AVOID These 5 Common Landscape Photography Mistakes

❌ Avoid making these common landscape photography mistakes!

Landscape photography is challenging, and beginners make many mistakes before finding success. When I first started landscape photography, it took years before I felt I had a grasp on my images, and I made many common mistakes on my journey.

In this video, I'll show you five of my images from when I was just getting started, walking you through my mistakes on each image. Additionally, I'll show you how I would correct those mistakes now. Ultimately, I hope this helps you avoid these common pitfalls as a novice or intermediate landscape photographer.

0:00 - Introduction
1:04 - Global vs. Local Adjustments
4:08 - Uninteresting Conditions
6:02 - Too Complicated Compositions
8:30 - Oversaturated & White Balance Issues
10:58 - Trying to Edit Too Much
13:37 - 5 Common Landscape Photography Mistakes

[ppepper]

Austin - been following you for YEARS on IG ( back in your PNW days ), big inspiration . I am making my first fall trip to Capitol Reef this Oct but am in a quandary as to dates to reserve at work and next to pick dates soon - what's your prediction this year ?

[mtbboy]

I have the same microphone, it's a great choice as it should have superb audio, but this mic should not sound this noisy. Something is wrong, I hear loud white noise. But I can hear you clearly, but don't know what's interfering, but worth looking into it. It might be something to do with your audio interface, maybe cable? I don't know, I'm not an expert.

[utahnl]

A lot of my old edits look like that, squeeze in all the dynamic range and more colors then a rainbow, yanking those sliders, thinking i was doing everything right, while i messed up everything except exposure, whitebalance and a smooth subtle vignette, at least i was doing something right. XD These days, if it doesn't fit with reality, i trash it and start again.

[midorfaceroll]

it's funny how when you make these mistakes you think you popped out a great photo. then later down the track you say wtf was i thinking!? LOL