Planning
Planning the Perfect Landscape Shot: Location Scouting 101
Every memorable landscape photograph begins long before the shutter clicks. It starts with research, reconnaissance, and a willingness to return to the same spot more than once. Here is how I approach location scouting, and how you can build the same habit into your own work. Start with Research Before driving anywhere, I spend time with maps. Google Earth is indispensable for understanding terrain, elevation changes, and how light will fall across a scene at different times of day.