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How to: Tamron Pro Tips For Creative Landscape Photos


Tip #1) CREATING SUN STARS. Shoot into the sun to create "sun stars". To get a good sun star, use a small aperture opening such as F/16 or smaller. It also helps to use a wider lens like the Tamron 17-28mm.


© Cecil Holmes
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Tip #2) USE A TELEPHOTO LENS. Don't forget to use your long lenses for landscape images such as a Tamron 150-500mm lens to capture pieces of the scene. Here, the photographer isolated just the mountain peaks surrounded by color.


© Cecil Holmes
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Tip #3) USE A SLOWER SHUTTER SPEED. Use a longer lens, like a Tamron 70-300mm, to isolate your subject, like here with the sea stacks in Vik, Iceland. When you have movement of waves in the foreground, try a slower shutter speed to blur that movement and give some interest to the foreground as well


© Cecil Holmes
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Tip #4) USE A POLARIZING FILTER. When photographing waterfalls, get low and close to a foreground element to add depth to the image. Using a circular polarizer when shooting waterfalls removes the reflection of the sky and water off the water's surface, rocks, foliage, etc. Shooting at a slower shutter speed of around 1 or 2 seconds creates a smooth, milky water effect.


© Cecil Holmes
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