7 EASY TIPS that will IMPROVE your LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY

These simple 7 tips have improved my photography massively over the last 3 years. They are easy to implement and I show you how on location in the Lake District.
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[@Joseph-iu6ip]

Ugh! Your B-Roll is better than my photographs, but I’m trying! LOL

[@bhikhta]

Why do i relate to this comment so much 😂

[@geosims01]

Sunday morning coffee with Nigel really gets my mind focused and thinking about photography for the entire week.

[@pascalhibon7928]

In every video I get overwhelmed by the beautiful landscapes you guys have in the UK. And the Lake District is for sure on my bucket list! Just wonderful scenery.

[@johnpollock6996]

Fully agree with Pascal. I live in a state (US) that is slightly > 2(UK+Ireland), but is 90%+ privately owned, making access very difficult. Thanks and keep up the outstanding work Nigel.

[@nillarafael3883]

I'm in Scotland, and I agree UK has great areas to shoot. Quite a lot of scenes that have that "age" factor. Then again, I've also found that almost everywhere there is something unique and interesting, and quite often we just are so used to it that it doesn't quite feel that way.

[@pascalhibon7928]

​@@nillarafael3883 Yes I know what you mean. I live in Belgium and due to high density of population, there is almost no real nature left. The nature reserves are so tiny that when shooting these you need to be careful excluding the "human world". The only part of Belgium which has a bit of nature interest resides in the south. But even there the landscape photographic possibilities are rather limited. Believe me, due to covid I have tried my best. The UK (and also Scotland) have vast parts of natural beauty left.

[@nillarafael3883]

@@pascalhibon7928 Ah, yes. Belgium really is incredibly densely populated. I fully understand what you mean. The nature here in Scotland is amazing, and basically we have natural parks almost in the city! So yes, you are absolutely right. I suppose Belgium would then work best for people and street photography, but obviously that is not the same. Perhaps we'll one day be done with this pandemic and you'll be able to visit the neighbouring areas! All the best Pascal, stay well.

[@TheTioram]

@@pascalhibon7928 The UK is not exactly a perfect example for nature. Isn’t it not like that the UK is nearly deforested? As much as I love Scotland, it’s a tragedy that reforestation is progressing at such a slow pace? How much more beautiful could it be with more forests?

[@minus1db]

Thank you Nigel for spending the time to share your immense knowledge, it’s truly appreciated. Every time I think my photography is getting better I watch your weekly videos and realise how far I have to go, but your inspiring videos just fuel my passion. Thank you again

[@michaelreiningmedia]

Love this lesson. So grateful you spent the day and showed your process from morning light to sunset. It really makes a difference to see it and have you walk through your compositions. I learned a lot just from this video.

[@susanbray6817]

We are always so impressed with the amount of hard work you put into the making of your videos. It makes them so watchable and the information they contain is so very useful to us as amateurs. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to tomorrow nights latest edition!

[@shanewilliams613]

Always look forward to your videos Nigel, such great production quality, clear, relaxed style and excellent information. Really helpful and inspiring. Thankyou and keep up the great work.

[@peklar79]

Thanks for the useful advices @Nigel Danson! I think checking the weather forecast in combination with the current season more in detail helps a lot too. Understand wind, fog, snow, rain, sunlight directions, thunderstorms.....and to , even this might sound quite obvious but to actually go to places which are interesting or dramatic from a landscape point of view , mountains with the sea or lakes are usually a great combo if you are not obliged to shoot in a certain area. Canyons, deserts, specific forests, specific rock formations will increase the fun and results of landscape photography massively!

[@schmidt28117]

Thanks so much for discussing the blue sky compositions. Also showing the examples with the different focal lengths. Seeing the examples always helps. You videos and a Sunday morning cup of coffee is a great way to start the day!

[@NigelDanson]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mariebird01]

So much good advice - ie direction, time of day, moving around to choose better angles. Brilliant. Great location. I love the fact you give us info on how you choose the best composition. I love the single tree image with the blue sky and the hedge pointing towards the tree (the negative space image). Lovely!

[@andrewhillier2734]

Excellent video. Thank you for taking the time to show examples of what you were talking about. It made the tips so real and easy to understand how to actually use them.

[@gailmager4147]

Thanks for the helpful tips and taking the time to share. Really glad i found ur channel

[@mawavoy]

Thanks again, for producing a great collection of examples and tips. I stay up Sat night 1:00 am Sunday, here in California, just to see what you have prepared.

[@olaflubke4389]

Thank you Nigel for taking us into this beautiful nature. Great tips! 👍🏼

[@tTLM823]

Great tips, Nigel- with really helpful do’s and don’t’s- as always I learn a lot week-to-week. I also appreciate you being so consistent which allows me to try out your tips on Sunday, which is the one day I can always get out!

[@NigelDanson]

Many thanks!

[@TheKevvers]

Thanks for educating us once again! I always struggle with Composition especially in a busy cluttered area. These are great tips and This really helps!

[@monkee820]

I'm really enjoying your videos and your tips are very useful. It's so powerful to understand how different lighting conditions affect the final image. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@geoffstairmand3747]

Another excellent video there Nigel - educational and inspirational. Your point about light is not lost on me, light and how it plays with all of the components is why I am out there and it ties in with a point you made in a previous video about observation. Light can change rapidly in this country and with those changes brings a completely different scene and emotion.

[@cwitt8280]

The take home of this episode for me is to be absorbed in, appreciate and enjoy the photo taking process. Actually seeing and imagining the frame may be best achieved with the enthusiasm generated from a long envigorating hike. Again, you are inspiring! Tx so for your work !

[@jaredlash5002]

My absolute favorite photography vlog. Thank you for sharing your experiences and tips.

[@NigelDanson]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@grahamegannon9708]

These are 7 very useful tips Nigel which I should have used when I was out yesterday! Thanks Nigel.

[@Fagapperd14]

Thank you so much Nigel. Your tips are helping me enormously to understand quite a few things. Well explained and easy to understand.

[@andyandhelenlouch1910]

"I didn't get any photos of any note...." Any of your images would be in my 'keeper file'! Excellent video once again, thanks for your insights. Andy

[@Michael-Bennett]

I thought that very same thing!

[@aicalhoun]

Your production quality is amazing. The 360 drone shot with PhotoPills display really helped explain the scene masterfully. I really appreciate all of your advice, it’s really helpful!

[@stephenthompson1998]

Cracked it again Nigel, great area for photography and illustrating your points.

[@Barnyz]

Top video as always, I'm always super happy to see the lake district no matter the light or conditions 👍👍👍

[@AliasJimWirth]

A worthwhile episode...as always. Thank you sir.

[@liesbethalblas4489]

Thx for taking us along in this wonderful landscape! Those tips are very welcome. Keep up the good work!

[@NigelDanson]

Thanks, will do!

[@wallove67]

Absolutely smashing video. Thanks for the thoughtful advice and creative vision. Very well done.

[@wesleysularz3069]

Your videos are so surreal-like you're the only person traversing a new planet. Beautiful stuff as always.

[@chrislarkin4582]

Really liked the composition talk-throughs with video from the phone. Great insights into how you think about a scene which is really helpful, especially for a beginner. Would love to see more of them!

[@nillarafael3883]

It's also great to have tips videos that are not simply about gear!

[@thomaskrause4350]

Inspiring as always! I love your videos and knowledge being shared!, thank you!

[@mariolombardi4766]

Thanks Nigel for another fantastic lesson... I really like and appreciate the 7 tip format! Mario

[@knutasper6830]

You have such a positive outlook. Your videos are so polished. Thanks

[@NigelDanson]

Glad you like them!

[@haroldmee8222]

Great tips and information Nigel,Love your work mate,keep up the great videos,very helpful and gets me motivated.👍👍👍

[@gling5551]

love this kind of tutorial!

[@joncothranphotography9375]

Great stuff Sir! Thanks!

[@JFW5358]

Another excellent video, Nigel. Full of really good advice.

[@reopercegayle8108]

Simply Beautiful...

[@bobtaylor364]

Just catching up on some of the previous videos, thanks as always for sharing Nigel, great content.

[@eamonoc2268]

Enjoyed that video. Lots of ideas to apply. Thanks Nigel

[@juanarroyo5324]

stunning images like always !!!!! GOD BLESS !!!!

[@laurencedunkley8097]

Thanks Nigel, as usual really informative, brilliant explanation of subject, using phone to demonstrate different focal length's was interesting.

[@rachaelyoung172]

Thank you for this useful video will help with my photography studies

[@JasonLorette]

The pano at the end was lovely! It’s funny you pass all these wonderful little gates and stiles and we don’t have those here so I’m saying to the screen ‘the picture is right there for me’ lol. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@VlogPhotography]

Great video Nigel. Thanks for sharing. That's a great location.

[@neilcole3406]

That was a great video Nigel great tips fantastic views and your company too! You spoil us.

[@kspringer7643]

Such helpful content. In rural photography I'm usually thinking wide sweeping vistas, and now realize I've been missing opportunities to zoom in on specific elements. Here in the PNW of the U.S. we have no shortage of magnificent trees, just to start with, and I'm excited about changing my perspective. I'm learning so much from your photography and videos. Thank you!

[@sarahwolff1299]

A video with perfectly made examples! Beautiful advice. Thank you : )

[@RussWeymouthPhotography]

Good tips, I use backlight a lot on sunny days when the sun is high in the sky. Adapting to the changing weather, especially in the UK is definitely a top tip.

[@ryansoper1805]

Great video. Thanks for sharing

[@mozzamhosein6476]

Thanks for sharing your photography knowledge. I always enjoy your videos. The tips definitely elevate my landscape photography. Thanks

[@NigelDanson]

Glad it was helpful!

[@andypagett]

Great tips, and at least one that I could have used this week! Thanks!

[@SteveZodiac777]

Thanks for another excellent video - informative and beautifully shot

[@bartjes2509]

Thanks for sharing and also showing the hills and mountains. Greeting from flat Netherlands

[@c.alcazar2584]

What a beautiful place.....

[@seanfagan6727]

Very good tutorial. Thanks

[@donaldsmall3986]

A terrific video in all respects.

[@waltervermeiren6860]

Very instructiv...like it!!! The tip with the smartphone is what i'm gonna practice!

[@69horatioh]

Very helpful video. Thanks👍

[@BobMcFee]

Your ability to find beauty in what might seem mundane is inspiring. The result sometimes brings tears to my eyes. Thank you. Today's tips and photos will change my photography.

[@WilliamLesourd]

Do you really think this area is mundane ?

[@BobMcFee]

@@WilliamLesourd No, not at all. It's a beautiful area. I just think that Nigel sees compositions that would never occur to me. But I hope to learn to see differently with some help from these videos.

[@WilliamLesourd]

@@BobMcFee I got it

[@gerhardmoeller774]

Your video composition is as good as your static images!! Just a beautiful and pleasing vid! Congrats!

[@regbaker56]

I enjoyed your fresh perspective on this area and scene

[@anthonyplancherel8274]

Really helpful clearly explained tips. Great video!

[@nillarafael3883]

Great tips, thanks for the video! But also, stunning views, wow!

[@ministryhelpsuk54]

Thanks so much for your video, great points, beautiful presentation. I love hiking, just did point and shot on iPhone. So just got my first camera/tripod ..... thanks for your help for better composition.

[@tonymckeage1028]

Good Monday Morning from New Zealand, Great Video, Thanks for sharing, have a great week

[@HamletNOR]

Sweet drone shots Nigel! Especially with the sunrise point overlay!

[@donovangumbo388]

Suuuuuper cool stuff man.

[@murraycotton352]

I think that last pano you posted is amazing!

[@tjsinva]

Good tips and a nice walk. All good! 👍🥂

[@ajwk]

Beautiful landscapes. Your videos with yourself as an element in the scene are often very interesting, they give scale and also connection. You rarely do the same with your stills (like e.g. Mads P. I.). Have you thought more about that?

[@marks8191]

Fantastic video, so informative. And what a landscape... Thank you!

[@NigelDanson]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Tainted-Soul]

Thank you Nigel for them tips they are a good set and as I find it very hard to get up early lol I just need to get the time to get out

[@ThatGingerPhotographer]

Great Video! I'm really wanting to try some Landscape photography, its the only type I haven't really tried. Great tips!

[@marlogue53]

Really enjoyed this

[@JohnPaul-ii]

Definitely got the right image to finish on. Taken from the morning part of the vlog ? The fog patches do it for my taste. Thanks again for sharing Nigel. Stay safe 😷🇦🇺

[@NigelDanson]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@GarrettLucasWV]

Very good video. This is one of my weak points. I have a very bad knee and I'm always feeling rushed to get the pictures before I have to cut short and take a break. Love the mood of this landscape with the saturated colors and foreboding sky.

[@guillaumesebirephotography6443]

Another really stunning and inspirational video!

[@NigelDanson]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@claudineweber-hilty]

Wow, this was so helpfull and interessting😃, thank you! At stop 13:38 with drone view I saw a beautiful picture: you was reflected in the water of the puddle in that wonderful landscape😍 love drone views!

[@aw.pixotica8121]

Amazing as always. Learning like a true student. :)

[@reallymustgetalife]

My husband can’t understand why I will be out for 2 hours and only actually walk for 30 minutes, yet have 100 photos! Still trying to reach your high level though!

[@TimvanderLeeuw]

Hah hah, my family says the same when I'm out for 6 hours and spent only 2 hours on my bike and spent the rest of my time shooting! :D

[@JasonLorette]

People don’t understand how I can spend three hours in the forest and come home with one picture. :p

[@EvilNeedle90]

My girlfriend can by looking at my "stats" if it was a successful shoot. 5 hours and only 5km? Amazing conditions and loads of comps. 3 hours and 12km? Terrible morning photography wise, but a nice hike through the forest! :D

[@matssandquist9258]

My biggest problem is, when the wife is with me on a walk she point on a flower e.g. oh, there is a beautiful flower take a photograph of that and I have to explain for her why I need more than a stand alone flower and that is why it can take some time to get a photograph that I am happy with.

[@kevinhumphries763]

Loved the video especially Tip 3. Not having any dramatic landscape close by and always striving for that dramatic shot; I will now look more closely at what we do have here, thank you.

[@johnclissold5440]

Looking forward even more to my trip to the Lakes next week. Great video thanks. I'd love to know where the style/trig point is ☺

[@Stillfilm1]

Thankyou Nigel. Another excellent video - makes me want to rush out right now with my camera.

[@georgeappleton7172]

It may be that i finally opened my ears, but this video is one of your best.

[@Reason-fg4ik]

I also find TPE (The Photo Ephemeris) application valuable when scouting locations I may find and would like to return to at another time of the year when the light may be better for a photo op. It gives lat/long, direction of light at a certain time of the day, for a given date, so I can schedule return trip. A very handy application! Very nice video, thanks!

[@antonykyriacou8300]

Very good and thoughtful commentary.

[@larsondeng5076]

Just found out all your videos. Thank you very much for making them. They are really helpful for a beginner like me. :)

[@larsondeng5076]

The videos are full of details, especially that video of finding the right composition. Really amazing!

[@justinlintecum]

All good tips! #7 I have entered a contest that required you to take the photo on New Years day. Conditions that day where not ideal, but forced me to get out of my comfort zone.

[@peterfritzphoto]

Always learn something from you, Nigel. Great video, as always. :-)

[@NigelDanson]

Awesome, thank you!

[@Matthew_Curtis_Photography]

Another great video

[@selder03]

Amazing video and tips/. Your videography is amazing as well. You look like a CGI character in the background. Thank you

[@TimvanderLeeuw]

Good video, good tips! Several things that I've already heard before in slightly different words but good to just hear these things repeated over and over again so that these tips stick better next time I'm out shooting! :)

[@MichaelPerssonSE]

That 360-footage of you explaining your thoughts = jaw dropping!

[@NigelDanson]

Thanks

[@mykola_iegorov]

Thanks!

[@TheAndyMaan]

Great video Nigel, I'm definitely guilty of plonking my tripod down and photographing the first composition I see. Thanks for the reminder to just take more time to look around and explore the scene more 👍

[@mrpoobumhead857]

You’re videos are seemless , so much effort and thought must go into making them, which makes them effortless and enjoyable to watch

[@NigelDanson]

Glad you like them!

[@steesimons37]

I'd love to see a supercut of Nigel returning back to the camera after walking off to stop the clip recording. Thanks as ever for your time and effort in putting these videos together, Nigel.

[@1burntofferingsabove]

Hi Nigel, I am always in awe of the countryside you visit. I live in East Sussex so mainly farmland. Would you mind sharing the OS footpath you were on for this video so maybe we can enjoy when we next holiday. Thanks again for this great insightful video.