15 Landscape Photography Tips, simple tips, awesome photo

This type of photography is actually 90% just need be in place and the right time.

That's why motret landscape should wait and istiqomah. The rest stay click

But, sometimes lots of small things forgotten passwords while photographing.

I will try to remind of such things in the landscape photography tips below. Please get some coffee while listening:)

1. choose sky or land?

Let's vote. Which one is better? The sky? or the Mainland?

Select both, take half of the Mainland and half the sky. Then your photos will be impressed, duplicitous, though perhaps that moment the sky is up.

Don't be greedy, tonjolkan strength and just let the weaknesses.

Time of sunset or sunrise sky would indeed be very tempting. But remember the rules of the classic rule of third.

As a rule of thumb, provide a part that would like to highlighted as much as 2/3 of the frame.

But, remember this rule did not immediately make a photo-semerta you good. Use your own vision while photographing. Already know the rules? Reply so now it's time to be broken:)
In this photo I chose the Mainland, uh sea for more popularized hehe.
I retreated a little, and take the sky.
Dong against the rules? TOH heaven and Earth as good, in terms of actual reflection. It's in the back of my house.
The composition of the ' dead center ' :D

2. find a ' focal point '

No, not the location where we direct the focus on the lens.
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Focal point is the white boat. Gili Laba, TN Komodo.

But more to the point where the connoisseur's eye photo the first time will be fixed, stopped, and then browse to the quarantine area of the photo.

Not only is the photo landscape, I think almost all image types require it, if not then skip photos

Focal points itsn't OI (point of interest), but POIS can also be the focal point. Thus the focal point that will be the starting point to explore the POI.
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Focal Point is a man in motion. Beachfront Beach.

4. don't forget the Foreground

No less important with the background, foreground could make our pictures more prolific.

There is a sensation of depth from our pictures if we choose a foreground positioned correctly.

Often the foreground becomes a focal point and the POI from the photos of our landscape.

In fact, I think the photo landscape without a foreground that looks vegetable salt not used!

This is one of the most important landscape photography tips.
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Foreground can be anything, this photo foreground rocks form
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Can also use twigs ....
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Until the grass may also be, anything could be a foreground. Live we see jelly and offer it.
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Laptops can also be ....









5. use a Tripod

The goods on this one is indeed a dilemma. Carried weight, left later regret.

But better a little add to the burden, rather than regret the pas to the House.

Oh yes, also use cable or self timer release along with mirror lock up so that the camera really shake. (ask google mas kalo gak know hehe)

Because when we pressed the shutter any camera can take a little shook.
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Embarrassed reply plasticity face: 3

6. Maximize Depth of Field (DoF)

Photo landscape is generally sharp from end to end.

Thus we often use an aperture of f/8 and under, often f/22

Use the hyperfocal distance principle for optimal diaphragm depending on conditions. Not always in the position of a minumum, because at that position the photo results will tend to be soft.
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Sharp space width

7. natural motion Capture

Perhaps some people thought photo landscape is a photo that quiet, peaceful, calm ...

But we can add a little "drama" on the photo of our landscape. Can be either of the waves in the sea, a windblown trees, clouds are running, etc.

In capturing the movement like this, it takes some supporting equipment such as filter ND (neutral density) and tripod.

If we manage to catch it, photo landscape we will feel "otherworld" with a very strong mood.

If anyone says, "ah it's not like the original"

LAH, so who else motret documentation? :p
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Capture the motion of the waves. Speed of 1 sec.
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Capture the motion of clouds ...
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Waterfalls can also ...
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8. Cooperate with weather
Beach Rancabuaya, Garut.

We cannot weather predictions. We can only wait for the right time to photograph.

Most beginners think a good landscape photograph is at the sunny days.

It's not entirely wrong, here already described types – types of landscape photography. Photos taken when the sunny days are already commonplace and ordinary made photo ' postcard ' or ' calendar '.

If we want a slightly different landscape photos, memotretlah at the time of unusual weather.

For example, at the time of the storm, cloudy, dark sky after the rain, with less sunlight, and other conditions of "extreme cases".

Your photos will be more characteristic, because the events that your photo just won't happen again ...:D


9. Golden hour & Blue Hour
The light from the side will show a dimension and texture to an object.

In landscape photography, the light from the side appears when the morning and afternoon. At this time, the colour – looks very nice and colorful landscape looks very much alive.

After the golden hour (afternoon), do not deal with the camera first. Please wait for after sunset. Before the dark blue color of the sky will be concentrated, are no less beautiful.

Blue hour, after sunset.
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Golden hour ... before sunset

10. the lines and shapes

Play with composition. The line can be a very strong focal point because it helps our eye browse photos of our landscape.

The line can give the depth of the space, the perspective is different. Find the line in your photos and make it a great strength!
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Leading lines.

3. Shoot in bad light

Sometimes indeed we are less fortunate. But, try to keep photographing.

Bad weather sometimes gives a different mood. Also the photo we become other than others.
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If it's less nice colour, can be tried with black-and-white.
Weather ' controversy ' gives a different mood

11. replace the perspective

Exploration.

Don't just get hung up on one point. Discover a different view, try the view parallel to the ground, or rise to the top of the tree.

Let your imagination flow and look for the view that corresponds to visualization and your imagination.

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12. take the details of the landscape

Landscape not only wide-angle.

What lenses can to motret landscape. Starting from fish-eye to super telephoto.
With a focal length 85 mm
With a 200 mm lens ...
.. or pake fish-eye:)

13. Use Filters

A mandatory filter is supposed to wear the landscaper is way up ND and Polarizer.

Way up ND to control sky exposure too excess compared to the Mainland. The shape is black above and below the transparent.

While the Polarizer is useful to eliminate the reflection of sunlight on the objects. As in rocks exposed to the water. Can also make the heavens become more blue.
Photo by way up ND (left) and no way up ND (right)
Note the thick blue sky, this is the effect of the circular polarizer (CPL). Caution If you use the ultrawide lens in as above. Because there are only CPL effect at 90 degrees from the Sun. It could be (somewhat) is not natural.

 14. use the technique of HDR (High dynamic range)

If the use of filters does not allow HDR techniques, can be used.

The trick is taking a few photos with different exposure range, then annexed it.

Can with manual blending or using software like photomatix or photoshop.

Don't be too over when processing HDR photos. Use the photo so that it looks natural, not like the three dimensional cartoon.
Examples of HDR photos

15. Let continues!

If you already read all the tips above, ayok motret went out landscape. Try it, when was the last time you came out to enjoy the sunrise/sunset?

Don't forget to also exercise shot landscape well:)

Furthermore, there is a second series of tips here.

Thank you for reading. (all photos © wiranurmansyah.com)

Have a nice light!