Saturday, September 5, 2009

8 Cornish Landscape Photography Tips - Photo Editing

By Lucas Godfrey

Cornwall is a special place for photographers. It has a special and unique identity, which is formed and shaped by natural forces such as rocks, the sea and the climate.

It creates a landscape of constant incident and splendor. In certain places, it is wild and battered by the extremes of the weather or barren and empty with harsh landscapes.

It has its softer side with exotic gardens, creeks and ancient oakwoods with wonderful mixture of colors and textures.

There are certain techniques and tricks to bring out the best in your Cornish landscape photo shots. Here are 8 insights and tips to successful Cornish photography:

Foreground Use objects of interest as foreground subjects in landscapes ? think about seaweed swirls, large boulders or boats.

Rules of Thirds Learn compositional rules and use them to compose more attractive photos.

Post-Process Images can work well in black and white, so have a play in your image editing application to get the best results on every shot you take.

Shooting Angle Try changing the angle you shoot from to find one that complements your subject. Take a bin bag with you to save your clothes from getting wet or dirty

Textures Use natural or man-made textures to add interest to your composition

Silhouette The best silhouettes have plenty of contrast between the subject and background, which is why bright days give the best results.

Sunset Experiment with bracketing your exposures, (eg, shoot both under and overexposed images either side of the correct metered images) and see your sunsets develop.

Movement If you have moving subjects you?ll need a fast shutter speed to freeze them, which isn't always possible at low lights.

If you're still finding it tough to take landscape shots, you must understand that the difference is the amount of detail that is able to be captured. Get more detail into your scenic shots and you will greatly improve your images.

The first trick to getting more detail has to do with the time of day the image was taken. Never shoot during the middle of the day if you can avoid it. Go for the Golden Hours as discussed before and take advantage of when Mother Nature looks her best. In landscape photography direct overhead sunlight kills landscape dimensions and makes them look flat and bleak.

Hope you've found these tips useful.

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