Understanding light is crucial for landscape photography because light is photography. It’s fundamental in shaping composition, creating depth and elevating the visual appeal of our images. And learning to observe light, rather than just see light, will place our photographs in a bracket above a large percentage of the masses…..
Let There Be Light
Dovestone Reservoir in the Peak District, Greater Manchester during Golden Hour - the warmth in the image down to the time of day
It’s summer in the UK - hooray!! We can finally leave the house without our rain jacket, well on some days at least. The temperature is up, the natural world is buzzing with activity, the nights are short and the days are long. What a great time to be a landscape photographer. And it is…..well kinda!
You see, it’s that ‘the days are long’ bit, that can cause some issues for landscape photographers…..