If you’ve ever wanted to do landscape digital photography then here is some good news. You don’t need powerful digital photography equipment, but what you do need is a good lens.
Sorry to say but a lot of (I didn’t say all) digital cameras can’t take clear and “big” landscape photos because they don’t have the lens that enables them to do it. Digital photography has come along way in recent years and is racing up to traditional camera quality. Due to this fact landscape digital photography still needs to be done with a good lense.
So what is a good lens for landscape digital photography? A wide angle is a good place to start. Like a lot of things in digital photography this rule is not set in stone like the ten commandments, but it will help you a lot if you have a lens that is able to take mountain and nature scenes with a good view.
Think of a lens as a pair of glasses. The digital camera has the eye and the eye needs glasses. Okay, bear with me here….
The eye needs special lenses to see things from certain angles. It needs a pair of binoculars to see far away distances up close (telephoto lens), a magnifying glass if it wants to see detail up very close (macro lens) and it needs to see a ‘wide’ if it wants to see a scene clearly (wide angle lens.)
Okay now I know you are not a silly person and you can understand more technical things that that! I am just meaning that if you want good, clear detail in your landscape digital photography then you need to assist your digital camera to do it. And a wide angle is exactly what it says; it gives you a wider angle to shoot mountain ranges, landscapes, seascapes and even astrophotography. (The stars in the night sky.)
It’s easy to get landscape digital photos, but without the right lens its not easy to get good, sharp and clear digital landscape photos. If you won’t have the right lens then your landscapes will be flat lines with no depth, and you’ll be frustrated. I know, because this happened to me. Until I understood that your digital camera acts like the human eye and sometimes needs a little help for it to “see” what you want it to see.
If you are not sure if your digital camera can even take good landscape photos, then try it out. Get yourself to a mountain range or even cityscape and take a few different angles. If you have a camera that has an adaptable lens then you will be thankful for ever! If not, don’t despair, you can always hire dlsr’s from camera stores for a pretty reasonable price. It will be entirely worth it for that brilliant, clear, sharp detailed landscape photo you can hang on your wall for the rest of your life.
Good luck!
Friday, May 2, 2008
Home With A Landscape Picture
If you want to add a little extra something to your home but you are not really sure what to do, then why not start with a new picture? Landscape pictures really can add an elegant touch to any home and depending upon where you get one from, they do not necessarily cost the earth either. However, if you want an original you will probably not be able to afford it so it is better to stick with reprints which are cheaper but just as good.
Why Choose a Landscape Picture?
Choosing a landscape picture over any other type is advisable because it will fit into almost any room. So, whether you are looking for something for your living room, your bedroom or even your hallways, you will find a landscape picture to suit your needs. You just have to look around to find the best prices.
Think about it, we like our gardens to be really well designed. There is nothing more pleasing than to go out after a hard days work and relax within a scenic environment. Often we simply do not have time to go for a nice, scenic walk and so we rely upon creating a scenic and relaxing environment closer to home. Well, by having landscape pictures, you are adding to that scenic environment and you can lose yourself in the scenery of the picture whenever you want to.
There are some really famous landscape artists and if you do decide upon reprints instead of originals, you may be able to purchase pictures from the likes of Claude Monet, Camille Picasso and John Constable. Or, if you are not particularly bothered about famous paintings, searching online will bring thousands of landscape pictures available to you. It may take a while to look through them all, but as there is a large choice available it means that you are more likely to find something which you really love. Local stores do not always have the best pictures so it is nice to have the internet to turn to if needed.
As for the type of landscape picture that you purchase, that is entirely up to you. You can buy forest and woodland landscape pictures, waterfalls, beach and countryside landscape pictures. All of which have hundreds of paintings to choose from and each will look completely different from the next.
Overall landscape pictures really can brighten up the home and they do look really good. So, you do not only have the choice to landscape your garden, but you can also bring a touch of landscape to the inside of your home too.
Why Choose a Landscape Picture?
Choosing a landscape picture over any other type is advisable because it will fit into almost any room. So, whether you are looking for something for your living room, your bedroom or even your hallways, you will find a landscape picture to suit your needs. You just have to look around to find the best prices.
Think about it, we like our gardens to be really well designed. There is nothing more pleasing than to go out after a hard days work and relax within a scenic environment. Often we simply do not have time to go for a nice, scenic walk and so we rely upon creating a scenic and relaxing environment closer to home. Well, by having landscape pictures, you are adding to that scenic environment and you can lose yourself in the scenery of the picture whenever you want to.
There are some really famous landscape artists and if you do decide upon reprints instead of originals, you may be able to purchase pictures from the likes of Claude Monet, Camille Picasso and John Constable. Or, if you are not particularly bothered about famous paintings, searching online will bring thousands of landscape pictures available to you. It may take a while to look through them all, but as there is a large choice available it means that you are more likely to find something which you really love. Local stores do not always have the best pictures so it is nice to have the internet to turn to if needed.
As for the type of landscape picture that you purchase, that is entirely up to you. You can buy forest and woodland landscape pictures, waterfalls, beach and countryside landscape pictures. All of which have hundreds of paintings to choose from and each will look completely different from the next.
Overall landscape pictures really can brighten up the home and they do look really good. So, you do not only have the choice to landscape your garden, but you can also bring a touch of landscape to the inside of your home too.
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