7 Personal Secret Tips for Taking Better Outdoor Photographs

Are you bored of always reading the same pieces of advice?

Here are my 7 personal tips, sometimes counterintuitive, which will make you think differently about your outdoor photography game, and help get it better along the way.

Taking a photograph is easy. Taking a good one is a different kettle of fish. That’s especially true in landscape and outdoor photography. You may be standing right before an amazing view, then comes the will to take your camera and aim it right to the skyline, willing to crystallize the emotion you’re feeling right now. Without a few tips, you might be disappointed with the end result.

Here are my 7 personal tips, built through shooting thousands of not so good outdoor photographs. I hope it can help you and bring you a different perspective.

1. Forget about the rule of thirds

The rule of thirds is one of the most frequent photography advices you will find across books and the Internet. It involves mentally dividing your image in 9 equal parts, following two vertical lines and two horizontal lines, and placing the main elements at the intersection points. Forget about it. Trust your creativity and your eye. Try to fill the frame with textures or geometric elements, or use negative space at your advantage.

2. Use negative space at your advantage