Re: Do you use a tripod for landscapes?
Yes & No.
A friend of mine ( David Clapp - a very talented pro landscape photographer) insisted I used a tripod for all my landscape shots. He reasoned that if you wanted to move from taking 'snaps' to a more considered approach & to understand how the key elements of an image are arranged in terms of position, angle, use of different focal length, filters etc the I needed to slow down, switch the camera onto live view, place it on a good tripod and most importantly consider how these various elements are ( or are not) affecting the image.
His method worked ( for me) and as I took my time to look at the possible outcome I learnt to see the landscape in a new way.
Once you have learnt this slower way of considering the elements that make up a possible shot and how various elements help or detract you can eventually put the tripod away.
I now only use a tripod if I want to shoot at a low shutter speed ( eg twilight, low ISO etc) but if the light allows it a hand held shot - but still one that has been thought out and pre planned.
Hope that helps
James
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Yes & No.
A friend of mine ( David Clapp - a very talented pro landscape photographer) insisted I used a tripod for all my landscape shots. He reasoned that if you wanted to move from taking 'snaps' to a more considered approach & to understand how the key elements of an image are arranged in terms of position, angle, use of different focal length, filters etc the I needed to slow down, switch the camera onto live view, place it on a good tripod and most importantly consider how these various elements are ( or are not) affecting the image.
His method worked ( for me) and as I took my time to look at the possible outcome I learnt to see the landscape in a new way.
Once you have learnt this slower way of considering the elements that make up a possible shot and how various elements help or detract you can eventually put the tripod away.
I now only use a tripod if I want to shoot at a low shutter speed ( eg twilight, low ISO etc) but if the light allows it a hand held shot - but still one that has been thought out and pre planned.
Hope that helps
James
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