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Benjamin Franklin famously said, "…in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." Landscape photographers might as well add "bad weather" to Franklin's list. But bad weather need not lead to bad photos. Photographer Andy Mumford offers practical, field-tested advice to provide landscape...
Photographer Mads Peter Iversen recently visited the picturesque Lake District in England. It's a great place for landscape and nature photography, and Iversen captured a diverse range of excellent images. In the hour-plus long video below, Iversen breaks down many photos, delivering tips on composition, lens selection,...
Nigel Danson has been photographing for decades. In that time, he's learned a lot. His latest video describes five essential photography skills that have completely changed his photos.
While it may seem obvious, understanding your camera is a critical skill to help you improve as a photographer. It's not simply a...
Photographer Mads Peter Iversen recently asked his viewers about their biggest struggles with landscape photography. In a new video, Iversen discusses the seven most popular answers he received and how he overcomes the struggles.
The most common struggle was a lack of time. Of course, Iversen can't comment on anyone's...
Landscape photographer Nigel Danson gets asked about color a lot. He says it's the most common topic that viewers bring up. Although there are many tools you can use in Adobe Lightroom to adjust the color of your photos, it doesn't need to be complicated. Even the color grading tools, which can seem a bit daunting at...
Long exposure images can be a bit tricky to capture. Panoramas? They're even more challenging. What if you want to combine the two photographic techniques to create long exposure panorama photos? Photographer Attilio Ruffo is here to help with his latest video.
Long exposure photography is a great way to capture...
Landscape photographer Andy Mumford recently traveled to Tuscany. We've seen a lot of great videos from Andy Mumford, like these (1, 2), that show him working in the field to compose and capture images. What sets the video below apart is how much time Mumford dedicates to showing his entire post-processing workflow,...
If you ever struggle with focus or exposure in your landscape photography, Nigel Danson's latest video on location in the Lake District in the United Kingdom should prove helpful. Danson is asked about focus and exposure the most of all photography topics.
When it comes to focusing, the big question is, 'Where do you...
A good way to add depth and dynamism to a landscape photo is by incorporating a foreground element. However, not every landscape photograph benefits from including a foreground. How can you know when to include a foreground, and how best to incorporate a foreground in a photo? Photographer Mads Peter Iversen has released...
There's sometimes a misconception that professional photographers use specific cameras. Even still, with the continued incursion of mirrorless cameras into the kits of many professional photographers, some people think that a pro camera must look like a large Canon or Nikon DSLR. Among photographers, well, we know...
Making great landscape photographs requires more than just a high-quality camera and lens. While you can capture beautiful images without high-end equipment, high-quality gear never hurts. Further, while you can capture stunning shots with a mobile phone, we're considering interchangeable lens cameras for this article.
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Sony Artisan Colby Brown partnered up with B&H to create a four-part video series aimed at beginning landscape photographers. The video series started in mid-August and wrapped up yesterday, so we've got all four of Brown's excellent videos to share with you today.
The first video covers the topics budding landscape...
Summer is right around the corner. For many people, it's a fun and joyous time of year. For landscape photographers who live at mid to high latitudes, summer is not so much fun. Summer means very early sunrises and late sunsets. It's challenging to get up early enough to take advantage of a 4 a.m. sunrise. However,...
Photographer and educator Andy Mumford has learned a lot during his career as a landscape and travel photographer. No matter how much you know and how experienced you are, there's always more to learn. However, there are certain things Mumford has...
Nikon released the 14-24mm f/2.8G lens for F mount way back in 2007 alongside the 24-70mm f/2.8G ED lens. With impressive performance, both zoom lenses have earned places in many photographers' kits. The 14-24mm f/2.8G has a few drawbacks,...
A great landscape image is not simply a photograph of a beautiful landscape. It is much more than that. To create a truly powerful landscape photo, your image must evoke emotion in the viewer. How does one use landscape photos to evoke emotion? In his latest video, seen below, landscape photographer Nigel Danson...
When pursuing great landscape photographs, what matters most? In his newest video, photographer Adam Karnacz discusses the "do's and don'ts" of landscape photography and takes a closer look at the fundamentals which he believes should be at the foundation of every landscape photographer's process, whether they are just...
Landscape photographer Thomas Heaton has captured many landscape images over the years. Accordingly, he has learned a lot along the way. Although very broad, Heaton wishes that he had gained an understanding of light and subject earlier. What he means by this is that after learning about landscape photography and...
In all of landscape photography and perhaps photography as a whole, there are few names more famous than that of Ansel Adams. His landscape images of the American west transcended the medium and elevated photography, perhaps for the first time, into the realm of art.
I recently had the opportunity to read the latest...
Photographer and educator Dave Morrow has captured a lot of landscape images over the past year. His video content is often focused on specific skills, either photography skills out in the field or on the outdoors skills he requires for his trips. He is a proponent of waiting to edit and post his images, because he finds...