Why Presets Don’t Work for Landscape Photography

January 26, 2020

While presets may be a welcome time-saver for wedding, portrait and travel photographers, editing a landscape photo is different.

Each landscape image we create is unique. Each is deserving of its own post-processing.

Summer 2020 Photo Gallery

January 19, 2020

This summer I returned home to the South Coast of NSW. Grand visions of a collection of bold, colourful seascapes filled my head. Then the fires hit.

Extend Your Passion for Landscape Photography to the Land

January 1, 2020

How landscape photographers can act to conserve the land they love to capture. Because it’s worth saving and restoring. It’s been done before.

Lightroom Drone Forest Edit (DJI Mavic Pro 2)

December 21, 2019

I recently ventured out the Redwood Forest of East Warburton to photograph the grand tree grove from above with my Mavic Pro 2 drone. This tutorial explores how I edited the image in Adobe Lightroom.

The Value of a Telephoto Lens in Landscape Photography

December 12, 2019

A telephoto lens presents not just a challenge, but an opportunity for capturing landscapes. They enable us to view and compose scenes from an entirely new frame of mind.

Space for magic to enter: On creativity in landscape photography

The natural world is largely a fixed entity. Yet landscape photography can be deeply creative. Because creativity, in many pursuits, is a matter of perspective—and perception.

Silky smooth and sharp streaks: 6 tips for emotive long exposures

Dreamy long exposures are as core to landscape photography as are brilliant sunrises and sweeping grand vistas. Yet to create compelling photos of moving water, you need to do more than use ND filters and select slow shutter speeds.

6 composition tips for compelling landscape photography

Strong compositions ensure your work stands out from the crowd. Yet the art of composition is one of the most challenging topics to codify—not to mention apply. So here are my top 6 tips to put composition principles into practice.

Focal length essentials: Why 16mm isn’t (always) the best for landscape photos

Too often we limit our frames to the lens that happens to be bolted on at that point in time. Which, in landscape photography, is typically a wide-angle. So here’s how and when to change things up.