Methods of landscape photography

1, Need to Find Focus All photos need a certain focus, and landscape photos are no exception. In fact, if a landscape photo has no focus, the picture will appear very empty, and people who look at the photo will quickly walk away because they can't find the focus and can't perceive what the photo wants to express.

In landscape photography, the focus can appear in many forms, such as buildings, branches, stones or strata, outlines and so on. In addition to considering what kind of focus to choose, it is more important to consider where to put the checkpoint. In this case, the third law will be very useful.

2. Use a tripod when choosing a small aperture, which usually requires a longer shutter. At this time, you need to keep your camera stable throughout the exposure. In fact, even if you can use a high-speed shutter, practicing using a tripod will help you. If you want the camera to take pictures more smoothly, you can consider using cable release or wireless remote control.

3. Select the maximum depth of field. Perhaps, sometimes you want to try to make your landscape photos more creative by using a narrow depth of field-although in general, landscape photography is to keep the focus of the whole scene as much as possible. The easiest way is to choose the smallest aperture setting (the largest number displayed on the lens). The smaller the aperture, the greater the depth of field of the photo.

Always remember that a smaller aperture means that the camera sensor (or film negative) senses less light, so you need to make exposure compensation, such as increasing ISO or extending shutter speed, or even both.

4. Consider the foreground. An element that makes your landscape photos stand out is to carefully consider the foreground you choose when shooting and put the attraction of the image in the foreground. In this way, you can not only bring the person who looks at the photo into the photo, but also create an extended depth of field.

Considering the sky, another important factor in landscape photography is the sky. Many landscape photography will have great prospects or skies, and unless your photos can meet any of them, the photos will be very boring.

If the sky is boring when shooting, don't let the part of the sky dominate your photo, you can put the position of the horizon above one third. But only if you make sure your prospects are attractive. But if there are all kinds of interesting clouds and wonderful colors in the sky when you shoot, lower the position of the horizon and make the wonders in the sky stand out.

You can also consider using image modification tools or using filters to highlight the sky. (For example, use polarizing filters to deepen color and contrast)