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How to Capture the Essence of the Winter like a Pro Dec 21, 2021

Winter is in full swing here in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. That frigid air has moved in and painted frozen details across the landscape. Cold winds have picked up and...

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The Photo You Absolutely Must Capture this Holiday Season Dec 14, 2021

This fall, my sister-in-law asked me to take her family photos. Hopefully, she won't read this, but upon reading her ask, I muttered, "NOOO!!!" and inhaled deeply to quash the anxiety rising in my...

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The Simple Action that will help a Photographer Capture Sunrise with Success Oct 05, 2021

Are you one of those people that cheerfully wakes at the crack of dawn? Do you rise from bed with a spring in your step, humming away to your favourite tune, feeling refreshed from your restful...

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Dappled Light. Can it Work in a Landscape Photograph? Aug 24, 2021

There’s no denying that light is photography. Without light, photography would cease to exist. One of the first lessons all photographers learn about light is that good light can take an...

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Is Wide-Angle Perspective Distortion Shrinking your Main Subject? Here's a Solution! Aug 17, 2021

Have you ever arrived in a mountain landscape setting, and your jaw drops in utter fascination at the grandness of the beauty before you? So excited about the scene you're feasting your eyes upon,...

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A Solution to a Common Problem when Photographing Landscapes with Wildflowers Jul 27, 2021

It's no secret that wildflowers and summer are a perfect pair. There's an infusion of colour and delicacy into any landscape setting when wildflowers are included in the frame. Since the...

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How to Capture Artistic Landscape Images under Full Sun Jul 13, 2021

I haven’t met a landscape photographer to date that doesn’t enjoy some aspect of immersion in nature, and many of us, landscape photographers, became interested in landscape photography...

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How to Use Colour Effectively in Landscape Photography Jun 01, 2021

Colour is one of my favourite topics in photography because, when used correctly, colour will elevate the visual impact of any landscape image instantly. The topic of colour in photography can...

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Light Pollution and Why it Doesn't Always Ruin an Image May 25, 2021

On the scale of photographers that like to follow photography rules and those that don't, I certainly lean towards the rule-following side of that scale. This is because I enjoy...

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Spring and Lines are the Perfect Landscape Pair May 11, 2021

Here in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, slabs of broken ice, the sprinkling of green grass and tiny buds breaking free from winter's capture tell the story of our spring. Yet, despite...

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For the Love of Daylight May 04, 2021

We, landscape photographers, love those sunrises and sunsets, and for good reasons. Alongside sunrise and sunset comes colourful skies, dramatic and fast-moving light, atmospheric elements and...

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How to take Beautiful Landscape Images During the Winter Seasonal Transition Period Apr 27, 2021

If nature could speak a human language, I think the conversation would go something like this, "Well, winter, I tried, but you are just too cold. The past few months have been an icy ride, but I...

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