The Landscape Photography Field Guide

The shooting guidelines in the book will help choose the exposure time needed to keep the stars as pinpoints. And, when it’s too dark for the camera’s metering system to read the light, the exposure value chart in the book can be used to estimate the aperture and ISO needed to coordinate with the chosen shutter speed to properly expose the photo. Photographed during a fall workshop near Lake Placid, NY.

This full moon photograph is a creative effect using a combination of the multiple exposure, interval timer, and image overlay features in my Nikon D300S camera. The same effect can also be created with layering techniques in an image editing program using a sequence of images that were shot at precise intervals with the camera on a sturdy tripod.

Having an understanding of depth of field and working with the hyperfocus chart and suggestions in the book, helps maximize options for composition so that both nearby and distant subjects are in sharp focus. Working with lines, textures and depth of field helps create a sense of dimension in a photograph

Low light situations at the beginning or the end of the day are a great time to experiment with long exposures. Neutral density filters can be used to lengthen exposures in brighter light conditions.