Landscape Photography

Landscape Photography

Lee Frost



 Bryce National Park, Utah, USA

I chose to put this particular photograph on my blog because I like the way the slope of the hill leads your eyes to the right side of the picture where you find a very compact background and some of a beautiful sunset. I like how this picture  only really has one very dominant colour and shows many different shades of this very bright colour.



 Pitlochry, Scotland

Lee Frost is a popular landscape photographer from the UK and is also one of the worlds best selling photography Authors. His best selling book being 'The complete guide for night and low light photography'. He first started to photograph only at the age of fifteen and was using a Soviet Zenith 35mm SLR. He started his career by appearing in the UK press he was also being paid. 

I like this particular shot because it catches the three main colours of the photograph incredibly well, he took this photograph clearly to show the outstanding colour of the trees the yellow, orange and greens. By looking at this image you can clearly tell it was taken some time during autumn. Another thing I like about this picture is how well the water catches the reflection of the trees and fills the shot with bright colours giving it a real feel of season. Lee frost is considered to be one of the most popular and best Landscape photography and this shot certainly backs this up.

This is everything that he normally takes on a shoot:

• Canon EOS 1DS MKIII DSLR
• Canon 5D MKII DSLR
• Canon 17-40mm f/4 L USM
• Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
• Canon 70-200mm f/4 IS USM
• Canon 50mm f/1.8 MKII
• Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon
• Apple IPhone 4

Adam Burton

Canadian Rockies

I Like this photograph because it has three main colours in the surroundings of the lake and has the lake dominating the picture with the very vibrant tealy blue colour. Also I like how the surroundings of the lake are also very visible as a reflection in the lake, this adds a sense of detail and depth to the picture as if you take a quick glance at the picture it is not the first thing that you notice but if you take the time to look into the picture you will notice the trees mountains and snow being shown in the lake.  

Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Canada

I Like this picture as it has a very detailed focal point in the very close foreground and then the reflections of the mountains and the sky in the water lead your eyes into the rest of the picture which is the other mountains and behind them the other mountains with snow on top. I think the clarity of the water makes it very easy for you to find interest in this picture as it is very rare to see water as clean and pure as this.

Adam Burton is of of the UK's leading landscape photographers and an author of four very successful books. Since 2008 he has been working as a full time professional landscape photographer, regularly supplying imagery and undertaking commissions for a wide range of business clients. He has photographed five of the seven continents and now specialises in the landscapes of the UK, particularly southwest England. 



These are only a few of Adam's Achievements: 

• Wanderlust (Landscape) Photographer of the Year 2006
• Author of 5 books; The Dorset Coast (2008), A Year on Exmoor (2010), Brecon Beacons (2011) and South West Coast Path (2012) and A Portrait of Southampton (2009)
• Images published on the covers of more than 200 magazines, books and calenders.
• Commended entries in the Take-a-View Landscape Photographer of the Year competition for 5 Years in succession, receiving 2 highly commended and 10 commended awards. One of only 4 Photographers to have achieved entries in every book and exhibition that has accompanied the prestigious competitions since it has began.
• Highly Commended entry in the 2012 International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition.

Application Of Photography

• The application of landscape photography is mainly uses when shooting coastal areas or areas using lakes, reservoirs or anything else like this, this is a very traditional take on landscape photography but there is also other styles such as urban landscapes such as city scape's and skylines. So really there is no limit to the type of things you can shoot that falls into the category of Landscape photography. Landscape photography is often used to capture immense skylines, surreal coasts and within these photos show and describe a place in great detail only using a single photograph.
• one type of landscape photographer is all round landscape photographer Lee Frost who's work i show a little bit of near to the start of my blog. Another type of photographer is Mike Seaborne who is one of Britain's finest urban landscape photographers. Another great photographer is the suburban landscape photographer Sean Litchfield.

Landscape photography mainly aims to get as much of the scene in the shot as possible, this is done by using depth of field. You can increase and decrees the depth of field by changing the aperture setting on your camera as the smaller the aperture the greater depth of field you get in your shots. A lot of landscape photographs that include water or cars or other things that are moving throughout the shot use a long shutter speed ranging from one second to one minute, this is done to give the shot a real feel of life and movement, but if you are using a long shutter speed you must use a tripod to ensure your camera stays still keeping everything in focus. Some photographers even use a wireless shutter release mechanism to ensure complete camera stillness.

A main part of Landscape photography is the focal point. The focal point is the thing that the photograph is aimed upon, this does not mean that it is the main attraction of the image, it may be something in the foreground that gives the image a touch of focus because without this even if you have an amazing background without a focal point your image may still look empty or bland. When setting up a shot with your focal point in place it is still important to not base your shot completely around your focal point and show some attention to your background and make sure you are giving it enough of the shot and not blocking out what could potentially make your picture incredible. One of the most important things to think about when choosing your angle and choosing your shot is what your are going to have dominating the picture for example if you have a beautifull sky you are you going to let a road or hill dominate your shot because this will leave your shot looking rather boring and bland

For example in this shot it has a focal point which is the road and it uses the lines from the road to lead you into the background which is the stunning sky and sunset over the mountains. The dark sky in the background of this picture gives the picture a sort of warm feeling and all of the colours in this picture work very well to create a collage of amazing colours.