Saya mau coba sharing beberapa tips yang saya temukan dari berbagai media (buku, internet, Interview...dll), terus terang tips2 ini banyak membantu saya dalam berkarya.

Namun saya mohon maaf, saya lupa catat darimana saya quot ini tulisan. Karena dulu waktu saya kumpulin, saya cuma berpikir isinya lebih penting jadi saya tak ambil pusing siapa penulisnya. Yang jelas ini kata2 dari para legenda landscape yg saya tau.

Ini dia:

1. The best equipment you have is your eyes, heart and Mind. A pro Photographer with his/her less than US$ 200 pocket Camera can beat any Beginners with more than US$ 2000 equipment easily in making quality Photograph.

2. For Landscape, The best Zoom lens available in this planet up to now is your regular cheap fix wide angle lens (16mm, 18 mm, 20mm, 24mm) and your foot to walk closer/ further from your subject.

3. Trying to make good or excellent photograph is not enough. You have to aim to make a monumental photograph with your every shot.

4. Landscaper needs at least 5 legs. Three of them are your tripod's.

5. Look, feel, close your eyes, create imaginaton, open your eyes. Then Shoot.

6. You are a painter behind the viewfinder. Think like one, see like one, create like one.

7. Dont see landscape picture too much. Instead look for more landscape painting from legendary painter.

8. Skip any Landscape technic Photography class offered to you. Instead, take a serious class in painting about color, perspective and composition.

9. Only take your pocket camera when hunting with your fellow from local photo club. Take as much picture as you can in the location. Dont let their "show off" talk about equipment bother you. Go home. Examine your shot carefully and look for details. Make imagination. Choose an angle. Then Return to the place the next day when the light is right and shot your monumental picture.

10. The ability of the artist to breathe "life" into their art is the essence part of extraordinary artwork.

11. If you plan to edit every picture you took heavily with software. Just sell your camera and buy a good computer system and a pocket digital camera.

12. The more often you bring bad photo to photoshop, the more chance you have to become a really bad Photographer.

13. Get rid all your bad picture, bad poster you see, bad landscape magazine picture you read. The more often you see good composition landscape picture, the better chance you will have to become a good landscape photographer.

14. Patience is the key. Only take your shot at the highest point of your emotional curve. Ansel Adams would wait the whole season or year just to take one frame which closely describe his imagination. If he missed the moment, he would prefer to wait another year rather than taking bad picture.

Saya sengaja post di forum supaya rekan2 Pro bisa nambahin bagi2 ilmu. Post ini sebenarnya juga untuk mancing input2 dari rekan2 yang sudah Pro.

Mohon maaf bila ada kata2 yang tidak berkenan.
Semoga bermanfaat.
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Landscape photography is about:
Using the correct equipment, the correct way:
Pemilihan lensa, peralatan, filter2, dll, dan mengetahui cara pemakaiannya, sifat2nya, kapan dan pada situasi apa digunakan adalah faktor yg mutlak

Concept, Theory dan Skill:
mempelajari dan menguasi dasar2 fotografi, komposisi dan (natural) lighting sangat dibutuhkan. Setelah itu mau break the rule silahkan saja

Perserverance:
Kadang dibutuhkan keuletan dan kegigihan. Mencoba spot2 dan angle yg tidak umum/biasa atau yg pernah diambil sebelumnya. Jelajahi medan. Selalu berpedoman , mencoba berusaha yg terbaik yg dapat didapatkan... siapa tahu setelah mendung terbitlah terang, setelah hujan terbit pelangi.
Jika cuaca tidak bagus kembali lagi lain waktu, mungkin peruntungan lebih baik dilain waktu

Luck:
Faktor keberuntungan sangat berperan, karena kondisi alam dan cuaca bukan kita yang mengatur. Butuh Perserverance. Spot yg sama, angle yg sama, beda waktu bisa memberikan hasil yg berbeda.

hehehe...liatnya boleh telat tapi infonya tetap akurat...
setuju bgt sama tipsnya...
paling suka tips #1 (tapi g beli dslr juga akhirnya..)

"it's the singer not the song..."

tipsnya cukup membantu. tengkyu...