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How to turn landscape photography into a successful career

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Some godfathers of photography, including Ansel Adams, produced images of landscapes that shaped the US’s national identity. His iconic work captured the beauty of this country one photograph at a time, particularly that of the American West.

People came to know and love the dramatic landscapes of national parks through his imagery, recognizing a form of beauty that has stood the test of time. Art historians think his work was instrumental in forging a love for the outdoors, which is still apparent today. While Adams’ photos are revered to this day, some dismiss contemporary landscape photography as a genre for amateur photographers, as hobbyists flood image-sharing platforms with predictable imagery.

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Shoot the same subject for 30 days and see how your photography develops

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It’s common as photographers always to be chasing the next shot. There’s a temptation to become almost ‘trophy hunters’, continuously searching for that next hit. We all know that adrenaline rush as we nail the ultimate photograph. But could our photography skills be poorer for it?

How often do we really sit with a subject? How many of us spend days shooting the same place, watching it unfold slowly over time? In this video, landscape photographer Nigel Danson takes us on his 30 days journey to the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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What motivates you to take photographs?

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When I think about how I can help people with their landscape photography, everything to do with technique first comes to mind. Without technique, it’s more difficult to get what you want. Obviously, I also think about composition because that’s what will allow our photographs to say what we want them to say. But is there anything else? What about motivation?

In this article, I’m not going to talk about technique or composition. For technique, you have my own and others’  photography courses. For composition, you have my book “Practising composition” (Spanish language edition). But today, I want to talk about what motivates us to photograph nature and landscapes.

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How this simple color tip can dramatically improve your landscape photography

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Want to take your landscape and fine art images up several levels? Then it might be time to consider how color affects the emotion within your photographs.

In this video, landscape photographer Christian Irmler talks about how you can make conscious decisions about color, even in your landscape images.

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How to make the most of bad weather in landscape photography

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The temperature has just plummeted today. This weekend we were on the beach, today it snowed in Barcelona! Now, of course we all love snowy photographs with crisp sunshine. But what about when it’s just overcast, cold, soggy and miserable? Or you’re long looked forward to mountain trip is permanent mist?

Not to worry, there’s always something you can photograph, even in misty mountains. In this video, landscape photographer Andy Mumford explains his approach to making the most of less than ideal weather, even when you can’t see the mountains in front of you.

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California police warn to ‘stay away or be arrested’ if photographing the super bloom

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Amid speculation about whether 2023 could bring another spectacular super bloom event in South Western USA, Californian police have made a pre-emptive strike to try to avoid the chaos of 2019. Specifically addressing photographers and wannabe photographers (i.e. influencers), they are saying, “stay away from the poppies, or we’ll arrest you”.

2019 saw unprecedented crowds of daytrippers to the Lake Elsinore area during the super bloom. Flowers were trampled, traffic chaos cut off residents from infrastructure, and one policeman even lost his life in a road traffic accident. Clearly, the authorities are keen to avoid any of this from happening again.

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How to get sharper landscape images in camera

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A pin-sharp landscape image is a beautiful thing. But how often do we come back from a day out shooting, download our images, and find that we just don’t quite have everything in the perfect sharp focus that we all desire? It can be disappointing, particularly if you find it happening over and over again.

But fear not, there’s a way to get sharper images in camera. To do that, you need to understand lens diffraction. In this video, Gavin Hardcastle delves deeper into how you can get the most from your camera and lens and take sharp photos every time you go out.

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Get your cameras ready, California could be headed for another super bloom in 2023

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The last time California had a super bloom was in 2019, and it appeared that everyone went a little bit crazy over it. Of course, this was pre-pandemic, so it feels like a lifetime ago rather than just 4 years. These super bloom events are relatively rare and usually only happen once every ten years. However, experts are saying that spring 2023 could be another super bloom year in Southern California.

California state experienced an unusually high amount of rainfall in the summer of 2022 and also had devastating floods just this past month. High rainfall is a prerequisite for a super bloom the following spring.

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The DJI Mini 3 Pro: A great first drone for Landscape Photographers

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Those who know me are aware that I’ve been talking about getting a drone for ages! Years, in fact. Put off by the many restrictions and rules that went hand in hand with owning and flying a drone, my biggest concern was that I just wouldn’t use it enough.

I thought that it would be mostly unused, sitting on a shelf gathering dust, but when DJI announced the Mini 3 Pro, the time was finally right to jump in and place the order. Having now owned the Mini 3 Pro for around 5 or 6 months, I thought I would share my thoughts from the point of view of a landscape photographer owning his very first drone.

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No idea how to edit that photo? Be inspired by these 7 photographers’ edits of the same RAW file

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Have you ever come back from a day out photographing, downloaded your images excitedly, but then been absolutely stumped about which way to take your post-processing? If you don’t have a preconceived notion at the time of taking the image, or the images are simply a little flat and lifeless, then it can be a common problem.

In this excellent video, Christian Möhrle reached out to 7 different professional photographers and asked them to each edit his landscape photograph in their own distinct style. Some were definitely more distinct than others!

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