Senin, 07 Juli 2014

Tips On Contemporary Landscape Photography

By Rosella Campbell


Landscape photography is one of the most interesting forms of photography in the field simply because it deals with taking beautiful pictures of breathtaking scenery. Now if one would want to take up contemporary landscape photography, he has to realize that it is not all just about snapping his camera at the sky or at some mountains. There are a lot of techniques that he would have to know about.

Now one of the techniques that one would have to take note of would be to know what time is the best time to take a scenery photograph. Now experts say that the two best times to take photographs would be really early in the morning when the sun has just risen or sometime in the late afternoon. This is because they believe that the lighting is best during these times.

One of the most important concepts in landscape photography would be the focal point. This is a very important concept to learn about because this would decide whether the picture will look good or not. Basically, the focal point is the center of the shot or otherwise known as the dead center.

Now one technique to be able to get a good focal point would be to observe a certain scenery and try to chop the scenery into four sections. So there will be the upper left section, lower left section, upper right section, and lower right section with the focal point being in the middle. Now when looking for a focal point, one has to make sure that it is in a place with not much scenery so that the four sections would hog the scenery.

Now one thing that photographers will never leave their homes without would actually be a polarising filter. The reason as to why the filter is very important is simply because it helps with the saturation and contrast of colors. Now this would also help take away the glare that would appear in some photos because of light.

Now if one would want to take pictures of seascape like beaches or cliffs, then what a lot of photographers would do would be to use slow exposure in order to take the water. This would produce a rather milky looking effect on the water that is really beautiful to look at. Now if one would want to use this kind of slow exposure, he has to use a tripod so that the camera is sturdy otherwise he will not be able to get that milky effect.

Now another great technique that photographers would use when they are trying to get the perfect balance between the lighting of both the sky and land would be to use some ND filters. One would often encounter some problems when he would take a picture of the land and the sky together because of the exposure. If he would use the ND filters, he would not need to worry about those kinds of problems anymore.

Now if one would want to go into landscaping photography, then these tips will definitely be very useful. Now if the photographer has a knack for this kind of thing, then he will be able to apply these techniques without breaking a sweat. These tips are especially great for those who have just started out.




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