7 Simple Beginner Tips for Woodland Photography
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
- Woodland Photography isn’t easy but in this episode I try and break down the essentials for beginners on how to get better woodland images.
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Thank you for Another great inspirational video Nigel! I appreciate you sharing your knowledge and experience with all of us.
Excellent tips, showing the photos as examples helpful. Thank you again
Thank you really informative. The take home suggestion is exclude the sky, will remember that obviously have been barking up the wrong tree! Thanks
Great video. I watched this from the perspective of being actually quite happy with my Woodland photography but wanting to do a "check and reset". I'd like to offer a thought on gear - I deliberately switched from Fuji APS-C to an OM system OM5 with woodland photography being my main focus. The reasons being as follows:
1) I dislike tripods and don't usually have a lot of time! The OM5 has amazing IBIS so I can happily shoot far longer exposures handheld than with my Fuji APS-C kit without having to break out the legs.
2) Depth of field - You touched on this but with M43 I can shoot at at wider apertures in lower light but still get what I want in acceptable focus.
Further to this, I really don't mind IS01600 in the woods. Texture and noise can go hand in hand. If it's too much, then modern noise reduction in LR or Luminar NEO is awesome.
Last point - when scouting, NEVER discount a patch of woodland on the map, even if its tiny! I recently scouted a patch of woodland that is marked on the OS map as 'Plantation' and was way down my list of places to go. I thought it would just be messy coppiced hazel. But is in fact one the best Silver Birch woodlands I've ever seen! You have to be optimistic in the woods.
Great vídeo Nigel, very clear explanation and examples. I find it very useful.
I live by woods that are a walk from my house which I live to be in but am always disappointed with my photos. Definitely be taking the camera back again after this video. Thanks
Nigel, thank you! I can't wait to go out and try these tips. Perfect.
Beginner guides are best! Cheers Nigel
Very nice summary in preparation for the fall and winter.Time to head to the woods!
Thank you!!
A really useful video Nigel, especially this time of year. Many thanks 🙏 😊
Good to get my Nigel fix. Great to see you pouring out your knowledge to us all. You are one of two people that I love to watch on the topic of photography. :)
Thanks for the video 📷📷 gonna order the ebook woodland photography!!!! Beautiful 😍 pictures!!!!
Brilliant advice on composition - thank you Nigel!
Another excellent video Nigel.
The tips and different times of the year to photograph were very helpful as are all the video's like this.
Thanks again for sharing.
Catch you on the next one.
really good video Nigel, some great pointers and ideas. Thank you so much.
Once again, your pro views and teaching are awesome! Cheers!
Great video ! I'd like to go outside now to the small forest across the street .... but it's past midnight ..... Kind regards, Guy
Great video Mr. Danson. Clear, useful and very interesting. Thanks!!!!
Great video Nigel. Thank you!
I absolutely love woodlands, what a great video with really useful tips, thank you. 🌳😊
This is great stuff and really good as a refresher (and helps me eliminate bad habits). Have the E-book to read on holiday and more please. 👍👏
Wow! a great video full of information. Thanks again for sharing your tips and advice . Loolking forward to the next one Cheers Nigel.
Super useful vid....
Absolutely epic video, loved it and your woodland work mate 😮💨
Excellent video and tips.
Hello Nigel! What a great video from You! Maybe You could make a video about "telling stories" with a photos.. it's complicated for me (basically how I can tell story and what story with photograph?) and mby it would be great knowlenge for other viewers also! In my country (Estonia) I have pretty much pine and spruce trees (coniferous forests), flat landscape with no mountines and even hills, there is pretty dark and I struggle with this type of photography. Even if I find a lone tree in the field there is forest in the background not that far away, so it's difficult to separate tree from that dark forest line, which I find really distructing. Maybe You can give an advice what to try in these landscape conditions. Thank You very much!
This was a fantastic tutorial Nigel! I can wait to down load your e-book.😊
I got the e-book and am enjoying it. Take care. 👍
Great video! Woodlands photography can be tricky, your advice will help a lot!
+1 about the polarizing filter, it’s a must have. I am using it also for landscape photography in sunny days, because leaves have a natural coat which is reduced by the polarizer. Same for the sky, to have deeper blue tones.
Great stuff
👍 Great video, the info is very helpful.
Wonderful video.
Nice and useful video! Woodland photography is always on top of my "want to learn it" since I'm living in Finland. We have a huge forest 20 meters away from us which ends up in a national park. BUT woodland in Finland is so much different... there is so much going on. Ridiculous. Hard to find a tree you want to highlight since these forests are untouched.
Buy a digital camera & wide angle zoom (16mm,17mm,18mm,24mm -to- 55mm, 85mm, 105mm, 200mm). x3 batteries. Travel Tripod. Circular Polarizer Filter, x10 stop ND Dilter. Camera bag or converted normal rucksack 'reppu'. SD Cards. Cleaning cloths.
Great video Nigel. Back to original type video 🙂👍
Get yourself to North Yorkshire for bluebells next year. There are loads of really good spots.
Actually, I think harsh sunlight isn't necessarily a hindrance. I've been recently going out on the mornings with lots of sunlight and a clear sky to try to capture a specific type of composition where the main subject is balanced out by sunlit areas in the background. Exposure bracketing is sometimes involved but overall, I find these compositions really interesting. In my eyes, woodlands are more difficult to photograph in an interesting way with an overcast weather.
Great video, thank you! One challenge that I always run across is the white balance when being surrounded by lots of green. I observe that the camera tends to distort the WB towards magenta - I find it challenging to restore the perceived color from my memory. Tried using grey card, didn't find that helpful either in that setting. Do you have a trick or recommendation for this?
Feel like this video was dedicated to me! haha. Seems I'm doing well! A good summary of years of other videos!
Hey great stuff.
I have a Question, what plotter do you use for you prints and posters.
Cheers from Switzerland
Excellent video! Autumn's coming soon an d I found a few tips to help me improve my woodland photos. I'm planning for my vacation next month in Acadia iNat park Maine US . I made notes last year re: places I wanted to visit during another trip.to the park.
Oh no I have been relegated to the beginners section for what I know about woodland photography! Thank you Nigel its all been noted......
Very usefull, thank you. I live in Denmark so probably similar weather like in the UK. What should one look for in the weather forecast to predict morning fog?
High humidity, temperature dropping below dew point; and use clearoutside’s forecast
Excellent video Nigel - I live in Manchester - where do you recommend I go for woodland photography
But why don't you use an open aperture in woodlands to create depth? Doesn't it have a similar effect like fog?
I live in the mountains, so I've always focused on the big vistas. Woodland is so hard, everything looks so busy.
Shooting in rain is recommended so many times, but I still don't understand how to avoid the 'rain streaks' if its actually rainf. Any tips or explanation? Anyone?
What do you mean rain streaks? On the lens or in the photo?
you need to move between the raindrops my friend :)
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dude, trees are my arch nemesis. not once have I take a photo of a tree that came out any good
I said to myself this year I will do some woodland photography, is there a app of a way to predict fog
Clear outside
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Florida here has no good fall to photograph
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Live shooting dead trees on a gloomy day