Landscape photography often brings images of natural scenes to one's mind's eye, but landscape photography can also include scenes with microsopal forms, cityscapes, and seascapes. There is actually no real definition for what makes a landscape in photography so it can encompass urban, industrial, nature, and even macro photography. There are three styles of landscape photography: representational, impressionistic, and abstract.
Representational landscape photography is also known as the straight or the straight deceptive style. This is raw photography at its best, with the photographer striving to achieve as straight forward of a "you get what you see" style as he or she possibly can. Light, timing, and weather are critical to the representational landscape photographer.
The impressionistic landscape photographer enjoys creating scenes that are vague or elusive. This is much like impressionistic artwork, in which the goal is to produce the idea of an image as opposed to the actual image with the use of blurred lines and detail.
Abstract landscape photography is also known as graphic landscape photography due to the photographer treating the scenery components as graphic elements. Shape and form are priorities, and components may be put under extreme close up, or treated with underexposure. Design is the most important thing to abstract landscape photographers.
Here are some tips for beginning landscape photographers:
Foreground objects help frame the scene. They also help add a three dimensional look.
Scenes should be framed so as there is something to bring the viewer's eye to the centre of the photograph. Horizons look a lot better when they are placed in the lower third of the photograph as opposed to the middle.
Good lighting is crucial to the success of any landscape photograph. Wait for a time of day when the landscape looks the most interesting.
Flash should not be used when shooting landscapes. If the air is foggy or misty, it may cause flare in the photo by reflecting off it.
Always use a tripod to maintain sharpness in your photography, especially when you are in low light.
Do not let the weather hold you back! This is one way to achieve some beautiful landscape photography. Do not forget composition when you're framing a scene. Pay attention to lines.
If you have a panorama function on your camera, use it. If you don't have that option, then taking two side by side photos and then cropping them afterwards can achieve the same effect.
Now that you have your first landscape photographs, what can you do with them?
You can create canvas prints of them, to have them in a bigger scale than just photo size print outs. These make a beautiful way to display your works of art and hanging them in your house to show them off. Another option would be to make photo calendars. These make great gifts and they're easy to do, not much effort for a great personalised present for Christmas for example.
Representational landscape photography is also known as the straight or the straight deceptive style. This is raw photography at its best, with the photographer striving to achieve as straight forward of a "you get what you see" style as he or she possibly can. Light, timing, and weather are critical to the representational landscape photographer.
The impressionistic landscape photographer enjoys creating scenes that are vague or elusive. This is much like impressionistic artwork, in which the goal is to produce the idea of an image as opposed to the actual image with the use of blurred lines and detail.
Abstract landscape photography is also known as graphic landscape photography due to the photographer treating the scenery components as graphic elements. Shape and form are priorities, and components may be put under extreme close up, or treated with underexposure. Design is the most important thing to abstract landscape photographers.
Here are some tips for beginning landscape photographers:
Foreground objects help frame the scene. They also help add a three dimensional look.
Scenes should be framed so as there is something to bring the viewer's eye to the centre of the photograph. Horizons look a lot better when they are placed in the lower third of the photograph as opposed to the middle.
Good lighting is crucial to the success of any landscape photograph. Wait for a time of day when the landscape looks the most interesting.
Flash should not be used when shooting landscapes. If the air is foggy or misty, it may cause flare in the photo by reflecting off it.
Always use a tripod to maintain sharpness in your photography, especially when you are in low light.
Do not let the weather hold you back! This is one way to achieve some beautiful landscape photography. Do not forget composition when you're framing a scene. Pay attention to lines.
If you have a panorama function on your camera, use it. If you don't have that option, then taking two side by side photos and then cropping them afterwards can achieve the same effect.
Now that you have your first landscape photographs, what can you do with them?
You can create canvas prints of them, to have them in a bigger scale than just photo size print outs. These make a beautiful way to display your works of art and hanging them in your house to show them off. Another option would be to make photo calendars. These make great gifts and they're easy to do, not much effort for a great personalised present for Christmas for example.
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