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Landscape photography:

Certainly, during the holiday, you will photograph many things other than the seaside, such as small towns and the quiet countryside, where the landscape attracts you and falls in its charm to the extent that you shoot many films without realizing it. In reality . This is due to several factors, which we will explain

here . Landscape photos are divided into three main sections: 1- Countryside photos 2- Seascapes - Snapshots of villages and small towns.

There are common things between these sections that must be taken into account, first of which are the rules for composing the scene. These rules are very important when photographing a landscape to maintain a balance between its elements. Divide the picture in your mind into threes and distribute the elements of the picture to these threes as dictated by the rules of composing the scene in order to get a correct effect. In order to make the eye of the beholder follow the lines that you created in the image towards the direction you want.

If there is no natural frame available for the scene at the shooting location, seek the help of one of your friends. Extras are at the edge of the scene, but avoid making him or her the main subject of the picture. Make the extras perform a natural movement that is not made in it, such as looking at the main subject to be photographed, or walking slowly towards it. This causes the viewer of the image to direct his eyes to the direction that the person in the foreground is looking at, and not to the person in and of himself as an independent subject. Another benefit of the frame is that it gives the impression of depth, that is, the third dimension of the scene, and this is something necessary in landscape photos

Put a frame in the foreground of the photo from the things available in the shooting location, such as branches hanging from a nearby tree, a decorated building entrance, or any other suitable object, in order to direct the eye of the viewer to the part of the photo that you want. There is no need for a framework that frames the entire subject, but only one or two sides of it. It is worth noting that this method can be followed in the city’s pictures as well, by making the frame from a light pole in the street, for example.

The main obstacle in landscape photos is their stillness. So . It needs a life that creeps into its connections. For seascape photos, this means waiting for a ship or small boat to pass through the field of view before capturing. As for the other topics, this means managing the passage of someone at the forefront of the scene according to the aforementioned method

Avoid the empty sky, as it destroys the content of the good view and makes it rigid. Use the filters to darken the sky and make the clouds stand out. The degree of contrast between the color of the standing sky and the color of the white clouds depends on the type of filter used and the proximity of the imaged sky to the sun

The moderate yellow filter works to highlight the contrast between the sky and the clouds in an attractive and gentle way. If you want more contrast, you should use a dark yellow filter. If you are looking for more drama with an almost black sky and white cotton clouds, you should use the orange or red filter. Use these filters with black and white photography only, as mentioned above. As for color photography, the natural blue of the sky is sufficient to separate it from white clouds. However, you can darken the blue color in the sky without affecting the rest of the colors using a polarizing filter

Filters are also used to emphasize the quality of light available in a landscape. The light evening lighting suggests warmth, the red color along the horizon suggests peace and calm, and the early morning lighting suggests coolness. And by using a light blue filter, you can strengthen the effect of light fog in the early morning, whether you use it with the regular film or with the color film. For a dark effect, expose the highlights and let the dominant shades sink into the black. To get a very subtle luminous effect, you have to do the opposite, that is, by exposing the shadows. There is a common factor between color and regular films, which is that the closer the area of ​​the photographed sky is to the sun, the greater its brightness and the more blue it becomes. Take advantage of these

Observation when choosing the point of view and the time of day for photography.