Saturday, May 19, 2007

Tip #1: Avoid disposable cameras held vertically.

My first love in photography when I first got my trusty old Minolta SLR as a teenager was landscapes. There’s something about getting out in nature with the challenge of capturing some of the amazing beauty that you see. Perhaps it fits with my personality type - but I loved the quietness and stillness of waiting for the perfect moment for the shot, scoping out an area for the best vantage point and then seeing the way that the light changed a scene over a few hours.

While I don’t get as much time as I’d like for landscape photography these days - I thought I’d jot down a few of the lessons that I learned in my early years of doing it.

Eleven tips for improving your landscape photography. (Digital Photography School)