Landscape photography presents many opportunities in the winter months! The second worst choice as a landscape photographer is to stay inside at home. The worst choice is to go out to these beautiful places unprepared for what mother nature is going to throw at you! So, let’s take a look at what it takes to capture images in the winter months without sacrificing your safety, sanity, or serenity.
One of my most recent purchases was an Apple Watch. Since using it for a couple months at this point, I feel confident in saying that it is one of my best purchases for photography that I have made!
The biggest lie in landscape photography is that you need a wide angle lens. I was deceived by the allure of a wider perspective that captured more than everything I could see.
Focus stacking is an intermediate technique used in the field and in post to capture landscape images with incredible sharpness that you could not attain in a single image. It is typically used to create maximum sharpness when shooting with wide-angle lenses extremely close to the subject in the foreground. Sometimes within a couple inches from the bottom of the frame, even the smallest apertures would not physically be able to capture sharp images from front to back.
It may be expensive depending on your perspective, but this is the best way to get better images quickly! In fact, this is the only way to rapidly acquire much much better photos.
This is another gear-related article about what I use to create photos, and also on why I don't switch to a mirrorless camera. My opinion only in today's world.