In this new video, expert landscape photographer Tom Mackie provides useful tips and techniques on how to photograph windmills at sunset.
Tom heads back to one of his favourite UK windmills on the Norfolk Broads at How Hill and produces a number of stunning images.
The right composition
Tom provides ideas on how you can obtain a variety of different shots from one location, by altering your composition and post production techniques.
Using the same subject, Tom explains which technique to use with each composition style in order to create a great end result when you’re out to photograph windmills at sunset.
Right place – right time
Anticipating the right conditions is both a science and an art in photography!
However, the task can be made somewhat easier if you know what to look for and also which technology to use.
Tom shares some of his tips to ensure you are in the right place at the right time for your landscape photography.
Best equipment to use
To capture different types of shots Tom uses an array of different types of equipment to capture the right shot.
Take a look at the video and Tom will explain which lenses, camera settings and filters he is using and also the post production techniques has used.
Can you capture a similar shot?
Hopefully by the time you’ve watched this video you will have the all the knowledge you need regarding:
- The right lenses to use and why
- Best types of composition
- The right settings for the shot you are taking
- Know how to find the right location
- Have a game plan on how you are going to get the shot you are after
Share the results
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