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The Art of Landscape Photography
Kah-Wai Lin, MD, PhD
www.kahwailin.com
President, Kah-Wai Lin Photography
President, Stetinden Camera Store
President, New Jersey Photography Academy
Goodwill Ambassador & Former Vice President, Photographic Society of America (PSA)
Director, Global Elite Photographer
Ambassador & Global Marketing Advisor, Fotopro
Ambassador & Education Advisor, NiSi
Ambassador & Global Marketing Advisor, Feiyu
Ambassador & Int’l Liaison Officer, Studio of Masters
Pro Team, Spiffy Gear
Former Phase One Certified Professional
Kah-Wai LinDoctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Former Scientist at Princeton University
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from US Member of Congress
200+ awards at international photographic competitions
1st place, International Photography Award, 2015
Top 10 World Exhibitors, Photographic Society of America, 2015 & 2016
Artist-in-Residence, US National Park, 2016
80+ distinction and honorary titles
200+ photographic seminars worldwide
What is landscape photography?
Dolomites
Italy
Fujifilm GFX 50S, Fujinon 32-64mm @46mm
f/16,ISO-250,1/100sec
Fujifilm GFX 50S, Fujinon 32-64mm @46mm
f/16,ISO-100,1/100sec
Dolomites
Italy
Fujifilm GFX 50S, Fujinon 32-64mm @52mm
NiSi 减6档减光镜(ND64)
f/20,ISO-100,30sec
Dolomites
Italy
Fujifilm GFX 50S, Fujinon 32-64mm @44mm
f/26,ISO-100,1/40sec
Dolomites
Italy
Fujifilm GFX 50S, Fujinon 32-64mm @41mm
NiSi 6-stops ND filter
f/13,ISO-160,120sec
Basic Technique
Understanding Light
Knowing the Environment
Composition
Post-Processing
Dolomites
Italy
Landscape photography is the art of seeing the unseen
Seeing the unseen?
• Capture the moment – light & weather
• Dynamism – time
• Field of view
• Composition
Capture the moment – light & weather
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5
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Lofoten
Norway
Fujifilm GFX 50R, Fujinon 32-64mm @46mm
NiSi 6-stops ND filter
f/13,ISO-200,200sec
Lofoten
Norway
Fujifilm GFX 50R, Canon 11-24mm @18mm
NiSi 6-stops ND filter
f/13,ISO-100,60sec
Lofoten
Norway
Fujifilm GFX 50R, Fujinon 32-64mm @63mm
NiSi 6-stops ND
f/14, ISO-200, 50sec
Lofoten
Norway
Fujifilm GFX 50R, Fujinon 32-64mm @54mm
NiSi 6-stops ND
f/16,ISO-100,20sec
Lofoten
Norway
Canon 5D III, Canon 11-24mm @20mm
NiSi 10-stops ND filter
ISO-320, f/13, 240s
Landscape photography is an art of chasing the light
+6°
-4°
-6°
-12°
-18°
Golden Hour Blue Hour
Civil Twilight
Nautical Twilight
Astronomical Twilight
-8°-6°
Day Time
Night Time
地平线
Magical Hour
Weather is a tool of triggering emotion and mood
Faroe Islands Canon 5D IV, Canon 11-24mm @24mm
NiSi 6-stops ND
f/16,ISO-100,20sec
Fujifilm GFX 50S, Fujinon 23mm @23mm
NiSi 6-stops ND
f/18,ISO-100,60sec
Faroe Islands
Fujifilm GFX 50S, Fujinon 23mm @23mm
NiSi 6-stops ND
f/18,ISO-100,60sec
Faroe Islands
Lofoten
Norway
Fujifilm GFX 50R, Fujinon 32-64mm @32mm
NiSi 6-stops ND
f/20,ISO-100,1/3sec
Fujifilm GFX 50R, Canon 11-24mm @18mm
NiSi 6-stops ND
f/18,ISO-100,60sec
Lofoten
Norway
There's no such thing as bad light, just misunderstood light. - Don McCullin
Seeing the unseen?
• Capture the moment – light & weather
• Dynamism – time
• Field of view
• Composition
Lens: 17/24 mm
ISO: 1 – 800
Aperture: f/2.1 – 8.3
Shutter speed: 1/100 – 1/200s
Resolution: 576MP
Dynamic range: 10 - 14 stops (24 stops)
Lens: 4.9 - 5200 mm
ISO: 50 – 4,000,000
Aperture: f/0.9 - 32
Shutter speed: 1/8000s - infinity
Resolution: 150MP
Dynamics range: 8 - 11 stops
If your eye is a camera, it costs ~US$35,000,000
Long exposure landscape –Dynamic landscape
Hamnoy
Lofoten, Norway
Canon 5D III,Canon 11-24mm @20mm
f/13,ISO-100,1/20sec
3-stops ND
Exposure x8
ND Filters
6-stops ND
Exposure x6410-stops ND
Exposure x1024
Hamnoy
Lofoten, Norway
Canon 5D III,Canon 11-24mm @20mm
NiSi 10-stops ND
f/20,ISO-100,100sec
Moving cloud
Smoothen water
Motion
Static
3-stops ND
Exposure x8
ND Filters
6-stops ND
Exposure x6410-stops ND
Exposure x1024
Faroe Islands Fujifilm GFX 50S, Canon 11-24mm @17mm
NiSi 6-stops ND
f/13,ISO-100,30sec
Moving cloud
Smoothen water
Motion
Static
Long exposure landscape –Guest-Host Relationship
Dolomites
Italy
Fujifilm GFX 50S, Fujinon 32-64 @32mm
f/32, ISO-100, 30sec
Host
Guest
Host
Long exposure landscape –Minimalism
New Jersey
USA
Canon 5D III,Canon 17-40mm @25mm
10-stops ND
f/16,ISO-100,200sec
Filters in Landscape Photography
• Polarizer
• Graduated ND Filter
• ND Filter
Polarizer
Control or reduce reflection from non-metallic surface (water, ice, rock, glass, leaf)
Restore saturation (blue sky, green leaf, rainbow)
Reduce shutter speed (1-2 stops)
See through window or water by excluding reflective light
No polarizer With polarizer
No polarizer With polarizer
Medium GNDHard GND Reverse GNDSoft GND
GND Filters
No Filter 5-stops Soft GND
Over-exposed sky!
GND Filters
GND 2-stops (0.6) GND 3-stops (0.9) GND 4-stops (1.2) GND 5-stops (1.5)
Front light: 1 – 2.5 stopsSide light: 2 – 4 stopsBack light 3 – 5 stops
Essential Filters for Landscape Photography
3-stops soft GND
5-stops soft GND
6-stops ND
10-stops NDFilters holder with
CPL
No Filter 5-stops Soft GND
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3-stops Soft GND
(upside down)
Over-exposed sky!
Over-exposed water!
Waterscape
Abisko Canyon (Sweden)
f/7.1, ISO-1000, 1/10 seconds
Abisko Canyon (Sweden)
f/13, ISO-2000, 1/6 seconds
Abisko Canyon (Sweden)
f/10, ISO-500, 1/2 seconds
Abisko Canyon (Sweden)
f/9, ISO-200, 1 seconds
Abisko Canyon (Sweden)
f/8, ISO-100, 2 seconds
Abisko Canyon (Sweden)
f/16, ISO-100, 5 seconds
Abisko Canyon (Sweden)
f/18, ISO-100, 10 seconds
Abisko Canyon (Sweden)
f/22, ISO-100, 15 seconds
Abisko Canyon (Sweden)
f/10, ISO-200, 20 seconds
Thread-like water:0.5-2s Misty water: 10-20s
Line > Direction > Dynamism Smooth > Simplified > Dreamy
3-stops ND
Exposure x8
ND Filters
6-stops ND
Exposure x6410-stops ND
Exposure x1024
Abisko Canyon
Sweden
Canon 5D III,Canon 11-24mm @ 11mm
NiSi 6-stops ND
f/16, ISO-100, 2.5s
Lofoten
Norway
Canon 5D III, Canon 11-24mm @11mm
NiSi 6-stops ND filter
f/9, ISO-320, 1.3s
Faroe Islands Canon 5D IV,Canon 11-24mm @24mm
f/13, ISO-200, 1/40s
Faroe Islands Canon 5D IV,Canon 11-24mm @24mm
NiSi 6-stops ND
f/13, ISO-200, 1/2s
LofotenNorway
Canon 5D IV, Canon 11-24mm @ 15mm
NiSi 6-stops ND
f/18, ISO-100, 1/2s
Lofoten
Norway
Canon 5D III, Canon 11-24mm @20mm
ISO-320, f/13, 1/15s
Lofoten
Norway
Canon 5D III, Canon 11-24mm @20mm
NiSi 10-stops ND filter
ISO-320, f/13, 240s
Seeing the unseen?
• Capture the moment – light & weather
• Long exposure – time
• Field of vision
• Composition
Unique field of vision
Faroe Islands Fujifilm GFX 50S, Canon EF 11-24mm @16mm
NiSi 6-stops ND filter
ISO-100, f/18, 25s
Ilulissat
Greenland
Fujifilm GFX 50S, Fujinon 32-64mm @34mm
NiSi 6-stops ND filter
f/18,ISO-400,30sec
Intimate Landscape
Intimate Landscape
Details
Textures
Patterns
Lines
Colors
Shapes
Patagonia
Chile
Fujifilm GFX 50S, Fujinon 100-200mm @145mm
f/11,ISO-250,2.5sec
Iceland Canon 5D IV, Canon 100-400mm @160mm
f/13, ISO-200, 1/500s
Death Valley National Park
California, USA
Canon 5D III, Canon 100-400mm @330mm
f/16, ISO-100, 1/60s
Painted Hills
Oregon, USA
Canon 5D III, Canon 100-400mm @235mm
f/16, ISO-100, 1/20s
Seeing the unseen?
• Capture the moment – light & weather
• Dynamism – time
• Field of vision
• Composition
Composition
Faroe Islands Fujifilm GFX 50S, Fujinon 32-64mm @32mm
NiSi 6-stops ND filter
f/14,ISO-100,120sec
Patagonia
Argentina
Fujifilm GFX 50S, Canon 11-24 @21mm
NiSi 6-stops ND filter
f/13,ISO-250,30sec
Double Distance Focusing
3’
3’
Focus Point
Closest objectFar side object
Essence of CompositionElement selection
Addition (+)
Substraction (-)
Multiplication (x)
Division (/)
Element placement
Visual continuity (story)
Composition + Post-processing = Personality & Style
Essence of CompositionElement selection
Addition (+)
Substraction (-)
Multiplication (x)
Division (/)
Element placement
Visual continuity (story)
Composition + Post-processing = Personality & Style
Essence of CompositionElement selection
Addition (+)
Substraction (-)
Multiplication (x)
Division (/)
Element placement
Visual continuity (story)
Composition + Post-processing = Personality & Style
How to Define a Good Image?
Techniques
Light & Moment
Composition
Post-processing
Uniqueness & Replicability
Viewer’s Resonance
Emotion
Story
Documentation/Historical Value
Imagination
Personality and Style
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