Composing Landscapes
... Landscapes are essentially static subjects, and this fact limits the ways in which you can introduce an individual interpretation to the image. Since landscapes do change, with the season, weather it is hard to plan your composition. Composition is simply the arrangement of the graphic elements of an image so it is enhanced or it creates a deliberate impression. The first thing to consider when composing a landscape photograph is the format of the picture. Most landscape photographs include a horizon line and as this is often very distinct, positioning it is the frame becomes one of the main decisions in composition. Here are some techniques you may want to use when you are shooting a landscape photos. An extension of this foreground-background technique will provide a natural frame for distant subject. Choice of lens has a significant effect on landscape composition and in this photography differs from traditional painting. A long focal ...