Lack of practice is a problem in landscape photography. What can you do about it?

posted Monday, February 18, 2019 at 6:30 PM EDT

As Adam Karnacz states in his video below, there is a lot that goes into making a good landscape image. There is planning, preparation and early rises. The challenge of landscape photography is certainly part of the appeal, as is being able to go out into nature and (hopefully) return home with a beautiful photograph.

Unfortunately, while a challenge is one thing, sometimes landscape photography is nearly impossible to do. It often requires odd hours and a time investment many people are unable to make. Life gets in the way. When Karnacz has given workshops, a lot of his clients often struggle with being familiar with their camera. If you think about it, this makes a lot of sense for landscape photographers. After all, landscape photography is rarely a type of photography which requires capturing a lot of images and spending a lot of time working with your camera. You may go out and only click the shutter a couple dozen times and may not spend much time exploring your camera's more arcane features and settings menus. For example, Karnacz went out to do personal landscape photography 30 times during 2018 and shot, on average, three images per shoot.

If you want to improve your skills as a landscape photographer and as a photographer in general, what can you do? Karnacz suggests taking a step back and exploring other types of photography. He guarantees that there will be a knock-on effect. By improving as a general photographer, you will also improve as a landscape photographer. Learn more about this idea in his video below.