How to Photograph Waterfalls - Landscape Photography
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2024
- Do you struggle with photographing waterfalls in your landscape photography? In this video I talk about everything you need to know to get started photographing waterfalls. From planning your composition, camera settings to get you started, some photography gear that can help, and even the answer to just how that water should look.
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Content:
00:00 - Intro
01:07 - Finding a Composition
04:12 - Lens Choice
05:41 - Camera Settings
11:06 - Shutter Speed Considerations
12:32 - Circular Polarizer
14:52 - Neutral Density Filter
16:48 - Without a CPL and With a CPL
17:57 - Review
19:40 - Wrap Up
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What a toss back.. As a teenager in the 60's, I lived about 3 miles upstream from Cedar Falls on Queer Creek on County Road 272 at the second farm on the south side of the road. That creek flowed through our barnyard. The State Park manager lived upstairs from us as the house was a duplex. Seeing the place and hearing the description how to select a composition was very enjoyable. I especially like the statement season to taste. As an amateur, I used to listen to what others thought about my images. I'm an old retired guy now and realize that the most important audience for my work is ME. Getting outside, exploring, improving your craft, all are so much more important than "likes". Having a clear explanation how to manage your image is greatly appreciated! I intend to view more of Jeffrey's videos to get what I find to be a great attitude toward photography!
That must have been amazing to be so close - and probably not nearly as crowded back then as it is now! I visited the area a lot in the 80's and even then it was less crowded!
Yeah, trying to chase what everybody else is doing or is "the right way" to photograph can be tiring and take you away from your passion. I love to photograph waterfalls and I know many consider them a bit overdone, but for me it is about the whole experience!
Thanks for watching!
I’m happy to have found this video. Over the past month I photographed three waterfalls and hated all the images I took. It’s not the settings but the composition. I have been going in way too tight. I was at the point where I was going to swear off waterfall photography, chalk it up as something I couldn’t grasp. Now, I look forward to watching more videos and studying more photos from the pros. Thank you.
I love photographing waterfalls. I know as a lot of landscape photographers progress, they eventually move beyond them, and while my work has started to encompass more than just waterfalls, I still love photographing them.
It takes a bit to figure out the compositions, how much to include, how much to simplify, find that balance can really help with waterfall compositions.
This is a nice guide and you said it best, _season to taste_ . Everyone wants a different image of how the water should look, and that is fine. One word about using CPL with ND filters: set the CPL first, as you demonstrated, then add the ND filter afterward. People may be surprised how little light passes through a 6-stop, and certainly a 10-stop filter making setting a CPL very difficult if that is done last.
Glad you liked the guide! It is definitely hard to please everyone with how the water of a waterfall should look! Hopefully I helped people figure out how to change the camera settings to get the look *they* want.
And good point on the CPL first, then the ND! Definitely makes it hard to adjust when the ND is on, best to get the CPL set - then add the ND.
Thanks for watching!
Awesome info Jeff.Just waiting for my Maven Filter set to arrive! Just need a decent waterfall to try them out on 🤨
Thank you Anne! I'm pretty lucky to have several pretty close to me! Probably why I'm such a big fan of waterfalls! Can't wait to hear what you think of the new filters!
You have earned my subscription... very Informative. By the way....I can't stand thirds
Much appreciated!
Great video. So great I decided to subscribe your channel.
Thank you! Glad the video was helpful. Thanks for the sub - much appreciated!
Great tips and images Jeffrey! Hocking hills?
Thank you Brian! And yes it is, Hocking Hills! Cedar Falls.
@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography Had a feeling... such an unmistakable location! I wish that I was as into photography then as I am now. I used to live just an hour from there. Beautiful work!
@@brianbeattyphotography It really is pretty unmistakeable! I live about an hour from there now to the Columbus side!
It is quite nice too have a great place to explore so close by!
great video! how early did you have to arrive to avoid the crowd?
Thank you! That morning I got down there at 8:30am, which is later than I normally get there - but had to drop the kid off at school first. Being a weekday helped a lot.
On a weekend I usually try to be there within 15 to 20 minutes of sunrise. Usually lets me visit one of the more popular waterfalls pretty much by myself and then when the crowds build, I head off to lesser traveled paths.
I have a crop sensor camera what lense would you recommend for waterfall and landscaping . It's a canon D7 mark ll. And does camera setting affect the crop sensor camera like the full.
I find for waterfalls a lot of times I am in the 24mm to 70mm range - sort of a mid-focal length. On a crop sensor camera, like the Canon you mention, that does affect the equivalent depth of field by 1.6 I think for Canon. What that means is that an 18m lens will have a field of view equivalent to around 28mm. So one of Canon's standard zooms, something like 18-55 or 18-45 will work pretty well on crop sensor camera.
The crop sensor will also have a deeper depth of field, so whereas me on a full frame might go for f/11, the crop sensor will have a similar depth of field at something like f/8. For landscape photography, this isn't really a negative, just something to know.
Shutter speed won't be impacted by the camera being a crop sensor.
Hope that helps!
You look sooo much like my brother. He was a photographer as well.
Oh, really? That's interesting!
Cedar falls with nobody there but you, unheard of.
I try to get there really early. If I do that I can usually get about an hour or so with there being very few people. Weekdays help as well when I can make that happen.
I was there January second and it was pretty deserted. Even the Upper to lower falls trail was deserted. By the way, I liked your video. My only criticism would be that you sometimes used imprecise language when describing photo techinques. I agree with everything you said but at times I thought you could have said it more clearly. All in all, very well done.@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography
@@vzshadow1 That must have been nice! January 2nd was probably a great choice of a day to go - everyone probably going back to work after the holidays! I find if I get there early I can usually hit 1 or 2 of the more popular spots before it gets too crowded for me.
Appreciate the feedback on the video! I’m open to constructive criticism, feel free to let me know a timestamp you thought could have been clearer (you can comment here or via the contact form on my website if you prefer to not do it in comments). Always looking to improve my videos!
Plan your shot....as my dad would say
A little planning can go a long way!
Which falls is that? I know its Hocking Hills!
Cedar Falls in Hocking Hills. Love that place!
Been there many many times.@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography
@@zippywalker6406Love that park, I am so lucky to have it relatively close to me! Makes being a landscape photographer in Ohio much, much easier!
@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography Yes, Ohio landscaping is not great. Hocking Hills is a goto location for me. I've been going for many years. Hoping to get some ice/fog conditions this winter. I was there Dec 30th and it got crowded quickly. I make it down there a couple of times a year.
@@zippywalker6406 Pretty much my go-to as well! I was down there on the 29th recording a few videos on the new MAVEN filters. I typically try to get down there just as it is getting light, visit the more popular spots and then head to quieter areas after that. On that Friday, it was getting what I consider too busy for my by 10:15am or 10:30am or so.
Video is too long, keep it short you get more subscribers. People don't have 50 hrs a day to watch long videos about the right settings and compositions. The user goes to another You Tuber and hears something totally different😂😂so most people just want the settings and a brief tutorial afterwards.
Appreciate the feedback!