How To Transform Harsh Blue Sky Days into Stunning Landscape Photography

Ever felt a wave of dread when you check the weather before a landscape photography photoshoot and realize it will be a harsh sunny blue sky day? I used to feel this way and let that dictate when I would photograph and it ended up staggering my creativity. In this video, I share how you can leverage those clear days and use them to capture beautiful landscape photography in Utah.

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[paullavin]

These are some of the nicest images that I’ve seen this year so far. Great work Michael 👍

[fototripper]

That summer road trip looks like it's gonna happen. Gerrin touch...

[qkeezzr]

I both love and hate how you just point the camera somewhere and its better than any photo i've ever taken.

[dietrc]

As far as sheer number of fantastic images, this might be your best video to date! So blown away right now!

[michaeljenner]

Your eye for color and composition is amazing. I really love your photos. I assume your ratio of keepers is relatively high. I admire your skills and creative vision. Thank you so much for sharing. I also find your videos very relaxing and enjoyable to watch, just enough tech, not too much. A little bit of music. Nice job, all around.

[mikiethebikie]

I love the images you produce, and thought processes you use are so instructive.👏👏

[reflectedlightimages]

Love it! Days are more the two hours bounding sunrise and sunset!

[tonyfields]

So images number 2 is Beautiful I like the colors in the stone.

[LeeAllen]

Call me weird but I love clear blue sky days. I laugh when people complain about it. I have no issue finding things to photograph. Great photos you took on your trip.

[rickbrowne]

The four photos of the rocks - couldn't choose one; they all appealed to me. The tree photos: all of them were great! Would love to have shot any of them!

[CostaMesaPhotography]

Tree at 9min 30 sec is my absolute favorite...maybe of all tree/canyon shots I've seen from ANYONE. You have a LOT of great photos in this video, but that one is WOW!!!!

[briannicholson]

Absolutely amazing images with trees Michael 😮

[Ruscombephotos]

Thanks for this. I was one of those told I can only shoot in golden hour and blue hour and if I shoot at any other time, it had to be black and white. It was like being put into a straight jacket and the person that gave me that advice, his pictures are all the same - mostly orange and rather boring after a while. It was the worst piece of photography advice I have received. You have shown that not only is it possible to photograph outside of golden/blue hours and on a sunny, blue sky day, it is important to do so. We are missing on so much if we confine ourselves to just the golden/blue hours and non blue-sky day. I try now to work with the conditions I have and feel it is much more rewarding, even if I sometimes don’t come away with great images

[Speedster]

I've been shooting for about 30 years. You're photography here inspired me to get out and shoot w/a new eye. Awesome images and great advice.

[YoSpiff]

I travel a lot for work. Often the limited time I have to explore before heading home is not the best time to photograph. So I've learned to do many of the things you talked about.

[gayleruble]

Absolutely love how you can create art in lesser than situations. So talented!

[lennartphotography]

Lovely photographs, I think this location really benifit by the clearblue sky.

[weegreenblobbie]

I like image 1 best. It has the most contrast, color and interest for me.

[ed]

I recently bought a Tamron 150-500 for my Sony, and I have to say I am really am liking “telephoto” photography

[keithpinn]

Very interesting compositions of the trees against the rock backgrounds. Very inspiring indeed.