4 Steps To More Productive Landscape Photography f/95

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Landscape photography requires patience. Yet there are things you can do in the field to streamline your workflow and be more productive. I used these techniques last week on a visit to La Jolla, California. On this day, I knew I would not have a lot of time to linger at the beach and these 4 things made me more productive in the field.

Look Around. It seems obvious, but how often we leap directly into snapping away with our cameras. Look around first. Explore the location. Think about potential compositions, but resist the urge to capture the images.

Take Handheld Test Shots. Now get the camera out and take some sample compositions. Work handheld and be more nimble. Don’t sweat the technical details just yet. You’re making sketches of potential compositions. Review your test shots and identify your strongest composition.

Make Small Adjustments - Still Handheld. Work your strongest composition and make refinements. Try angle variations, focal length changes, take steps left and right. These changes change the dynamic of elements in the scene. .

Plant The Tripod And Break Out The Filters. With your prime composition well-dialed in, set up the tripod and get out the filters. Then - patience. Let nature unfold before you and capture its decisive moment.

If you are signed up for The Big Sur Experience photo workshop, check your email! I sent out the workshop handbook. The handbook has loads of details about our upcoming adventure in California, from recommended gear and clothing to locations we will visit.

There is one space open for my one and only landscape photography workshop for 2022. The Big Sur Experience is a 4-day photo workshop in the Big Sur area on the California coast. The cost is $1695 for this 4-day workshop. Click the link to read all the details on the workshop page.

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