Linda's Commercial Photography Blog

Monday, November 3, 2014

Landscapes

Favorite Tip: CONSIDER THE SKY
Ex:

Favorite Tip: USE BOTH WIDE AND TELEPHOTO LENSES IN FORESTS

Place I'd Like To Photograph: Irish Hills and Castles

Ex:

Favorite 3 Photos:

PC: Trey Ratcliff

From: Texas

Types of Photography: HDR, fine art, travel

This image:5-exposure HDR,14-24mm lens

PC: Junya Hasegawa

From: Fukuoka, Japan

Types of Photography: Nature

This image: Focal Length 24.2mm

Shutter Speed 1/320s

Aperture f/8

ISO 100

PC: Vittorio Poli

From: Asiago, Italy

Types of Photography: Mountain/nature

This image: Focal Length 90mm

Shutter Speed 36 s

Aperture f/13

ISO 100

To get a great landscape photo you will need:

Yellow, red and orange filters for black and whites
Neutral density filter
Filters for color/polarizing filter
Different lenses (wide angle, telephoto)
Tripod
Editing program

In Austin:

Mount Bonnell
Hamilton Pool
Greenbelt
Pedernales Falls
Lady Bird Lake
Lake Travis

Event #2 2nd 6 Weeks

Trunk or Treat 2014

(I think some coloring got lost in the conversion to JPEG, some of these didn't come out like they did in Lightroom :/ )

Friday, October 31, 2014

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

First Blog: Shoot mid to late afternoon for softer shadows and add urban elements to a natural landscape composition to create contrast.
Second Blog: Research/plan your locations and find mirrors/use reflections (buildings, surfaces, etc.)

Cityscape spots around Austin: 1. Barton Creek Mall 2. St. David's MC parking garage roof 3. Fields at Zilker Park 4. UT Tower 5. Congress Avenue

Equipment needed for great cityscapes: Wide angle lens, zoom lens, DSLR, monopod/tripod, filters (polarizing and UV).