Mads Peter Iversen
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How to Predict the Most Important Factor for Incredible Forest Photography
There are many things you need to consider when you do forest photography. However, there is one special factor that gives that extra spice to your forest scenes. In this video, I will show you how to get it. In my latest video, I visit one of my favorite places to do forest photography. If there was ever a more fairytale-like part of Denmark, I surely would like to know. The → Read More
My Golden Rule of Forest Photography (Not Fog)
Forest photography can be a complex endeavor. There are many factors to take into consideration to increase the aesthetic value of your photo. There is one thing I keep having to remind myself, which applies to all the scenes I have photographed so far. In my latest video, I go for a walk in my local forest during the rare event of dense fog. → Read More
The Tamron 28-200mm Lens Is an Excellent Choice for Landscape Photography
Over the years, I have wanted an all-in-one super zoom lens, which I could use on an entire outing without having to change lenses. This might just be the one. In my recent video, I review the Tamron 28-200mm f/2.8-5.6 DI III RXD for landscape photography. I have used it for a couple of months, and I have gotten a good feeling for what it can do what limitations come with it. → Read More
7 Landscape Photography Mistakes To Avoid Right Now
I have made a good amount of mistakes in my career as a landscape photographer. Luckily, I have learned to identify these mistakes and how to avoid them. When I say mistakes, I talk about them in the broadest possible way such as missed opportunities, compositional mistakes, and underestimating certain conditions. Do Not Pack Up! The first mistake to avoid is packing up just → Read More
How To Get That ‘Wide-Angle Look’ in Landscape Photographs
The wide-angle zoom lens is known as the “go-to” lens for landscape photography. It certainly has its benefits and in this article, I will explain how to compose for that distinctive dramatic look that a wide-angle lens can create. Let me first make it clear that there is no “best lens” for landscape photography. As I have written several articles about here on Fstoppers, each → Read More
Manual Focus Versus Autofocus Versus Back-Button Focus for Landscape Photography
One thing, which is always absolutely essential to nail in photography, is the focus. There are several approaches to focusing in landscape photography and in this article, I will pros and cons of MF, AF, and BBF. Let us start by breaking down the false dichotomies we often see in many articles and videos. Neither MF (manual focus), AF (autofocus), nor BBF (back-button focus) → Read More
7 Steps for Creating Powerful 70-200mm Telephoto Images
There is no doubt that the telephoto lenses are just as attractive for landscape photography as the wide-angles. In this article, I will give you seven steps to help you make powerful landscape photos with a 70-200mm telephoto lens. I realize that many of you landscape photographers out there already own a 70-200mm lens, however, these seven steps work just as great for other → Read More
Why Storm Light Is Incredible for Landscape Photography and How To Photograph It
When a storm hits it is time to grab your camera and get out shooting because the light and dynamics of the weather are phenomenal! Over the past years, I have experienced some real joys of photographing in harsh weather. I continually keep an eye on the weather forecast and when a storm is predicted, I know it is time to get out with the camera. The dynamics of the weather → Read More
This Editing Trick Might Change How You Photograph Forests
Photographing forests is one of the harder parts of landscape and nature photography. This editing trick might change how you approach your subject. Walking through a forest covered in fog can be absolutely magical. It is without a doubt one of my favorite aspects of landscape photography. The calmness and serenity are unmatched. Each time fog is forecast, I try to find time → Read More
5 Winter Photography Tips and Tricks You Need To Know
It is winter in the northern hemisphere and the cold winds howl. Here are five tips to help you get better winter landscape photos. Landscape photography is the genre of photography that benefits the most from changing seasons. There is always something to photograph and winter is no exception. Frost and snow change the landscape more than anything and can transform it to → Read More
Is Aperture Priority Better Than Full Manual for Landscape Photography?
Cameras have several different shooting modes. The two most common for landscape photography is aperture priority and manual. Which one is the better choice? In my latest video, I discuss this topic and spoiler, neither is better but both have their pros in different conditions. Besides the conditions, the design of your camera can also influence, which one is the easiest mode → Read More
3 Simple Landscape Photography Tips for Shooting in Gray and Boring Winter Weather
Winter is usually a high point for many landscape photographers but what do you do when the weather just keeps being gray and boring? In 2019, I had one day of snow in Denmark, and in 2020 none whatsoever. Without snow or frost, most winter landscapes and woodland scenes are rather unimpressive and uninspiring. The question is what to do about it and is it possible to get → Read More
How to Make a Moody Fine Art Long Exposure Photograph
When it is all but gray outside, when the leaves have fallen, the temperature is nothing to write home about, and most people would stay inside, it is time to bring out the camera. Due to rain and wind, the first half of December was the period of least sun in 60 years in Denmark. To say it was uninspiring was a huge understatement. It is always good to stay indoors and get → Read More
Five Steps to Incredible Minimalist Photography
Minimalism is a fascinating genre of photography and one, which can deliver some incredible and powerful photos. This is the genre where “less is more” really shines. Here I share five steps you can take to create incredible minimalist photos. It seems that the term minimalism is used a little broader in contemporary photography, than the clear-cut historical definition, and → Read More
You Need More Than Perfect Conditions for Successful Forest Photography
Because of the pandemic forest photography is more popular than ever. Forest photography is also one of the really hard genres of nature photography to be successful at. Fog and good conditions are usually necessary for success, but they are just not enough. For the past 18 months, I have gone almost all in on forest photography and one factor I find to make a massive → Read More
How to Master Your 24-105mm Zoom Lens for Landscape Photography
This lens is an essential part of my photography kit and one, which I would not go out into nature without. In this article, I want to show how you can master and get the most out of your 24-105mm zoom lens and hopefully inspire you to use it more in your landscape photography. I am dividing this 24-105mm article into three parts. → Read More
90% of Landscape Photography in Only 20 minutes
What do you actually need to know to do landscape photography? Landscape photography is a process. Many might even say a process of self-discovery. In my latest video, I try to cover 90% of landscape photography (see it as the “big majority”) that you need to know to actually do landscape photography. It is the framework that landscape photographers work within. I put it into → Read More
Why Denmark Is the Fantastic Landscape Photography Country You Will Never Visit
There has never been a better time to stay home and explore your own country. That is what I did and what I found was incredible! We have a saying in Denmark that our country is beautiful, but for many years I had a hard time describing it as photogenic. I had an outward look and all the epic landscape photos I saw on the internet, that I could only dream of photographing one → Read More
Seven Steps to Master Forest Photography
Forest photography can seem overwhelming, chaotic, and hard, but if you follow these seven steps, you ought to improve a significant amount. I absolutely love forest photography (also known as woodland photography), and I have spent a significant amount of time in Danish forests the past one and a half years. In my latest video, I finally got fog in one of the most mystical → Read More
Seven Myths in Landscape Photography
There are many misconceptions or myths in landscape photography; here are seven worth forgetting about. I have been doing landscape photography as a full-time job for about four years now. Some of what I learned, to begin with, is at best misleading and at worst, straight-up wrong. In the above video, I talk about some of the myths I have encountered in landscape photography. → Read More