"A good photograph is knowing where to stand." -Ansel Adams
Landmarks in Landscape
- Photography invented in 1839.
Thinking Artistically:
- Composition is one of the most important aspects of landscape photography and viewpoint is the most important part of composition.
- An inch or two can make a huge difference in a photo
- Images with a wide range of tones can be more dramatic while those with a narrower range seem quieter and more contemplative.
- Goal for composition: achieve a balance between unity and variety.
- Unity results when all the individual parts of your image come together and support each other to make one cohesive image.
- Variety refers to all the diverse art elements found in a picture.
- Most landscape photography has been characterized by maximum depth of field
- Stop down a lens as far as it will go (f/16, f/22, f/32)
- Two times of the day where most photographers do their work:
- Just after sunrise and just before sunset
- It's easier to deal with direct lighting than it is for closer subjects.
- direct lighting creates the highlights and shadows that make a landscape seem 3D
- For closer views, photographers choose overcast days to reduce the highlights and shadows to show more detail.
The Grand Landscape
- Grand Landscape: the "big view" for pictures of the great outdoors; wide-open expanses that showcase the majesty of the natural world.
- National, state, or city parks are great locations
- Always include a large expanse of the scene; Rule of Thirds, the horizon should be placed either one third from the top or bottom of image
- To make the clouds stand out, use a polarizing red, yellow, or orange filter.
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