
Landscape photography is one of the most popular branches of photography, and also one of the most difficult to master. Landscapes are vast, and photographs are not. It is the landscape photographer's job to recreate that sense of enormity onto a flat, small-scale medium. This may sound daunting, but there are a lot of tricks you can use to help bring your landscapes to life. Remember to include a foreground, for example, and try using compositional techniques such as converging lines and overlapping objects. And look at the work of other photographers for inspiration, too. Here are a few to get you started.
[ Top image Kapaa and the Sea - Big Island, Hawaii by Flickr user PatrickSmithPhotography]
Drought's Bane [Explored] by Flickr user Aaron M Photo
Sunset At The Lone Cypress At Pebble Beach by Flickr user Mellard
وَاحَة و بِحُيْرَة أَم الْمَاء by Flickr user Bashar Shglila
Gothic cathedrals dropped from a considerable height by Flickr user HaukeSteinberg.com
Joshua Tree at Sunset by Flickr user sandy.redding
Rock Beach Road by Flickr user Neil Kremer
"Devils Horns" Alaskan Range ~ Denali State Park, Alaska ~ Nikon D800E by Flickr user Dan Ballard Photography
Glowscape [Explored] by Flickr user Aaron M Photo
Minarets Sunrise by Flickr user David Shield Photography
badlands sunrise - badlands national park, south dakota by Flickr user Dan Anderson.
Is it missing something? by Flickr user Katarina 2353
Lady in the Wind by Flickr user Willie Huang Photo
Faultlines - Mt. Tamalpais, Marin County, California by Flickr user PatrickSmithPhotography
Myst - Point Reyes National Seashore, California by Flickr user PatrickSmithPhotography
Labyrinthine Light - Pfeiffer State Beach, California by Flickr user PatrickSmithPhotography
Winter Light at La Jolla, California by Flickr user PatrickSmithPhotography
"Moraine Lake" Photography ~ Private Photo Workshop ~ Landscape ~ Canada by Flickr user Dan Ballard Photography
Beautiful Ijen by Flickr user tropicaLiving - Jessy Eykendorp
pacific morning by Flickr user paul bica
In The Groove - Davenport, California by Flickr user Jim Patterson Photography
Winter Magic - Yosemite National Park, California by Flickr user Darvin Atkeson
Hey!..i miss you :) by Flickr user tropicaLiving - Jessy Eykendorp
Bridal Veil View - Yosemite National Park, California by Flickr user PatrickSmithPhotography
Valley View #1 - Yosemite National Park by Flickr user PatrickSmithPhotography
Monument Valley, Utah by Flickr user landscape photography - sebastien-mamy.fr
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Thank you for the most inspiring photos really helps to understand your tips
Hi Sb,
By overlapping objects, I mean have a foreground object in front of a background object. That helps to separate the foreground and background of your image.
I hope that helps.
Yours in Photography,
David.
What do you mean by overlapping objects?