Instead, it’s important to include a captivating foreground subject, such as an interesting rock, flowers, plants, fallen logs, waves, or patterns in ice/sand. When shooting a sunrise, for instance, the light and clouds may look amazing, but if all you capture are vast expanses of red clouds, the viewer likely won’t be engaged. In my view, a dynamic image almost always possesses a strong foreground element or two. (Then, once the viewer is engaged, your leading lines will take them around the frame to the background!) Be sure to include foreground elementsĭynamic landscape photographers love foreground elements, and for good reason: They act as a visual entrée, tantalizing the viewer and drawing them into the shot. You might not notice them at first, but they’re almost everywhere! 2. So look for these lines whenever you are shooting. On the other hand, if you do like the dynamic look, then I certainly encourage you to pursue that interest! It may not be the only game in town, but it certainly is a great way to capture eye-catching photos.
These shots respectfully comply with the two-dimensional constraints of the photographic medium and rely upon a separate set of visual devices in order to succeed. In fact, many of my favorite landscape images captured by other photographers feature static, flat compositions. Therefore, if you don’t like capturing dynamic images, that’s completely okay. Dynamism is an effective approach, but it’s just one style of landscape photography. Are all good landscape images dynamic?ĭefinitely not! You can create stunning shots by deliberately avoiding almost all of the techniques I discuss below. Although he was certainly not the only photographer employing these principles in his photos, he appears to have been an excellent self-promoter and the term is somewhat synonymous with his name. Rowell used the term to separate his work from the somewhat literal color landscape photography that dominated in the early 1970s. Note: As far as I am aware, the term “dynamic landscape” was first popularized by the late Galen Rowell, one of the most influential American landscape photographers of his generation. In fact, many truly dynamic images possess an almost three-dimensional quality. Dynamic images also often seek to breach the confines of their two-dimensional medium by creating the illusion of depth.
For me, a dynamic landscape image is one that conveys the energy and scale of the natural world. There’s no dictionary definition for the approach, and I’d say that it’s somewhat subjective.īut I’ll give you the definition that best explains what I’m talking about in this article. To maximize the number of dynamic elements in this image, I took a handful of photos, then blended them together to showcase the best wave action.ĭynamic landscape photography isn’t really a conventional form of shooting.
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