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9. Work the Golden Hours

By Dominik

I chatted with one photographer recently who told me that he never shoots during the day – his only shooting times are around dawn and dusk – because that’s when the light is best and he find that landscapes come alive.

These ‘golden’ hours are great for landscapes for a number of reasons – none the least of which is the ‘golden’ light that it often presents us with. The other reason that I love these times is the angle of the light and how it can impact a scene – creating interesting patterns, dimensions and textures.

Step 2:
Tip 1: Get out before sunrise and stay out after sunset---the times when the light is best. Use the harsher light of midday to scout.
Tip 2: Buy a small liquid level and attach it to your tripod head.
Tip 3: Look around, lie down, find a different angle.

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Step 4:

1. Tripod

2. Camera

3. Extra lens

4. A brain

Step 5:

                                                                  Zilker park

                                                 Round Rock Brushy Creek Park

                                                              Hamiltons pool