- landscape photography includes people and their stories in the photograph
- they are usually exercised in composition, incorporating, and many other art element
- uses a lot of element and principles
Landmarks in landscape photography
- they use to use paintings to capture landscapes in till 1839 when photography was invented
- paintings and they also look at the land
- Carleton E. Watkins (1829-!916) wanted to capture the grandeur of the American west
- he opened his own gallery in 1858 in SF
- Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was inspired by the Yosemite valley
- he always tried to capture the wilderness in Yosemite and the world
Thinking Artistically
- composition is one of the main points in landscape photography
- landscape photography pays a lot of attention to the position in which the camera is in.
- the position can make en enormous difference
- when taking pictures you have to pay really close attention to a good shot.
- Value, balance, unity, variety are all very important to landscape photography.
- also shape, size, texture, value, and color.
- balancing unity can make an interesting shot with out being chaotic
Composition, balance and the rule of thirds.
- place object within the frame or space of the image
- balance referred to how those objects relate to each other in size, value color and location.
- but these rules can always be broken if it doesn't look good
Camera Setting
- developed specific ideas about how photography should look
- characterized by maximum depth of field
- stopping down the lens as far as you can will prevent that's
- f-Stop will result in longer shutter speeds
Light
- best time for landscape photos are just after sunrise and just before sunset
- shapes and textures are emphasized by side lighting
- color photography is really beautiful
- direct lighting creates the highlights and shadows that make landscape seem three dimensional
- photographers choose overcast to reduce highlights
Film
- landscape is mostly detail oriented picture.
- black and white photography is still he look of choice for landscape photo's
- color can over power other elements in the picture
Lenses
- Landscape prefers a wide- angle lens that captures more of the scene
- really close objects and distant one in the same shot
- creates a better depth to photography
- some photographers use telephone lens to capture a pictures physically close
- macro lens are good for creating abstract images of bark and rocks
Filters
- filters is really big part to landscape photography
- it makes a dramatic difference in the photos
Camera Support
- it wont do any good for the pictures if you don't have a camera with you
The Grand Landscape
- grand landscape is the big view for pictures of the outdoors
- national, state and city parks are great location to explore landscape photography
- it also matters on the subject in which is getting photographed
- grand landscape always includes a large expanse of the scene and a wide angle lenses
- if you change the filter color you can make a simple picture turn out completely different
Landscape details and close ups
- grand landscapes images can be very over whelming
- often less imposing landscapes are more inviting and comfortable
- Japanese gardens are good for photographing streams, small waterfalls and expertly places trees
- direct sunlight in wooded areas like parks or gardens create and difficult lighting condition
- highlights will be blown out or the shadow value will be blank
- eliminating harsh shadows
- light matters are designed to create an exposure that make a middle gray out of the scene being captured
Abstracted elements in the landscape
- Abstracted elements are images composed of lines, shapes, value, and texture. abstract get really close to your subject and photography only a small part of it
- the closer you get the more choose you have
- it also helps if you change your shutter speed.
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