landscape composition

[daniel_david1]

<p>hi!<br>

I just acquired my 1st dslr and thought that landscape photography is more challenging. I want to know about good composition especially on color, essential foreground and background, and balance. we have vast body of water like gulfs and rivers. i have a canon eos 1000d with 18-55 lens kit. i want to utilize its full potential on landscape before upgrading to a an ultrawide angle like 10-22mm lens..tnx</p><div></div>

[JDMvW]

<p>There are lots of sources on this to be found in a Google™ for "landscape photography" and similar search terms.</p>

<p>There are also many, many books on landscape photography - digital or film matters not. There are places called "libraries" that hold many of these older equivalents of the www. ;)</p>

<p>There are many "rules" - such as the "<a href="http://fixaphoto.homestead.com/digitalcameratips.html">law of thirds</a>" and so on that even go back into landscape painting. These can be useful, if not followed mindlessly. The key is not just to cram as much landscape into the field as possible, but to think about what you want to present as a kind of summary of the view. Thus, wide angles are by no means any more "landscape" lenses than any others, although they have their place.</p>

 

[ShunCheung]

<p>I would suggest studying the works of some good landscape photographers:</p>

<ul>

<li>David Muench: <a href="http://www.muenchphotography.com">http://www.muenchphotography.com</a></li>

<li>Jack Dykinga: <a href="http://www.dykinga.com">http://www.dykinga.com</a></li>

<li>Marc Adamus: <a href="http://www.marcadamus.com/">http://www.marcadamus.com/</a></li>

</ul>

<p>And there are many many others.</p>

<p>In particular, pay attention to how they handle the foreground.</p>

[stemked]

<p>And I would suggest John Shaw's Landscape Photography. Excellent book.</p>

 

[Stock-Photos]

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<p>" I want to know about good composition"</p>

</blockquote>

<p>Simplify.</p>

[daniel_david1]

<p>thanks guys. will try to purchase some book if not download one.. will scout places even, to shot a good landscape.</p>

[john_demott]

<p>A great resource, particularly for beginning and intermediate photographers, is <a href="http://www.tmelive.com/">The Mindful Eye</a>. You need to view a number of the online videos, such as Daily Critique photos of landscapes.</p>

[steve_t.1]

<p>I'm a bit late to the party, but...</p>

<p>Michael Freeman, "The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos." This book should prove quite beneficial to you. From the publisher- http://www.focalpress.com/books/photography/the_photographer39s_eye.aspx?cat=98&sub=512 Available from your favorite bookseller.</p>

<p>He followed up that book with-<br>

"The Photographer's Mind: Creative Thinking for Better Digital Photos."</p>

[jacob_a]

<p>Composition for a photograph is like a screenplay for a movie. If the picture isn’t composed well, it won’t strike a cord with the viewer regardless of the technical expertise or the story being told. Composition skills improve over time with constant practice. Here are some of the basic composition tips with a picture to illustrate each of those tips. The example pictures were all taken in one day while driving through Eastern Washington. These tips will help train your eyes to see the frames, an important point if you want to take great pictures.</p>