PRO ADVICE
Canvass anyone who shoots landscapes for a living and this is what they’re likely to say…
1 Plan your shoot
Always check the weather ahead of travelling to your location – not just for when the conditions will be ideal, but for personal safety.
2 Stay free of faff
From clean lenses to empty memory cards… make sure you’re ready to go on the day, so you don’t have to faffaround in the field.
3 Dress smart Tweeds and deerstalker not required… we mean wearing layers of clothing you can add or remove to suit the weather conditions.
4 Be patient Shooting successful scenics can often be a long game – make sure you’re provisioned for more time in the field than you first envisaged.
5 Shoot Raw and JPEG
As flattering as your in-camera JPEGs will look, shoot Raw for the maximum editing latitude – you’ll often need to be able to call on it.
6 Try one of the classic rules of composition
If you're not familiar with them, make sure you swot up on the rule of thirds and the golden ratio. Learning how to deploy these successfully when you compose landscape scenes will certainly pay dividends in the resulting captures.
7 Don't let a good foreground go to waste
While it's never a good idea to spoil the foreground of an image with clutter that doesn't add anything to the composition, a well-placed complementary - and relevant - object or two can act as a useful point for your viewer to enter the image.
This story is from the February 2023 edition of PhotoPlus : The Canon Magazine.
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