Assessing Your Scene

Once you’ve settled on a location for your landscape photography, it is time to refine your search for the perfect composition. Professional landscape and nature photographer Ian Plant teaches you how to hone your scene selection, using foreground and background effectively to create compelling landscape compositions. Ian takes you through his process of selecting a composition, experimenting with different angles, creatively using natural light, and finalizing the photo.

See all videos in our Photographing the Badlands Course:

• Photographing the Badlands—Course Preview
• Photographing the Badlands: Course Introduction
• The Best Lens for Landscape Photography
• Photo Scouting in Landscape Photography
• Advanced Scouting in the Badlands
• Assessing Your Scene
• Working the Scene to Get the Best Shot
• The Importance of Clouds in Landscape Photography
• Photographing a Sunrise Landscape
• Lighting Direction for Your Photos
• Midday Photography Light
• Photographing a Sunset in the Badlands
• The Art of Exclusion
• Identifying a Visual Anchor for Your Shot
• Photographing Rain and Lightning in the Badlands
• Using Leading Lines to Create Compelling Landscape Compositions
• Photographing the Badlands: Wrap-Up