![]() ![]() The timing could not have been more perfect. I had done the walk through Midway before, and thought that then-in late afternoon, with dappled, low-angle light coming through scudding clouds-would be a perfect time to shoot Yellowstone’s largest hot spring, the wildly multi-colored and aptly named Grand Prismatic Spring. We were on a family vacation in Yellowstone National Park, and after doing the sit-and-wait with the kids-and several hundred other tourists-for Old Faithful to erupt, I wanted to stop at Midway Geyser Basin. If you have comments or questions on my tips or your own to share, please do so in the comments section at the bottom of this story. Some of the tips below can be read by anyone but reading all of the tips requires a paid subscription to The Big Outside. Follow them and your family and friends will start asking to see your trip pictures.Ĭlick on any photo to read about that trip. I’ve assembled here what I consider the 15 simplest, easy-to-follow, actionable, and most effective tips for taking better pictures, especially landscape photos, and improving your outdoor photography. Sunset sky over Thousand Island Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, along the John Muir Trail in the High Sierra. Click here to learn how I can help you plan your next trip. Click here for my e-guides to classic backpacking trips. Join The Big Outside to get full access to all of my blog’s stories. Click here to sign up for my FREE email newsletter. Hi, I’m Michael Lanza, creator of The Big Outside. That still requires skill-beginning with understanding some fundamental rules of composing images. Shooting raw files-which record more data for each photo than jpegs and can be edited more extensively-and learning how to use a high-end editing program like Adobe Lightroom also greatly improves photo quality.īut the best camera gear and editing software cannot create a great photograph. Sure, equipment like a high-end camera with interchangeable lenses helps a lot, and the more time you spend shooting and learning how to hone your skills, the better your photos will be. The following tips on outdoor and landscape photography, which I’ve learned as a trained professional and refined over more than three decades of shooting the finest scenery in America and the world, will help you take home better photos whether you’re a beginner or an experienced photographer. ![]() Do you wonder how some people come back from national parks and other outdoor trips with fantastic photos? Would you like to take the kind of pictures that make people ooh and aah? It may not be as complicated as you think. ![]()
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