Outdoor photography is extremely popular. But one thing I want to note first, and it’s probably the most important thing I’ll mention is this: From exposure to composition, I’ll cover a lot.
A Note on Ethicsīelow, you’ll find many of the tips I’ve learned over the years as an outdoor pro landscape techniques, macro tips, and an introduction to wildlife photography. If there is one message in this article to remember, that’s it.
And creating that novelty in images is one of the great pleasures of the art of outdoor photography.Īnd here is the rub good outdoor photography is about creating new images, not just copying what has already been done. The most photographed landscapes still hold potential for novelty. Not just stones on a wild mountaintop, but viewing frequently photographed scenes in a new way.
It’s seeing things in a way that others have not. In one fell swoop I realized exactly what it is about photography that I love. It struck me, in that moment next to the standing stone, that I was about to be the first person to photograph these rocks. The stone had been pushed into its delicate position by the constant slow shift of the thawing and freezing ground below. The rock stood 15 or 20 feet high, a narrow obelisk that looked as though it had been planted, or perhaps grown from the earth itself. When I eventually topped out on the ridge, late on an August evening, the sun still shining from the northern sky, I found a pillar of stone. There was no sign that anyone had been this way before, and really, there was no reason that anyone would have. You see, I was climbing this steep slope on a little-forgotten drainage in the western portion Gates of the Arctic National Park. Really, it had to do with the world in which we live. High on a ridge in the Brooks Range of Northern Alaska, I had an epiphany. Pop your email address in below and we’ll send you a copy. This is one of the most comprehensive tutorials we’ve ever created so in addition to the article which you can read below we’ve downloadable version to print and/or refer to later. Note: welcome to our ultimate guide to nature and outdoor photography.
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