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Just getting started with landscape photography? This is the perfect place to begin learning. Enjoy beginners tips, tricks and tutorials focusing on the essentials within photography and post production.

Photography Terms and Expressions Every Beginner Should Know

This article is intended to help you understand the most important terms and expressions within photography, and probably a couple of less important ones too.

Landscape Photography Tips and Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide

Landscape photography is more than just capturing beautiful scenery, it’s a way to slow down, connect with nature, and express your creativity. Whether you're...

The Best Aperture for Landscape Photography

What is the best aperture for landscape photography? I often receive this question via the CaptureLandscapes newsletter or from aspiring photographers in the field. This...

How to Photograph Rivers and Streams

There are many reasons for shooting rivers and streams in landscape photography and there’s a lot involved so here’s part one (probably). Being in the...

ISO in Digital Photography [A Comprehensive Guide]

ISO is the third and final component of the Exposure Triangle, and in this comprehensive guide, we break down the technical jargon and make...

Lightroom 101: Introduction

In this new beginners series we will be looking into the benefits of using Lightroom and the basic knowledge you need to process your landscape photography.

Lightroom 101- Part 3: Library Module

In the two previous Lightroom 101 articles, we learned how to organize your computer files  and import images into Lightroom. Those basic steps are important for...

Leaving the Tripod Behind? Read These Tips for Handheld Landscape Photography

Use a tripod. That's one of the most common pieces of advice given to landscape photographers. The main reason is that it opens the...

The Best ISO for Landscape Photography

I'm going to start with a statement that you need to remember: choosing the wrong ISO will severely damage the image quality. The aperture...

Knowing Your Camera Like the Back of Your Hand

Since I’ve started leading photography workshops, I’ve noticed something quite unexpected: attendees would turn up with great cameras, sometimes even better than those of...