Landscape & Nature Photography Tips

Processing for perfection

Tips for photographing methane bubbles, one of winter’s most captivating phenomena

Learning to see, compose and expose for the type of light in your scene

How to use maps and apps to plan the images you imagine

Practical tips and creative techniques to capture the magic of the season

Understanding light to improve your photography

Tips for creating a portfolio of winter landscape images that showcases a variety of creative approaches

10 tips to go beyond the obvious snapshot

Use the principles of interior design to create a market for your photography and explore new creative directions

Summer storms in the Southwest bring stunning light, stirring clouds, plus lightning and rainbows for dramatic monsoon photography

Tips for getting the best results in macro and close-up photography

Can I stop carrying graduated neutral density filters?

Pro tips and techniques to master the art of astrophotography, from star trails and meteors to the Milky Way

In photography, what we choose to leave out is as important as what we choose to include

For a different look at color photography, try these shooting and processing tips using infrared digital capture

In part three of this series on the fundamentals of landscape photography, we consider concepts including color, contrast and reality versus artistic license

Tips for choosing locations, timing and creative approaches to photographing the Milky Way above the landscape for incredible nighttime photos

In part two of this article series on the fundamentals of landscape photo composition, we consider concepts including proportion, shapes and negative space

To create a sense of scale in nature photography, include an element in your composition that can help viewers interpret size relationships in the scene

In this three-part article series, we take a deep dive into the fundamentals of composing landscape photographs