The Essential Guide to Outdoor Photography is packed with tips and ideas from leading landscape, wildlife, nature, and travel photographers. It is designed to help you take your photography to the next level and create images that stand out from the crowd. Learn how to photograph epic landscapes, the beauty of autumn, the art of travel, wildlife in action, stunning winter landscapes, macro nature, dramatic weather shots, and much more.
Outdoor Photography
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Outdoor photography essentials • Research and planning are the keys to successful outdoor shoots, says Ross Hoddinott
Master composition • The way a photograph is composed dictates its success or failure more than any other factor. Lee Frost offers his top compositional tips to create the strong visual impact you are looking for
The color and the shape • Lee Frost explores the many ways you can make these two essential ingredients work even harder in your landscapes and use them to provide the foundations for more powerful images
Developing a personal style • Creating an instantly recognizable visual signature is often seen as the holy grail of landscape photography, but achieving this takes time, patience, and reflection. Mark Bauer looks at the esthetic and practical considerations that could help you develop your style
Imagine the light • Learning to read the clouds and predict the light are two of the most powerful skills a landscape photographer can develop. Peter Gordon explains how he uses apps and weather forecasts to plan his shoots more effectively
Fall colors and seasonal subjects • Inspired by the warming tones, Robert Birkby journeys through the UK’s ever-changing landscape in search of picturesque woodland and transformative weather
Shoot epic landscapes • Landscape photography takes many forms, but nothing beats those big, bold views when it comes to creating awesome images. Lee Frost offers his top tips for shooting epic scenes
The art of travel photography • Covid may have curbed everyone’s travels in recent years, but hopefully our adventures can now recommence. In readiness, Lee Frost offers his top tips for producing great travel images
Filters for the faithful • Contrary to what many photographers think, lens filters are as important in this digital age as they ever were. Lee Frost looks at the most useful filters to have for creating different effects by controlling the light
Winter landscapes • Predicting what’s in store for us this winter is about as easy as winning the lottery, but whatever the weather brings, great images are guaranteed. Lee Frost offers his top winter tips
A piece of the action: shooting wildlife in motion • Switch up the gears and put yourself in pole position for dynamic wildlife action pictures with this in-the-field advice from award-winning husband-and-wife team, Ann and Steve Toon
Shooting in adverse weather
Photographing wildflowers • From focal length and viewpoint to light and creative vision, natural world expert Ross Hoddinott explores the many ways in which you can take a more innovative approach to your plant photography
Photographing insects • Macro expert Ross Hoddinott takes a closer look at the fieldcraft and special techniques that will help you shoot eye-catching images of our many and varied invertebrate friends
Overcoming obstacles • While we can’t control nature, we can control the way in which we approach a day in the field—all you need to do is remove the obstacles that prevent us from making the most of the occasion, says Mark Littlejohn
Living for the moment • You can’t chase it, you can’t force it, and you can’t bottle it, but you can prepare for it. Verity Milligan shares her insights into photographing “The Moment”—that magical...
