7 landscape photography tips Nigel Danson wishes he knew from the beginning

 

 

While looking through old photos, photographer Nigel Danson realized how far he has come as an artist. In addition to this realization, Danson also considered what sort of lessons he wished he had learned earlier on in the process. In his latest video, seen below, he shares seven simple photography tips he wishes he knew sooner. Hopefully they'll help beginner photographers progress faster and avoid some mistakes many of us make along the way.

Before getting into the tips proper, Danson suggests that you don't necessarily have as much time as you think when doing landscape photography. It's not a matter of just sitting around, waiting for the shot, but rather, you need to be more active because the best conditions are often very short lived. This means that getting to know your camera better is important. You need to know where all your controls are and understand how to be fast and precise. There's no substitute for experience, but it's important to have the right mindset too.

His first official tip is to use aperture priority mode. On Danson's workshops, many photographers are electing to use their cameras in full manual mode. That works, you can keep checking results and get things right. However, why not use your camera's metering to get a good shot from the start? It's about efficiency. There's a time and place for manual mode, but it probably doesn't need to be your go-to mode. Depth of field and sharpness are of utmost concern when doing landscape photography, so with a tripod you can let your camera select the shutter speed without many concerns. For the rest of Danson's tips, check out the video below.

(Via Nigel Danson)