In the journey of life, taking the wrong path can be less than ideal. However, taking the wrong path while out hill-walking, if you don’t just simply …

Inspired by an interview for Landscape Photography Magazine, Dimitri Vasileiou wishes to enter the debate on how much manipulation is too much in …

Poor lighting doesn’t have to lead to poor photos. As I describe in this article, I still managed to capture some great images on a recent trip to the Lake District when the sun didn’t appear…

Landscape photography is difficult, and the right photographer needs the right camera for the job. Which cameras can take your photography to the next level?

Like many things in life, landscape photography comes with its own set of rules to learn and abide by. However, it is just as important to know when to break them

I’d like to reveal the enduring appeal of trees and explain why studying them throughout the seasons can make you a more observant photographer…

From the top of the world, in this case the Dolomite mountains of Italy, I experienced a breathtaking sunrise and 360 degrees of …

The light early in the morning is extremely soft and diffused, allowing for some amazing landscape photography, just try it.

Depending on the subject you photograph, it is inevitable that you need to plan your outing, but on many occasions not everything goes exactly to plan.

Frustration leads to panic and panic can lead to failure. Relax, slow down, enjoy the location and allow plenty of time.

Magnificent waterfalls, majestic icebergs and whiskey on the rocks with a difference. My first photography trip to Iceland was every bit as magical as I had hoped.

Often described as the most beautiful island in Greece, Santorini can also be seen as a source of inspiration for many photographers.

For professional landscape photographers, taking pictures is a business and a way to earn the living. However, in this article I take a moment to reflect …

Advice and suggestions that will help you master technicalities and allow you to improve your outdoor and landscape photography.

In showcasing your personal perception and inspiration in landscape photography, visualising a landscape scene plays a big part, which also includes processing.

Working as a professional landscape photographer has its pros and its cons. In this essay I would like to talk about all the benefits and the things I …

Some locations may appear chaotic and uninspiring at first glance. However, if you can create an image out of chaos, you can create one out of anything.

Loch Etive used to be a very popular destination in Scotland with landscape photographers. However, since the jetty demolition things have changed.

Belvedere and Tuscany are a must to all landscape photographers to photograph. As long as you enjoy photographing such clean, neat locations, of course.

There are some outstanding locations for landscape photography on our planet. Many of them can be too far away for most people, not to mention that one …

Colourful pebbles of all sizes, sand rock paving and sand – Cove bay has it all. If you enjoy intimate landscape photography you will be in heaven there.

You don’t need to point towards the sun to create a lovely sunset or sunrise picture’. Avoid the high-contrast situations by facing away from the sun.

Although filters such as the Big Stopper can now be very useful for some landscape photographers, it has definitely upset some people. Are you…

Monasteries built on sandstone rock pillars literally hanging at the edge of cliffs. It can only be Meteora, the Timeless Towers of Faith.

On an epic photo journey from Papigo to Meteora in Greece, I found myself in the midst of spectacular autumn colours and extraordinary old arch bridges.

Aoos, Papigo, Aristi, Vikos, Zagoria. These might sound all Greek to some but they are names that mean nothing but beauty, nature and inspiration.

On his latest trip to Greece, Dimitri Vasileiou expected high potential for some really inspiring photography. Did his expectations materialise?

The challenges a workshop tutor faces while teaching a group of photographers can be really… challenging from time to time. This is one of the times …

In this day and age of fast paced and highly active lives, everyone it seems owns a digital camera and everyone wants to be a photographer. Let’s …

How many times do you photograph a location? Do you try to capture it under the best light conditions or are you happy with the light of your first visit?

Amazing events and colour displays can happen just after a heavy storm, and such displays enable the creation of inspiring and unique landscape images.

If your focusing technique in landscape photography is a weak point and a question of hit and miss, then this article is for you; help is at hand …

I had heard of Loch Druim Suardalain in Assynt, Scotland, but had not visited it beforehand. Usually, I avoid visiting new locations during a workshop as …

Many things can be said about “getting old” and all the disadvantages, I dare say, that come with it. Some of those disadvantages can be little aches and …

We should never have high expectations when it comes to weather, but accept gladly what nature offers on each occasion.

The Quiraing, part of the Trotternish peninsula on the north east of the Isle of Skye in Scotland, is a spectacular location; an ideal paradise for…

I am referring to Live View on dslr cameras, the feature that comes with all modern dslr cameras and the one that some people refer to …

Having started photography in the film era and to be more specific, the era of the beautiful Velvia film, I have used a number of different camera …

This place has become my nemesis. I have been there multiple times so far – so many times that I don’t even seem to remember any more – and yet, I have …

What do you do when you visit a location and you realise that there are no pictures available? Always try to remember that there are probably quite a few …

Some times we find a composition that we really love but circumstances require the most peculiar tripod setup and a very uncomfortable body position …

Nature might throw at you any kind of situation and any type of light conditions at any given time. The point is, will you be ready to capture the moment …

Early July I was in the Lake District for a one-to-one photo workshop. The participant had been with me on my previous group workshop in the same area …

How do you compose a picture when you have no background? This question usually comes from people who live on locations with no hills or mountains to …

What is it that you really like in a picture? Does it make any difference if that picture has been set up or manipulated in one way or another …

We all know that light is the ultimate ingredient for landscape photography. However, I often hear about good or bad light! Is there such thing really?

Do you take risks when you make decisions on composition, exposure and various other techniques? Are you brave enough to bear the results regardless of …

When it comes to landscape photography, a series of key elements need to be taken into account. All these elements have to be …

Making images of iconic locations is fine, but, making images of locations you have discovered is even more rewarding. Do you walk off the beaten …

Iconic locations have been ‘done to death’, as many would say. Do you photograph them? Is it time to rethink about our ‘iconic location’ attitude perhaps?

Isle of Skye in Scotland. Where would you go once there? Fairy Pools or Fairy Glen? Decisions, decisions …

What is the reason for using ultra long exposures in your landscape photography? Is the reason that you wish to follow the latest trend? Or perhaps that …

Do you pay attention when you are on location looking for beautiful compositions? Do you care not leaving your footprints on wet sand?

Three years ago my aim was to tackle Inverpolly and Assynt in December; areas of Scotland that contain some of the most stunning scenery in the world …

Just because the camera says your exposure is spot on and the histogram shows the proof of the pudding, does this also mean that you have exposed the …

Is there such thing as perfect light? Some might say no. In my books, there is no bad light, only variations of light …

What do you do when you have high expectations of a location, only to find out that the place you expected to be perfect is actually…

Advice on how to set hyperfocal distance on your lens for best results and focusing that delivers sharp images front to back.

Article about the stunning island of Milos in Greece and the possibilities for landscape and seascape photography it has to offer.

Tips and techniques on how to create stunning landscape pictures using long exposures with the correct camera exposure settings …

Rule of thirds in landscape photography can help us all improve and develop. Saying that, are you familiar with it? Do you know when to break the rules?

Here at Inspiring Photography we fully explain what all these photography gear symbols really mean. What does canon EF-S mean? What does nikon VR mean?

Stopping down the lens to a smaller aperture (ie larger number) in order to achieve as much depth of field as we can, not always produces great results …

If you are looking for the ‘Creative Mode’ in your camera, you will never find it as it does not exist; it’s all in your head …

You should not walk away from a scene because the weather is not favourable. Instead, think of alternatives, improvise, use your creativity and …

You can call me a romantic fool if you like but the feeling I get when standing in the midst of nature’s wonders early in the morning is something I find …