret is out. But blur is bad, right? Well… generally yes. But in the case of long exposure water photography, such as a river, ocean or waterfall, it can create an appealing, smoothing effect.
Blue Hour is the time frame that precedes sunrise and follows sunset. It is so named for the blue tones that occur in the sky as it transitions from full darkness through sunrise and sunset to full darkness. Officially, blue hour is part of the time frame called “civil twilight” and occurs when the sun […]
In this landscape photography tutorial, landscape photographer and educator Shannon Kalahan shares her passion for and knowledge of shooting long exposure star trails.