Investing in a landscape photography workshopA photography workshop is a significant investment for most photographers. While photographers gladly spend a lot of money on camera and camera gear, the same photographers are more reluctant to spend money on improving their own photography skills. Education and learning are expected to come at no cost. Why is that? A lot of […]
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You have just finished editing your most recent landscape photo using Lightroom. You have systematically worked your way through all the sliders in the Develop module and made adjustments the best you could possibly do. But something is wrong. The image doesn’t look like you expected. And it certainly doesn’t look as good as the images […]
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It’s easy to fall into the trap and make some of the most common photo editing mistakes when you’re new to editing. In fact, some more experienced photographers make mistakes from time to time. You have probably seen these heavily oversaturated photos posted on the Internet. When you ask the photographer she or he claim they […]
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Flat light was not in my vocabulary when I started photographing landscapes. Many of my photos turned out to be flat and lifeless. They had no punch and they were boring. At first, I did not understand why they came out this way. I did not know it’s the quality and not the quantity of […]
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Photography exposure and how to expose well in landscape photography is one of the questions I’m asked a lot. When I started photographing landscapes one of the biggest problems I had was to get the exposure right. I did, and I know many beginners get into landscape photography when they photograph sunsets. Very few of us […]
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Do you use Lightroom, Photoshop or any other photo editing software? Any of them is a safe bet. Which software you use is not important. It’s like with a camera, which brand or how expensive it is, does not matter. What is important is to understand why you use the program and how to get […]
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Do you use RAW files in your photography? If you don’t you’re missing out on a lot of possibilities, Let me ask you another question. Do you cook? If you do, you want to use the best raw materials. Good raw materials are essential when you want the best possible results. But if you don’t know […]
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Understanding how we read photographs is essential in all photography. Most of the time we flip through photos without paying attention. One reason might be the photos are not interesting enough to make us stop. There is nothing in the photos catching your eyes. When was the last time you looked at a picture that had […]
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It is important to understanding what focal length is and how you can effectively use it when you photograph. If you have an interchangeable lens camera system, you probably have more than one lens. I would guess one lens is a telephoto zoom. Most beginners are intrigued by telephoto lenses where you can enlarge a distant […]
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How did your interest in landscape photography start? Let me guess. You saw a nice sunset and snapped a photo of it, most likely with your phone. Back home you realize the photo is very dark, almost black, but the orange colors in the middle are so eye catching. OK, this might not be exactly you, […]
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