P#13 Q7B: What is the One Most Important Thing Someone Can Do to Improve Their Landscape Photography?

The Beauty of the Creative Mind

Jennifer Wu: Be creative and just have fun. My favorite part of landscape photography is composition. It's just what I love to do. I really enjoy going in there and creating those different compositions -- either by getting down low to the ground or getting up high, or moving off to the side.

I think the thing I would recommend the most is to be creative with the compositions and try out new things. Do different things, shoot different perspectives and different angles.

Audri Lanford: Jennifer, thank you so much for your valuable insights. If people want to learn more about the many things you offer, what is the best way for them to do that?

Jennifer Wu: They can go to my Web site, JenniferWuPhotography.com. I have a section on workshops and classes. There they can learn more about the various workshops I offer (one in Marin, in the San Francisco Bay area, and one in the eastern Sierras).

They can learn about my online course at BetterPhoto.com. There I teach nature and landscape photography composition. BetterPhoto.com is an online school. The best part about it is the interaction. Each week you get a lesson and then get to submit images. I then critique those images, which is the key to improving your landscape photos.

It's important to get that feedback from somebody else and then revise and take new photographs. That's where all the improvements start happening.

In Conclusion

There are quite a few ingredients that go into great landscape photography. According to Jennifer Wu, creativity and fun are two of the most important. And don't forget to look at the classes and workshops Jennifer offers if you're seriously interested in improving your landscape photography skills.