Landscape photography from the field

Shooting Tips

How to Read the Sky Before You Leave the House (And Actually Catch the Shot)
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How to Read the Sky Before You Leave the House (And Actually Catch the Shot)

There is a question I have asked myself nearly every evening for twenty years: is tonight worth it? Not in an existential sense, though landscape photography does tend to blur those lines. I mean practically. Do I load the truck, drive an hour into the high desert outside Bend, set up in the dark, and wait, or do I stay home and look at the forecast the next morning feeling smug that I didn’t bother?

The Mistakes That Remind You You're Still Learning (And How to Fix Them)
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The Mistakes That Remind You You're Still Learning (And How to Fix Them)

Some shoots just fall apart. You drive out with high expectations, the light is decent, the location is solid, and somehow you come home with nothing you’d show anyone. It happens to every photographer, including the pros making tutorials on YouTube. What separates a useful creative slump from a wasted one is whether you take the time afterward to understand what actually went wrong. That’s exactly what drew me to this First Man Photography tutorial on common landscape photography mistakes.