Tentipsfor
summerlandscapes
1
ShootcoastalsunsetsYouoftenget
prolongedafterglowsinsummer.
Makethemostofthecolourbyshooting
atthecoast.2
ShootsunrisenearwaterAfteracool,
stillnight,shootsunrisenearlakes
andrivers,whereyoumayfindmistrising.3
TakeenoughlayersIfstayingout
forsunset,rememberthatthe
temperaturecandroprapidlyinthe
evening,sopacksuitablelayers.4
AnticipiatethunderstormsHotweather
oftenbringsthunderstorms.Lookout
forthebuildupofcumulonimbusclouds,
whichmakedramaticskyscapes.5
EmbracebadweatherMostsummers,
youwillgetsomerainfall.Onrainy
days,shootwoodlandinteriorsor
waterfalls–getcreativewithNDfilters.6
respectnatureDon’twalkintothe
middleoffieldsofcropsorflowers;
thiscancausesignificantdamage.7
AvoidthecrowdsSummerbrings
crowdswithit.Avoidthembygetting
upearlyanddoingyourphotography
whileeveryoneelseisinbed.8
ExploitatmospherichazeAtmospheric
hazeisn’talwaysabadthingandcan
adddepthtoscenecontainingrangesof
mountainsorhills.9
PickoutshapesandshadowsWithharsh
lightandclearskies,usealonger
focallengthtocropinonshapes,patterns
andshadows.10
PhotographreflectionsThe air is often
a little more still in the summer
months, so head for lakes to shoot mirror-
like reflectionsDeserted beach
Summer brings the crowds,
but if you get up early you can
have the place to yourselfTechniques