Ch. 9 Landscape Notes (pg. 203-217)

Landmarks in Landscape Photography

• Carleton Watkins(1829-1916)
•  began by taking pictures of Yosemite Valley
• Ansel Adams(1902-1984)
• inspired by Yosemite

Photographing the Landscape

• composition is one of the most important aspects
• viewpoint is the most important part of composition
• value is most important in black and white landscape photography
• one goal of good composition is to achieve a  balance between unity and variety
• balance unity and variety

Camera settings

• f/16, f/22, or f/32
• results in longer shutter speed
•  tripod is necessary. 

Light

• just after sunrise and just before sunset 
•  two times of day when professional landscape photographers do most of their work
• sun is low 
•  make warm and soft beautiful colors
• direct light
•  creates shadows and highlights, not the best for landscape photography

Film

• use high ISO film 
• ISO 100 to capture all details
• black and white film is the most popular 
• in showcases 
• value, line, shape, texture, and pattern

Lenses

•  general rule, 
• Landscape photographers prefer to use wide-angle lenses that capture more of the scene 
• it also creates greater depth
•  to capture things in a great distance 
• use a telephoto lense
• use macro lenses for close up shots and detailed shots

Filters

• yellow filters are useful 
• bring more color
• use other red and blue filters 
•  achieve dark skies and other things

The Grand Landscape

• the "big view" for pictures of the great outdoors
•  wide-open expanses that showcase the Majesty of the nature world
• use wide angle lenses 
• to capture a whole entire scene

• use composition and Rule of thirds 
• place the horizon one-third from the top or bottom of the image

Landscape Details and Close-Ups

• ignoring everything but small details 
• can result in beautifully simple images
• direct sunlight 
• can have negative effect on detailed or landscape photos

Abstracted Elements in the Landscape

• Abstracted Elements
•  images composed of lines, shapes, values, and textures
•  get really close to your subjects and photograph only a small part of it