7 Tips for Landscape Photography

Wednesday 8 September 2021, 22:44 by Elja Trum | 4,272 views | 0 comments

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Romanian landscape photographer Toma Bonciu shares 7 useful tips in this video to help you improve your landscape photography. Your landscape photos will have even more impact, with the focus firmly on the subject in your photo.

The 7 tips from the video:

1. Capture the sunlight only on your subject

Make sure you arrive in time for sunrise. About 30 minutes beforehand. As soon as the sun comes up, look at where the light falls. Try to make that subject the focus of your photo.

2. Don't always make water silky smooth

Water often looks beautiful when you use a slow shutter speed. The movement makes the water silky smooth in your photo.

However, also experiment with different shutter speeds. You don't have to freeze the movement, but you can choose a shutter speed that creates a small amount of movement in the water. This creates a completely different photo.

3. Use a person in your photo to show scale

It is often difficult to judge the scale properly in a photo. Including a person in your photo can help. This makes the size of the surroundings much clearer.

It is often fine to put yourself in the photo by using a tripod and setting a timer.

4. Look for something different in your landscape

When looking for a subject for your landscape photo, look for something that stands out from the rest. This is often an excellent subject to make the focus of your photo. Do make sure that the light on this subject is good too.

5. Look for separation between the subject and the background

Try to show a difference between your subject and the rest of your photo. You can do this with light or colour, for example.

6. Learn how to combine multiple photos

It is not always possible to create the perfect exposure using graduated filters. As a landscape photographer, you will often need to combine multiple photos, with different exposures, for the perfect result.

Many cameras have an HDR function, but you have the most control by combining multiple exposures yourself on your computer.

7. Pay attention to the direction of the clouds at slow shutter speeds

The direction in which the clouds move has an important effect on your photo. So pay attention to this direction and try to adjust your position for the photo accordingly.

Try to have the movement of the clouds lead towards your subject.

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