Tips for Landscape Photography

Welcome everyone, happy you can join me. Today I am going to write about something a little different but something I feel will help everyone get to know me better as a photographer. Now I will start off I am not going to go over all the rules of Composition with you because honestly that is something everyone does, and I feel that it’s been repeated enough that I don’t need to worry about really rehashing what everyone says but what I want to talk to everyone about the top 5 Composition points that have helped me over the years become an effective Landscape Photographer and storyteller.

Create Depth:

Depth is something I see that lacks in some images. Either this is caused by focusing on one point in the image and everything else is blurred out with a shallow depth of field or they just lack having something to walk your eye through the image in creating the depth that helps tell a story that is going on in the image. Depth will also create something visually to please the eye and evoke emotions.

Framing:

This is a key point in some images of mine but not all. Using objects to frame the main subject. You can use a tree or rock that is in the area, but you can also use different things like a pier, a road, or even train tracks to help lead through the image and frame the subject that is the star of the photo.

Framing can help your viewers see images more clearly and what your focal point is in the story you are trying to create. Before you shoot any images see what your subject is about how you can frame it.

Leading Lines:

 Art is all about lines, curves, direction, and visually moving your eyes through any form of art. The same can be said about Leading Lines. A line can help move your eyes through the image and help visually tell your story. They can also be used to lead to the star of the photo. This also can be used to connect the foreground and background together to create a fluid image.

Layers:

 Layers can be used to create depth and to frame images. This can be done in multiple different ways including the use of a wide range of things including clouds and fog. Layers can visually enhance a photo and create mood and storytelling to the image.

Reflect the Beauty:

 This is something that I live by with my work. Showing the beauty of the natural world around us. Landscape Photography isn’t the most glamorous job with hiking, the conditions, and even the hours (early morning for sunrise) but the one thing that Landscape Photography holds over all other genres is the beauty you see. From the rising suns in the mountains, storms rolling through, and the beautiful sunsets in the distances. All of this makes up for those not so glamorous conditions and we will always remember the beautiful scenes that we have captured and shared with everyone.

What are your rules or points that you have learned that helped you become a better photographer? Let me know in the comments below.

Until next week,

Jimmy