If you are aiming to be good in landscape photography, you need to take note of a lot of things. And to begin with, planning everything ahead of time would help you capture stunning photos.

You’ll never know – something might get in the way like a change in the weather or what not. So you better be ready for anything. And even if the weather does change, there’s still an opportunity for you to get stunning photos.

Nonetheless, let’s go over some things to keep in mind in preparation for landscape photography.

1. Know the location.

Learn how to read maps accurately. This will help you a lot specially if you want to take on adventures for landscape photography.

Aside from this, identify the exact location where you plan to take photos. And most importantly, if you are planning to take photos of the sunrise or sunset, research on what time they usually take place in that location.

2. Visualize what you want to capture.

Think about what you want to see and how you want it to appear in your photo. In short, you have to identify what the composition will be. You can make use of rules in photo composition. But still, the best thing to do is to train yourself to analyze the scenes in your mind as you go along because this will help you in the long run.

3. Patience yields to success.

Just like in any other fields, you don’t always get it right with one shot. Or better yet, you have to wait until it feels right. In taking photos of landscapes, you have to allot time in one location. You might need to wait for the skies to be cleared or instead wait until the clouds form into something that will make the scene look better.

4. Own the scene.

You can always do something to make a  familiar landscape look different and more interesting in your own photo. All you need to do is look for new locations where you can have a different angle and then work on the composition.

5. Experiment.

Even if there are rules and techniques available for use, you can always do things in your own unique ways. Who knows, you might be able to discover a technique that will make your photos standout.