Tips & Tricks

Every artist starts with a message. Every landscape photographer starts with a natural scene. As a landscape photographer myself, I know that we translate what we see, into a visual path that the eye can follow. We illustrate this journey through allowing the featured shapes, textures, tones and lines to tell our story. We tell the viewer what to...

Have you ever heard someone say “my pictures would be so much better if I had a camera like you or that photographer”? Perhaps you're even guilty of saying these words yourself. This is a phrase that I see and hear quite often but is there any truth to it? Or is it just wishful thinking and ignorance? Will a...

For me, Seascape Photography is the art of capturing the never ending battle between land and sea. We can use these two fantastic elements to our advantage and through the use of shutter speed we can highlight their differences and play with the effect to create a more dramatic image. The contrast between the solid never moving cliffs or rocks...

If you have ever photographed popular tourist destinations you know how challenging it can be to get a good shot with so many people walking around. No matter what direction you face there's someone in your frame and at times the composition you desire might even be unreachable. Personally I've been at gorgeous locations where I've had to leave back towards the car...

Even though I've always loved winter and grew up skiing and playing in the snow, as a photographer, winter was my least favorite season when I first started out. That's not the case anymore; winter is now my favorite season to photograph. It can change normally uninteresting landscapes into magical and surreal scenes. It's also a season that's more challenging to...

I often receive a strange look when I mention that summer is my least favorite season. Sure, some relaxing days in the sun are great (not so much the following week with a sunburn though…) but the long summer days often involve long periods of cloudless days, which isn’t ideal for landscape photography. Don’t misunderstand; there are just as many...

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.

The Saturation and Vibrance sliders are well-known and used by photographers in all genres alike. But do you know the difference between them? If not, then you're not alone. In fact, the majority of us just play around with them until we find a combination that makes the image look good. For a more effective and professional workflow, though, I...

Tips on Photographing in Arctic Norway While the term arctic photography sounds quite special itself, when it comes down to basics it mostly means that you will be photographing places where weather is hard to predict and temperatures can drop quickly in less than an hour. Since the early start of my passion for landscape photography I've been drawn towards northern...

Capturing sharp and in-focus images is something I often see beginning photographers struggle with. Many don't notice it themselves but it's very visible to those who view the images. Most photographers have at some point struggled with this and have been frustrated by having great shots ruined because they're out of focus. So how do you get the images focused? Does it matter if...