Landscape and Cityscape

What is the difference between Landscape and Cityscape photography? A cityscape focuses on man made objects, whereas a Landscape depicts nature
What is panorama/panoramic photography? A panorama is a wide angled photo that allows more of the subject to fit in. Panoramic Photography is the practice of taking panoramic photos
What is the Golden Hour?  The time of the where the sun is setting or rising causing redder skies
What is the Blue Hour? The time where the sun is low causing bluer skies






LANDSCAPE: 

5 Tips:

Use the best light
Carry a tripod
Maximize Depth of Field
Never Settle
Location, Location,Location

Where are you going to go?  Wakefield, MI
What will be your focal point? The Indian Statue
What time of day?  Sunset
From what angle?  Straight on
What would be your choice of weather? Clear
Are you going to use panoramic mode?  Why or why not? Yes, it shows the vastness of the area
Where/How could you utilize leading lines/rule of thirds/blue hour/golden hour/etc? The lines have symmetry, and the golden hour will make the lgihting really good

Where did you go to capture this photo?  Sunday Lake
What was your focal point? The Statue in the middle of the photo
What time of day?  Sunset
From what angle?  Straight ahead
What was the weather? Clear and Cold
Did you use panoramic mode?  Why or why not? Yes, It made the image more vast
Where/How did you utilize leading lines/rule of thirds/blue hour/golden hour/etc? The Golden Hour made the light look really good, but the lines weren't as good as I wanted

CITYSCAPE: 

5 Tips:                                                                                                                              Capture the whole skyline with a wide lens                                                                

Look at leading Lines                                                                                                   

Look for Patterns                                                                                                          

See Bad Weather as an opportunity                                                                            

Don't be afraid to include pedestrians in the shot                                                      

                                                                                                       

Where are you going to go?  Grand Rapids
What will be your focal point? The astronaut statue in front of the DeVos Learning Center
What time of day? Sunset
From what angle?  Straight on
What would be your choice of weather? Clear
Are you going to use panoramic mode?  Why or why not? No, it makes it look more compact and crowded
Where/How could you utilize leading lines/rule of thirds/blue hour/golden hour/etc?  The golden hour cause light to bounce off the glass

        

Where did you go to capture this photo? Grand Rapids

What was your focal point? The astronaut statue

What time of day?  Evening

From what angle?  Straight ahead

What was the weather? clear

Did you use panoramic mode?  Why or why not? No, the more compact focal point makes it look more dense, and city-like

Where/How did you utilize leading lines/rule of thirds/blue hour/golden hour/etc?  The light bounced off the glass but it wasn't quite "the golden hour"