25 Landscape Photography Tutorial That Will Make Your Next Shot Rock

The thing about landscape photography is that it is a huge topic and one that many people spend an entire lifetime trying to get their head around. I am personally one of those photography tragic who treads this long and weary Road, but we are a long way from being alone. I thought I would put together 25 of the best landscape photography tutorials that we have done over the years so that you have a starting point for your own path in landscape photography. These will take you through everything from skills to gear selection and even some advanced scenarios towards the end.

The Basics of Landscape Photography

Simple Landscape Photography Tips You Can Try Today – this is a fantastic introduction for people who just want to get out into the field and start shooting with practical advice that you can implement as quickly as today. All you need is the camera you have with you and a mindset of photography experimentation and learning.

Landscape Photography For the Serious Amateur – this has been one of our most popular landscape photography tutorials over the years and was written by guest photographer Chris Gin, who is from New Zealand and is certainly no slouch at landscape photography. This will get you moving towards shooting in a very impactful style in your landscape photography.

50 Things You Need to Remember When Shooting a Landscape Photograph – don't be intimidated by the headline of this article as these things you will just start to pick up by habit, but it is good to form that landscape habit early.

The Best Settings for Landscape Photography Are… invariably, you're going to need practical settings that result in solid landscapes, but don't be tricked into thinking this is the end of how you get a landscape photograph that will really wow people. This is something that will get you by in most situations and help you at the start of your landscape photography journey as you delve into all of the settings and how they can affect your images.

Landscape Photography Gear And How to Use It

15 Pieces of Landscape Photography Gear That Are Awesome – You certainly don't need to spend a lot of money on landscape photography, but it is also very possible if you want to. This article delves into the main bits of gear that you will need beyond just the camera you have with you if you want to get those impactful landscape shots that everybody loves.

Wide Angle Lenses for Landscape Photography – How to Create Big Images that Pop – one of the core pieces of equipment that most serious landscape photographers will end up getting is a wide-angle lens. Don't stress because a kit lads will do an extremely good job, but when you start shooting wide, good things often start to happen. This article goes into a beginner's guide to wide-angle lenses for landscape photography and it's well worth a read.

How To Calculate And Use Hyperfocal Distance For Better Landscape Photography – this is one of the more technical parts of landscape photography, but don't worry, we have included a shortcut that you will probably use it instead and that is 99% just as effective.

The 9 Secrets to Sharp Landscape Photographs – one of the skills you will need to develop as a landscape photographer is choosing when and where to use sharpness in your images, and it is not necessarily an easy thing to come to grips with. This article goes beyond just the basics of using a tripod and will stand you in good stead when you want those crisp shots.

How to Make Your Long Exposure Photography Rock By Using ND Filters – if landscape photographers are being honest, then they will tell you that ND filters and ND graduated filters are a huge part of their workflow. It's literally one of the secrets of epic landscape photography, and this guest post will get you up to speed on what you need to know.

Landscape Photography Composition

7 Landscape Photography Composition Tips That Will Skyrocket Your Results – Composition is at the core of landscape photography, and if you want shots that will be remembered, it is something you are going to have to get good at. These strong compositions for landscape photography will show you how to do that.

How Understanding Atmospheric Perspective Can Make Your Landscape Photos Rock – this article will help you get to grips with depth, distance, haze, and layer landscape techniques that will make your photographs stand out from the crowd.

How to Convey Size in Landscape Photography – one of the most powerful composition techniques available to landscape photography is to convey size and scale, but this is not always as easy as it sounds. This article goes into more advanced composition techniques for doing this.

Minimalist Landscape Photography: How to Say More With Less – When you become more advanced at landscape photography, you will probably start to want to remove elements from photos, and this is the logical conclusion. Minimalist landscape photography is a lot more difficult than it seems, and this is a great place to start.

Check Out These Landscape Photographs That Are Beautifully Composed Using Lines – one of the strongest compositional elements you can come to town with in landscape photography is the use of lines, and especially the use of leading lines. When you start seeing landscapes in terms of lines, your compositions will strengthen immeasurably, and this article will get you there.

Specific Landscape Photograph Scenarios

How to Photograph Gorgeous Seascapes – one of the cornerstones of getting incredible landscape shots is incorporating water, and many photographers find themselves drawn towards making the water a prominent part of their landscapes or even towards taking seascapes specifically. This article will show you the core requirements to take epic images in this sub-genre of landscape photography.

The Misty Water Effect – following on from the use of MD filters, is using them to get the misty water effect by combining your filters and your shutter speed. This article shows you how –

Understanding Long Exposure Photos of Clouds – I'm sticking with the theme of long exposure landscape photography, and this article will give you specific details and settings on how to use it to get epic clouds in your landscape images.

8 Tips On Photographing Landscapes With A High Dynamic Range – you will find that many landscape photographers are far better at capturing a wide dynamic range than other photographers, because that is something they absolutely concentrate on doing. Federico helps us get across the technical aspects of doing this intentionally.

How to Master Low Light Landscape Photography – When you start to get serious about landscape photography, you will very often find yourself shooting in low light, and this article will get you across the basics of gear and setting selections. Don't skip this one, as some of the results from low-light landscapes can be absolutely amazing.

Hopefully, that collection of landscape photography tutorials will get you started, and in all honesty, if you follow the advice given in each one, your landscape shots will be well ahead of 95% of people. But as usual, the main advice is to get out and shoot and make sure you are enjoying it. You don't need expensive gear, and you don't need tomes of theory – you just need the motivation to get out and make it happen. So good luck!