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Ron Leach  |  May 22, 2025

Travel photography is an interesting genre that borrows techniques from street photography and portraiture, along with best practices for capturing landscape and seascape imagery. Yet, we often do things a bit differently, because there's the added goal of documenting a trip with memorable moments that tell a story.

Ron Leach  |  Jun 29, 2021

Like it or not, one of the best ways to grow as a photographer is to learn from your mistakes. And, unfortunately, most of us have made plenty.

Ron Leach  |  Dec 08, 2020

What if we could wave a magic wand and turn you into a much better landscape photographer in the next 13 minutes? Unfortunately we’re unable to do that, but we can help you dramatically up your game with the following seven tips from a top pro.

Henry Anderson  |  Oct 05, 2022

Sometimes simple is the way to go, particularly when it comes to landscape photos. In particular, that means outdoor images that are less cluttered, more organized, and cleaner overall to create a more impactful scene.

Henry Anderson  |  Feb 02, 2022

Yes, landscape photography can be a slow, contemplative process that can take hours and hours before you capture a true "keeper" photo. But part of that is because photographers spend a lot of their on-location photo shoots wasting time, according to landscape pro Mark Denney in the below video.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 17, 2023

If you're like most photographers the goal is to finish up the image-editing task as quickly as possible so you can get back out in the field doing what you love most. The tutorial below will help you do exactly that, with eight Lightroom hacks for fast and effective edits.

Dan Havlik  |  Nov 11, 2020

Some photography mistakes can be minor, but others can have a major impact on the quality of your images. And it's important that beginner photographers learn early on what to remember and what to forget, particularly when it comes to landscape photography.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Nov 26, 2018

Photographer and YouTuber Chris Hau teams up with two full-time professional landscape photographers to offer up eight “non-typical” landscape photography tips.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 10, 2024

This is the first tutorial we've posted from Albert Dros, a long-time professional landscape photographer based in the Netherlands who has a solid following on his instructional YouTube channel. Dros is also an experienced Lightroom user, and in this episode he reveals eight editing tricks that comprise a big part of his workflow.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 03, 2022

If you’re like most outdoor photographers you’ve been awaiting the arrival of autumn for weeks. And now that this spectacular season is finally here, you shouldn’t require much inspiration to grab your gear and get out in the field.

Ron Leach  |  Mar 27, 2025

Some photographers, like today's instructor Joris Hermans, simply can't stop themselves from purchasing lens filters in the hope that these affordable accessories will protect their expensive lenses, create unique effects, help modify light, and magically add impact to the photos and videos captured outdoors.

Dan Havlik  |  Nov 20, 2019

At Shutterbug, we try to share the best photography tips, how-tos, and advice on the Internet. But not everything you hear on the web will be good advice. (Big surprise, right?)

Ron Leach  |  Apr 10, 2020

One of the most important concepts for all forms of photography is how to effectively compose an image. When it comes to nature and landscape photography, a firm grasp of composition techniques is absolutely essential. In the video below, a top pro demonstrates his favorite tips for framing outdoor photos.

Dan Havlik  |  Oct 08, 2018

It almost goes without saying: one of the most critical things in landscape photography is image sharpness. In fact, go on any web gallery or Internet forum where landscape photographers share their images and you’ll see endless debates about whether an image is sharp enough.

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