Landscape Photography371 articles

As landscape photographers, it’s our job to catch the emotional essence of a place and show it to others. We want to inspire people with the beauty of a world they might never even have known existed.

Learn to snap jaw-dropping wallpaper-quality photographs with our tried-and-true landscape photography tips:

Challenging Skies in Landscape Photography

Challenging Skies in Landscape Photography

In landscape photography, the landscape isn’t the only element that determines the success of an image. For instance, you might be out to photograph a mountain, but how the sky appears still has a massive impact on the final look of the image. The sky works as a background for most landscape images and creates […]

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How to Photograph Landscapes in Harsh Light

How to Photograph Landscapes in Harsh Light

Lighting is undoubtedly a crucial element of any type of photography. With landscape photography, however, it becomes even more difficult, as you have zero control over the environmental factors that affect it. Even though many photography enthusiasts consider golden hours to be ideal for landscape photography, the conditions can vary day by day. Not all […]

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Is Your Landscape Photography Cautious or Improvisational?

Is Your Landscape Photography Cautious or Improvisational?

Based on how landscape photographers use their gear, you can categorize them into two broad types. The first is someone who always carries a tripod and filters with them and spends a lot of time preparing their shots. The second is more into freestyling, shoots everything handheld and doesn’t use filters. Today, photographer Jonny Keeley […]

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Landscape Photography: Printing Your Own Photos

Landscape Photography: Printing Your Own Photos

In the days of film, printing your photos was the only way you could actually see them. With digital photography, of course, you can conveniently look at all your images instantly on any screen. Does this mean printed photos are dead? Definitely not! If you want to get serious in photography, prints remain a crucial […]

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Choosing Lenses for Landscape Photography Outings

Choosing Lenses for Landscape Photography Outings

Deciding on what lens to get can be tough. It can be even more difficult than deciding on what camera to buy. On the one hand, there are measurable variables like focal length, aperture, weight, and size. On the other, there’s sharpness and image quality. The latter two are something that normal eyes can’t differentiate […]

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5 Practical Tips on Black-and-White Landscape Photography

5 Practical Tips on Black-and-White Landscape Photography

Black-and-white landscape photography is a great way to emphasize the rugged landscape, patterns and textures of a scene. With no colors to distract viewers, your lens can focus on the mood, story, feeling and emotions of the scenario. In this video, photographer Chris Sale shares five practical tips on black-and-white landscape photography with some editing […]

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Landscape Photography: 5 Transformational Composition Tips

Landscape Photography: 5 Transformational Composition Tips

Composition tips are a dime a dozen. As a student of photography, it is up to you to decide what suits your style best. We often recommend rules that have been tried and tested, but sometimes it’s handy to go a different route. Today, we bring to you professional landscape photographer Mark Denney, who shares […]

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Practical Guide to Landscape Photography Gear

Practical Guide to Landscape Photography Gear

We often come across photographers asking each other about gear. And while it’s a cliche to point out that gear doesn’t make photographers great, we shouldn’t disregard technology entirely—as it constantly changes, we owe it to ourselves to stay updated. For instance, with video becoming more important, camera specs have changed significantly. In today’s video, […]

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Minimalist Landscapes Using a Telephoto Lens

Minimalist Landscapes Using a Telephoto Lens

People jump to grab their wide-angle lenses when going out for a landscape photography trip. It makes sense—after all, photographing landscapes is about capturing wide vistas and the best bits of nature in a frame. But this doesn’t mean you cannot do landscape photography with a telephoto lens. Like photographer Michael Shainblum discusses in this […]

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Overcoming Challenges on Landscape Photography Trips

Overcoming Challenges on Landscape Photography Trips

A lot of hardcore landscape photographers get into the habit of chasing light. In order to get that perfect morning or evening light, they end up leaving their homes and traveling to unknown places at the oddest hours. Also, landscape photography often changes us into constant travelers who go to distinct places around the world […]

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