Landscapephotography

Landscape photography is one of the many directions in photography. It is a challenge to go into nature and capture original pictures of the area around you. Especially early in the day, when all is quiet and the light is excellent for landscape photography, it's realy enjoyable.

The equipment.
For each direction of photography, you'll need different equipment, also for landscape photography. If you want to photograph the complete landscape, use a lens with the widest possible angle. You can use a zoom lens with a relatively large angle, think of the 18-55mm lenses.
If you want to captyre certain parts of a landscape, think of trees silhouetted against a brightly colored sky, then a fixed focal length telezoom lens for maximum sharpness, or a zoom lens.
Besides the lens, a polarizing filter is essential to blast the colors out of the photo. Another filter which can apply, is the so-called (Gray)Gradient Neutral Density filter (GND filter). This makes it possible to capture the difference in light (sky versus land) without losing detail.

The process.
There are some tips that are useful and should be taken into consideration when capturing a landscape. The most important is that you need to get the most of the landscape in focus. Use the smallest possible aperture (aperture), this is a large f-number. The smaller the aperture (larger the number) the greater the depth of field )DOF) in the photo.
To ensure that you do not lose focus, it is advisable to use a tripod. And if you want to be completely sure that the camera does not move during capturing, use a remote control or timer.

Look around you before taking the photo and do not shoot at random, this does not usually creates a better photo. Think of the foreground, a foreground element that makes the picture more playful and creates a better composition. Note the horizon, make sure it is level in the photo. Think about the land / air ratio, so how high should the horizon in the photo be, put the emphasis on the air or on land. Find a line that runs through your photos from front to back, so this line leadse te viewer into the photo.

One last tip is the light, a serious landscape photographer will only capture during the so-called golden hours. These are the hours around sunrise and sunset. The light is the best and the scenery is at its best.