Making of the Image: How I Created this Photo from Peru

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Step behind the lens and learn all the decisions I made while creating this image from Cuyoc in the Cordillera Huayhuash Mountains in Peru including the subject, camera settings, composition, and light.

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Anatomy of a Landscape Photo

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What goes into a great landscape photo? See how the four critical elements of any good image -Subject, Technique, Composition, and Light- are used to craft this photo from the Peruvian highlands.

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Photography Composition – Creating Visual Tension

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When you have two subjects in your photo, place them according to this guideline in order to create visual tension and pull.

Photos courtesy of:
Hugh Mobley – https://500px.com/HughMobley
Dan Davenport
Josh York – https://www.flickr.com/photos/josh-york/

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Take Better Photos – Use Color, Tone, and Texture Contrasts

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To make your subject pop out use color, tonal, and texture contrasts. This video evaluates 2 landscape photos that illustrate this important idea.

Photos courtesy of:
Hugh Mobley – https://500px.com/HughMobley
Emma Loisch – https://facebook.com/eartandphotos

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Improve Your Landscape Photos – Remove Distractions

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Today we evaluate 2 landscape photos that illustrate an important idea in composition: Remove Distractions

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Roger New – https://www.facebook.com/roger.new
Aliaume Chapelle – https://500px.com/aliaumechapelle

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Landscape Photo Critique – Fill The Frame With What You Like!

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Today we evaluate 3 landscape photos that all illustrate one of the most important ideas in composition: Fill The Frame With What You Like!

Photos courtesy of Carol Kathryn Langan Pomes, Sean Rooney, and Paul Jones.

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Improve Your Photos – Landscape Photography Critique, Episode 01

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Today we critique a beautiful landscape photo to see what the photographer does well, and how he could make the image stronger.

Photo courtesy of Justus Steinfeldt: https://www.facebook.com/justussteinfeldt.photography

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