False Bay, Cape Town

Landscape photography has always been a passion of mine. I must add though that lately things have been so busy in my personal life and on the business side that it seems I never get to walk the mountains and deserted beaches much these days with the sole purpose of just appreciating my surroundings. 

Thankfully for my cellphone I still manage to snap some landscape-type shots. Take this photo, captured with with my Nokia N97 cellphone for instance. Looking towards Simonstown navy and out over False Bay, this is an example of a landscape photograph I would otherwise not have got because I just was not able to get to my dslr. It seems mobilephone photography has become a part of my life and snapping landscapes with such a small device may have its limitations, but at least I still get a chance at getting a shot. This photography medium is growing rapidly with beautiful images starting to show themselves all over the net and social networking sites like @mofilm twitter . Anyway, when you read this message I hope I am out in a forest shortly after some rain or strolling the beach capturing tomorrow’s sunrise for my Landscape portfolio .

“The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust

If you are a novice photographer looking for basic landscape photography tips view the video below as it’s got info about how you can go about taking landscape photos.

If you’re a mobile-phone-photography enthusiast looking for tip keep these in mind

• morning and late afternoon make for the best photo conditions but don’t ignore overcast conditions or stormy weather – anytime goes for this
• remember ‘rule of thirds’ – it may be a cellphone but general photo rules still apply
• shoot away from the sun, not always, but mostly
• keep your lens clean
• choose the landscape scene mode on your phone if it has this option for more depth
• play with the contrast and exposure
• try the sepia and black and white modes