Landscape & Nature Photography Tips

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

How to add a looming lunar accent to your scenic photography

A mindful, well-planned approach to photography in our national parks will help protect you and the park’s wild inhabitants

Creative considerations for making black-and-white images from color files

Aesthetic expression in a photograph is more important than the tools and techniques used to make it

Tips to protect yourself and your gear and to make stunning exposures of the season

Mastering composition with standard focal length lenses

Understand and use hyperfocal focusing to create sharper images and enhanced depth of field

Try these fall color photo tips that pros rely on to capture your own beautiful images of the stunning displays of autumn foliage

For precise exposures that best capture a scene’s dynamic range, ignore what the image preview looks like and rely on the histogram

Three perspectives on seeing what is familiar—versus seeing what is new—in landscape photography

Dewitt Jones’s TEDx talk reflects on his career and the mindset of celebration that has guided his work

Insights for shooting when the mercury drops below freezing

Equipment, planning and exposure techniques to successfully photograph a lunar eclipse