Tips for better Landscape Photographs: Part 4 - Seeing the Light
Photography is nothing without light. In fact photography is derived from the Greek phōs "light" and graphé "representation by means of lines" or "drawing". These two words together meaning "drawing with light". For landscape photography light is everything and while an image can be planned in advance to some extent, the light is down to the weather on the day you choose to go out to get the planned image. Landscape photographers have to a patient lot and I will sometimes wait for hours for the right light or pack up without shooting a single frame if the light doesn't come right. So what is the right light? I hear you ask. Well it depends on what you are shooting and the type of image you wish to create. Light is the key ingredient, it shapes the subject, adds texture and creates the mood. For me bright blue skies unbroken by cloud are a complete turn off but for some photographers this is their ideal...