The Landscape Photography Book: The step-by-step techniques you need to capture breathtaking landscape photos like the pros
By Scott Kelby
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Have you ever dreamed of taking such incredible landscape photos that your friends and family say, “Wait a minute, this is your photo?! You took this?” Well, you’re in luck. Right here, in this book, pro photographer and award-winning author Scott Kelby teaches you how to shoot and edit jaw-dropping landscape photographs.
Scott shares all his secrets and time-tested techniques, as he discusses everything from his go-to essential gear and camera settings to the landscape photography techniques you need to create absolutely stunning images. From epic scenes at sunrise to capturing streams and waterfalls with that smooth, silky look, and from photographing the night sky or the Milky Way to creating breathtaking, sweeping panoramas, Scott has got you covered.
Among many other topics, you’ll learn:
- • The secrets to getting super-sharp, crisp images (without having to buy a new lens).
- • Exactly which camera settings work best for landscape photography and why (and which ones you should avoid).
- • Where to focus your camera for tack-sharp images from foreground to background.
- • How to shoot beautiful high dynamic range images and stunning panoramas (and even HDR panos!), along with how to post-process them like a pro.
- • How to create captivating long-exposure landscape shots that wow your viewers.
- • What gear you need, what gear you can skip, which accessories work best, and a ton of killer tips that will not only help you create better images, but make the entire experience that much more fun.
It’s all here, from the planning, to the shoot, to the post-processing—taking your images from flat to fabulous—and best of all, it’s just one topic per page, so you’ll get straight to the info you need fast. There has never been a landscape book like it!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Essential Gear
Chapter 2: Camera Settings & Lenses
Chapter 3: Before Your Shoot
Chapter 4: Composition
Chapter 5: HDR & Panos
Chapter 6: Long Exposures
Chapter 7: Starry Skies & the Milky Way
Chapter 8: Post-Processing
Chapter 9: Even More Tips
Chapter 10: Landscape Recipes
Scott Kelby
Scott Kelby is the world’s #1 best-selling author of photography technique books, as well as Editor and Publisher of the highly acclaimed <i>Photoshop User</i> magazine. He is co-host of the influential weekly photography talk show <i>The Grid</i> and he teaches digital photography workshops and seminars around the world. Scott is an award-winning author of over 60 books, including <i>How Do I Do That in Lightroom?</i>, <i>How Do I Do That in Photoshop?</i>, <i>The Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers, The Digital Photography Book series, Professional Portrait Retouching Techniques for Photographers, and Light It, Shoot It, Retouch It</i>. He lives in Oldsmar, FL. For more on Scott, visit his fantastic blog at scottkelby.com.
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Reviews for The Landscape Photography Book
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A good book if you are getting into landscape photography. Scott covers much ground in a manner that is accessible, and full of humor. This is funDon't expect any in-depth treatment of the subject. I assume that this would be beyond the scope of the book.Having said that, he does give a lot of useful tips, and these are scattered through the book. So yes, go ahead. Read it. It's a fun read. If you are an instructor and want to teach someone the basics, then this is a valuable resource. That is another reason to buy it! I am glad I did!
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The Landscape Photography Book - Scott Kelby
The
Landscape
Photography Book
The step-by-step techniques you need to capture breathtaking landscape photos like the pros
Scott Kelby
Author of the top-selling digital photography
book ever—The Digital Photography Book, part 1
The Landscape Photography Book Team
MANAGING EDITOR
Kim Doty
COPY EDITOR
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ART DIRECTOR
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Scott Kelby
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This book is dedicated to my dear friend, colleague, and renowned landscape photographer, Moose Peterson.
I’ve learned so much from him over the years, and a lot of that made it into this book. Moose was so kind and patient with me back when I started in landscape photography that I wanted to create a book that would honor his legacy of sharing what he has learned with others.
I also wanted to dedicate this book to Moose because he also reminded me what a true friend is. A few years ago, when it really started raining on me, Moose was right there holding an umbrella, and that is something my family and I will never forget.
Acknowledgments
Although only one name appears on the spine of this book, it takes a team of dedicated and talented people to pull a project like this together. I’m not only delighted to be working with them, but I also get the honor and privilege of thanking them here.
To my amazing wife Kalebra: You continue to reinforce what everybody always tells me—I’m the luckiest guy in the world. I love you with all my heart!
To my son Jordan: I just can’t believe my little boy
is graduating from college. It all happened so fast, but I’m so thrilled for you, and for the many adventures, the fun, love, and laughter your future holds. If there’s a dad more proud of his son than I am, I’ve yet to meet him. #rolltide!
To my beautiful daughter Kira: You are a little clone of your mom, and that’s the best compliment I could ever give you. I love your sense of humor, your constant dancing, the hilarious faces you make, and I particularly love when you and I grab lunch or dinner together. I’m so lucky to be your dad.
To my big brother Jeff: Your boundless generosity, kindness, positive attitude, and humility have been an inspiration to me my entire life, and I’m just so honored to be your brother.
To my editor Kim Doty: I feel incredibly fortunate to have you as my editor on these books. In fact, I can’t imagine doing them without you. You truly are a joy to work with.
To my book designer Jessica Maldonado: I love the way you design, and all the clever little things you add to everything you do. Our book team struck gold when we found you!
To my dear friend and business partner Jean A. Kendra: Thanks for putting up with me all these years, and for your support for all my crazy ideas. It really means a lot.
To Erik Kuna: Thanks for traveling all over with me to help get the extra shots I needed for this book. Your friendship, ideas, and counsel have made this book much better than it would have been.
To Jeanne Jilleba: Thank you for constantly putting my wheels back on the track. I’m very grateful to have your help, your talent, and your immeasurable patience every day.
To Cindy Snyder: Thank you so much for working on my books and catching tons of little things others would have missed.
To Ted Waitt, my fantastic Editor for life
at Rocky Nook: Where you go, I will follow, plus I can’t part with you until I at least get dinner at Tony’s again. #whodat!
To my publisher Scott Cowlin: I’m so delighted I still get to work with you, and for your open mind and vision. Here’s to doing new things with old friends.
To my mentors John Graden, Jack Lee, Dave Gales, Judy Farmer, and Douglas Poole: Thank you for your wisdom and whip-cracking—they have helped me immeasurably.
Most importantly, I want to thank God, and His Son Jesus Christ, for leading me to the woman of my dreams, for blessing us with such amazing children, for allowing me to make a living doing something I truly love, for always being there when I need Him, for blessing me with a wonderful, fulfilling, and happy life, and such a warm, loving family to share it with.
About the Author
Scott Kelby
Scott is President and CEO of KelbyOne, an online educational community for learning Lightroom, Photoshop, and photography. He is Editor, Publisher, and co-founder of Photoshop User magazine; Editor of Lightroom Magazine; host of The Grid, the influential, live, weekly talk show for photographers; and is founder of the annual Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk.®
Scott is a photographer, designer, and award-winning author of more than 90 books, including Light It, Shoot It, Retouch It; The Adobe Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers; Photoshop for Lightroom Users; How Do I Do That In Lightroom?; The Flash Book; and his landmark, The Digital Photography Book series. The first book in this series, The Digital Photography Book, part 1, has become the #1 top-selling book ever on digital photography.
His books have been translated into dozens of different languages, including Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Korean, Polish, Taiwanese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Hebrew, Dutch, Swedish, Turkish, and Portuguese, among many others. He is a recipient of the prestigious ASP International Award, presented annually by the American Society of Photographers for . . . contributions in a special or significant way to the ideals of Professional Photography as an art and a science,
and the HIPA award, presented for his contributions to photography education worldwide.
Scott is Conference Technical Chair for the annual Photoshop World Conference and a frequent speaker at conferences and trade shows around the world. He is featured in a series of online learning courses at KelbyOne.com and has been training Photoshop users and photographers since 1993.
For more information on Scott, visit him at:
His daily Lightroom blog: lightroomkillertips.com
His personal blog: scottkelby.com
Twitter: @scottkelby
Facebook: facebook.com/skelby
Instagram: @scottkelby
Contents
Chapter 01
ESSENTIAL GEAR
There Is Some Stuff Ya Kinda Have to Have
You’re Going to Need a Sturdy Tripod
Avoid Using the Center Column
Extending Your Tripod’s Legs
Hanging Weight for Sturdiness
How to Splay the Legs
Get Really Low Using a Platypod
You’ll Want a Ballhead
You’ll Need a Cable Release
Get Your Horizon Line Straight, Method 1
Get Your Horizon Line Straight, Method 2
The Awesomeness of a Quick Release Plate and an L-Bracket
In Every Landscape Photographer’s Bag: A Circular Polarizer
You’ll Need a Graduated ND Filter
And, You’ll Probably Want an ND Filter
Seeing Your LCD in Bright Daylight
You’ll Need a Small, Powerful Flashlight
The Greatest Stuff on Earth: Gaffer’s Tape
A Good, Cheap Lens Cloth
Which Type of Memory Card to Use
A Drive for Backing Up in the Field
Extra Batteries (Especially in Cold Weather)
A Good Backpack (but Not a Big One)
Chapter 02
CAMERA SETTINGS & LENSES
How to Get the Right Settings for the Job
Set Your Camera at Its Lowest Native ISO
Shoot in Aperture Priority Mode
Which Aperture (F-Stop) to Use
What Shutter Speed to Use
Shoot in RAW (Wider Dynamic Range)
Right Now, Go Turn On Your Highlight Warning
Is the Highlight Warning You’re Seeing Really Accurate? Well . . . No
How to Deal with Clipped Highlights
Which Metering Mode to Use
When to Switch to Spot Metering
Set Your White Balance to Cloudy
You Have to Check Sharpness During the Shoot
Live View Super-Sharp Focus Trick
Which Focus Mode to Use
Mirror Lockup
Your Cable Release Alternative
Wide-Angle Lens (Why and Which One)
When to Use Ultra-Wide Lenses
Chapter 03
BEFORE YOUR SHOOT
The Art of Prepping for Success
Do Your Research
Start with Pinterest
Then, Check 500px.com
Google Images Search & Google Maps
Location Scouting
Great Landscapes Make Great Landscape Shots
When to Shoot: Dawn
When to Shoot: Dusk
What to Shoot Other Times
Shooting at Blue Hour
What Time to Get There for Sunrise Shoots
What to Do the Night Before Your Dawn Shoot
Chapter 04
COMPOSITION
Framing Is Everything!
Choosing Your Shooting Position
Should You Shoot Tall or Wide?
Where to Focus
Or Use Infinite Focus, So Everything’s in Focus
Where to Put the Horizon Line
How to Lead the Viewer’s Eye
Drawing the Viewer’s Eye Using Negative Space
Drawing Their Eye with Light
Why You Need a Foreground Object
You Need a Clear Subject
Simplify the Scene
Avoiding the Border Junk That Ruins Images
Why We Need Clouds in Our Shots
Getting Still Water Reflections
Taking Great Shots of Mountains
Mountains as Backgrounds
Photographing Mountains from Down Low
Shooting with the Sun in the Frame
Shoot Right Before or Right After Bad Weather
Study Other Landscape Photographers’ Work
Chapter 05
HDR & PANOS
Ummm, It’s How to Make HDRs and Panos
The Advantage of Panos Versus Wide-Angle
Camera Settings for Shooting Panos
Picking a Lens for Panos That Limits Edge Distortion
Make Certain Your Camera Is Level
Keeping Your Camera Centered
Three Advantages to Shooting Them Tall
Put Your Ballhead’s Notch on the Left for Tall Panos
The Key to Panoramas That Stitch Together Perfectly
The Two-Finger Trick Pano Helper
Pano Trick for Keeping More with Less Cropping
Be Quick About It
Shooting Vertical Panos
Shooting Multi-Row Panos
How to Stitch Your Shots Into a Pano
Which Is Best: Auto Crop or Boundary Warp?
Stacking Your Panos to Keep Things Tidy
Printing Panoramas
How to Shoot HDR Images
How to Merge Those Into a Single HDR Image
Creating HDR Panos
Chapter 06
LONG EXPOSURES
The Art of Showing Movement
It Starts with a Tripod and Cable Release
Start with Auto Focus, Then Switch to Manual
Turn Off IS/VR
Where to Set Your ISO
How Long to Keep Your Shutter Open
How to Shoot Longer Than 30 Seconds
Cover Your Viewfinder to Avoid Light Leak
Why You’d Want to Lock Your Shutter Release
You’ll Need an ND (Neutral Density) Filter
Stack ND Filters for Even Longer Exposures
Try Using Live View to Focus
Take a Second Shot in Aperture Priority Mode for Sharp Detail
Long Exposure Noise Reduction
Making Waterfalls and Streams Look Silky
You Want the Clouds Moving
How to Do Light Painting
Chapter 07
STARRY SKIES & THE MILKY WAY
Shooting the Heavens
Your Goal: a Landscape Shot with a Starry Sky
Avoid Light Pollution
Check the Weather, ‘Cause You’re Gonna Need a Cloudless, Clear Sky, Too!
The Moon Is Your Enemy
The Milky Way Is Only Visible for a Few Months Each Year
Where Exactly Will the Milky Way Be? There’s an App for That
Red Light Headlamp for Night Shooting
Hold Your Camera Steady
You’ll Need to Shoot in Manual Mode
Here’s the F-Stop to Use
Here’s How Long to Set Your Shutter Speed
When to Bump Up Your ISO
You Need to Shoot in RAW
Use a Very-Wide-Angle Lens
Turn Off IS/VR
How to Set Your Focus on Stars, Method 1
How to Set Your Focus on Stars, Method 2
Use Live View to Focus
Use Focus Peaking for Super-Sharp Stars
Lighting Your Foreground Landscape, Method 1
Lighting Your Foreground Landscape, Method 2
Post-Processing Milky Way Shots
Chapter 08
POST-PROCESSING
Take Your Images from Flat to Fantastic!
Opening JPEG or TIFFs in Camera Raw
Choosing a Better Starting Place
Set Your White Balance First
Choosing a More Creative White Balance
Now Set Your White and Black Points
Setting the Exposure Slider
Fixing Damaged Highlights (Clipping)
Opening Up Dark Shadow Areas
Enhancing Detail and Texture
Making Your Colors Look More Vibrant
Adding a Graduated ND Filter in Post
Cropping and Straightening
Converting to Black and White
Two Methods for Adding Contrast
Removing Haze from Your Scenes
Correcting Lens Problems
Dealing with Purple or Green Color Fringing (Chromatic Aberrations)
Sharpening Your Landscape Images
Creating Reflections
Dealing with Glows
Post-Processing Focus-Stacked Images
Blue Sky Trick
Using the Auto Button as a Starting Place
Adding That Dreamy Look
Cloud Replacement, Technique #1
Cloud Replacement, Technique #2
Removing Distracting Stuff
Noise Reduction Just Where You Need It
Combining Long Exposure Images
Get Detail in the Moon by Combining Images
Chapter 09
EVEN MORE TIPS
Really, There’s More? Yes, More!
Rain Gear (and Why You Need It)
How to Dry Your Wet Gear
Small Ponds or Puddles for Reflections
Cloudy Days—Enjoying Nature’s Softbox
Don’t Shoot Black & White In-Camera
Putting People in Your Landscape
Creating Mystery with Fog and Atmospheric Effects
De-fogging Your Lens
The Secret to Getting an Amazing Sky
How to Get Detail in the Moon
Longer-Lasting Batteries in Cold Weather
Creating Beams of Light in Forests
Creating Sun Starbursts
Increasing Your Depth of Field Through Focus-Stacking
Avoiding Sensor Dust
Changing Lenses On Location
Your Landscape Assistant
Phone App
Shooting Time-Lapse Photography
Chapter 10
LANDSCAPE RECIPES
How to Cook Up Some Tasty Looks
You’ll Need These Two for Most of These Recipes
Leading Lines Composition
Mirror-Like Reflections
Strong Foreground Elements
Dramatic Skies
Mountaintops
Waterfalls
Creeks with Silky Water
Oceanside Sunrise
Daytime Landscape
Long Exposure Water
HDR Landscape
Mountainscape with Layers
Simplicity
Panoramic Images
Low-Angle Wide
Atmospheric Effects
Canyon Slots
If You Skip These Two Pages, . . .
(1) Okay, that headline is a total scam, but it’s so important that you read these five things before you read this book that I had to make certain you did, in fact, read them. That’s why I wrote a headline that I knew would get your attention, and since you’re reading this, it must have worked, so we’re off to a great start. Now, what kind of stuff would be so important that if you missed it, it would be bad? Well, if you skipped this, you wouldn’t know that there’s a special webpage with some videos I created for you that will help you big time. Here’s the link to that webpage: kelbyone.com/books/landscape. Here are the four other riveting things (stop snickering):
(2) How this book works: Basically, it’s you and me together on a shoot, and I’m giving you the same tips, the same advice, and sharing the same techniques I’ve learned over the years from some of the top working pros. When I’m with a friend, I skip all the technical stuff. For example, if you turned to me and said, Hey Scott, where am I supposed to focus in this scene?
I wouldn’t give you a lecture about hyperfocal distance or depth-of-field zones for acceptable sharpness. I’d say, "Aim your focus point about 1/3 of the way into