No, Landscape Photography Has Not ‘Gone Off the Deep End’

Next to portraiture, landscape photography is among the oldest genres. It has gone through evolutions, and thanks to pioneers like Ansel Adams, landscape photography even helped bring photography into the larger art discussion. petapixel.com »

2024-03-24 16:00

Landscape Photography: The Ultimate Guide

Landscape photography is one of the most popular photographic genres. It's easy to get started with the genre, but it can take a lifetime to master landscape photography skills. petapixel.com »

2022-05-18 20:57

Nature and Landscape Photography with Fujifilm Cameras Just Got Better!

Since using their 200mm years ago, I've always wished for better lenses for nature and landscape photography with Fujifilm cameras. And luckily, the pandemic gave it to us. People were stuck inside or socially distancing. thephoblographer.com »

2021-11-24 08:00

13 Tips for Shooting Sharp Landscape Photos with a Telephoto Lens

Landscape photography is often associated, or even equated, with the use of wide-angle lenses, however, this can lead to formulaic compositions. Telephoto lenses may seem like the province of wildlife photography, but alternating with them brings new creative opportunities for landscape photography. petapixel.com »

2021-09-18 21:00

The Power of Landscape Photography and How It Changed Me

Landscape photography transformed my life. Not only did it completely change the way I view the physical world (for the better), but it also profoundly changed the way I experience it and connect with it. petapixel.com »

2021-08-12 18:57

5 Affordable Lenses That Are Perfect for Spring Landscape Photography

I absolutely love this time of year for photography. Spring is upon us, and that means flowers will be blooming. The landscapes around us are about to change drastically. It's this reason that many decide to pick up a camera. thephoblographer.com »

2021-03-12 20:00

Wheelchair Accessible Landscape Photography Guide, Part 1

Welcome to the first chapter of my new Wheelchair Accessible Landscape Photography Guide. In the coming weeks I’ll highlight some beautiful landscape photography locations across the United States that are easily accessible no matter your level of mobility. petapixel.com »

2020-07-09 20:55

12 Tips for Abstract Landscape Photography

The grand landscapes are beautiful to view and probably the reason you got into landscape photography but the smaller details and intimate scenes can be just as picturesque. Capturing these scenes isn’t only a great way of creating impressive art, it’s also a creative challenge that forces you to think differently. Abstract landscape photography is […] petapixel.com »

2020-06-29 17:32

And the Winner of Our Landscape Photography Contest with Tamron Is…

We’ve selected a winner for our Landscape photography contest! As the Editor in Chief of this website, I sincerely want to thank everyone who entered our landscape photography competition. In the final days of the contest, I started going through the images and fell in love with a lot of them. Many of the photos thephoblographer.com »

2020-03-18 19:00

Photography Cheat Sheet: Using Foreground Interest in Landscape Photography

Among the important landscape photography techniques that every beginner should learn is how to draw the eyes to the shot by adding a foreground element. A common mistake about landscape photography is that it's only about shooting a sweeping capture of the scene. thephoblographer.com »

2020-03-18 10:00

Photography Cheat Sheet: Landscape Photography Tips for Beginners

It's easy to see why a lot of us want to dabble in landscape photography once in a while, as it often goes hand-in-hand when you're a lover of the great outdoors. However, if you look for inspiration long and hard enough, you'll eventually realize that there's more to a great landscape photo than just a snapshot of the scene before you. thephoblographer.com »

2019-10-28 10:00

Photography Cheat Sheet: Comprehensive Landscape Photography Guide

If you're just getting into landscape photography, you most likely have a lot of questions about how to nail those postcard-worthy photos. There's a lot of resources out there, but you can get a jumpstart with this quick cheat sheet. thephoblographer.com »

2019-07-31 10:00

6 Lenses That Will Make a Sony a7r IV a Landscape Photography Monster

Landscape photography is such an amazing genre of photography. One, you get to be outside in nature, two, you're going to get some great exercise, and three, you get to see some truly stunning scenes where the light just takes your breath away. thephoblographer.com »

2019-07-24 22:00

11 of Our Favorite Zoom Lenses for Landscape Photography

Landscape photography is an interesting niche of photography, an excellent one for the hobbyist photographers of the world. There is little money in landscape photography, so you don’t have people getting into the field chasing dreams of making it big or getting rich. thephoblographer.com »

2018-06-15 07:00

Creative Applications of Color Theory in Landscape Photography

Discussions of many photography topics have the potential to veer deep into complex technical territory that may appeal more to scientists than to artists, and color theory is certainly one of those topics that can become rather arcane quite easily. petapixel.com »

2018-06-09 19:54

1 Tip for Landscape Photography That Opens Up a Whole New World

I have only 1 tip that will hopefully inspire you and help you to improve your landscape photography: use a wide angle (preferably 16mm or wider, full frame equivalent) and get extremely close to objects. petapixel.com »

2018-05-29 16:53

Cheap Photo: $58 Off the Art of Landscape Photography

Landscape photography is great; just get in your car, or hop on your bike, and just drive out to the nature nearest your home and do your thing. Ok, OK, It's not that simple, but it really can be and that is what is so great about it. thephoblographer.com »

2018-05-23 16:00

Landscape Fundamentals: 10 Tips for Better Landscape Composition

Landscape photography is simultaneously one of the easier photography niches to get into, while at the same time being one of the harder disciplines to really master and be known for. But assuming your goal is simply to take better landscape photography images, there are some things that you should really have in mind while you are out in nature looking to capture the beauty of the world around you. thephoblographer.com »

2018-05-01 01:00

10 Essential Zoom Lenses For Landscape Photography

It's not always the case, but often times when one is shooting landscape photography, they will find that they are not in the exact spot to achieve their desired framing or composition. If this photographer was out and about with a prime lens they would be out of luck, or they would have to walk to another spot that better fits their vision. thephoblographer.com »

2018-02-13 23:00

10 Essential Zoom Lenses for Landscape Photography

It's not always the case, but often times when one is shooting landscape photography, they will find that they are not in the exact spot to achieve their desired framing or composition. If this photographer was out and about with a prime lens they would be out of luck, or they would have to walk to another spot that better fits their vision. thephoblographer.com »

2018-02-13 23:00

Maria Sahai’s Landscape and Nature Photography is an Ode to the Arctic

I'm Maria Sahai, and I was born in a remote Russian Far East on the shores of Sea of Okhotsk, raised in the steppes of Southern Kazakhstan, and worked and lived all over the world since then. My family, working in the Soviet military, traveled around the former Soviet Union, including less known areas where polar bears roam freely, the aurora borealis can be seen for months, and the indigenous chukchas live in seal skin-covered yarangas. thephoblographer.com »

2017-12-05 17:00

How to Rediscover Your Passion for Landscape Photography

Feeling bored of shooting landscapes lately? Well, you're not alone.   While mostly enthusiastic about landscape photography, photographer and filmmaker Adam Karnacz found himself stuck in a rut and burnt out for some weeks. thephoblographer.com »

2017-11-28 17:00

Mads Peter Iversen Revels in the Beauty of Nature Through Landscape Photography

Danish photographer Mads Peter Iversen may have eased into photography from commercial videography, but you can say taking his sweet time enabled him to discover the kind of work that resonates with him. thephoblographer.com »

2017-11-15 11:00

The Ethics of Landscape Photography

I’ve wondered for a long time what it means to be an ethical landscape photographer. Sure, this field isn’t known for its wide-reaching moral dilemmas or particularly sticky situations, but the question still deserves attention. petapixel.com »

2017-11-14 23:15

Michael Schauer Weaves Stunning Stories Into Landscape Photography

I am Michael Schauer, a 27-year-old landscape and nature photographer, photographing since late 2014 and hailing from Munich, Germany. During my Sociology studies I picked up photography as a new creative outlet and started out with the forests and mountains surrounding Munich but soon found that my heart beats for the cold and northern landscapes. thephoblographer.com »

2017-10-24 22:00

Travel and Landscape Photography is Deeply Therapeutic to Me

My name is Ethan Chin. I’m a 17 year old landscape and travel photographer from Toronto, Canada. I started shooting landscapes seriously a little over a year ago. I got into landscapes photography specifically because I love the slow-pace of it, and the peace that comes with being alone in the great outdoors. thephoblographer.com »

2017-10-11 07:00

Useful Photography Tip #181: How to Look for Abstracts in Landscape Photography

One of the reasons why you use telephoto lenses in landscape photography not only has to do with capturing an entire scene, but also being more artistic about the format in one way or another. What some of the more advanced landscape photographers do beyond looking for layers of sky and land is look for shapes in a scene to focus in on and play with. So how do you do this? thephoblographer.com »

2017-08-30 13:00

5 Tips for ‘Making It’ In Landscape Photography

Landscape photographer Thomas Heaton has set aside his gear for a moment to lay down some words of wisdom in this 11-minute video. In it he presents 5 great tips on how to further your landscape photography career. petapixel.com »

2017-07-04 19:25

How Color Affects Leading Lines in Landscape Photography

On the Phoblographer, we tend to talk a whole lot here about color, black and white, and how incredibly important it is to use them effectively in your photography. We typically apply them to portraiture, but it's also not too terrible of an idea to apply it to landscape photography. thephoblographer.com »

2017-06-19 22:00

Is full-time landscape photography for you?

Landscape photographer Erin Babnik has the low-down on what it takes to make your passion a career - there's more to it than you might expect.

2017-05-03 20:05

How To Scout a Location for Landscape Photography

Hang around a group of landscape photographers long enough, and you’ll undoubtedly hear them talking about location scouting. As the saying goes, understanding your subject better will improve your photographs of that subject. petapixel.com »

2017-05-02 21:32

The Dos and Don’ts of Landscape Photography

Seasoned landscape photographer Craig Roberts has some tips for the newbies out there, so get out your pen and pad and listen up: here are some top “Dos” and “Don’ts” for landscape photography. petapixel.com »

2017-05-02 19:26

Chasing Lightning: Landscape Photography Tutorial

Learn how to brave stormy weather and Photoshop tips to enrich your landscape photos.

The post Chasing Lightning: Landscape Photography Tutorial appeared first on 500px ISO.

2017-04-25 18:32

The 7 Ways of Zen Landscape Photography

Zen photography comes naturally with an empty mind. It’s both waiting for a moment where light, shape, and dynamics fall into place, and being devoid of planning in advance. Instead of checking the weather online before a shoot, you just venture out and essentially wing it. petapixel.com »

2017-04-15 18:15

Beginner’s Tips: Getting the Most out of Golden Hour Landscape Photography

When you're shooting during the Golden Hour, you'll probably see that one of the more challenging things to do is golden hour landscape photography. But indeed, it really isn't that difficult if you just understand how light works. thephoblographer.com »

2017-04-11 07:03

4 Landscape Photography Tutorials All About Post-Processing

Learn new techniques for editing your landscape photos from some of our most popular tutorials. The post 4 Landscape Photography Tutorials All About Post-Processing appeared first on 500px ISO. iso.500px.com »

2017-03-09 20:40

Our Favorite Budget-Friendly Lenses For Landscape Photographers

Landscape photography is one of those great niches of photography where you can just grab your gear and go, no need to line up a client or model, just drive out to your nearest wilderness area and you are golden. thephoblographer.com »

2017-03-06 23:04

Beginner Photography: Landscape

I realized that I started my past three blogs with “hey guys!” so I really need to switch up my intros. This week’s topic is landscapes, which I took some liberties with. Landscapes in February in the Eastern US are not particularly nice, so I decided to shoot a cityscape. I honestly have no idea […] northrup.photo »

2017-02-28 18:24

Inspiration, Imitation, and Landscape Photography: Is it OK or Unethical?

Recently a few things came up that makes me ask if or when does the idea of copying someone else’s photo go too far, or is it just a form of flattery derived from a source of inspiration via the route of imitation? In the commercial photography world, this can have an impact in real […] petapixel.com »

2017-02-22 22:59

Real Talk: The Ugly Side of Landscape Photography

To the uninitiated, landscape photography might seem like a pretty swell gig. You imagine traveling to incredible vista after incredible vista, reconnecting with nature, and feeling one with your surroundings. petapixel.com »

2017-01-18 23:27

Concepts and Better Composition Composing of Landscape Photography

There are rules about how to expose a scene using methods such as the zone method developed by Ansel Adams, exposing to the right to get as much detail as you can from the shadows, or even bracketing multiple exposures and creating HDR or, High Dynamic Range Images. thephoblographer.com »

2017-01-09 08:02

How To Use A Graduated ND Filter Effectively For Landscape Photography

Using filters of any kind these days is rarer than in the past, but for landscape photographers specifically, it is still an integral part of the process for those who prefer to get things right in camera. thephoblographer.com »

2016-11-30 02:09