Landscape & Nature Photography

Discover how to take great landscape and nature photos. Get tips on composition, lighting, and getting the perfect shot to capture the majesty of nature.
  1. How to Film Outside on Cloudy Days

    How to Film Outside on Cloudy Days

    Tutorial Beginner

    A cloudy day can make the light dull and flat. When a scene lacks definition like this, we need to find ways to create it.This lesson looks at how to make...

  2. Video Lighting on Location: How to Use Shadows

    Video Lighting on Location: How to Use Shadows

    Tutorial Beginner

    Shadows are just as difficult as full sunshine. When an object is casting a shadow on your subject, the temptation is to move; but sometimes, we can use it...

  3. Environmental Lighting for Filmmakers: What Is Light?

    Environmental Lighting for Filmmakers: What Is Light?

    Tutorial Beginner

    As a filmmaker, you know how important it is to get your lighting right, but this can only really come from a good understanding of how light works. In this...

  4. Sunrise, Noon, Sunset: How to Plan Your Outdoor Photoshoot With SunCalc

    Sunrise, Noon, Sunset: How to Plan Your Outdoor Photoshoot With SunCalc

    Tutorial Intermediate

    The sun is the main light in almost all photos. Knowing where it will be and what the light coming from it will be like makes planning your photographs...

  5. Look at This Fab Flock of Flamingos

    Look at This Fab Flock of Flamingos

    Tutorial Beginner

    Flamingos are stunning birds; we might think it’s easy to get a great picture of them. However, they’re often grouped together and can be tricky to...

  6. Autofocus is Overrated: How to Hyperfocal Focus

    Autofocus is Overrated: How to Hyperfocal Focus

    Tutorial Advanced

    Just because your camera can focus for you doesn't mean you should let it do everything. When you want to maximise depth of field, you need to know how to...

  7. How to Make a Christmas Card Using Your Own Photograph

    How to Make a Christmas Card Using Your Own Photograph

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Making your own might card might sound like a chore, but it’s easier than you think, and once you’ve got your template, you can update quickly and easily...

  8. How to Scout Locations for an Environmental Portrait

    How to Scout Locations for an Environmental Portrait

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this short video from my Environmental Portraiture course, you'll see how to scout a location and choose the best location and time of day for the shoot....

  9. How to Make Better Portraits Using the Secret of Open Shade

    How to Make Better Portraits Using the Secret of Open Shade

    Tutorial Beginner

    Working in open shade is like working with a giant soft-box: soft and luminous, and it makes the eyes sparkle. Finding this type of lighting situation is one...

  10. 5 Inspirational Bug Macro Photographs and How to Make Your Own

    5 Inspirational Bug Macro Photographs and How to Make Your Own

    Tutorial Beginner

    Macro photography affords us the opportunity to capture some unique images that not everyone is able to run out and shoot. Here, we look at the best way to...

  11. 4 Fab Forest Finds for Autumn Close-Up Photography

    4 Fab Forest Finds for Autumn Close-Up Photography

    Tutorial Beginner

    Autumn, or Fall if you prefer, is full of stunning imagery and colours. In the run up to Halloween I thought it would be fun to give you some photographic...

  12. Diving In: How To Get Started With Underwater Photography

    Diving In: How To Get Started With Underwater Photography

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Underwater photography is a fun but challenging area of photography. In this tutorial I look at how to get started with it and how to overcome some of the...