Is a tripod really that important?
Use a tripod! Sure, a tripod is a clunky pain in the ass, but if you are striving to nail your composition or achieve technical perfection in your images a tripod is a life saver.
LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY FAQ
Find answers to your photography questions.
LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY FAQ
Find answers to your photography questions.
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- Can you explain the 'story' component of taking a good photograph?
- Can you explain white balance in landscape photography?
- Can you provide feedback on my photos?
- Can you teach people how to take great photos using an iPhone?
- Could you explain focus stacking in more detail?
- Do I have to use manual and turn IS off when shooting long exposures?
- Do you need to focus stack at night (with an aperture of F1.8)?
- Do you use zebras as well as the histogram?
- How can I create long exposures without filters?
- How can I improve my Fall color photography?
- How can I improve my seascape photography?
- How can I incorporate leading lines in my photography?
- How can we post process and get good color tones?
- How did you create the rim light in your eclipse photo?
- How do I adjust exposure with aperture and ISO?
- How do I amazing light in my landscape photos?
- How do I autofocus in the dark?
- How do I balance aperture, shutter and ISO?
- How do I capture a moving object in the foreground?
- How do I capture extreme dynamic range?
- How do I create a sunstar in photos?
- How do I create amazing landscape photography?
- How do I create high quality prints?
- How do I create long exposure shots without filters?
- How do I create long exposure streaks?
- How do I get the right exposure?
- How do you get perfect focus & depth-of-field?
- How do you make colors pop in your photographs?
- How do you use a 10 Stop ND Filter?
- How do you use color palettes in your photos?
- How does ISO improve your photos?
- Raw or JPEG?
- Should I set the white balance while shooting?
- Understand aperture in nature photography
- Understand shutter speed in nature photography
- What are color, tone, texture contrasts?
- What are common landscape photography mistakes?
- What are Picture Controls / Styles like neutral, vivid, flat?
- What camera setting is best for a sunrise timelapse?
- What camera settings do you suggest for creating the best possible quality prints?
- What camera settings should I use?
- What can I do to become a better photographer?
- What focal length is perfect for taking landscape photos?
- What is a histogram?
- What is a Stop?
- What is the difference between good and great photography?
- What kind of stories are told best with a 17-50mm on a crop sensor?
- What type of lenses do you use for your landscape work?
- When should you adjust ISO?
- Where do I start as a total beginner?
- Where do you focus your camera when shooting landscape photos?
- Why are my photos white when I do a long-exposure?
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- Are your compositions pre-meditated?
- Can you explain the 'story' component of taking a good photograph?
- Can you provide feedback on my photos?
- Can you teach people how to take great photos using an iPhone?
- How can I dramatically emphasize my subject?
- How can I improve my Fall color photography?
- How can I improve my seascape photography?
- How can I incorporate leading lines in my photography?
- How do I amazing light in my landscape photos?
- How do I create amazing landscape photography?
- How do I create long exposure streaks?
- How do I create visual tension in composition?
- How do you find fantastic places to shoot?
- How do you remove distractions from your photos?
- How do you use rule of thirds?
- How often do you use the rule of thirds in landscape photography?
- How to create a simple, powerful composition in landscape photography
- What are color, tone, texture contrasts?
- What are common landscape photography mistakes?
- What can I do to become a better photographer?
- What focal length is perfect for taking landscape photos?
- What is the difference between good and great photography?
- What is the most important composition rule in photography?
- What kind of stories are told best with a 17-50mm on a crop sensor?
- Where do I start as a total beginner?
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- Can you provide feedback on my photos?
- Can you talk about your post-production workflow?
- Difference between levels and curves?
- Do you prefer Lightroom or Photoshop?
- Do you set white and black points on your image?
- GND in software vs. GND filters?
- How can I create long exposures without filters?
- How can we post process and get good color tones?
- How do you add a soft glow to photos?
- How do you create dark/dramatic moods with post processing?
- How do you create light beams in photos?
- How do you decide what program you should use to edit photos?
- How do you post-process multiple exposures?
- How do you post-process the Milky Way?
- How do you process photos in Lightroom?
- How do you remove distractions from your photos?
- How do you use color palettes in your photos?
- How do you watermark your photos?
- How important is Lightroom?
- How much do you edit your photos with software?
- How much photoshop is too much?
- How much time is needed to take a good shot versus prioritizing post-processing?
- What apps do you use?
- What are color, tone, texture contrasts?
- What are your favorite Lightroom hacks?
- What are your favorite photoshop hacks?
- What cloud base desktop programs do you use? Do you post process in the field?
- What is the difference between Lightroom and Photoshop?
- What kind of software do you use for timelapse videos?
- What's the difference between median and mean while stacking?
- Where do I start as a total beginner?
- Which version of Lightroom/Photoshop do you use?
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- Are sunrise or sunset photos better?
- Can you explain the 'story' component of taking a good photograph?
- Can you teach people how to take great photos using an iPhone?
- Could you explain focus stacking in more detail?
- Do you need to focus stack at night (with an aperture of F1.8)?
- Do you prefer Lightroom or Photoshop?
- Do you use zebras as well as the histogram?
- How can I create long exposures without filters?
- How can I improve my Fall color photography?
- How can I improve my seascape photography?
- How can I take better photos?
- How do I amazing light in my landscape photos?
- How do I balance aperture, shutter and ISO?
- How do I capture extreme dynamic range?
- How do I create a sunstar in photos?
- How do I create amazing landscape photography?
- How do I create long exposure shots without filters?
- How do I create long exposure streaks?
- How do you add a soft glow to photos?
- How do you decide what program you should use to edit photos?
- How do you find fantastic places to shoot?
- How do you get perfect focus & depth-of-field?
- How do you post-process multiple exposures?
- How do you process photos in Lightroom?
- How do you remove distractions from your photos?
- How do you use a 10 Stop ND Filter?
- How do you use a circular polarizing filter?
- How do you use color palettes in your photos?
- How does ISO improve your photos?
- How much do you edit your photos with software?
- How much time is needed to take a good shot versus prioritizing post-processing?
- How often do you use filters?
- Should I set the white balance while shooting?
- The chicken or the egg? Do you scout for your photographic location or come up with an image concept first?
- What apps do you use?
- What are color, tone, texture contrasts?
- What are common landscape photography mistakes?
- What camera setting is best for a sunrise timelapse?
- What camera settings should I use?
- What can I do to become a better photographer?
- What is the cost of going on a shoot?
- What is the difference between good and great photography?
- What kind of software do you use for timelapse videos?
- What type of lenses do you use for your landscape work?
- Where do you focus your camera when shooting landscape photos?
- Why are my photos white when I do a long-exposure?
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- Do I need a full-frame camera?
- Do you shoot film?
- Do you use filters?
- GND in software vs. GND filters?
- How can I create long exposures without filters?
- How can I improve my seascape photography?
- How can I take better photos?
- How do I choose the correct neutral density filter?
- How do I create long exposure streaks?
- How do you use a 10 Stop ND Filter?
- How do you use a circular polarizing filter?
- How much should I pay for a good ND filter?
- How often do you change equipment?
- How often do you use filters?
- Is a tripod really that important?
- Vital filters for landscape photography?
- What brand is your tripod?
- What camera do you use?
- What camera should I buy?
- What equipment do you take on a shoot?
- What equipment would you recommend to other nature photographers?
- What focal length is perfect for taking landscape photos?
- What gear do you use for landscape photography?
- What is the best lens for street photography?
- What is your opinion on buying a pro lens being an amateur?
- What is your opinion on mobile photography?
- What kind of stories are told best with a 17-50mm on a crop sensor?
- What lens did you use to photograph your eclipse photo?
- What lens should I buy?
- What lenses do you use?
- What other equipment do you use and why?
- What photography equipment do I really need?
- What tripod do you recommend?
- What type of lenses do you use for your landscape work?
- What was your first camera?
- When should I buy a telephoto lens?
- Which ND filters should I get?
- Who makes the best 10-stop ND Filters?
- Who makes the best Neutral Density Filters?
- Why do photos appear sharper with certain camera gear?
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- Can you talk about your transition from being a passionate enthusiast to becoming a pro photographer?
- Do you actively pursue getting featured in publications?
- Do you employ others to help with your workflow?
- Do you have an internship or mentoring program?
- Do you have any marketing tips?
- Do you recommend internships/ assistantships?
- Does adventure photography have a conservation role?
- How and where do you sell your work and why there?
- How did you first start getting your name out?
- How do you turn photography into a business?
- How important is social media for you?
- What advice can you give for someone starting out?
- What are the best/worst changes in the photography industry?
- What are the highlights from your career so far?
- What are your recommendations for starting photographers?
- What difficulties have you had during your photographic career?
- What is the difference between good and great photography?
- What is the most stressful part of your job?
- What is your best piece of advice for photographers?
- What is your opinion on competitions?
- What keeps you motivated?
- What made photography more appealing than engineering?
- What was your first job in photography?
- Who are your 3 all-time top photographers?
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- Can you talk about your post-production workflow?
- Can you talk about your transition from being a passionate enthusiast to becoming a pro photographer?
- Do you actively pursue getting featured in publications?
- Do you employ others to help with your workflow?
- Do you ever put on exhibitions for your work?
- Do you have an internship or mentoring program?
- Do you shoot film?
- Do you use filters?
- Has photography always interested you?
- How and where do you sell your work and why there?
- How did Mammoth Lakes end up being your home?
- How did you first start getting your name out?
- How has your youth/upbringing impacted your photographic style?
- How important is social media for you?
- How long have you been in the field of nature photography?
- How often do you change equipment?
- If you could step back in time, who would you capture a sunset/ sit around a campfire with?
- The chicken or the egg? Do you scout for your photographic location or come up with an image concept first?
- Was/are any of your family members photographers?
- What are the highlights from your career so far?
- What camera do you use?
- What difficulties have you had during your photographic career?
- What equipment do you take on a shoot?
- What inspires you?
- What is the most stressful part of your job?
- What is your job title now?
- What is your opinion on competitions?
- What keeps you motivated?
- What lenses do you use?
- What locations are on your wish list for an extended photographic adventure?
- What made photography more appealing than engineering?
- What photography clichés do you avoid?
- What was your first camera?
- What was your first job in photography?
- What would you like your viewers to take away from your work?
- When and where were you born?
- Where did you study photography?
- Where do you get your inspiration from?
- Where do you see yourself in 5/10 years?
- Which photo is your most popular photo and why do you think people like it?
- Which photo of yours means the most to you personally?
- Who are your 3 all-time top photographers?
- Why do you prefer nature photography?
- Will photography always be your profession?
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- How and where do you sell your work and why there?
- How do I create high quality prints?
- What camera settings do you suggest for creating the best possible quality prints?
- Where can I download your photos?
- Where can I purchase prints of your photographs?
- Which photo is your most popular photo and why do you think people like it?
- Which photo of yours means the most to you personally?
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