Many of my students indicate an interest in landscape photography. So, I thought I’d take a few minutes to provide some illustrations of my own landscape photos along with links to other photographers’ information about landscape photography.
If you have looked at my gallery, you will see a few landscape photos: most of which are panoramas. When it comes to landscape photography, I’m an opportunist. When I think there’s a good photo I’ll take it, but I don’t normally go exploring to find landscape photos.
The three photos below are all individual photos taken with three different cameras. Bryce Canyon photo was taken 20 plus years ago with an Olympus digital point-and-shoot, the Cascade at Ennistymon, a Google pixel cellphone, and The Cliffs of Mohr and Pennsylvania Barn were taken with an Olympus 4/3 DSLR with a 14-42mm (28-84mm full-frame equivalent) kit lens. In each of these photos, I tried to make the composition as interesting as possible. In each, I emphasized the foreground. If you compare all four you will see only one, the Cliffs of Mohr, has the horizon line in the middle of the composition.
One of the rules of landscape photography composition is to not put the horizon in the center. Remember rules can be broken! What’s important is that you present the scene in the best possible way!
Below you will see two landscape panoramas.
In the case of all the photos above, no additional equipment was required such as a tripod. I used my camera, handheld, and made the best of the situation. Had the lighting not been good, I would have needed the tripod to accommodate longer exposure times. In the case of the panoramas, the vastness of the subjects required me to take multiple photos and then combine them in postprocessing.
Details about how I photographed the panoramas can be found at the following link.
As I wrote earlier, I’m an opportunist when it comes to photography. You should also be an opportunist and take advantage of the opportunities you see to take a photograph. Remember the answer to the question “What is the best camera to have?” Answer “The one you have with you!” Don’t miss out on an opportunity to take a photograph!!
Below you will find a few links I believe will be helpful in your pursuit of landscape photography.
The Ultimate Guide to Landscape Photograph
3 Helpful Beginner Landscape Photography Tips
Why most landscape photographers should use zoom lenses.
How to Slow Down and Capture Beautiful Landscapes | Fstoppers
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