ViewBug community member Stian Klo is a professional and award winning fine art landscape photographer from Harstad in Northern Norway, where he was born in 1980. He’s always been the creative type, and fascinated with nature and photography ever since he was a little boy. Exploring and traveling is therapy for him, which is why he’s often found camping up in the mountains by himself.
Stian Klo shares with us 8 short yet strong tips that will drastically improve your landscape photography:
1. Quality over quantity is vital. Be a selective shooter.
2. Never stop studying. Look at others for inspiration and keep on training your mind and brain. It’s an endless creative journey.
3. Stick to one category. Decide what kind of photographer you would like to be. It's impossible (atleast incredibly hard) to be good at everything.
4. Always use a sturdy tripod. Personally I use a Really Right Stuff TVC-34L with a BH-55 LR ballhead and D810 L-plate.
5. Always shoot in RAW.
6. It’s vital that your camera, lenses, and filters are clean. Why spend unnecessary amount of time in post-processing, editing stuff out, when you can wash your gear prior to going out? I always keep at least one cloth in every jacket in case I need to clean anything on the road. Storing everything in a water-resistant backpack is also very handy.
7. Pre-plan and pre-visualize the scene you intend to shoot. Which direction will the sun or moon be in? What’s the weather forecast? If it’s a seascape, when is low or high tide?
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