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Summer landscapes<br />
2<br />
Seek<br />
inspiration<br />
Where can you look for new shooting locations?<br />
Be inspired, but try to be original too…<br />
The world is a big place, so it’s best to have a rough shooting<br />
area in mind when you start your research (whether this is a<br />
holiday destination, or somewhere closer to home). Your local<br />
area might seem dull and familiar, so try looking at it from<br />
another point of view. What spots would you recommend to a<br />
fellow photographer if they were visiting? If you’re able and<br />
willing to head somewhere more exotic, you can glean location<br />
ideas from travel brochures and guides. Make use of online<br />
photo communities for inspiration too. The Flickr World Map<br />
(www.flickr.com/map) allows you to scroll around and find<br />
photos that have been uploaded and geotagged, and you can<br />
enter your own location to narrow the results down. 500px<br />
(www.500px.com) is a stunning inspiration source, but don’t<br />
feel like you have to travel to far-flung places for great results!<br />
It’s easy to get carried<br />
away with wanderlust.<br />
Scale back shoots to suit<br />
your budget and time<br />
3<br />
Do your<br />
homework<br />
The Photographer’s Ephemeris is<br />
available as a desktop or mobile<br />
app (www.photoephemeris.com)<br />
Traditional maps, such as Ordnance<br />
Survey, provide a helpful overview of<br />
an area and highlight other picturesque<br />
spots that might be nearby<br />
Francesco Richardo<br />
Make use of popular apps as well as traditional<br />
maps to make your pre-shoot preparation count<br />
Forward planning is key for landscape photography, as<br />
you’re reliant on the weather and light direction being just right.<br />
By researching locations thoroughly at home, you’re more likely to be<br />
rewarded with favourable conditions when you arrive with your camera.<br />
The Photographer’s Ephemeris (TPE) and The Photographer’s Transit<br />
(TPT) are two apps that are ideal planning companions. TPE displays<br />
how the light will fall on the land at any time of day in any location, so<br />
why not use it to work out the time and direction of sunrise and sunset<br />
in your chosen spot? TPT also provides a great way to check if your<br />
planned focal length will capture your scene effectively. Don’t neglect<br />
paper maps – as well as Google maps – in your logistical quest. Although<br />
they’re not as pocketable as a phone, they can be spread out on a table<br />
to really help you visualize a landscape in more detail.<br />
The Canon Magazine 31
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