So, you have grasped the basics, feel comfortable using your camera are enjoying taking photos but want tips for improving your landscape photography.
Too many photographers fall into the trap at this point of making the incorrect assumption that the key to improving your landscape photography is simply to spend more money on new and improved equipment.
Whilst upgrading and expanding your photography equipment can help, invariably the starting point to noticeably improving the quality of your photos is to invest in yourself, not your equipment.
Learning new skills and techniques is proven as one of the best ways to fast-track your success as a photographer.
What separates great landscape photographers from good landscape photographers is firstly being able to ‘see the shot’.
A great photographer walking in the landscape develops an instinctive ability to see the key components of an image come together; leading lines, composition, subject matter and key focal point.
They then have mastered the skills to capture the image, using proven techniques primarily whilst shooting, but also in post processing.
Our entire website is dedicated to improving your landscape photography, so we would encourage you to explore our blog, watch the video tutorials and learn from the available resources on specific topics, but here are some of the fundamental concepts that you may wish to firstly concentrate on to take your skills to the next level.
Unleashing your camera’s true potential
Amateur photographers tend to fall into a comfort zone of keeping their cameras in ‘Auto’ setting and fail to use all the potential that a camera has to offer, by using different settings for different images.
Expanding your knowledge and use of additional camera settings improves the range of options on the images you can capture and the resulting quality and impact of these images.
Timing is everything for improving your landscape photography
Timing is everything for improving your landscape photographyPhotographing at new times of the day can very quickly elevate your results.
Many amateur photographers just shoot images as part of a general day out, but more experienced photographers know the shot they want, how they can get it and form a plan to make it happen.
You’ve got to start thinking about combining seasons, weather, lighting and subject matter to get your timing for a shot just right.
Images with impact
As you develop as a photographer, so does your desire to capture new and exciting subject matters.
Websites like ours offer lots of inspiration with stunning photos taken in amazing places, yet each image has its own story to tell with how the image was captured the right way.
Explore our blogs and videos for more detailed information on just how these images were taken and how you can improve your photography by applying some of the same techniques and using the same settings.