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    Landscape Photography For Beginners jargon os es ys tep Clea a Ties Ss & Advi ene uides Want to master your Camera? Then don't miss our NEW Photography magazine on =: Readily now! Bumper Holiday Special! BONUS DOUBLE ED} TION! DIGITAL Essential Photography Skills o> | sah Learn How, ely yrds Photos! Ape Caron Lg Per eC oad eae Toulaeesel Porson P r? i tea ca ‘Next Level with Our Help Click our handy link to read now: https://bit.ly/3O0wbQyE Landscape Photography For Beginners w Landscape Photography For Beginners is the first and only choice if you want to start photographing landscapes and learning more about your camera and how creative you can be along the way. It's easy to capture a landscape, but it does take skill in order to capture an amazing one! We have the lowdown on everything you need to make your own incredible landscape images. Papercut www.pelpublications.com ibn . 4 g z z z 2 5 = 3 =) is Ty Contents INTRODUCTION TO LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY 10 ephotography 2 GEAR UP FOR LANDSCAPE! 18 Cameras tor 20. Lensesfor landscapes 22 Thetripod 24 Filtersandfiter systems GET MOREFROM YOUR LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY 28 Understanding your camer. 30. Theexposuretriangle 32M nf-stop? 34 ISO, apertureand shutter speed 36 Understanding hyper ance 38 Sottwareandapps 40 fi 52 LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS 58 60 64 68 n % 82 28 Inspirational im: set The bluehour and nighttime Filters forlan INTRODUCTION TO LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY Willer Turersditintnestyet arisryeaptrestheesence othe scene ‘without theneeordetal Heisrgarded ‘many asthafatertimpeezsloism andinstramentatinghog prestige landscape pains Tharetrcecaromely onsstyethatisathecoret SSS “TheSui-inkpsintingsarea serypesisiuslrmotartin EnatAsoncuture. Introduction to landscape photography TSE See ieee ee TC) Cet tee cinta sic cocs Bee ie ken a Ra aa Co) Pe te ice ite te acm conicar SU eun eee lated re the term is in reference to photography of naturally occurring eae sure aie OE TU EUS Des ee Sie eee cee Wenner Hacer cca eau Pe OM CCE ee ane a serene Eonar mele lce Ceo eC mre geet Lael ola To Mat marl 219) eR eR) ol oo Pee ae aw Ue el Luoma aa ee other. If presented ina suitably artistic way, cities, public spaces ETN Tr Wears Caco outer Leer Sates ie MU EMC Rael chelsea eee ea lat eae eee (eg) eee eee fe Te del Keele ere Cae ead Taku emt Dee eo ccs come nl ccurn each landscape paintings were very simple affairs; in fact the earliest SeToe soe R ote More AC a ACR coer eh tool ore d Wee). AO AUL A BS ode ecole) horizon line and perhaps trees and mountains are all you would be Noe ME Raut aie) eho ceo Nene Menace cece cameras DTU CU eM aa dak Causes SFr) eC OcE cee eh Mee re OLN AS CeCe cee rece Mucous Peeters miner t vrei Types of landscape photography There's more to a landscape than you might imagine word landscape'isthought to landscapewhereonlythelighting. framing _berecognisableasanactuallandscape hhaveenteredtheEnglish language andcompositionoftheimagearethemain _ photograph. Abstraction occurs whenyou roundtheI7thcenturyastheword _stylingfactors. lookat something thatis devoid of context ‘landskip'andis derived fromtheDutch Nextwehavetheimpressionisticstyle. Itisfarfrombeinga iteral representation “landschap' Itwas originally used asa Like the works ofartthat preceded ther, ‘ofthe sceneitslfItismore the essence generaltermfor anyworkofart.Withthe _paintedbythelikes ofCezanneand Manet, _of the scene,theidea communicated by passing oftime iteventually ecamea impressionisticlandscape imageshave ‘only showingpartofthe whole. Teimage termtodescribeasceneasusedinpoetry _amuchgreater senseof the unrealand ‘canbe expressed ustby its shape, colour and then asa term forrealviews. ambiguity Thelandscapelspresentinthe _ texture andproximity.Itoftenbecomesonly Interms oftypesoflandscape shotsoyoustithaveaconnectiontoitbut about he“feelofitandismoretodowithan photography,.thereareseveralmainstyles. _itisntnecessarly themainfocus.Shape, _emotionalconnectionthanaliteralone, Thefirstisknownasrepresentationalalso _colourandtexture,forinstance,maybecome _ Soastunningsunrse, abeautifulrock- called descriptive style. Thesetypesare theimportantfactorswithintheimageand _streunriveroraleaty autumnal woodland the most naturallooking ofallthe various realismisnotakey consideration. Post Allthese images and somany more, are typesoflandscapephotography. Thereare _productiontechniquescanalsocomeinto __out there waitigfor the photographer to ro additional unwanted components or playaswelltocompletethe photographer's capture. Over thefollowingpageswe hopeto artiiialelements. Thereisalsovery ttle impression ofthe originallandscape. introduceyoutothebeauty, excitementand inthe way ofpost processing osuly the Finaly we cometoabstractlandscapes. _creatvitythatlandscapephotography has finalresult Realism sthekey, Itisapure Anabstract andscapemayactuallynot totter “Over the following pages we hope tointroduce youto the beauty, excitementand creativity thatlandscape photography has to offer.” Paul Cézanne, apopuarexponentofpost impressiaris, pared the way whatwe rawconeidermodernart. ‘TYPES OF LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY 4 7 ee eee Sere eee ie een goa staat INSPIRATIONAL IMAGES INSPIRATIONAL IMAGES GEARUP FORLANDSCAPES! Gear up for landscapes! hoosing a camera system, lenses or accessories for landscape photography may seem daunting at first because there is so much choice out there. Manufacturers inundate us with features and gadgets that they tell us make their camera so much better than everyone else's. Beneath all the marketing babble, there is a wealth of choice available for every budget and skill level. With alittle research and keeping a budget in mind, there is some great photography gear to be had out there. The following pages will give youa head start on where to begin and what to keep in mind as you search for your gear. It’'sworth noting as well that the cost of the camerais secondary tothe skilland creativity of the photographer. An expensive camera does not automatically make you better photographer. Many extraordinary images are taken with modest cameras, so don't get too bogged down with price tags. Although there are many new camerason the market stuffed to the gills with all the latest tech, there are also a large number of older models out there that still offer amazing performance and could well bea secondhand bargain. Cameras for landscapes Looking for a camera to shoot landscapes? landscape camera? The answer is going tohavetobene.{t'shard toimagine that thereis asingle camera out there thatis perfect for one specific purpose. Certainly some camerasaremore suited tolandscape photography than others and there area fewkey factors that are worth ‘mentioning. ‘Sensor szeisnotnecessarilyaprime considerationas youare mostlicely going to ‘demandas much depth offild as possible inyourshots anyway Megapixel siz is ‘aleonotamajorconcernunlessyouare going tobe producing enormousprints wollmaxcessofA2sizes, Tabohonestthe ideactaone shot capture landscapes being overshadawedby the use of mult shot panoramas hatare combinediator Inprograms uch as Photoshop. There are ‘even devices that control yourearera and allow thecaptureoflandscanes comprised ofdozens,evenhundredsofshotsto createa final photo thatismeasuredntin megabylesbuteigabytes! mage uality wilbesomewhereat the top of your ist as wil namic range which Isyour camera's ability tdiscernas broad ‘aspectrumof ightand shadows possible, ‘Shooting inthe preatoutdoorsdoes requirea robustcamerathatis weathersealedagainst dustand moisture. Theweightofthe camera igsomething tobear in mindtoo ifyou think that youwouldbetiking long cistances. Uitinately technical qualityafdtarger sensor formats Wilruletheroost. 35mm ful frameDSLRs ofergreat qualtybuteven they hhavestrugled to match themedum format digital cameras suchas the Hasselblad HD SOwith apricetagupto tentimes the costof professional DSLR. Theyaregetting close though, Cameras ike the Nikon D800 with its 36MP sensor andthe Canon SDSR with ‘@50MP sensor arestartingto challenge the ‘medium formatheavyweights Letstakealoakatfourmainareas of ‘camera design and!ry to pick outa few ofthe ‘maincontenders, | there sucha thing asthe perfect Point and Shoot Cameras Point and shoot cameras are relatively cheap, smallandlight, measuring around 1Qcmlene with abuiltin zoomlens. They tend to Be geared more towards their automatic shooting ability but more and ‘more models offer full anual cantroland Raw shooting capability. Sensor sizes can range from about 12MP to 20MP. you are looking at producing large professional prints, then this may not fittheill Keep in mind the main considerations of megapixel and sensor ize, the focal length ots builtin zoom lens. battery fe and cost, High end models such as the Sony DSC: RXIOOM3 at £525 and the more modest Canon PowerShot Si10 at £250 fllinto this Particular category Mirrorless Interchangeable lens Cameras Miroriess cameras are amore recent development incamera technology. They ‘were designed fromthe outset tobe intended purely for tal, Unlike the mirrorsystems built inte DSLRs, incoming light passes directly through the lens and hits the sensor Inthatway tis much ikea point an shoot camera, The space saved by not having bulky prem and mirror setups that you can installa larger sensor withina relatively compact body. Youcan purchase a number of dfefentlenses that youcan swap out epending on your ieeds. One thing tonote Igthat lenses, particularly wide angle lenses, ane quite expensive “Top of the ange devices inl the fl frame 36MP Sony A7R 24 8980 and the more budget conceious Olympus OM-DE-MIO with appancakelensat $475. Entry level DSLRs. Digital SLRS are bigger cameras with larger APS-C sensors and a widerange of interchangeable lenses. They offer fll ‘manual and creative control. These c also command higher prices and many are quite heavy and bulky. That said the fact you have complete control over shutter speed, ‘aperture andiSO, means you havea very hands on experience and can learn much ‘bout your camera's capabilities (and your ‘vn by using itn fullmanwal mode. They take pro level mages with great detalland colour but they dorequire youto be on your. igamein terms of your technical ability The 24.2MP Nikon7200 with an 18-105 lensisanexcellent allrounder at £775asis the 24,2MP Ganon EOS 750D with 18135 lens for740, CAMERAS FORLANDSCAPES Professional level DSLRs One ofthe main diferences between an entry level and professional DSLRis the sensor size. Pro DSLRs have larger fullframe sensors that are equvalentto criginal 35mm film and measure 36mm x 24mm. The larger sensors alow you taresolve greater detain your images that is ericalifyouareintending to shoot landscapes. Cost isa limiting factor. these are nat cheap, fyou are moving to one of these ater Using apoint and shoot, then expecta steep learning curve aswel. Be preparedio putin sometime toget used tathe camera. Also be aware that good camerasneed good glass, Youwillhave to putyourhand deepin your packets for lenses. “The Canon 0S SDSr has ahuge SOMP sensor and costs £2500 while the Nikon DDBIO hasan impressive 36MP sensor and ‘costs £1800. More cost fective models Inelude the £950 20,2MP Canon EOS 60 andl the Nikon D750 with a 28.2MP sensor costing £1500 tisan accepted fact thatifthereis ‘onelens thatis inextricably inked tolandscape photography. itis the wide-angle lens. Itis often said that the lens influences the shot, not the camera. ‘Thatis particularly true ofthe wide-angle lens inlandscape photography. As the name implies. a wide-angle lens eaptures avery wide field of view. This is idealfor capturing the broad expanse ofthe scene the photographerisin.Italso drawsin the viewer ofthe finalimage in ways that ‘zoomed narrow angle image does not. Goodwide-anglelenses arealso sharp and capture great deta ‘With theadventof digital camerasand theirvarious sensor systems, pinning down hata wide-anglelensis canbe tricky. f ‘wo tick with ulframe photography (@ sensor size of36x24mm tomatch the ald {ilmnegativesize)thena good wide angle primelens starts at around 14mm, capturing U4" fied of view: aversatiewideangle zoomlens givesyouarangeof6-35mm, capturing round 98°fieldof view atthe wide ee cere Lerienepninin io cones eeu tered pare aera end. Honeveralotofcamerasystemsuse different sensor sizes and this means you have tobearin mindwhatisknownasthe ‘crop factor ‘What this means is thata16-25mmlens Aesignedto workona36x24mmfulltrame sensor willprojectanimage that istoolarge foran APS-C camerawithasensor sizeof |ust22.2x14.8mm (acrop factor of .6) The APS-Csensoriscapturing magedata froma smaller area: theemainingimage hasbeen ‘cropped by the smaller sensor. The16-35mm lens willappeartoworkasifit werea25 6:56mmlens, Thesamelensona Imicrofourthirds camera would appear tobe 129.4x64,6mmlens. Because lens mount systems, thereareoniy few lensesthat canbeused ondifferentcameratypes. For instance you canmounta Canon ful-rame EFlensononeof their APS-CDSLR cameras butyoucannot mountCanon APS-CEFS lens ona Ganon ful-frame camera Ipurchasinga compact camera with anor-removable ens, your cholces for shootingwide angle may be limited, Alot ‘ofcompacts focusmore ontheirz00m ‘capabiltiesrather than their wide-angle ability. Mostcompactcamerasoffer nomore thanabouta 28mm equivalentwide angle. Image qualtyisalsoafactor.asthelenses ‘oncompactcamerasare tiyin comparison totheir DSLR counterparts and this mits ‘the maximum quality you can glean from the camera It's not unt you moveup tothe Compact SystemCamerabracket thatyou ‘areabletoswap lensesfromarange that offer socalled pancake lenses around the equivalent20mmmarkaswellas longer ‘telephoto lenses. ‘Although the often stated golden rule forlandscapesiswider isbetteritdoesn't mean youshouldh consider other focal lengths for your landscapes. Telephoto lenses by contrast offer smaller gimpses of the greater whole, Partsofalandscapecan be viewed inisolation, with greater sense ofdstance between the viewer andthe subjectin the photo when using focallenaths Uuparoundthe 100mrn, 200mmand even 400mmmark. = eae LENSES FORLANDSCAPES | eens | eee eee The tripod An essential purchase for the EST Ten NOONE) Nae photographs, the single most useful Peennetentn rere Ce eeu ce eee en umber one cause of unsatisfactory een ee eee eee ed Dee Breet Re renee eters) Cece ec er ee tae costhundreds of pounds. They comeinall sizestoo, from pocket sized mini tripods Re eS eer Thetype thatyou shouldbuy dependson Pe ene et SS earn | eee er eres Bee ea eed Cemetery ‘acompactorlight superzoom. Setthe tripod up eee re ee ecg eee ee cee erent ree ias recat eee eee Td earns Paeareertee eet otro foraseltimer group shot. They resmall eee eon pasos ocean acy Re ee a eae ere ere Teme ue De ae oer Earn nets ere capalestoldng DSLR Sierras ees UT Seer ue eee a) Fee et ee eee eee ea at Parenter enter’ fpr itershavebeonanensenttpart Frmcccr ated Besbrings Used create they caninproveahardtcaptur sone, sadanxtraatsticementoanimags Srhatprovdesbetun. oder dtl phot eatinghasproidedanatmost front ahotoad iter oot tig aftr thasbeon ate: ee tects oebeter wen apy atl pial iter tttedtathecamera fen thephottsttenandths party trucwthbuckandite eg Litto alook at scm te difret {jpeettiteranthowtheycan ato improve your photon 1. UV filter Thisscrew-onfiterwasused orginally toblockUVlightfromhittingthe fiminold ‘cameras. Moderndigital cameras haveUV andinfraRedprotection ontheir sensors now, soa fiterisemployedasa methodofprotectionagainst scratchesand dust getting onthe frontlenselement. Optionally youcanjust Uuseagood quality clear lassfiterinstead The higher the quality of lassthebetter soasto avoid ghostingand flare inyourshots, aa 2. Circular polarizing filter (Greer polarizersareideaor digital cameras When correctly aged, the fitercantender blue shies éa:her withbighter whiteclouds, They eanalsoincre = saturation andreduce reflections on shiny = andwateraswellasreducchaze,Poertsor= srk: best whenthecameraisabout 90° either seth sian The polariserhastoberatats:lintthe masinuenelfect Ts achieve. Blosking certain ihtwaves, These fiters cof@IMBalRserev-on ander holder varieties. 3. Neutral density filter [ND fiers limitthe amount oflightthatis able tofallon the sensor and therefore require much longershutter duration. They are made from darkened materials that ‘are designed tobe opticallyneutralso asnotcreate ‘acolourcast. The darker the fiterthe longer your ‘exposures canbe. NDiikers canrange froma2-stop filter to10-stops of ight reduction. They are excelent for Useindaytime to createrotionblurinwater and clouds. 4, Graduated neutral density filter 'ND grads work similar tostandardND fiters but insteadof beingone sold darkmatera, thefiter fades from dark to clear. They are usefulin high contrast situations such s abright sky versus dark foreground where youcan use the fiter ta darken the sky enought balance the overall exposurein thescene. FILTERS AND FILTER SYSTEMS Filter types 1.Circularscrewontitersarethe mostcommontypetthat fits directly conyourlenstte thread Theyearneindiferentthicknesses. the thickestofwhichcon potentially cause ignettingtbyour shots. Uitrathin ‘iters getaround thisbut canbe mare expensive, 2, Squarefiters are popular with landscape photographers. Aholder esignedtchouse the itersdreetly attaches tothe lensfiter thread and Camhold several fiters, Generally theyrangeinsize from around 75mm ta150mm 3.Rectangularfitersare another popular choice amonglandscape photographers. These are mountedin the same fashion astheirsquare counterparts, themain difference isbecause they arerectangularthey hhavemore scopetomove up and down withinthe holder. 4.Fiter holders are plasticandmetal mounting devices that screw cntothefter thread fyourlens. They have everalslots mouidedinto themto accommodate several fiters atone, The mast papular iter system manufacturersare Cokin andLee andHitech. GET MORE FROM YOUR LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY Pin su angonn UA <—< Site. (Ta ee Ligne She erm ae e Rime lin your landscape photography IRC ce ar cuc a acs TT) | are stepping up from a modest point and shoot camera Pec acamCe Sm meubr ea etait ets a caterer era stan ge Pe ERE eae Cer utiam tata Pee Tea ee A RCo a Oreo EU Eels straight away; it is more challenging however to do it well and Perec Eventhough you may be itching to get outand shoot, take the TC Lue on ge MM Rey Sear hla NEP Cae em ALL dela) lea U laces eek aS Ne aS Or net Wao ee ene eee E COT MUR en ect neeenee nest CaCI oh pA enc det cena Tn come eA ee ust o MM Iut leone yiuce AO mM MCh Mecsas nena ia) None ceucete rami nmanens Pcl MAS hedonic ele Nae aa a eee ieee ered ecu au eeu el We ht du CFs a te OTe SL) Pe ise nee ca sien esha (oloT e-em eae US Ou eel EL ae nL aM etinecel cle am ronan ance Tecumseh) Eee tof uate So shall we have a look at some of the things you need to know to Peete a al heen Aca PE Cias Caecum comets rns Mace srlcica Moret arella Prepac MMMCe ae Melee Cm MisaeC Eel taking great photos. = Understanding Cel U otal =) a Let's brush up on our camera craft PCr’ [een ee ens ne ete) ames) Ce ee eer eee ry Pe en eet eet eaten eee ete Peon et tt Ty ere ere ar ee) ed rary eee ae Negus Bien sete) eee ee eta Sen foreground but hat wllresultindistant eee es ‘maximum sharpnesswitha wide-angle ens, eee sae ret sce eee tc nicer Iso ee enn ec ee ered ee cd ee ete ea) thereforemoredetalisretainedin theshot, Pee eet iene Deer eee ee Etre White balance ee ene t aa ce eee ey Cee ee Se ei De ee) ee between shotstaken inthe same conditions, Peete ee eet TS preset suchas Daylightsothe sequencecan See eee eee) ee Serene er tere ae keener pe eee ener ee eee eer erence tg ee eo io) peer renter) RE eee reek Cuero) Prreeteie eter peer reeernt eart Cutten peers Semesters notahen you tna view the Raw image. ere tt! easter Vat) ees eee ems ees thisstruebeawarethatasyoustep down over acer nee eee) pee ee eee issueknow as difracton, Simply put even thoughyourayhavealargerdepthaffield, Pe eee eee econ LN Cun) YS brie teh AN reer etre eres ee ee ee ue ae eee 7 Cr Ae UNDERSTANDING YOUR CAMERA The exposure triangle Don't get lost in the triangle triangle butitcanbequite mysteriousto those whoarenew tophotography.Ityouare keen toexpress ‘your creativity and learn more about the nature of photography, thenyouwillneed tobedaringand take your camera out of fully automatic mode and explore the skils required for shooting in manual mode. When you shoot fully manual, youhaveto beawareoftheinterplay between each cof your camera's main settings of SO, Aperture and Shutter Speed. Theexposuretriangleisa popular ‘methodto connect the threemain variables ofaperture, shutter speedandISO ampificationthat govern thefinallook of your image. Photography isabalancingact, ofthese three elements when youcapture animage. Onceyouhave your cameraready andhaveasetof variables inplacetogiveyou ‘balanced shot, as soon asyouadjust one ofthe three,atleastone the othershas tobe Ness adjustedtooinordertomaintainthedesired cffectyouareaftorinthe shot. Youare not only altering the exposure butalso the quality andappearance ofthe image. ‘Welltryandsumitupinatheoretical example. Ifyouare shootingalandscapein broad daylight with your camerain manual ‘mode (this is important tokeep inmind) ‘youwillneed tobalance your ISO, aperture andshutter speedto give youawellexposed image. Thepparameters you choose are down toyour personal choice course Inourtheoretical example the settings were as follows: IS0 100, aperture /4and shutter speed1/500ofasecond,allvelland ‘200d. tyoudecide however, that younced ‘greater depth of field yournightchange your camera's aperture of/8, making the iameter of the aperturesmale, blocking ‘morelightbutincreasing depth of fil. Ifyou take the shot now, yourimagewillhavemore depthof eld butit willbe very underexposed \Whathappened? Because youare inmanual ‘mode, youhave currently alteredonly one side ofthe exposuretriangle. Youwould need toalteratleastone ofthe other twoinorderto bring your image back oits proper exposure. IHyouwant tokeep thelSO at 100 because ‘youwantas itleimage noise as possible, ‘youwillhavetoaltr the shutter speed. I Yyouinerease the duration that the shutter isopen,youcanallow thecamerato gather light for anextendedperiodet time. In thiscase, because we changed romt/4 to1/B, whichis2-stops, weneedtoalow for2-stops more ight gathering fromthe shutterspeedweuse. 1/500 of asecond wouldneedtobecome1/125ofasecond toallow for the2:stop alteration yournade totheaperturewith the ISO remaining Unchanged, Abasicrule of thumb tokeepin Yyourmind’sthatal-stop alterations equal tocither ahalvingor doublingofaparticular parameter inthis casethe 2-stop alteration ‘tour theoreticalshutter duration means 1/500 of asecondis doubled to 1/250 and then doubled second time to1/125. Over the next few pages. wewillexpand upon these concepts togiveyousome ‘guidanceandhelpyouunderstand the main conceptsofthe exposuretriangle ‘andmore.a ‘THE EXPOSURE TRIANGLE EXPOSURE TRIANGLE 0 ISO Less exposure Clean image WHATIS AN F-STOP? 113 STOPS 1/2 STOPS LPR} FULL STOPS e c EE FITS > 242% ae “eS My ae A a I dO Hd LPR: 13.2 13.5 Za LEK £16.3 bit: cau bat 1/22 3.3 mm 7 a 118 fi aH 7 an 7) EE NL ss ISO, aperture and shutter speed Ourata glance guide “We've laid out, ina more visual form, the basic effect of wide and narrow apertures, slow or fast shutter speeds and high or low ISO settings.” Less light required 1/15 1130 10 116 11250 1/500 111000 A R A BH A A A More light required ISO 6400 Iso 3200 Iso 1600 Iso 800 Iso 400 Iso 200 Iso 100 WROD UNDERSTANDING HYPERFOCAL DISTANCE Example 1-16mmlens(af/16 TE aL y = Sloan (0.5510) Soe) Full frame |}-—}—+F youre pont 16mm lens 116 Cre Cu Ad CDS ra =5387mm (5.387m) TKN Ful frame ‘50mm lens 116 Software and apps Helpful and essential, the software you need atheroma hypertocal Westone le eas Peter eee erste rer Photographer ve thy rcutthe ield Fom Pad Serer eel ten career eee aerated artes ee eee ee areal ee ‘weather Android Trackand view weather forecasts andcurrentconditions tagetreal time updates wherever yougo.or ‘addany location youchoose, Accuweather Platinum (OS/Andrord Detaled currentlocalweather conditions that areupdatedevery 15minutes. Comprehensive forecasts withday andnight conditionsand Weather Alarms, technoloayis weather patterns, rightdowntotheminute, wherever youmay be. Exposure Calculator Android Inputanexposureand then recalculate equivalent exposures, wien youalter any othe various parameters. Youcanalsospecty NDfitersupto30-stops, © cor raw = #/8 DOF Calculator ae ein Getpertect depth of field wth this brett Sue hhyperfocaldistance calculator. Enteryourlens infoand the app willdotherest. Golden Hour Calculator Android Golden Hour Caleuator allows Users caleulatedmoment when Golden and BlueHourshappens atsurvigeand sunset HyperFocal Pro Android ‘Agreatcompanion for con-the-spotealculations ofthe optimumhyperfocal distance. tprovidos intuitive, graphical representations oftheinfo youneed. Long Exposure Calculator ios Longexposure calculators arevery usetlfor workingout exposure modificationwhen shooting withND fitesorlong exposures atnight. Star Walk 2 (OS/Androwd Leatnthe exact positon ofstars, planets, constellations, comets, star clusters, nebulae and ‘meteor showers in the night sky. Sun Surveyor ios/Androd Youcanview hepostonsofthe sunandmooninanylocation at ary time. Thereisazoan augmentedrealtyunetionto visualise ascene realtime Sunseeker 1OS/Androxd With latview compassanda 3D augmented realty camera view. plan your shotsand predietthepath of thesunfor every daylighthour The Photographer's Ephemeri: 0S/Android| Greatforplanainglandscape andurbanscenes.itisamap centred Sun, Moon and Mik Wiay calculator for any location contheplanet My Tide Times 1OS/Android Ideal for predicting highand lowwater times forllot your Coastal photo shoots. 9000 tidalpoints across25 countries are supported. Trigger Trap i0s/Android Connect upyourcameraand Usethiscreativeappereative totrigger you camerausing various sensorsinchding sound andvibrationmodes. SOFTWARE AND APPS wnpepubsionscom TOP 30 LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS “Landscape photography is an amazing and rewarding experience for both PUTER ETE C01] - TOPTIPS Research your location “Toke time toresearchyour possible shooting destnationif youhave notbeen therebefore_Just Googling the location ‘youwantto shoot will callupallsorts of Information. Mostofitmay beuseless toyoubutyou canguarantee that there willbe examples ofother photographs taken there. The experiencesof other photographersin tis location wll give youtheheads-upastowhetheritisan ey or dificult place toreach, There may betips concerninglocalby-lawsandthe bestnearbyparkingspotsete. There's an app for that There are apps available that can tell youwhere the sunvillbeatany point on any givenday. Theseapps can overlay information onamap of your given estination, showing where the sun wilriseandtallandwhereitwilltrack through the sky en whichever day you choose. This is great for working out what timeisbestfor youto shoot nthe location youare researching. Sunseeker fori0Sand Sun Surveyor for Androidare twogreat examples ofthese types ofp. Be prepared Make sure youdress for the conditions youare hootingin. fyouare going tobe onrough terrain, then sturdy shoesare essential. A sprained anklemiles from anywhere, couldbe very unpleasant, Travellightifpossible and the purchase of good quality rucksack rough terrain camerabagwillstand youin goodstead foryour journey. Make sure someone knows youare outthere and thatyou hhaveyourphonewithyouatalltimes. You neverknow. 42 wopcpubleatnscom TOP 30 LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS Visualise the shots Before taking any photos, scan your surroundings and ty te visualise where thebest shots may be taken from. In good practiceto gotoalocationinadvanceof taking any actual shats and ust walk through thelandscape, takingnote of thebest Positions, anglesand viewpoints for listthatyou canreference witen you arrive to take the factitissometin shots nearest. Don’t lose it handheld GPS unitmay beabitofa luxury butfyouare out wandering the hills and valleys and happen uponsome {quiet unseen beauty spot, aGPSdevice canmarkitsco-ordinates to enable youto finditagainifyouwish toreturn toshoot more images. Manufacturers suchasGarminhave arange ofdevices starting atreasonable prices: useful f yougetlost too Get motivated HHyouwantthebest shots, thenyou needitobemotivated togo out andget them. Remember insummer, thesunis rising around 5am, Even for relatively local beauty spots factor in journey times and thentime towalkto the location, youare probably starting your jaurney at 3am, Thisisthe time youdiscover youwant to rollover and goback to sleep. Iyoucan his and venture out, the rewards areextraordinary.Teamingup with othe photographers is abigmotivational tool Light fantastic Inphotography youmay hear referenceto ‘the golden hour. F gorgeous landscapes youcannatdo better than toshoot a sunrise and for an hourorsoafter that oratsunsetand the houror sobeforeitsets, Thelighthas a luminous warm glow, shadows and show off the contours ofthe sky gnitesin pink, orangeand ed hues andif oucatcha sunrise or sunset with aninteresting set of cloud formation henallthebe Blue hour Theres alsowhatisreferredtoas hebluehourThisisthetwillght period youexperienceat either endothe day hen the sun isafairdistance below the horizon butits influence canbe seenin he shy. Itisidealfor cityscapes where youcancapture the city ightsagainst deep inky blue sky. The window of ‘opportunity i relatively small before either the sunrises and lights the sky ori sinksandrenders the skyblack.Itusually lasts about 4 minutes a setorbetoreitrises Stable conditions thesunhas: Atripodis a must forlandscape work. Youmay be workinginlowlight conditions andhandheld shots ar goingto yield sharp images. Yournight alsowant longer exposuretimesto render water soft and misty or show clouds moving inthe shat over anurnbe of seconds for added drama, There are plenty fstrong lightweight tripods to ‘choose from that won'the.achore to carry withyou onyour shoot; couple a cablerelease withitandyouareset TOP 30 LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS Agoldenrule Itoanttbe stressed enough, ityou want the best from your shots, you need toswitch toRaw shooting mode. Most madetneameras now allow you tocapture your imagesin Raw format Rawas thenamesuggestsis the uncompressed andunprocessed image datastraight from the camera's sensor. The files aremuch bigger than their jpeg, counterpart but they givernuch greater latitude wnenit comes to processing your finalimage. Filter systems Think aboutinvestinginsomefiters. circular poariser is very useful. ccanboost the contrastin blue skies andis very usefulfor reducing or even liminating reflections inwater:justbe aware that polarisers work best whenthe sunisat90"toyou. fyouare shooting scene where thereisalarge diflerencein thetonalvaluesbetween your landanda bright sky. an ND grad villhelp stop those skies fromburning out, Offinthe distance Don'talwaysassumethat your landscapehastobe shot with the widest lens youhave. Sometimesa longer focal length is great for picking out distant details thatawide angle ens couldnt. Zoom lenses arealso a good choiceas they allow youtozoomin andout,allowingyou to crop your shots andalter the composition without having tomovelarge distances. LLensesin the 24mm-105mm range are ood intermediate wide angle zoome which he youalotof framing choices. pepubteonacom TOPTIPS Framing & composition Compositions avery subjective thing nat looks good to your eye may look 3. fnothing keep the ule thirds’ as your man compositional too. Imagine that your frameisspitby inesintothirds, both vertically andhorizontally. Placing an objectofinterestatone ofthe points where these lines wouldintersect means youareadheringtotheruleandthis will helpbringbalance to your shot. Rulescan bebroken though, soit's up toyou odd tosomeane Stay sharp 0 PAIS Photographers will want their scene tabeassharp aspossibletromfront to back. Thisis where de intoplay.Atlargeapertures suchas 1/28, the area of sharp focus in front andbehind thepoint of focus willbe relatively small Usinga much smaller aperture such as{/1I that zone’ of ssismuch greater. Asarough guide, focus ona point about ane third ofthe distance into your scene togive yourself thebest chance of maximising thedepthot field available, Maximum exposure RSE ORE sharp) Consider usinglonger exposuresin yourlandscape shots. Photographers often employ exposuresthat last seconds or even tons of seconds, to show clouds streakingacrossthe skyrather atic and puffy. Scenes shot longer exposure wilturn the watertoamisty, milky fog. Itissafetosay that your tripodisthe key othe success ofthese shots, Take control IHyouare relatively new toDSLR photography, youmnay stilbeusing you sm-autofunetions camera's auto ot where twildecide on the best settings to Lseineither Shutter Priority or Aperture Priority. Aslongasit isinauto. wl keep making decisions foryouandyou willendupwithshots that don'tmatch your expectations, Inmanual mode yo candecideon how the scenes exposed, Make the creative decisions: don'tleaveit toyour camera. Testing, test Don'thestraidto shootanumber oftestshats handheld. Turning up atalocation, sticking your straight ontothetri head height ay notbe the ost viewingangle. Try shooting anumber of frames where you experiment with different angles and high viewpoints, low tothe ground, portrait andlandscape orientations. Move to diferent spotsand reyou decide to settle and take the final shot. cout various approaches bet Lockitup For extratripod stably, alotof photographers hang their camerabags ath the head ofthe tripod to ac nterweight, helping toimmobilise he tripod. Inaddition, even the movement cof your camera's microrfippingupand

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