How to Photograph Waterfalls (a waterfall photography tutorial)




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31 responses to “How to Photograph Waterfalls (a waterfall photography tutorial)”

  1. Any specific technique to mantain the scale of the waterfall in the photograph? Usually when I shoot big waterfalls, you can't really tell how big they are by looking at the photo… I thought about adding people to give some perspective, but they're not always available and can take away from the focus of the photo.

  2. Hi, I like your video. If I only have ND4 filter and I want to buy additional ND4 filter one more, and then attached it on the other ND4, would it be "acting" the same as if I were using 1 ND8 filter? thanks

  3. Very Nice and to the point Tony, I will be trying this with the A6000 and legacy glass in manual modes. We have some awesome waterfalls around the Northwest here. Thanks for all your guys great vids, Patiently waiting for your book to come.!

  4. Bought the E-book and its worth way more than I paid for it, I can't thank you enough for the great tips and videos, Heading out to try myfirst waterfall pictures. Thanks again.Richard H.

  5. i dont understand why nd filters are not built in all camera as controling the quantity of light coming in is so essential. why not integrate it in the iso settings as negative iso ? also why dont we replace iso with stops of light (or luminance ) now that we only have digital cameras ? we could get rid of this anachronism once and for all.

  6. Tony would lowering the exposure compensation to say -1 or -2 in the Sony A6000 help get better balance on ISO, Shutter speed and Aperture for that nice waterfall shot? Thanks for the informative videos…

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