6 Tips For Killer Seascape Photography

Have you ever wanted to take beautiful seascape photos? I spent some of my most formative years as a photographer shooting by the sea and I am here to be your guide and share the important lessons I learned along the way. Here are 6 of my favorite techniques for shooting killer coastal photographs.

Introduction 0:00
Tripod Tactics 0:49
Grab A Grad Filter 2:39
Shoot In The Surf 4:37
Vary Your Shutter & Timing 6:14
Looking For Leading Lines 8:00
Go Full Manual 9:19

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[NaturePhotographyCollective]

Have you tried seascape photography? What are your biggest challenges?

[owentuckett]

This is how a tutorial should be done. Excellent information with illustrative examples, wrapped up with great production values with that typical Joshua sense of humour. Thank you!

[hasithaS]

Probably the best example of tutorial i have ever seen, lovely stuff Joshua

[leniehulse]

Great tips!! Went out today and wondered why my focus on 15sec shots were blurry! Now I know, didn’t put it on manual focus after auto focusing!! Thanks a bunch!!

[swapnilkhot]

One stop video for all the seascapes long exposure needs.🙏🏼

[gabyisphoto]

just love these very few channels that I just click to see the new video, press the Like button, sit back, relax and enjoy the next 10-15 min. Love your work Joshua!

[srlkngl]

wow that tip on switching to manual focus to avoid the hunt is geat! thnx

[maureenmiller]

Joshua, your video is excellent! After watching about a thousand photography videos, this one instantly placed number 1! There is one other vlogger that is worthy of equal status, but that does not diminish this at all. Excellent tips that are fresh and delivered clearly and quickly! Thank you so very much.

[joelwolski]

This is a topic that's been done to death, but you seemed to be able to breathe some new life into it. Concise and thorough, two of my favorite things (for when dogs bite or bees sting).
I also really liked the fact that I recognized the beaches you were shooting from.

[nsfotographi]

Thanks for the tips...I will try some of them when I get back to the coast

[hilarylanglois]

Et voilà mes amis ! haha nicely placed at the end. Great videos and content :)

[alans]

I love the tip about shooting when the waves run back ! Thanks a lot !!

[TheCountryFarmhouse]

Heading out next week to shoot some beach images, I will put your tips to good use. Thanks so much

[dlanska]

Oh I like this guy! Very clear, extremely practical, and well organized. He explains things very clearly, not just what to do with some formula, but with enough understanding to be able to actually implement it. It's great that he shows how each effect works with examples with and without the effect from the same scene and point of view. His phrase for what you want out of a photograph-- "dynamic, engaging, and practical"--applies as well to his tutorials. Thank you.

[nathancarruthers]

Hey man! I forgot how much I loved your channel. I've recently took a break from photography as I kept getting myself down about trying to get a great image and falling short everytime and then entering some into competitions and the images just getting pulled apart, it was brutal. Then a batch of the corona virus just left me floored and not doing any photography

I'm getting back Into it now and wanted to watch a few videos (first in a long time) and yours popped up.
I love your videos man, they really help me out and give me confidence again. I look forward to seeing the rest of your work but looks like I've got alot to catch up on!

Take care
Nathan

[CryptoCoyote-pydd]

These were such excellent tips that are so basic and easy to make happen - yet make an incredible amount of sense. Great post man.

[sirromja]

The safety tips can't be emphasized enough. Paying attention to the tide table should be added.

About a year ago, I was shooting on the Oregon Coast, not aware of when the tide was coming in. As the day progressed and I had walked around a rocky bend, I remember thinking: "This could be a sketchy spot to be if a big wave comes in."

Well, as I was observing the waves coming in as time went on, I noticed they were definitely coming in deeper. I made it out all right, but it was a slow process of climbing to the next rock, waiting for waves to recede as I looked for the next safe spot to step. What felt like half an hour may only have been ten minutes to get back to safety. I beat myself up for putting myself in that situation the rest of the day and won't forget that lesson. (And now I also keep a towel and a fresh, dry pair of socks in my car kit!)

[annettefreeman]

Thank you! I'm going to Newfoundland and am going to try my hand at seascape photography for the first time. This information is very helpful; more helpful than many of the other videos I have already suffered through. lol

[grantharbert]

Love your style of Vlog Joshua, you sure make it look easy! Your sea scape's are epic and a real inspiration.

[richardhaire]

Great tips! I’ll give it go next week while at the beach!