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Having recently given up the photography job I am going back to this being a hobby that I can enjoy again as I had all but stopped going out and about with a camera just for my own enjoyment.
I like the idea of landscapes, but it is not something I have ever been very good at. I live in South Essex so the landscape is pretty flat and dull, but there are a few mud flats and marshes towards the coast and a few minor landmarks that I have in mind that I might be able to do something with.
Now I know that there is a lot of luck involved with landscape photography, being at the right place at the right time hoping that the lighting conditions come together with something spectacular and there is no substitute for being out at the same spots regularly until the magic happens. However at this time of year particularly, sunrise/sunset pretty well coincides with when my little girls wakes up and goes to bed, I can get the occasional pass to go out on a photo-jolly, but if I try going out every morning and leave my wife to do the morning routine on her own she will soon be wearing my nuts as earrings!
So it got me thinking about planning, and I am curious as to what you guys do to plan a shoot for a particular location to maximise your chances of coming away with something worth while?
I like the idea of landscapes, but it is not something I have ever been very good at. I live in South Essex so the landscape is pretty flat and dull, but there are a few mud flats and marshes towards the coast and a few minor landmarks that I have in mind that I might be able to do something with.
Now I know that there is a lot of luck involved with landscape photography, being at the right place at the right time hoping that the lighting conditions come together with something spectacular and there is no substitute for being out at the same spots regularly until the magic happens. However at this time of year particularly, sunrise/sunset pretty well coincides with when my little girls wakes up and goes to bed, I can get the occasional pass to go out on a photo-jolly, but if I try going out every morning and leave my wife to do the morning routine on her own she will soon be wearing my nuts as earrings!
So it got me thinking about planning, and I am curious as to what you guys do to plan a shoot for a particular location to maximise your chances of coming away with something worth while?