Mastering Landscape Photography

Studied the "Mastering Landscape Photography", I'd like to put some notes here.

Landscape photography

* Depth
* Foreground and Background relationship
* Converging Lines

* Rules of Composition
* The Rule of Thirds. Dividing the image into 3 parts, the dominant subject matter in the photograph is placed one third up or down the image, or one third from the left or right side of the image.

* The Golden Rule. The most important area of an image is located near the bottom right corner of the image, roughly one fourth of the image height up and one forth of the image width to the left.

* Leading Lines. Lines leading the eye into the composition, and thus into the image, are another classical way to compose a photograph.

* Perspective.

* Framing the Photograph.

* Lens
* Wide-angle lenses create the most dynamic compositions.
* The normal lenses may be used to create a more subdued, less dynamic, and less exaggerated perspective.
* The small landscape. Telephoto vies surprise us because they show so many more details than we can see with our naked eyes.

* Light
* Sunrise and Sunset - The Best Light
* Reflected Light: Soft and even.
* Overcast Light: Soft, diffused light.
* Open Shade. Soft, diffused light with very low contrast.
* Backlight. Rim of light around the edges of the subject.
* Directlight. Harsh and intense.
* Morning and evening horizontal light. Soft, enveloping light that is pleasing to the eye.

* Exposure
* Exposing to the Right
* Bracket
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