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Landscape photography

Meaning in photography, with examples

nounCore term

In photography, landscape photography means: Photography of natural scenery such as mountains, coasts, forests and skies, usually showing a wide view of the place.

In Turkish: manzara fotoğrafçılığı, doğa fotoğrafçılığı

How it is used

Landscape photographers plan around weather, tides and golden hour, and often use tripods, wide-angle lenses, small apertures and filters. Cityscapes and seascapes are closely related genres.

Example sentences

  1. Landscape photography is mostly about waiting for the right light.

  2. She runs landscape photography workshops in Cappadocia every spring.

Common collocations

  • landscape photographer
  • landscape photography workshop
  • fine art landscape photography
  • wide-angle lensA lens with a short focal length, roughly 35 mm or shorter on a full-frame camera, that shows a wide view of the scene.
  • golden hourThe short period just after sunrise and just before sunset, when the sun is low and its light is soft and warm.
  • tripodA stand with three adjustable legs that holds the camera steady, especially for slow shutter speeds, low light and careful framing.
  • ND filterA neutral density filter: a dark piece of glass placed in front of the lens that reduces the light evenly without changing the colors.
  • long exposureA photo taken with a slow shutter speed, from about a second to several minutes, so that moving things blur while still things stay sharp.

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