How to Photograph Waterfalls - Tutorial | Alex Wise Photography. Waterfall photography is one of my favourite styles of photography as it combines my love of nature and long exposures. I’m a sucker for standing waist deep in a freezing stream capturing a photo. It’s strangely relaxing especially when you have a scene all to yourself. But enough jibber, these photography tips should help you with: What camera settings to use for waterfall photographyExplain and show how shutter speed can affect your photo through visual examples of different long exposuresWhat equipment to useMy personal step by step process of setting up a photograph and the things I consider in terms of composing the photograph and how I decide on what camera settings to useWorking out ideal weather conditions for waterfall photography Most photography tips place too much emphasis on equipment and the need to have an expensive camera or lens.
Camera Circular Polariser Below are examples of images captured with and without the circular polariser. Circular Polariser – No Filter Tripod Why? Photographing Waterfalls. What is it about waterfalls that attracts and mesmerizes us so much? There seem to be a number of natural phenomena and natural formations that universally attract human beings.
Waterfalls are definitely one example. Sunsets are another. I will leave it to experts that study human behavior and evolution to debate why this is so. Since (most) photographers are human, they are naturally attracted to waterfalls and the numbers of pictures of waterfalls that are taken everyday is huge. During a recent trip with Michael Reichmann and several other dear photographer friends, the subject of waterfalls came up repeatedly. It was even mentioned that in England photographers are automatically disqualified if they submit a photograph of a waterfall to a contest. So, I took this as a personal dare: Could I, in a few days, produce at least 2 or 3 images of waterfalls that I (and hopefully others) would consider good images? Being near a large waterfall is quite exciting.
Therefore, my next thought was: Waterfall Digital Photography. Photographing Waterfalls | Nature Photography Tips. How to Photograph Stunning Waterfalls. Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Phototuts+. This tutorial was first published in September, 2009. Waterfalls are some of the most beautiful natural features you will ever get the opportunity to photograph. But though they can look simply stunning, photographing waterfalls is not easy to do well. How do you avoid your photos being too dark? In this tutorial, nature photography expert Steve Berardi shares his best tips for photographing waterfalls. Photographing waterfalls isn't hard, but it does involve a lot of little tricks and techniques. The key to getting a silky water effect is to use a slow shutter speed, so most of the techniques described below revolve around this simple idea.
Step 1: Get the right equipment Required: wide angle zoom lens, polarizing filter, tripod Recommended: 2-stop neutral density filter, remote shutter release, telephoto zoom lens Although not required, a 2-stop ND filter So, where do you look? Conclusion.