The Landscape Photography Book

Check the Weather, ‘Cause You’re Gonna Need a Cloudless, Clear Sky, Too!

Not only do you need a location without any light pollution, you’re going to need a clear, cloudless sky—if you have a bunch of clouds (or fog or haze) blocking even part of the sky, you’re not going to be happy with the results. So, you’re going to need to know the weather in advance for the location you scouted. You’re looking for an empty sky, like the one you see above, which is the opposite of what we want for nearly every other type of landscape photograph, where we desperately need clouds or fog for atmospheric effects. I know, there’s a lot of up-front research and ...