{"id":648,"date":"2015-01-12T03:39:43","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T16:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/?p=648"},"modified":"2015-06-14T18:46:34","modified_gmt":"2015-06-14T08:46:34","slug":"landscape-photography-like-one-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/landscape-photography-like-one-else\/","title":{"rendered":"Landscape Photography Like No One Else"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most popular subjects for photographs at any level \u2013 from amateur to professional \u2013 is the natural world. Landscape photography combines the sheer power of the natural world with the formalising and organising eye of the photographer. This combination of the natural and the purposeful is what makes this form of photographic art so powerful and so popular.<\/p>\n

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But as many photographers have discovered there are very few places in the world that haven\u2019t already been photographed. This is a bigger problem for the amateur, who is often trying to squeeze in their landscape shots around their home or while on holiday, meaning they\u2019re often hard-pressed to find a landscape or an angle that hasn\u2019t already been \u2018done.\u2019 And while that doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re taking photos just for personal pleasure, if you have any desire at all to go beyond that, you\u2019ll need to find some ways of making your photos more unique. Here are some ideas anyone can try.<\/p>\n

Add a Model or Prop<\/h2>\n

\"Adding<\/p>\n

Landscapes are all about the natural beauty on display, of course, but that\u2019s also why so many examples of landscape photography look roughly the same. One easy way to make your own landscapes stand out more is the addition of visual information. By having a model pose as part of the landscape \u2013 not the focus of the shot \u2013 you\u2019re adding something unique no other photographer will have, as well as adding a portion of drama and tension to the photo.<\/p>\n

Similarly, if you lack a model, consider a prop \u2013 something funny, something provocative, or something simply out of place. Just about anything could be used \u2013 a toy dump truck nicked from your son\u2019s room could be a comment on the environment, or a toy bulldozer a comment on over-development. Experiment with different ideas and see what triggers creative joy.<\/p>\n

Reverse the Angle<\/h2>\n

Landscapes tend to look similar for many reasons, but chief among them is the fact that everyone more or less takes the same shot. Review the landscapes that are already out there (on the Internet or on gallery walls or in books) and get a sense of what the \u2018usual\u2019 approach is, then see if you can\u2019t reverse it \u2013 go to the spot everyone is photographing, and take the reverse.<\/p>\n

\"Why<\/p>\n

If nothing else, you\u2019ll have something that no one else has done. Of course, there may be very good reasons for this and you might wind up rejecting your efforts \u2013 but there\u2019s a very good chance your innovative positioning will reward you with some really interesting photos that no one else has thought to take.<\/p>\n

Landscapes don\u2019t change much, especially if they\u2019re famous enough to be photographed on a regular basis. This presents opportunity, because you can show up to take their photo any time, but it\u2019s also a challenge, because it\u2019s extra difficult to make your landscape photos unique. The key is simple: See what\u2019s been done and add something to it.<\/p>\n

And if your new approach to landscapes is successful, click here and we\u2019d be honoured to create some amazing pieces of art for your walls<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the most popular subjects for photographs at any level \u2013 from amateur to professional \u2013 is the natural world. Landscape photography combines the sheer power of the natural world with the formalising and organising eye of the photographer. This combination of the natural and the purposeful is what makes this form of photographic … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":656,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photography-tips"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=648"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1352,"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648\/revisions\/1352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}