Readers of this months Photography Monthly magazine, may have noticed that I was asked to offer eight tips for successful landscape photography. Here they are again just in case you have not read the magazine!
- Reach your location at least one hour before sunrise or, in the case of sunsets, stay until about one hour after.
- Instead of using your zoom lens, use your feet instead.
- Religiously check the weather forecast and tide time tables if you are planning to visit the coast.
- Always work with the light and weather conditions and choose a location that will benefit from them.
- Always consider the rule of thirds but remember that rules are there to be broken.
- Whenever possible, always use a good sturdy tripod, remote release and hot shoe spirit level.
- Don't get to wrapped up in buying the latest camera gear, it is the person behind the camera that makes a great landscape image.
- Always try to perfect the shot in camera as opposed to 'fixing it' back home on the computer.
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