1.) Use a very sturdy tripod. 2.) Experiment with different height before setting tripod height. 3.) Have a composition idea. 4.) Uneven horizon, use a level in necessary. 5.) Wide angle lenses are over used. 6.) Images should have a foreground, mid-ground and background. 7.) Poor use of light. 8.) Unwanted details creeping up in the frame. 9.) Blown out highlights, use histogram.
Hey - thank you. Your appearance in a vid with Mike Browne led me here (to learn more about ND filters), and the two of you between you are teaching me tons.
Inspiration at its highest level! I am very admirer to your work, starting way back just before we celebrated the millennium when the amateur photographer magazine introduced you to us with the gorgeous photos of the lake district shot with the rich fuji Velvia 50.
Great advice, no matter how hard I try I always seem to have some lean on the horizon. I have learnt not to trust the cameras guide and use a spirit level but it is never perfect.
I actually struggle with wide angle lenses... Most of my keepers recently have been all telephoto! My most common mistakes are the first one you mentioned, being too hasty and not thinking to check out more perspectives but been working on that as I'm now limited to 10 shots usually these days. My other two common mistakes is not placing the grad ND correctly and not focusing correctly/using a small enough aperture to max DoF as using 6x7 can be really tough for having all in focus!!!
Hi Tom Great Tips, particularly liked the one about choosing the subject matter for the light that you have. Incredible exposure you got on that sea stack image. For the Bluebell shot, could you tell me how you arrived at the final white balance, did you use a pocket grey card, left it at neutral wb or did you just set wb in post according to how you remembered the colour of the bluebells. I'm going to be planning some early morning bluebell shots hopefully for next week. Sorry about the multiple choice question! Many Thanks Phil
Thanks for watching and feedback Phil. It really came down to knowing my camera so well that cloudy WB was going to give me what I wanted on that shot. I find it very reliable for a lot of occasions like this, but obviously always depends on the scene. Hope the bluebell shoot goes/went well.
I'm awfully skeptical about the accuracy of the bubble levels that fit in the hot shoe. More importantly a level camera only guarantees that the horizon is parallel to the frame if the horizon is also level, but the horizons I see are rarely level unless the horizon is an ocean. Other things that produce a flat (which isn't the same as level) horizon line generally change slope if your view isn't perpendicular, because the distance to the horizon varies depending on the angle of view. Fortunately, my camera shows the top and bottom of the frame in the viewfinder, along with a grid overlay. Those are the tools I use to avoid sloping horizons.
Much needed video for me... Thanks.
Great commentary Tom! Thank you for the suggestions.
1.) Use a very sturdy tripod.
2.) Experiment with different height before setting tripod height.
3.) Have a composition idea.
4.) Uneven horizon, use a level in necessary.
5.) Wide angle lenses are over used.
6.) Images should have a foreground, mid-ground and background.
7.) Poor use of light.
8.) Unwanted details creeping up in the frame.
9.) Blown out highlights, use histogram.
See what you have done there! Saw some of these are overlapping, but thanks for counting ;-)
We like to under-promise and over-deliver!
Great tips I agree with them all
Thanks Paul
A great reminder Tom, I try to remember most of these, as you say catch yourself as your thinking about the shot and the story your composing, thanks
Thanks Trevor.
Hey - thank you. Your appearance in a vid with Mike Browne led me here (to learn more about ND filters), and the two of you between you are teaching me tons.
That was many years - rumours are circulating of a new collaborative video this summer between us - stay tuned ;-) Good luck!
Thank you for the tips. Learned a lot!
Good to know - lots more on the way - stay tuned!
Love your videos, I’m getting a lot of value from them as I learn this craft
Good to hear
Thanks for the great lesson and links to the other videos.
You are welcome Michael.
Inspiration at its highest level! I am very admirer to your work, starting way back just before we celebrated the millennium when the amateur photographer magazine introduced you to us with the gorgeous photos of the lake district shot with the rich fuji Velvia 50.
Thanks - that takes me back!
Great advice, no matter how hard I try I always seem to have some lean on the horizon. I have learnt not to trust the cameras guide and use a spirit level but it is never perfect.
Practice makes perfect! - Thanks for watching.
Great tips accompanied by stunning imagery 👌
Cheers Andy - always nice to see your comments!
Great tips, gently done.
Thanks Derek
I actually struggle with wide angle lenses... Most of my keepers recently have been all telephoto!
My most common mistakes are the first one you mentioned, being too hasty and not thinking to check out more perspectives but been working on that as I'm now limited to 10 shots usually these days.
My other two common mistakes is not placing the grad ND correctly and not focusing correctly/using a small enough aperture to max DoF as using 6x7 can be really tough for having all in focus!!!
Thanks James - well hope these tips will help you.
Hi Tom
Great Tips, particularly liked the one about choosing the subject matter for the light that you have.
Incredible exposure you got on that sea stack image. For the Bluebell shot, could you tell me how you arrived at the final white balance, did you use a pocket grey card, left it at neutral wb or did you just set wb in post according to how you remembered the colour of the bluebells. I'm going to be planning some early morning bluebell shots hopefully for next week. Sorry about the multiple choice question!
Many Thanks
Phil
Thanks for watching and feedback Phil. It really came down to knowing my camera so well that cloudy WB was going to give me what I wanted on that shot. I find it very reliable for a lot of occasions like this, but obviously always depends on the scene. Hope the bluebell shoot goes/went well.
Once again great a great video , also great images . Thank you
Thanks, very kind.
@@LandscapePhotographyiQ my pleasure
I'm awfully skeptical about the accuracy of the bubble levels that fit in the hot shoe. More importantly a level camera only guarantees that the horizon is parallel to the frame if the horizon is also level, but the horizons I see are rarely level unless the horizon is an ocean. Other things that produce a flat (which isn't the same as level) horizon line generally change slope if your view isn't perpendicular, because the distance to the horizon varies depending on the angle of view. Fortunately, my camera shows the top and bottom of the frame in the viewfinder, along with a grid overlay. Those are the tools I use to avoid sloping horizons.
One of my best purchases was getting an actual good quality tripod
Good to hear
The first part about composition made me like this. So tired of seeing lazy composition in landscape photos.
Thanks - totally agree!
Where are you?????no new videos????is everything ok??
Back tomorrow night!