Landscape Photography

For all you nature lovers, some tips on landscape photography:

1. Explore: Take time to explore. Part of the joy of landscape photography is being out in nature. Wander around and get a sense of the place. It will take patience to discover the best!

2. Use your imagination: Create the image in your mind the way a painter would

create it on a canvas. Then think about the time, light, and composition that will translate what you see in your mind into a photograph.

3. Friends! : If you are with friends, don't be shy about using them in images to get a sense of scale. But remember that the photos are about the place, not the people.

4. Self-timed: When making long exposures, use the camera's self-timer. And be mindful of any breeze that might be moving your subject.

5. Its all about lenses: Lens flare can be a problem with wide lenses. Use your hand or a piece of cardboard to screen the lens from the sun-but keep the screen out of the frame.

6. Light: Go out before sunrise and stay out after sunset-the times when the light is best. Use the harsher light of midday to scout.

6. Experiment: Never be content with what you see in the viewfinder the first time you raise it to your eye. Move around, lie down, find a different angle!

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