How to Compose the Landscape
1. Include a main subject to engage the viewer
2. Use the rule of thirds to position your key elements
3. Use foreground interest to create depth
4. Use leading lines to suck the viewer into the scene
5. Change your angle for a unique perspective
6. Photograph with a tripod
7. Use lots of negative space to create minimalist landscape compositions
8. Don’t be afraid to go tight
9. Use layers to help simplify the scene
10. Incorporate diagonal lines to add movement
11. Use geometry, especially triangles, to add flow and stability
12. Find natural frames to focus the viewer
13. Look for patterns to add compositional coherence
14. Work each scene before moving on15. Try to portray scale16. Don’t forget about color17. Break the rules
2. Use the rule of thirds to position your key elements
3. Use foreground interest to create depth
4. Use leading lines to suck the viewer into the scene
5. Change your angle for a unique perspective
6. Photograph with a tripod
7. Use lots of negative space to create minimalist landscape compositions
8. Don’t be afraid to go tight
9. Use layers to help simplify the scene
10. Incorporate diagonal lines to add movement
11. Use geometry, especially triangles, to add flow and stability
12. Find natural frames to focus the viewer
13. Look for patterns to add compositional coherence
14. Work each scene before moving on15. Try to portray scale16. Don’t forget about color17. Break the rules
Source:
https://digital-photography-school.com/4-rules-of-composition-for-landscape-photography/
https://digital-photography-school.com/11-surefire-tips-for-improving-your-landscape-photography/
https://digital-photography-school.com/4-rules-of-composition-for-landscape-photography/
https://digital-photography-school.com/11-surefire-tips-for-improving-your-landscape-photography/
Nature & Landscape Photographers:
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Ansel Adams (1902-1984)
Cassell Archinuk Luci Averill Simon Baxter David Brookover (1954-) Jennifer Bunnett Merve Cevik Carr Clifton (1957-) Kathryn Dyer Franco Fontana (1933-) Caroline Foster Michael Frye Jake Guzman Marco Grassi Renee Hahnel Nadav Kander (1961-) Michael Kenna (1953-) Daniel Kordan |
Mandy Lea
Adrienne McLeod Takeshi Mizukoshi (1938-) Massimo Pistone Trey Ratcliff Rachel Jones Ross Galen Rowell (1940-2002) Sebastiao Salgado (1944-) Michael Shainblum Joshua Snow Anne Strickland Rachel Talibart Charlie Waite Brett Weston (1911-1993) Courtney Wilson |
Contemporary Landscape Photographers Capturing Far More than Nature's Beauty:
- Conflict - Sublime - Tranquility - Abstraction - Human Influence The Most Influential Nature Photographers of All Time Verity Milligan - The Art of Chasing Light Interview Max Rive - Humble Beginnings Interview |
Sources: https://www.phototraces.com/creative-photography/famous-landscape-photographers, https://expertphotography.com/famous-landscape-photographers/
Jim Brandenburg's "Chased by Light"
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