| The study of light is so important if you want to | | | | and diffused and really enhances colours dramatically. |
| learn to take great landscape photographs. Without | | | | When taking your photos and when you edit them |
| light there can be no photos so it only makes sense | | | | afterwards you should always be conscious of the |
| that we learn about its characteristics and how | | | | fact that a persons eye will always be drawn to the |
| different light can affect the look of your landscape | | | | brightest part of the image. Knowing just this one |
| photos. | | | | simple tip will help your photography out tenfold. Next |
| By studying light before you shoot a landscape you | | | | time you're out taking your landscape shots think |
| can determine what sort of mood your photo is | | | | about where you want the brightest part of the |
| going to capture. If the light is a beautiful golden | | | | image to be and see what a difference it makes. |
| colour then your photo will have a really warm | | | | After being drawn to bright spots your eye will next |
| summery feel to it. Similarly if the light is dark then | | | | be drawn to warmer colours. Your eyes will be |
| the photo will probably have a cold and eerie look to | | | | drawn to oranges and yellows before it will be drawn |
| it. | | | | to blues and greens. |
| So if light is so important to the feel and look of our | | | | Lastly, remember when taking the photo you're |
| photographs why do people pay so little attention to | | | | trying to capture a moment, not just a photo. You |
| it when they are first starting out? Studying the light | | | | want people to feel what you felt when you took |
| and what its doing well before taking your photo is | | | | the photo. You're trying to convey to them what |
| probably one of the most important landscape | | | | inspired you to take that photo at that particular |
| photography tips that you can learn when taking | | | | time. What I do now when I see a scene that I like |
| your first photos. | | | | is turn away, then look back and see what my eye |
| In fact its so important that you should probably | | | | falls on straight away, or think what attracts me |
| head down to a favourite spot that you shoot over | | | | about this scene. Once I have worked that out I |
| a few days and just watch what the light is doing. | | | | start to use my knowledge of light to try and |
| Where are the shadows falling and at what time? Is | | | | enhance the scene and produce a stunning shot. |
| the spot that you want to shoot going to be better | | | | So next time you're out shooting think of how the |
| as a sunrise shot or a sunset shot? | | | | light is affecting your subject. It is vitally important, |
| What other factors should you be looking for when | | | | for light is everything in photography. The more you |
| looking at the light? How do clouds affect the light in | | | | start to think about the light when taking photos the |
| the area that you are trying to shot? Quite often | | | | better you photos will be. |
| light that makes it through the clouds is really soft | | | | |