How to take beter landscape photographs.

Landscape Photography Tips

Landscape photography is about getting the big picture. To capture a wide angle view like this, you should have a wide angle lens, something like a 16-24 mm, or sometimes you can get away with the lens I used here, which was an 18-55mm Canon. Not only do you want a wide angle, you want maximum depth of field as well. to achieve this, I had my camera on a tripod, and used aperture priority, and set the f-stop to f22. This gave me sharp focus from the foreground right back to the farmhouse.
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So, to get a good looking image, use the widest possible setting for your lens.
  • Set your camera to aperture priority and use the smallest opening possible.
  • If you are using a digital point and shoot, make sure to use the landscape setting on the camera, not automatic mode.
  • Use a tripod.
  • Focus on the middle of the scene.